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Just yesterday I was assisting Chris Close in his photo-shooting for one advertising agency in Leith.
Well, I was more of the carrier of the equipment but still it was very interesting to observe the work of successful photographer. Hope he will call me again :)
Previous Sunday I was lucky to take a report photos from Bedlam Paintball nearby Lenzie city.
It was an unusual competition, because one of the teams were DJs and stuff from Radio Rock 96.3!
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It was challenging – to keep the lenses and hired camera from the attack of paint balls; I also felt as a (photo)hunter hiding among the trees :) Meta-shooter.
Here are some photos I am mostly proud of:


I assume you’ll see her again and again in this journal
Just rolling over one of the installations in Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
I’ve seen Picasso and Lichtenstein “alive” for the first time! Need to go back for more detailed viewing

finally we’ve got access to digital printing room – spend there about 2 hours, printing and cutting pics for my workbook.


Exercise on lighting – daylight with a reflector.
Our apartment is really dark, it is always evening in here. That is relaxing, but deadly for photoshooting – needed to use 800 ISO, 1.4 open aperture and short exposures, so the quality isn’t perfect. Hope to reshoot it outside some day.
There is a painting on the background – the biggest thing I found here. That is charmingly strange – I keep finding different useful objects. First, I found a pack of cigarettes on the empty chair, then a pencil, good one, pack of chewing gums, shawl with skulls… but this painting is my favorite :) It was just abandoned near trash bins. When I’m in mystical mood I believe these are signs from above/God/Universe/Fate, and if I’ll get all the pieces I will understand something very important about life or myself.
Few days ago we moved to another location with lovely blue walls, and certainly it is followed by new photos

