Just heard from Paulie Paul from Fitzies. They are now printing on Fujiflex up to 20″ x 32″. That is very cool news for those of you who want to print on a stunning paper. You can upload the photos straight to their site so it doesn’t get any easier than that. Go and get some!!
Shot this in Nannup today in between rain storms. I have photographed this scene before so I knew exactly where to go. I am trying to make images that look like old paintings. Lots of gold frames to be filled!!
I love my Phase, I love my Phase, I love my Phase………..
This photo of Karlamilyi National Park always reminded me of an old painting. So I wanted to help it along with an appropriate frame. This is the first time in my history doing photography that I have chosen a gold ornate frame. I must say I love it and will be doing more like this in the coming months. This image is 70″ wide and printed on the best art paper in the world, Cansons Rag Photographique.
What do you think?, and be honest. I would love to gage the reaction of other photographers.
I have been looking at the work of Bill Henson in recent days and have gained some inspiration from what he does and why. I recommend you check his work yourself it is beautiful and so different to what we are used to. His landscapes are amazing, lots of black which is totally against what I have been doing in the past. I have been going for detail, show everything. Bill hides stuff away from the viewer which adds to the mystery and what he is trying to say with his work. Don’t discount it, this guy sells work for tens of thousands of dollars. It is true Fine Art Photography!
I took this image yesterday whilst I was waiting for the rain to stop. I had the back tailgate open and I was sheltering from getting wet. As I looked up I thought what the hell. I saw an image my good mate Tony Hewitt took in the US recently that had all these gulls in it. It was typical creative genius from Tony that I have gained inspiration from. Thanks Tony.
Phase One P65+, 80mm Schneider F/2.8, 645DF body. My dream rig!
We had some great lightning come through last night. By the time I got the car packed most of it had gone. Didn’t notice any forks but the light show was still pretty impressive. Shot this just around midnight from the top of Mount Duckworth in Yallingup. Need to get a cable release for the x100. It performed well considering the low light and long exposure. iso 1600 showed a bit of noise especially at 1.5 minutes. Need to run some noise ninja over them to see what happens. This one was shot at iso 400 F/5.6, 20sec.
As a kid I grew up going to Leighton and Cottesloe Beach for swims. I remember driving past these tanks and thinking I hope they don’t blow up. Well they never did. I also remember thinking I’ll never get to drive because there won’t be enough petrol left when I get old. Now I wish it did run out and for the past 40 years we had been running our cars on something other than oil.
Fuji X100
I love this. Don’t know why but I just do. I must be loosing it. I was listening to Cavatina at the time! No booze, no drugs just pure creative juices let leash on an unsuspecting road side sign!
There must be a message for us all in there somewhere, wish I could work it out! I must be in the wrong zone!!!
Fuji x100, shot with great care from the car window.
I love this place, it would be my worst nightmare to stay there but photographically it is very cool. You could probably do some great work of the building and the inhabitants!
Shot on the lovely Fuji X100 handheld.
They must be available soon. Ring Ben at Team Digital to find out where yours is. Mine goes everywhere I go, yes including the toilet! I have to get some crap shots some how!
This short production has been put together as an addition to our up and coming DVD. Yep thats right…. The DVD will be on the shelves for easter. Now it hasn’t got there yet but hopefully it will be the culmination of almost three years of excuses and procrastination. Hey Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Dedicated to all those who have been pestering me for the last three years. You know who you are…..
Seems some people never learn. The EPA said no to the last one now these guys are having a crack. This email was sent out by the Margaret River Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The attached letter (Untitled 0003-6.pdf) was sent to the Shire. It is advice from Western Coal Pty Ltd that they have applied to the Department of Mines and Petroleum for an exploration license in the area immediately north of the proposed Osmington Road mine that was recently rejected by the EPA. The site extends across the municipal boundary into the Shire of Busselton. Other than the map, there is no supporting information. The applicant’s company stamp partly obscures the section of the document that states that objections can be lodged by 18 April.
Given the response by members to our last members survey as regards the proposed coal mine and without a significant change in the Chambers membership that might yield a different result, the chamber feel it appropriate that we lodge a generic objection on behalf of its members.
I have attached and inserted a link to the necessary form 16 (http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/documents/Form16.pdf) should any member business wish to add to our objection. Though partially hidden by a company stamp the deadline for submissions to be received by the Mining Registrar in Perth is 18th April 2011
Submissions should be sent to the following address;Mining RegistrarMineral House100 Plain StreetEast PerthWA 6004
Website address: http://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/index.aspx
I like this image. Different to my previous work. I like the desaturated colour, the mood and even though it is a cool wintery scene the warm tone makes it kind of cosy! Does that make sense?
Cape Naturaliste, one of my favourite places to shoot. Phase One P65+, my favourite camera to use! Had some large Phase shots framed this week. Put one on the wall an hour ago. just got to see it before it sold off the wall. Couldn’t believe it, I wanted to see it hang around for a bit longer than that!
I will be running another of my workflow workshops at the end of this month. These very popular sessions give you all the information you need to head your photography in the right direction. It usually runs for about 5 hours.
WORKFLOW 2011 – (includes all the work I do from capture to printing, the software, techniques and tips to get your photography to the next level)
Date : 30th of April 2011
Location : My Dunsborough Gallery - Shop 4/ 27 Dunn Bay Rd
Time : 7.30pm till Late
Cost : $250 per person, (includes free wine, notebook and desert)
Reply to christianfletcher@westnet.com.au to book your spot.
Hope to see you on the night. Bookings are essential as this workshop always fills fast.
To show I still know how to take pretty landscapes I have included a couple from our last workshop there with Tony Hewitt and Pete Eastway. We will be running it again next year. Let me know if your keen to get on the waiting list. Top one is Dales Gorge the bottom Hancock Gorge. Shot on the magnificent Phase One of course. I am printing up heaps of new Phase stuff for the new release of images to be on display at my Margaret River gallery from easter.
Phase One 645DF Body, P65+ back, 80mm Schneider lens, the best combination I have found for superb quality you have to see printed big.
I got back on the pen the other day and had a crack at drawing, this time looking at how few strokes i need to get a good likeness. The reason for only half a face is I muffed the other side and had to crop it out. I drew this on paper and photographed it with my little Fuji X100. What a cool versatile camera it is. The first person to tell me who it is wins one of my new images for free, posted to your door.
Email me at christianfletcher@westnet.com.au with your answer.
Congratulations to Spool (Neal Pritchard) for getting it right. It is indeed the great photographer Tony Hewitt. Check out his website to see what amazing images he has.
Sea Containers are the new Skip Bins!
Last night was the official launch of the new Fuji X100. I gave a presentation of images from it and a bit of a talk. Good to see some familiar faces there, Merv, Markie Mark, Adrien & Skye, Paulie Paul, Trevo and Benny and lots of people I didn’t know. About 100 turned up and marvelled at the quality of the prints from the camera. Must have been shot by some pretty hot shot photog!! haha
Thanks to all the Fuji boys Kevin, Matt, Justin and not to be outdone our very own Leigh, an active blogger, fuji rep and ace photographer.
This morning before heading back home to Dunsborough I shot this image from the car with the x100. I have some ideas for this place. You lucky bastards in Perth, you have the best stuff to shoot.
Hi all. Nick and I are putting on some workshops later this year. The A-team is back and better than ever. Come and be amazed at Nicks total Techno Workout and my Freaky Photoshop flab buster! We have a great formula and if you have a read of the testimonials you will see people go away with an arsenal of tips, trick and knowledge to take their photography to the next level.
We have workshops at the Blue Mountains, Noosa and Tasmania as well as our now famous Bunker Bay Boot Camp.
All the details are on my Workshop page on the website. Go there now, don’t wait, you know you have pounds of unnecessary photoshop baggage and colour management blubber to tone, we will help you do it!
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Don’t be Australias biggest photoshop looser, act now and get off you twinkie scoffing, pixel punishing butt!
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I know I’m not going to be the first to say it but there is some pretty spectacular subject matter in this shot. I’m not the only Fletcher who takes photos. My wife isn’t to shabby either. We went and got some shots with the Elinchrom Ranger Quadra kit courtesy of Team Digital
I was the model and it was lit with the Quadras. It is amazing how powerful they are and I had it turned all the way down and facing away from me. Pretty cool lights that are so portable. Shot on the Fuji X100 of course.
Believe it or not this is our house in Dunsborough. It has been vandalised as it is in the bush and it is abandoned. The thing is it is all asbestos so the little dirtbags that have been knocking holes in the walls for the past year have probably exposed themselves to some nasty stuff. I do believe in karma you know!
Thanks kids for the renovations! What did you expect my house to look like, I used our money to buy the Phase One! It gets cold in winter I can tell you!
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