tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:11:50 +0000PicademyphotographyLong Exposure PhotographyRaspberry PiPinhole cameraPythonRaspberryPisolargraphyMinecraft PiRobotsSonic PidigitalGPIOLight PaintingPicameraRaspberrypi networkingRaspirobot boardScratchGPIOputtyA look at what I get up to relating to Computing and Photorgraphyhttp://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (AWE)Blogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-6084976650233670509Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:13:00 +00002016-01-18T06:13:29.583-08:00After taking the images of the boys and manipulating them, I wondered whether I could edit the pinhole camera images into them also. I do like how the colours compliment each other, but I would like the shape of the light trails to follow the shape of the main focus.  Some more experimenting gave me a bit of success in terms of getting the light trails to bend to mimic the shape of http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2016/01/combining-it-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-2544033086196350652Sat, 02 Jan 2016 15:09:00 +00002016-01-02T08:11:31.858-08:00Only a quick post to get the images up, and I will update it later on. Trying to catch movement of the full body is far trickier than I thought, especially when you have an idea in mind but you are hampered by the resources that you have. Anyway, after a bit of editing, I am quite pleased with the outcome, I can see where I think the project is going in terms of final pieces. Off to http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2016/01/learning-new-techniques.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-4429425623785861651Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:16:00 +00002015-11-16T12:18:31.243-08:00This is titled a new direction but it is the same concept as the last few posts but just using a different subject and going extreme with the edging. I stumbled across images by a guy called Cafini, he recorded motion in one image against a dark background so that the movement and colour were the main focus. They really are stunning images. It was much harder to work out this technique than I http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-new-direction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-7483353140830068498Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:35:00 +00002015-11-03T07:35:38.259-08:00And I really must go and pick up the pinhole cameras before the weather makes them inaccessible until after the winter! Will check to see how long they have been up for first before braving the muddy fields and nettles. On with the show, after having a quick look at the first few reviews that came in after the new images were posted (you know the A-Ha inspired ones), I have been having another http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/11/development-of-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-1226546827655883485Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:06:00 +00002015-10-27T14:06:39.066-07:00After leaving the post up for a while to gauge reactions to the different paths that I could take, I have enough responses, both verbal and digital to make a decision on what to do next in terms of work....drum roll..... The majority of people really like the image of the boy in red running towards the camera, and work that was similar to this concept. I have to admit that this is also my http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-results-are-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-269321317674606488Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:20:00 +00002015-10-04T06:28:46.818-07:00photographyI am at a bit of a road block in terms of which way to progress next to develop my work further. I have been playing with some photos this evening to try and find a style or genre that I am interested in developing further. I had a bit of a play with one of the images from the other day that I created, using the colour and black and white version to create an image with only the main focus in http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/expanding-paths-to-followwhich-way-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-5044114683444940685Sat, 26 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +00002015-09-26T10:00:58.710-07:00While I was out with the dogs, I quickly got out my phone to take a few photos that I could manipulate. The result is not too bad, the only issue is that I have 2 black and white dogs, this means that they don't show up that well when using the laying technique to overlay each image to give a pathway. Still the little dog, who is blond, shows through pretty well. It did take a bit of editing to http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/new-experiments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-1047818387143861655Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:51:00 +00002015-09-20T08:51:33.467-07:00digitalphotographyAfter posting the first draft of my investigation, I have altered it slightly to take in my interest in both photography and computer science. New investigation route: Does the unlimited access to digital and social media expose the individual to art and experiences that may have otherwise remained a closed door?  Let the journey be the destination; before the phenomena of the Internet, http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/so-update-on-investigation-title-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-5021030521509168350Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:59:00 +00002015-09-18T08:29:00.163-07:00Only having one lonely camera at home, I have decided to put it up in my office at work. I am hoping it will be able to record through the window, so fingers crossed it works.Here it is, set up on the lovely bars on the window. And here is the view...http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/new-day-and-new-camera-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-2606395491804985723Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:09:00 +00002015-09-17T12:09:30.444-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyPinhole cameraMy husband went out this evening to walk the dogs and came across the camera I put up in the local nature reserve. The poor thing had been pulled down and tossed into a bush, it was incredibly water logged and very soggy indeed, after retrieving the equally soggy photographic paper I decided to scan it anyway to see if it had managed to capture anything. (We have to remember here that it has onlyhttp://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/poor-camera.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-2626674910631751928Sun, 13 Sep 2015 15:30:00 +00002015-09-13T08:30:18.732-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyphotographyPinhole cameraAs it was a decent day we decided to go and collect the cameras I had put up a few months ago. Sadly at both locations the cameras had been removed, teaching me the lesson to make sure they are positioned off the beaten track.With the weather holding and the dogs needing a walk, my Dad and I set out to put up some more. They are positioned in places that are hopefully hidden from view, and in http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/more-pinhole-cameras.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-8694855624819274311Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:03:00 +00002015-09-11T11:03:25.564-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyphotographyAfter spending the summer taking a large number of photographs, with many of the same scene at different times, I decided I needed to try and do something constructive with them. I thought that be layering them I could get some interesting sky patterns. So here are the results... This was my first experiment of using different exposure times to construct the image that shows the passing of http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/09/combining-images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-3814404113607632290Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:17:00 +00002015-08-31T07:19:10.731-07:00Since I have two young children it is not always feasible to take my camera equipment with me everywhere we go, and also spend large amounts of time taking a few images, not due to the boys becoming bored, but it is not fair on them to have to spend time out of our day out (usually the zoo) waiting for me. The solution - find an app that lets me do long exposures, one quick hunt around the http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/long-exposure-on-phone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-1384648780691795924Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:02:00 +00002015-08-31T07:02:45.121-07:00Since studying A Level Art (way back when I was in Sixth Form) I got the chance to see a Howard Hodgkin exhibition, I loved the use of colour in his paintings as they are so vibrant and full of motion. I had to get my Dad to come and help me collect a marque from a friend (eldest's birthday party is outside so need shelter!), so I decided to let my dad drive and I would try to capture motion http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/capturing-motion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-5973452977983841065Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:49:00 +00002015-08-31T07:03:02.840-07:00Light PaintingLong Exposure PhotographyphotographyFrom the photograph where I had captured a couple walking down the hill with a torch by accident I decided to look at light painting in more detail. It seemed to be fairly easy to get an image to capture light (considering I had done it by accident) I roped my husband into help me do some quick tests. Just a bit of fun but they came out much better than I thought, as we only went out http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/happy-accident-photo-that-lead-to-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-4292046168731134068Sat, 29 Aug 2015 10:09:00 +00002015-08-29T03:09:38.591-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyphotographyPinhole camerasolargraphyAfter coming back from holiday we went and picked up the set of cameras put up at my parent's house, these were the second test set to see what would happen over a longer exposure.These cameras were positioned at the front and back of the house at different elevations to see if that would impact on the light exposure. I am a little disappointed with this image as this camera was at the http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/second-round-of-pinhole-cameras.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-7646508558668982766Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:25:00 +00002015-08-31T07:03:49.902-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyphotographyBeing away from the comfort of my own home to try out some night time shoots I realised that I need to plan them out a little better as it is boring! and cold! Anyway, I dealt with it as best I cold with the clothing and equipment that I had in order to get some star trails while we were away. Doing this, especially at a location where it is pretty much pitch black makes trying to focus the http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/holiday-snaps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-8539261950719492030Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:35:00 +00002015-08-31T07:05:05.031-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyphotographyI was feeling pretty good after the first few attempts at taking some images using long exposure and as we were taking a trip to Anglesey I took my camera as I would have some opportunity to take some photos. What I did discover after setting up my camera was making sure it was steady, in focus and on the right settings. As much as I really enjoy taking photos of nature, I dislike the http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/08/long-exposure-photographywaterstars-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-3073859940767064606Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:27:00 +00002015-07-31T13:27:02.370-07:00Long Exposure PhotographyAfter the success of the Pinhole Cameras it was time to try out long exposure using my digital camera. Before the first attempt I can't begin to tell you about the number of websites that I visited to read up on it and to also purchase the right equipment to get the best results. Anyway, I tested out the equipment from the location of the seconds pinhole camera that looks out over the local http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/07/long-exposure-photography-experiment-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-2996802373299345329Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:21:00 +00002015-07-29T15:21:55.546-07:00photographyPinhole camerasolargraphy After the success of the first camera I decided to take a trip up to the second pinhole camera I had set up and see if it had worked. The first image is the original scan from the photographic paper straight from the camera. I was really excited to see that the image contained the light trail in the sky, which was what I had been hoping for after seeing some examples on other websites. http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/07/pinhole-cameras-experiment-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-5626355117203611081Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:00:00 +00002015-07-19T12:04:41.614-07:00photographyPinhole camerasolargraphyIt has been approximately 8 weeks since I put the first Pinhole Camera up at home as a test run to see if I had got the design right and whether the paper would work with the truly awesome weather we have in the North-West. After taking down the camera, I realised that I needed to move fairly quickly to ensure that the scan was done swiftly so not to expose the image to much light in the http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/07/pinhole-cameras-experiment-one.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-5423269861323389542Mon, 18 May 2015 10:27:00 +00002015-05-18T03:27:41.925-07:00digitalphotographyPinhole camerasolargraphyA bit of a change from the usual Raspberry Pi related items, but something that I have become interested in over the last few months. At work the staff were given the opportunity to do the AS Photography course, as I keen photographer (pre-children) I decided it was a great opportunity to get my camera out again. I have had lots of fun over the year collecting photos of different things and http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/05/pinhole-cameras.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-2630295994793819495Fri, 02 Jan 2015 11:56:00 +00002015-07-01T08:07:04.873-07:00PicademyRaspberry PiRobotsAfter receiving a HapPi robot for Christmas it was time to really think about getting a soldering iron, or at least finding someone who had one. I should have known that my Dad had one set up on his workbench in his "man room", so a good start once I checked it out, just needed the time to get the robot controller out to assemble. This is far tricker than it sounds with 2 children running around http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2015/01/robotsand-soldering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-557295531061838706Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:07:00 +00002014-12-11T09:07:10.576-08:00I was given this the other day. Will have to go and root out a soldering iron though, the kids will love it once I have put it together.I think I will try and add a button for the boys to play with it.http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-soldering-iron-anyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003640320606448797.post-4255842731218196765Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:33:00 +00002014-10-22T09:33:15.624-07:00Raspberry PiSonic PiAfter wondering what to do for Open Evening, I decided on using the Raspberry Pis and demonstrating  Sonic Pi and using the Picamera with the GPIO pins to rig up a button. Great idea, but what about set up? Luckily I had my Sixth Form students last thing who helped me with putting the stations together, I had them try out Sonic Pi with the mini speakers and write a quick Python program to http://welsharasppi.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-bit-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (AWE)0