Mac Screen Calibration

For months I've been trying to calibrate the screen on my Mac, and I've just cracked it! I recently did a shoot on a black backdrop, on my monitor I couldn't see the creases and highlights on the backdrop. However when I viewed the images on another monitor I could see them everywhere.

I tried to calibrate the monitor by going to System Preferences > Displays > Colour. This varied the colour slightly but I needed to adjust the contrast somehow. I looked online and downloaded various calibration apps, none of them did the job.

Tonight by chance I clicked System Preferences > Universal Access and saw an option for Enhance Contrast. I dropped the slide bar right down to normal. Problem solved. After reading on so many forums saying you cannot adjust the screen contrast on a Mac I found a way :).

New Site

I am currently re-designing the new Ben Goode Photography site. The new site will have a lot more content, packages and goodies to buy. If you would like to leave any suggestions or experiences with the current site you would like to see improved upon, let me know.

Water Pools

Water Pools, originally uploaded by Ben Goode.

I had a photoshoot on Tuesday with another 9 week old baby, her eyes were quite incredible.

Friends and Family of Karen Carr, the images are now ready to view in the client area. Please feel free to contact me for your login details.

New Images in Portrait Gallery

There are new images in the Portrait gallery, enjoy!

Crayon Physics

Crayon Physics Deluxe from Petri Purho on Vimeo.

I was sent a link to this great little game today. I watched the video once or twice, I thought it was so brilliant. I found the track playing over in my head. The track is called Lullaby by Ghost, it has been released under Creative Commons. Click here if you want to download it.

Ready to View

The images from Mr & Mrs Broadbent's 25th Wedding Anniversary party are now ready to view in the client area.

Extras

I've just added a few new features to the blog. You can now follow updates from my Twitter account, and keep up-to-date with my latest photo uploads on Flickr. You can also choose to follow the entries made in this blog.

Ready to View

The images from the Poppy Fifield shoot are now ready to view in the client area. Friends and family of Poppy's please feel free to request the password to view the images.

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary, originally uploaded by Ben Goode.

The second shoot was for a surprise 25th Wedding Anniversary party for Mr and Mrs Broadbent, organised by their son James (right).

The light was a little dim, but I held back from using the flash. The results with natural light (okay it was night) are so much nicer, you don't get the harsh shadows. I was shooting at f/2.8, ISO 800 and shutter speed was at 100.

I only captured natural moments, fly-on-the-wall style. The photographs carry so much more meaning than the stereotypical formal posed shot.

The photos will soon be available to view in the client area. If you wish to view the photos in the client area please email me at ben@bengoode.com.