Water droplet photography

You can have so much fun with your camera and water.
Two things to remember when photographing water is that you need plenty of available light and a quick shutter speed to be able to freeze the action. Your camera on a tripod so that it is still and focused on the glass while you simultaneously poor the water and press your shutter, have your camera on continuous mode so that it fires several shots in one go. You also need a bucket underneath the glass so that your floor wont get too wet from all the splashing water.
Here are a few shots I did yesterday while just testing out my set up. I need to work on my tilting wine glass because it is not properly fastened so I don't dare poor too much water and too quickly. I would like the water to go splash everywhere but if I poor quicker than I did yesterday my wine glass would fall and break so need to figure out how to make it more stable before I try again. :-)
If you give this a try please let me know how you get along.
All the best.
Helen xoxo

Photography work shops in Dubai

Hi,
I can't believe that I did not have time to make any postings in December at all. I was super busy with so many photography projects at once through out December and then on top of that I caught a really bad cold. I am still suffering a bit from it. Not nice at all. Hope you are all alright and have managed to duck the colds and the flu's for this season.

I am right now working on a Photography Workshop so if you are interested to learn more about how to use all the different buttons on your camera please give me a call. I do One on One work shops as well as small groups.
I start at the level of photography you are at and then we go through the topics that you want to learn more about. Be it general photography or more specific areas of photography that you would like to niche in on. Just let me know at our first meeting.
I would like to see samples of your photography work first so that I can see where you are in your photography and where we need to go more in depth.
I customize the photography workshop to suite your schedule and photography level.
To start with I have a Photography Workshop Package of 6 hours split into 3 or 4 sessions. (Most of the time 2 hours at a time) You bring your camera along we start with some theory where I explain and show samples then we go out together and photograph the areas you want learn more about.
If you have a friend or a few I also teach small groups.
Give me a call to find out when we can start with your Photography Workshop!
All the best.
Helen Shippey
Tel. 055 107 89 88

Dubai Wedding Photography Session

I had the pleasure to meet this lovely couple from Norway while they were here getting married at the Seamens church. I also ended up being a witness to their wedding which was very nice. The ceremony was short and lovely. I did not cry maybe because I was concentrating on photographing at the same time? I met the couple and their daughters a few days in advance at the Seamens church to go through our photography session, I also took a look around the area for good photography spots, to be honest there were not that many so I suggested that we start at the church then we all drive down to the beach and finish off the photography session there. Since they were in Dubai on holiday they loved that idea, there is nothing more than a beach that gives a photograph that holiday feeling. Don't you agree?
Enjoy!
Helen xoxox

It was very bright on the beach so I had a bit of help blocking out the sun :-) 

I just love photographs with people jumping, it definitively gives the photograph some life don't you think?

Does your child have what it takes to be in Bohobebe’s 2012 Calendar?

Does your child have what it takes to be in Bohobebe’s 2012 Calendar?

Take a look at this competition where your child have the chance to be on the 2012 Bohobebe Calendar!

The competition ends November 30 2011.

I will then be photographing the calendar early December.

So don't miss your chance to have your child on the new Bohobebe 2012 Calendar and of course to be photographed by yours truly. :-)

Click on the link below for more information on how you can participate in this competition!

http://www.motherbabychild.me/2011/09/does-your-child-have-what-it-takes-to-be-in-bohobebe’s-2012-calendar/?reload

Good Luck everyone! I hope to see you in December!

Helen xoxo

ARTE Soukh Time Square Dubai at Time Square

Tomorrow is ARTE Soukh Friday at Time Square. 

I will bring along my new creations so come down and see me and see what I have been up to.

Here below is a sneak peak of what is to come tomorrow  but there is more so you have to see me tomorrow to see it all! :-)

Looking forward to see you tomorrow I am there between 12.00 - 19.00!

Cheers.

Helen

Dubai Beach Family Photography Session

I met this lovely Family one very early morning in Dubai. The weather is now starting to become comfortable for beach photography shoots. I must give lots of credit to these teens parents because even though it was so early they were so well behaved I mean they actually did what I asked. I told them to run at 07.00 in the morning on the beach and they did, I told them to jump and they did brilliant I wish all my family photography shoots were this easy we were done in no time du to the efficiency. I loved it!

If you want your Family Photography Session done before Christmas now is the time to book it weekends are filling up very fast as we speak.