Marcus Maschwitz Photography Blog » clouds http://www.marcusphotoblog.com portraiture / music / editorial / travel Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:47:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 My Buddy Ballnut http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/my-buddy-ballnut/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/my-buddy-ballnut/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:56:04 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=2259 ballnut-portrait-excerpt]]> On my recent trip back to South Africa, I was lucky enough to spend the day with my good friend Brad (also known as Ballnut). He is busy finishing off his commercial pilots license so we spend the morning flying around the beautiful sky from Rand Airport in Germiston to Sun City for a good breakfast at a place full of special memories. Brad and I always have a super time hanging out and normally act like “mullets” so I thought that I had to be nervous flying with him but he was super focused and it really was one of the nicest flights I have ever had.

The sky was amazing and it was the perfect day to be up and after our breakfast I decided to shoot a quick portrait or two with him in front of our mini aircraft just before taking off again. The sun at this time was now super harsh and it was hot like hell but I made a plan and really like the way these came out. The first is my favourite because it reminds me exactly of how Brad is.

Good times.

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]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/my-buddy-ballnut/feed/ 0 Flying to Sun City http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/flying-to-sun-city/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/flying-to-sun-city/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:34:47 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=2264 flying-to-suncity-excerpt]]> Today I woke up early to fly to Sun City for Breakfast and to shoot some photos in the sky. These are a few that I shot during the time. Love the sky.

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]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/flying-to-sun-city/feed/ 0 Late Night Sunsets this Week http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/late-night-sunsets-this-week/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/late-night-sunsets-this-week/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:33:30 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=1959 Ok, so I feel really bad that I haven’t updated this blog in a LONG while but things have just been really crazy here and I have spent all my spare time updating / upgrading my actual photography website as well as sorting out Myspace‘s and then trying to live and enjoy some time with my beautiful misses.

Anyway, I haven’t forgotten about this and I haven’t not been shooting, it’s just how it goes some times but now that I get closer to the final stages of personal website updating, I am making it a listed thing to make sure to spend time on here so look out for a bunch of catch up posts REAL soon as well as a bunch of new posts. I have put together a list of personal assignment shoots that I want to do in the next few months and these will obviously all go on here as I go along.

Other than that, I hope you are all well and that you will enjoy these two photographs that I shot while working in the last week. Both of them were taken around 21h00 / 21h30 during sunset. It’s so cool that the days last so long.

Keep well and thanks for all the mails supporting me while all these big changes go through. It’s an exciting time for me for sure and I am REALLY starting to push myself more than I ever have.

Thanks also for reading. Marcus

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]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/late-night-sunsets-this-week/feed/ 0 Holga 35mm http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/holga-35mm/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/holga-35mm/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 12:24:15 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=1917 So, my site is still not completely finished which really is getting me down but that is how life goes some times and although I really want to update it with content and save my latest images for that, I have decided to post some personal experimental images that I have been shooting in my free time that isn’t part of the commissioned work that I do but definitely still as fun for me.

I have a lot that needs to be processed (physically and not digitally) and will post more as they come but for now here are 5 images that I shot with my Holga 35mm plastic lens camera that my wife bought me for this passed Christmas. It’s super cool looking and really has a fun feel to it but I really battle to shoot with something that doesn’t allow me to control exposure so instead I find myself using other means to get by this. These photos are mostly of the sky on a cloudy / rainy day about 2 weeks back and then a portrait of my good friends and wife that I shot in a tiny road off of Brick Lane.

holga 35mm portrait of 3 friends on brick lane in london

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]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/holga-35mm/feed/ 1 Sunset http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:53:56 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=1687 We were driving back from the store a few minutes ago and the sunset is amazing so I had to shoot a photograph of it from our bedroom window as soon as we got back. I love the streams that the aircrafts leave in the sky.

I hope that everyone reading this is well.

]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset/feed/ 1 Sunset over the Thames http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-over-the-thames/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-over-the-thames/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:14:46 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=1608 I spent sunset today walking over the Waterloo Bridge and taking it all in. I love the London skylines and this is definitely one of my favourite, with the view of the London Eye, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and the River. I have always wanted to shoot some good photographs but my time has always been limited so I have promised myself that I will be pulling finger from now on. I shot this photo today and am quite happy with it, it isn’t what I had in mind but I will make sure to keep scouting for that perfect day.

I hope that you are all well and that 2009 is treating you well so far. M

]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-over-the-thames/feed/ 2 Day Out with my Girl http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/day-out-with-my-girl/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/day-out-with-my-girl/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:07:00 +0000 Marcus http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/?p=1605 Today I spent the day walking around Camden Town with my lady and as always, it was a fun time with her. The weather was good and there was a lot of people out. I shot this photo, just because it makes me so excited every time I see that from the road and I know we are walking in the right direction. Haha.

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I have 4 sunsets left in South Africa before we make our move to the UK and I am really hoping that I will be able to get the shot before I leave so hold thumbs.

Other than that, I hope that all of you have had a good Christmas with your loved ones and that you are all getting some rest.

Chat soon, Marcus

]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-construction/feed/ 4 Sunset Panoramic http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-panoramic/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-panoramic/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:32:45 +0000 Marcus http://www.mxonline.co.za/?p=1487 I said earlier today that I would try and post the panoramic I shot during sunset so here it is. I photographed it with my 50mm and the total picture is stitched from 42 still photographs.

Please click it to view the image larger because that is the only way to appreciate it.

]]> http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/sunset-panoramic/feed/ 2 Crazy Sunset http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/crazy-sunset/ http://www.marcusphotoblog.com/crazy-sunset/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:54:02 +0000 Marcus http://www.mxonline.co.za/?p=1481 As anyone who follows my work will know, I have a thing for sunsets and they sky and clouds. I nag my poor wife everyday to look at the sky and I can see her expression everytime. Today though, I felt like I should really make sure she looks and she agreed, it really was one of the best skies I have ever seen before. If only we were in the bush or something. Anyway, I shot these 4 photographs of the sunset as well as a super cool panoramic which I will post when I have stitched it.

Have a super week, Marcus

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