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Manni & Nav - The Wedding

2011-05-17T09:21:00.001-07:00

Here are a few photos from the wedding of Mandeep and Navdeep. The wedding took place in Dartford, Kent and finished up where we started back in Leeds. It was a lovely wedding ceremony and a brilliant reception.

Enjoy :)

Kind Regards

Sundeep Singh Osahn BA(Hons) PGDipArch

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Vauxhall Vectra promo

2011-05-11T16:45:00.000-07:00

Since my 24mm f1.4 has suddenly decided to focus properly again, I decided to use it for a car promo shoot. The car in question is a 2005 Vauxhall Vectra, Elite spec with lowered suspension and 19inch rims. Very nice!

Believe it or not, there was hardly any photoshop on either of these images! Stay tuned for more pics :)

Oh, and if you know of anyone that has a Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, Aston Martin or even a Rolls Royce that would like a photo taken feel free to pass on my details!

Sundeep Singh Osahn

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Shop At Leeds Market Week 2011

2011-05-08T18:43:00.001-07:00

"Shop at Leeds Market week is a series of events organised by Friends of Leeds Kirkgate Market, to celebrate the variety and quality of produce that can be found there." - http://shopatleedsmarket.tumblr.com/about

The day for me was very enjoyable as I got to experience the market in more ways than I have ever done and I got to spend more time there than I have all together in the past decade! It was a real eye opener for me and really drove home the idea of shopping at the market as opposed to the local supermarkets.

These are a few (well, slightly more than a few!) images I took on the 7th May - the final day of the Shop at Leeds Market Week. Everyone I spoke to be it volunteers, customers or traders, were more than helpful and gave me a great insight into the importance of preserving the marketplace and the market's rich heritage.

Please forward this page on to anyone you may think will enjoy the photographs and for more information about how you can take part in future events please contact the Friends of Leeds Market via email, twitter, facebook or their blog.

A member of the string quartet from West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra entertaining shoppers with music.

Another member of the string quartet from West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra entertaining shoppers with music.

A passerby takes a photograph of the string quartet.

A shopper reads a flyer about Shop at Leeds Market Week.

An architecture student admires the music.

A couple stop on their route through the market to enjoy the music.

The wind quintet perform at The Source's stall.

Shoppers passing through market.

A shopper admires a dress on display.

The coat of arms of Leeds, translated as "For King and the Law".

A ceiling mounted signpost (that I have never seen before) captured from the balcony of the market.

Looking down from the balcony at the hustle and bustle of the market.

A view of Browns Famous Sweet Shop.

A dartboard in a balcony office that looks as though it has had more than its fair share of Darts thrown at it.

The stairs leading to and from the balcony which incidentally is hardly used by the public.

Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food proves popular with residents of Leeds - Saturday classes fully booked until July 2011.

The stall attracts a whole host of shoppers thanks to its market themed tombola.

An interesting and fair comparison of what you get for £5 from a supermarket and from the Leeds Market.

Have you ever thought of your journey to and from the market? How far do you travel?.. Over the course of the week more and more people have shown their particular route to the market. This will help provide useful demographics for the market for future events.

Shoppers enjoying a mid-shop-rest while their children play with toys and have a snack.

The stall.

A man enjoys a strawberry at The Source.

A man is offered some (very tasty!) Yorkshire Chorizo with red peppers.

Nick provides some useful information to shoppers about the foods available at the market.

Delicious strawberries that you can buy here at Leeds Kirkgate Market.

An interesting view of the Market Clock - which is a smaller version of the original clock that is now near Roundhay Park.

YorkshireChorizo.co.uk - I tried it and I loved it!

Drawings made by Friends of Leeds Market at the stall.

Have you ever thought of ways to improve Leeds market? Or what you would like to see in the market?.. Share your ideas!

Two Part II Architecture students show off their design skills.

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If you would like to use any images please let me know first, as these images may not be used without permission!

Kind Regards

Sundeep Singh Osahn BA(Hons) PGDipArch

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BLOGGG!!!!

2011-04-21T02:08:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update! I'm working on a DIY project at the minute which is going to form part of my new studio :)

So once it is complete you can expect to see many more portraits and experimental photography. Stay tuned!

Sunny

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Cloudy Aftermath #photography

2010-11-12T03:43:00.001-08:00

After a night of gale force winds the morning after was filled with traffic jams, spurts of rain and more winds. At one point the Sun broke through the clouds and the skies above the distant horizon were calm and blue. This is what I saw. Again, all processing etc done on my iPhone.

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Cityscape of Leeds

2010-11-11T02:30:00.001-08:00

On this very cold Thursday morning I decided to visit a viewpoint that overlooks Leeds city centre. The weather was awful; a gets-on-both-sides-of-your-glasses type rain mixed with a brisk breeze from the Atlantic. I didn't have my 5Dmk|| with me (shame on you! And you call yourself a photographer?) but like a lot of my spur of the moment photos I use whatever camera equipment I have at the time. After all, a pic is better than no pic! Here is the original shot from my iPhone 4G...

Nothing too special I know.. But after selectively cropping the image to get the picture I was actually after (iPhones only have digital zoom so you're best off cropping later than zooming!) I then processed it to give the feeling of how I saw it: cold and dark.

Here's the completed pic (taken, cropped, processed, watermarked and upload by my iPhone).

Now what do I label this image as..? Any suggestions?

Until next time!

Sundeep Osahn
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iPhone madness, madness I tell you!

2010-11-10T05:56:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone,

The topic today is, you guessed it, the iPhone. Well not exactly the iphone but more the apps that are available for it to fulfil the question "what apps can I use when I'm out and about to produce reasonably decent images when I don't have my SLR, Mac Pro, Photoshop and Internet connection with me?.."

Well that a tough one... But...

Best app for HDR:
For those of you wanting to play about with HDR images I highly recommend Pro HDR; a pretty decent app that enables you to produce decent HDR images that from saved images or via the camera and allows a fair amount of tweakability. Best app for Panoramic images:
Panoramatic is a highly advance app that uses various algorithms to stitch together your images. Again, you can tweak various settings to get the kind of image you want. Post processing?
A huge favourite of mine is Mill Colour. A fav because it's free (yay!) and because it has awesome built in 'looks' as well as full control over saturation, gamma, gain and lift in all three colours of the digital rainbow (rgb).

Ok so how do I watermark my pic?
Good question.. Go and download the free app 'Impression'. Very simple and does what you need it to!

Here's something I did earlier using only the apps mentioned here.

And here's one in black and white too.

Also, this message was written on my iPhone too. Ah.. The wonders of technology!

Until next time.

Sundeep Osahn
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Cancer Research

2010-05-16T08:55:00.001-07:00

Hello friends :)

Its been a while since i've blogged! I've been pretty busy with lots of projects some of which you'll hear about soon-ish! So thanks for your patience.

The reason for this blog is to help my fiance and her sister raise money for Cancer Research UK. They are running the Race for Life on 20th June this year in memory of their mum, who sadly passed away after fighting breast cancer for a year. I knew her very well and she was like a mum to me, so helping out would mean a lot to me too.

"Our mum was a sufferer from Breast Cancer (Nov 06). She had received the best care possible at this time and had gone into remission too, unfortunately all the treatments proved to be too much for her body and doctors suspected that the cancer had come back quicker than they expected, she passed away exactly a year later (Nov 07). By sponsoring us today, you'll be helping raise money to help researchers find a cure and save others suffering with cancer and prevent the loss of loved ones around the world.

So please dig deep and sponsor us today so that we can help beat Cancer today!

Events like Race for Life are vital in funding Cancer Research UK's life-saving work into preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer. By sponsoring us now you can help more people survive cancer."

So I'm asking anyone who reads this to help raise a bit of money to provide for more research, treatment and more importantly support for sufferers of cancer.

Here's the link: http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/xxambixx

Photo: A Sikh husband sits with his beloved wife and their 5 year old nephew. Photo taken in July 2007, four months prior to his wife succumbing to breast cancer.

This is the link again http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/xxambixx

Thank you :)

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3D Photography - how do I start?

2010-03-19T13:44:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone!

Todays topic is 3D photography. Many people are only discovering 3D photography but not many of us know exactly that 3D photography was actually first done in the mid-1800s. Many portraits of royals, important societies and buildings were shot using a 2 camera set-up and the prints were then viewed through special viewing binoculars which then gave the images their 3D effect. In hindsight it was quite ingenious actually but quite inevitable.

A simple (THE simplest way i've found) to create a 3D image (and i've only really done one so far..) is to take a photo of your subject through your left eye then move the camera to your right eye and take the same shot. Assuming you kept everything relatively level and your focus was on the subject at hand everything will fall into place nicely.

Processing

There are 3 methods of processing each with their own difficulty level. The easiest way is to put the two images side by side. Done. Now you have to try and see the 3D image by crossing your eyes - many people find this part the hardest but i've written a sure fire way you can learn to see 3D Cross View images:

1) pick out a point on the photos which stands out - an area of contrast perhaps or a particular person.

2) Look at the two side-by-side images but put your index finger 6 inches in front of your face in between the line of sight of your eyes and the photos.

3) Look at your fingertip.

4) move your finger forward and backward (while keeping your focus on your fingertip!) until the two photos overlap in the background. You should slowly see the area you picked out in point 1 overlap.

5) shift your gaze to the point you picked out in step 1.

6) allow your eyes to adjust to the image and move your finger out of the scene - if you are straining too much relax and try again. And remember to keep your head and eyes level otherwise it wont work.

Once you have mastered this technique you will find that the 3D Cross-View images are far superior to almost any other 3D method as it maintains the colour and lighting of the original images and gives a perceived resolution increase due to each eye having a separate image to look at.

The second method is to use photoshop or a similar peice of software to filter out the red channel on one image and overlap it with the other image. This gives the standard '3D' look of red + cyan. It isnt ideal because a lot of colour is lost, but the image is still in 3D. (I might go over that in a tutorial at a later date - its not that difficult really)

The third method is a GIF animation where each image is shown in a flickering manor. Your brain will process this as a 3D image (and its more on the lines of how 3DTV is processed) but this can only be viewed on a computer screen whereas the other two techniques can be printed.

A Few Examples

Here is an excellent Anaglyph (red/cyan glasses) 3D image:

This is a 3D image from 1903 shot in India, Amritsar at the Golden Temple.

And this is my latest 3D photograph using the Cross-View technique

Have a go at making your own 3D photograph and send me a link!

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Nemo acting all cute and innocent!

2010-03-05T09:05:00.001-08:00

All together now... "awwwwwww!!!"
yeah, sometimes she's all cute and innocent looking but that doesn't last very long! Admire her in this pose while you can!

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Haven't got the foggiest.. or have I?

2010-03-04T17:02:00.001-08:00

Last week was a very foggy. It was the result of very cold weather, snow, and then slightly warmer weather. The fog was very thick especially towards the outskirts of Leeds where I live. Here's what I mean...

Photo is taken from inside my limited edition Lamborghini Xsara.. (Yes, that model does exist, except its designed to look like a W-reg Citroen Xsara)

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Wedding Photography Prices: Why Wedding Photos Can Be Expensive

2010-03-02T09:54:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone!

This is a question that many couples (and their parents) ask. Especially being an Asian wedding photographer I get told by many clients' parents that my price 'for the day' is too much (mostly because Mr X can do it cheaper). Well, in all honesty Mr X probably can do it cheaper and most likely the photos will look significantly cheaper too. That isnt a bad thing as long as you are ok with it. After all you do get what you pay for and the more higher up the scale you go, the better the images of your wedding.

Anyone can pick up a camera and try to take some pictures, in fact many people now are buying DSLRs and playing photographer (thats how I started!). The key difference between average Joe, Mr X and Mr Professional is the level of expertise, training, technical knowledge and equally important the quality of equipment used. My lenses, as with all the best photographers, are from the professional high end range, they cost over £1000 a peice, some are closer to £2000. The camera itself costs a considerable amount too and I don't skimp out on inferior products or equipment because its 'cheaper'. And being the gadget/technical geek that I am, I know my equipment inside out - every button and every function. That means in any given situation I instinctively know what settings to use in order to produce the type of image I have in my mind. I stay away from harsh flash-shadows and try to gently illuminate the spaces around me whilst keeping all the ambient light around. (eg, pic below).

A term I learnt from a photojournalist friend is "all the gear, no idea" and that kind of covers it for a lot of inexperienced photographers out there. Using someone who is less experienced might result in photos that you just don't want, dont like, or photos that are just unusable. So it is very important the photographer on your day is competent and has experience covering the type of wedding you are having.

Another aspect of photography that many people overlook is the post processing. I spend hours, days even weeks post processing images to get the very best out of them. It can be the difference between a good shot and an excellent photo. All the best photographers utilise an element of post processing and some are professionals at that in their own right. Designing an album takes time too and putting in that extra effort can provide my clients with an incredible experience when they look back at their wedding day.

I could go on for ages but time is against me - I have some designing to do so... For an explanation as to why wedding photos can be expensive, this is an excellent article written by an excellent wedding photographer, Randolph Quan. I would be doing him an injustice by writing my own article on it, so here is the link! http://randolphquan.com/blog/wedding-photography-prices-why-wedding-photos-can-be-expensive/

**Brides to be**

My advice is to budget 10% of your total wedding cost toward photography/videography and hire a professional (separate photographer and videographer is usually better too). Follow that advice and I guarantee you will have photos that will make you smile over and over again. :)

Sundeep Osahn

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Stairy Cat

2010-02-26T14:39:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone!

Since getting the stairs carpetted Nemo has found herself a nice soft place to sleep! Lol.. I need to remember to watch my step!

Enjoy :)

Sundeep Osahn
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Monkey trying to bust a nut...

2010-02-22T16:43:00.001-08:00

....figuratively speaking that is. :p

lol. He really likes these nuts and is so very persistent in trying to bust them open. Arnold likes them too but he's very protective over them - try to move it from him and you're finger will be Guantanamo'd!

Sunny :)

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(roborobvski dwarf hamster cute fury small funny monkey eating nut)

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Monkey busting a nut...

2010-02-22T16:42:00.001-08:00

....figuratively speaking that is. :p

Sunny :)

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(roborobvski dwarf hamster cute fury small funny monkey eating nut)

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Bokeh and DOF

2010-02-20T12:05:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone!

As a lot of you know, I really really like lovely bokeh and DOF (depth of field). But what is 'bokeh' and 'DOF'? I hear you ask. Bokeh is a japanese term for the background blur in an image - primarily the aesthetic quality of that blur. Cheap lenses have poor bokeh while more expensive lenses have very lovely bokeh. DOF is sort of related to bokeh and background blur. If you imagine holding a ruler out in front of you and you focus on the halfway point a lens that has shallow depth of field (either a fast lens with a low 'F' number' or a telephoto lens) would have the middle number in focus but the background and foreground would be out of focus. Whereas if you increased the depth of field by increasing the F number on the lens, then more of the ruler would be in focus.

This is a recent photo of my Charanjit taken with my favourite lens, the 50mm f1.2. This 50mm has excellent bokeh and very shallow DOF, which is why it looks like it does! There is no 'photoshop blur' in this, it is all from the lens/camera.

Until next time,

Sundeep Osahn

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Asian wedding photographer based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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Meet Arnold the Russian

2010-02-06T09:55:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone!

I thought i'd introduce you to a new member of my family.. Meet Arnold. A Russian Dwarf Hamster. He's only 12 weeks old and needs to adjust to his new home but I managed to get some pics of him. He's very tiny but not as small as Roborovski Dwarf Hamsters at the same age, and he'll grow slightly bigger than them too.

Once I've tamed him a tiny bit i'll take more close up photos for you to enjoy, but until then I'll keep you posted on how he's doing.

Arnold (below)

Take care,

Sunny :p

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Gudge and Sunpreet - pre wedding shoot

2010-01-31T13:54:00.001-08:00

Gudge and Sunpreet - pre wedding shoot
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

I was looking through Gudge and Sunpreet's pre-wedding shoot photos and realised there was one I dismissed due to an overly high exposure in certain areas.. even when I dropped the exposure down (as it was captured in RAW) there was still no data in the places I wanted... However, with a bit of tinkering i've gotten a look that I really like - especially with the lens flare (i love naturally produced lens flares!)

Hope you like this shot as much as I do!

Sunny :p
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A Photographer in training

2010-01-21T18:23:00.001-08:00

I was clearing out some of my photo library when I came across a lovely set of pics!

This is the first person I officially trained up in using a DSLR - she can tell you exactly what settings to use in almost any given situation and has taken some amazing photos! Her natural eye for photography is brilliant - she picks up on things that anyone else (including me) might just miss.

This photo is from May 2009 during an on-location training session. Although we have already shot various events, gigs and weddings together (as a couple) pretty soon Sunny Photography will officially be a 'husband & wife' business. Yes, we're getting married!

Everybody meet my assistant..err.. I mean Charanjit!

Sundeep Osahn

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Invisible Students

2010-01-20T21:07:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone!

This is my latest piece of work; 'Invisible'.Photo taken at Leeds Metropolitan University in October (I think..). I only got round to working on it a week or so ago, and then finishing it today.
I hope you like it :)

Sunny

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Solar Eclipse - did anyone see it?

2010-01-16T19:08:00.001-08:00

This flickr user did, and they made a nice montage of it too!
It was a bit too cloudy to see it over here in the UK, at least I think it was anyway.. But the best place to see it was apparently in India and the Maldives. This photo is by flickr user 'photo maldives', so i'm guessing it was taken on one of the islands there!

Hope you like it
Sunny :)

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Escalators of Madrid

2010-01-15T09:37:00.001-08:00

Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting Madrid will have also had the pleasure of its easy-to-use metro system and its escalators. Not only do these escalators give us the illusion of getting to our destination quicker (which isnt always the case) we can often get too used to them, thus any stairs can become hard work!
Here is a collection of just 3 photos of escalators taken in Madrid during my travels in August 2008.

Enjoy :p

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Makeup or Fakeup? Advice for brides to be..

2010-01-12T19:01:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone, I hope you're all well keeping warm!

As many of you know I do wedding photography as well as beauty/fashion shoots with makeup artists and other creatives. I have seen lots of photography out there, good and bad, and have come across some horrendous pieces of fakery. I mean fakery in terms of.. its a photo of a person, whom makeup has been applied to but then somebody in between the photographer and the client redoes the face completely to what they think looks natural and good.

The Bad

Forgive me when I say that a lot of these people are not photographers or makeup artists and although they probably work hard, they are making the photographer and MUA's work look outstandingly poor. Don't get me wrong, there are some very good retouchers out there (although the vast majority of them are actually Photoshop artists in their own right! or actual photographers!) but when the bad ones do poor work it reflects extremely badly on the people behind the work. Most of the bad work is produced by people who think they can use photoshop - but they SO can't..

Personally I believe a professional MUA would want to stand proud of her work as would a photographer, and wouldn't let a poor retoucher retouch their work.. but it does happen - WAY too regularly to ignore!! It has become more apparent the past few weeks as I have been looking for a MUA for my fiancee for our wedding.

Another sad thing is that these images are shown to the MUA's clients via websites and portfolios, and many of the prospective clients think these images are 100% real. (I know!) It isn't their fault though, I mean.. we live in a world where 'fake' is all we see.. so why couldn't the makeup artist make me look like that? Well, they probably can. But the images you see are simply not real. The fact of the matter is that excessive post processing of images, coupled with excessive photo manipulation leads to a 'fake' photo. It just isnt real. And (as Stone Cold would say) thats the bottom line. So don't be afraid to ask these MUAs to show you some 'real' work, not the retouched, enhanced and photoshopped-to-shit images.

The Good

There are of course some excellent retouchers whose work is impeccable. Some of it is just clearly WOW. One, for example, is Oleg Lgorin, a photographer based in New York. His photography is simply amazing and how he retouches his images is what I class as exceptional. They are not retouched in the sense of 'fakeup', they are retouched from a photographers viewpoint - the little things that make all the difference.

So what about the wedding day?

Having said all this, of course, most qualified MUAs can produce excellent results on brides. Just make sure you look through all their work, the good and the bad, and when it comes to your wedding day makeup dont be afraid to voice your opinion. At the same time, trust in your makeup artist - after all they are the artist, right?

A good photographer will be able to capture the bride's natural look too. Plus the photographer on your wedding day will most likely adjust, colour correct and enhance most of the images they provide you with, maybe even tidy up your closeups and portraits, but an excellent photographer will work on a good number of your wedding day pics to really enhance whats already there. Some photographers love photoshop filters and effects, others are more concerned with composing an excellent shot, at the end of the day you're going to be remembering your big day through their eyes (and their lens lol), so my advice is to choose carefully and know the style of you want to pay for.

Sunny :p

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Fakeup/photoshopped-to-shit

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The Big Freeze! 2010

2010-01-11T16:39:00.001-08:00

Ok, i thought i'd upload some photos from Roundhay Park during the day, seen as i've already uploaded some from the night (or very early morning?). The two major hills (one by the Waterloo Lake dam, and the other near the cricket pitch) were covered with keen sledgers, snowboarders and of course copious amounts of snow. I recorded at LEAST 9inches which is quite a lot for Leeds.
Anyway here are some pics.. Enjoy!

Sunny :p

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Posterous.. the beginning..

2010-01-10T19:02:00.001-08:00

This is my very first post using Posterous! :)Just making sure all my settings are right and it updates my blog as well as my facebook.
Here's a pic to start it off from one of my 'slowmo' vids.

Sunny :p

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Snow business like snow business!

2010-01-05T20:30:00.001-08:00

Roundhay Park Lake iced over @ 2.30am
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

I absolutely LOVE the snow! it completely transforms surroundings into wonderful winter wonderlands.

Roundhay Park is amazing at this time of year, with sledgers (sp?) snowboarders and generally people having fun! But during the quietness of the night it is a different scene. Animals have to survive, and the mallards, swans and other waterfowl need to make do with what they have. The photo below shows Roundhay Park Lake iced over at 2.30am (ish) with the ducks perched on the ice ready to sleep through the blizzard ahead.. It is such a beautiful scene. I have never seen anything like it in Leeds in all my life!

I hope you like it :)

Sundeep Osahn
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Briggate in Slow Motion

2009-12-30T03:05:00.001-08:00

Briggate Slowmo 1
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Just a test using a consumer grade compact camera - nothing too fancy or pricey - to achieve a cinematic look. :)

Sundeep Osahn

Merry Christmas

2009-12-18T17:52:00.001-08:00

Maasai Christmas
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Just thought i'd say happy holidays to everyone! If you celebrate christmas, or even if you dont, I hope you get caught up in the christmas spirit and have a lovely time :)

Picture info:
Maasai family figurines looking toward my christmas tree. Taken with a 50mm prime lens on a canon 5D mk2.

Sunny :p

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Here's what I made earlier...

2009-11-02T13:16:00.001-08:00

Beauty shoot - Charanjit
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Sometimes we get caught up in the things we do. This year for me its been my Architecture Postgraduate course, then wedding photography, my brothers wedding, more wedding photography and then starting the second year of my postgrad... things seem to slip by and end up forgotten. Thats kind of what happend with this photo (and the rest in the set).

I was so busy with what I was doing that I forgot to upload these to my website, flickr and facebook! I shall be going through some of my work from the past year and slowly upload them for everyone to see, afterall its a shame to let some nice photos go unseen.

Remember guys you can join my facebook group here http://www.facebook.com/business/dashboard/?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=18190808786

And please visit my website as i've recently redone it with a more simplistic approach. You can check that out here http://www.sunnyphotography.co.uk/

Take care and thanks for reading!

Sundeep Singh Osahn
Professional Photographer

LOL

2009-10-20T07:58:00.001-07:00

_ Pomodoro!
Originally uploaded by sara maroto

I just had to blog this! how awesome are pets! lol..

take it easy.

Sunny :p

www.sunnyphotography.co.uk

Roborovski Dwarf Hamster - Monkey feeding

2009-10-15T18:21:00.001-07:00

Roborovski Dwarf Hamster - Monkey feeding
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

This is Monkey, one of my roborovski dwarf hamsters. im feeding him a bit of dried banana and he's grabbing onto my finger with his two little hands! Just thought i'd share this photo seen as I havnt mentioned my hamsters before!lol

Sunny :p

Light Night - Leeds!

2009-10-12T03:13:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Friday the 9th Oct was Light Night, where there were events/interventions around the city to do with light and dark. It was a lovely experience and I think its a brilliant idea because it brings people out into the city at night, so they can enjoy it in a way they may not have before.

Overall awesome night and I recommend everyone go next time!

Tilt and Shift & ColourSplash

2009-09-27T16:36:00.001-07:00

Leeds v Watford
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Hi guys!

Its been a while since i've posted anything but i'd just like to say that i am REALLY digging two apps for the iPhone at the moment - TiltShiftGen and ColourSplash!

TSG gives such an easy way to create a fake tilt and shift look, as well as adjusting contrast, saturation, brightness and even vignette! The T&S can be applied in any direction with any depth of field. It really is a brilliant app!

ColourSplash lets you 'grey out' parts of an image with a selection of adjustable brushes. It has a built in flickr/facebook uploader too!

Two brilliant apps which coupled together give you photoshop in your pocket! lol

Over and out!
Sunny :p

The Happy Couple

2009-08-06T09:34:00.001-07:00

The Happy Couple
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

As I go through the photos for Jayant and Jagnisha's wedding I find little gems that I really (really!) like.. such as this one! my flickr description sums it up:

"i love the way the DJ's disco lights fill the room with such vibrant colours - and i really like it how it can give a photo such depth."

After i've given these photos to the couple i'll be starting work on 2 other sets of wedding photos taken on alternate days (12-14hrs on each day stood on my feet!lol)

Remember, if you know anybody getting married be it a sikh, hindu, muslim, christian, or even a matrixism wedding.. let me know! i'd be happy to shoot it :)

Thats it for now!

Sunny :p

Midnight Session & Taj-E

2009-07-16T15:44:00.000-07:00

In May i had the pleasure of doing some event photography at Puro in Leeds at the Midnight Session gig, organised by Direct Sounds and featuring Taj-E. As well as taking some photos i also took some video (for the geeks amongst us [which includes me] it was shot at 1080p on a 5DmkII). Here is the video which i ruthlessly edited and peiced together from various footage throughout the night.

Its in HD too so check the youtube link directly if you like!

If you havnt seen the pics then click here - it should take you the first picture from the album on my facebook profile.

Take care!
Sunny :P

www.sunnyphotography.co.uk

Jay and Jags Wedding

2009-07-16T15:42:00.000-07:00

It was a busy wedding but we got through it! Ended up with some shots that i'm very happy with. Take a look and see what you think..

ps. leave a comment!! :)

Jay and Jags pre-wedding shoot

2009-06-29T11:28:00.001-07:00

Jay and Jags pre-wedding shoot
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Its been a while since i've blogged anything but i suppose sometimes a guy gets a bit too busy! anyway... here's my latest set of pics (click the image to go to my flickr page).

A pre-wedding shoot at Abbey Park in Leicester. I gotta say the couple are really lovely and i'm looking forward to shooting their wedding this weekend!

Sunny :p

my site :p

2009-04-29T08:49:00.000-07:00

here's my website guys! www.sunnyphotography.co.uk

its slowly being updated with more and more pics - and pretty soon i'll have a cartfly shop set up too! so stay tuned!

Sunny
Sunny Photography - Wedding Portrait and Event photography based in Leeds West Yorkshire

Vaisakhi Leeds 2009

2009-04-21T04:58:00.001-07:00

Vaisakhi Leeds 2009
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

The celebration of Vaisakhi, the birth of Sikhism, is held as a Nagar Kirtan (procession with religious hymns) traditionally from one Gurdwara (Sikh Temple) to every other Gurdwara along the way to a central point of the city - which in this case is Millenium Square, Leeds. The turn out for this event was in the thousands, with almost every Sikh family in Leeds turning up and joining in the walk.

This pic shows a group of young Sikhs singing religious hymns (Kirtan) just outside of Civic Hall.

Check out my flicker page (by clicking on the pic) to see more pics of Vaiskhi or take a look at my facebook group (by going to my website www.SunnyPhotography.co.uk - then clicking on the facebook link!)

Happy Vaisakhi people!

Sundeep Singh Osahn
Sunny Photography - the Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Asian, Indian, Wedding Photographer based in Leeds, Yorkshire.

this is just a test!

2009-04-15T04:31:00.000-07:00

This is just a test for google. I'm seeing if by posting a couple of sentances whether it'll be recognised and help my business jump up the rankings on a google search. The phrase is below....

" Sunny Photography Asian or Indian wedding photographer based in Leeds Yorkshire Sikh Hindu Muslim Weddings. Visit our website at www.sunnyphotography.co.uk - probably the best up and coming wedding photographer in leeds "

lets see if it works!lol

BACKUP...? Time Machine??...

2009-04-10T07:52:00.000-07:00

Recently I stumbled on a website which mentioned something along the lines of 'always have 3 copies of everything' and it made me think.. do i?

Up until (very) recently I had my mac set up as follows (WARNING: the following might sound a bit geeky!).....

2x 1TB Samsumg Hard drives set up in RAID 1 which means they mirror everything (so that hard drive B has a copy of everything on hard drive A). This is good for redundancy purposes i.e. if something went wrong with 1 hard drive i've still got the other with everything on it that the failed one had.
I also had a 500GB external hard drive which kept a backup of my Aperture vault (over 300GB of photos!). Also, I had a 500GB internal drive where i stored movies, music and it was also used as a scratch disk for Final Cut.

Time Machine

I use a Mac which can utilise a thing called the Time Machine which is built into the operating system. Judging by the reviews of it and demonstrations on the apple website, it looks pretty decent - it can literally go back in time and recover something you deleted yesterday, a week ago, even a month or two ago!

I was curious about it so I decided to test it out. I pulled one of my RAIDed 1TB hard drives out and hooked it up to an external enclosure (from eBay for about £20) formatted it and within seconds my mac asked me if i wanted to use it as a 'Time Machine Backup'. (Note here that my system still worked exactly like it did before - even by pulling one of the RAIDed hard drives!)

It took around 10hrs (i left it over night) for Time Machine to copy everything from my 1TB main system disk to the backup (approx 700GB of data). From my applications to photos, documents to 3D work, everything was backed up. The great thing about time machine is that it generates a backup of files that have been changed, deleted or modified - so it isnt just copying anything and everything.

I bought an Iomega Prestige 1TB hard drive yesterday so add to my time machine backup - so i'd have 2 time machine backups of my hard drive. One (the nicer looking Iomega drive) will be kept beside my mac constantly backing up and the other will be kept elsewhere, in another room or offsite, and backed up weekly. Its a good failsafe in case anything massively crazy happened like a fire or freak powersurge that could fry ALL power-connected hardware.

So far so good!

Sunny :]

FREE Kodak Prints! :)

2009-04-06T18:32:00.000-07:00

hey guys, I saw this offer and thought i'd post it here! 40 FREE prints when you sign up (£1.39 delivery). Might as well! how often do you print the pics you take? exactly! Click HERE for the link!

Earth Hour 2009

2009-03-31T08:07:00.000-07:00

This set of images are wonderful.. I cant help but think how some (if not most) of the buildings look better without all the unnecessary lighting! Judge for yourself by clicking here.

(and click on an image to see the lights fade out!)

a spring day photo 1!

2009-03-30T11:32:00.003-07:00

a spring day
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

I hate it when I wake up to a lovely, bright, warm sunshine filtering through the blinds on my bedroom window sometimes. Why? well.. it gives me the (false) impression that its really warm outside! Then when i actually DO go outside its freezing cold!lol.. but once my mind processes that sunshine does not always equal warm weather, i absolutely love it.. The false hope of warm weather draws me outside but the nature-filled world keeps my finger on the shutter. I like nature :)

here are 3 photos from that lovely day (march 29th 09)

a spring day photo 2

2009-03-30T11:32:00.001-07:00

a spring day
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

photo 2

a spring day 3

2009-03-30T11:31:00.001-07:00

a spring day
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

photo 3

Wangfujing Night Market

2009-03-16T09:20:00.001-07:00

Wangfujing Night Market
Originally uploaded by alexthomasphoto

This is an image taken by a friend of mine who is studying documentary photography - in China.

"The Wangfujing Night Market has a selection of exotic Street food on the Snack Street. Deep fried insects, scorpions, and sea creatures can be found, along with other animals and animal parts not ordinarily consumed as food in the west"

I like how the man smoking the cigarette gives the impression of 'attitude' and rebeliousness compared with the rest of the bokeh'd out guys toward the left of the image.

Flame ON!

2009-03-05T17:06:00.001-08:00

Ellesh and Leena Wedding
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Captured at 1/5000th of a second, this image captured the flames from a religious, spiritual and holy cerremony carried out before a Hindu wedding.

Personally i love how the raw fire has been captured - as if it has been contained.

Any comments??...

5D Mark 2 at Focus On Imaging '09

2009-02-28T09:03:00.000-08:00

here's some more footage of the 5D mark2 with two different lenses; the first being my favorite lens, the 50mm F1.2L lens; and the second being the 24-105mm F4 IS L lens. For those of you unfamiliar with canon lens terminology, 'L' stands for 'Luxury'. According to canon, "these lenses use special optical technologies [such as] Ultra-low Dispersion UD glass, Super Low Dispersion glass, Fluorite elements, and Aspherical elements to truly push the optical envelope."

Also, IS stands for Image Stabilisation which as the canon rep in the second video discusses, is arguably better than in-body stabilisation methods. The reason, i'm not sure, but i AM sure that he believes it with all his heart. Anyway.. here's the vids!

p.s. you might want to watch them in HD!

Broadcast Video Expo - Earls Court

2009-02-20T05:44:00.000-08:00

I went to the Broadcast Video Expo event at Earls Court on Weds 18th Feb 09 with a videographer friend of mine. The equipment there was absolutely awesome! From consumer products to high end cinematography equipment such as the RED range of pro video cameras (which have a res of 4x 1080P!)

I got to play about with the Canon 5D MKII on a Steadicam Merlin. I obviously hadnt mastered the technique required to use it like the pros do but after 5 mins or so i was used to the silky smooth motion it gave and how to control it. After figuring out how to record from live-view on the 5D MKII I recorded this video... (please rate it and subscribe!) - its best to watch it in HD via the link from youtube.

how cute is that!?

2009-02-16T09:44:00.000-08:00

just imagine how difficult it would be to catch a shot like this.. it requires the 2 P's.. patience and precision. (and a nice lens..lol).

Venice - the Biennale

2009-02-12T18:44:00.001-08:00

Venice - the Biennale
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

This is the whole of the pavillion as described in the previous post. It brings back memories! I want to go to venice again!lol

sunny :p

Venice - the Biennale

2009-02-12T18:43:00.001-08:00

Venice - the Biennale
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

An image from Venice that i quite like. It is the side of a pavillion by the river. It is essentially a mirrored glass box with the inside painted red and a tall tree standing directly in the centre of it.

Sunny :p

Lendal Bridge

2009-01-29T10:02:00.001-08:00

Lendal Bridge
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

Lendal Bridge - York. Well, its actually just below Lendal Bridge, on the east bank of the River Ouse...

in my garden..

2009-01-23T02:21:00.001-08:00

in my garden..
Originally uploaded by SunnyPhotography

a tulip in my garden, taken almost a year ago. i like this pic, reminds me of spring!

sunny :p

Photoshoot - SimplyBeautifulYou

2008-12-15T05:44:00.000-08:00

Hello, these are a few pics from a shoot i did a few days ago. The model's name is Prabjot and the shoot was for Simply Beautiful You who specialise in hair and makeup. The lighting in these shots were mainly from an octagonal softbox (40inch i think?..) and a rectangular softbox (60x80mm..i think..). Let me know what you think!

Sunny :p

Photoshoot - DJ Jad

2008-12-05T16:55:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,

This was a shoot for local DJ Jad Bad Mad who wanted a nice profile picture and a headshot. Natural light and a 50mm lens with a low F stop (f1.4) to give a nice shallow depth of field.

Join DJ Jad's facebook group by clicking here. Join my facebook group by clicking here.

Seeya later guys!
Sunny :p

Life in Balance

2008-12-03T17:36:00.001-08:00

Life in Balance
Originally uploaded by .Bradi.

creativity is everywhere. this photo is proof!

Enjoy!

Sunny :p

Flickr

2008-12-03T17:30:00.001-08:00

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Tilt and Shift photography - makes things look cool!

2008-11-28T05:09:00.000-08:00

Thats right.. it really does make things look cool - and appear like toys. There are ways of creating this effect in photoshop but the real thing is simply awesome. here is a video i found using lots of stills to create a video during a monster truck rally/destruction derby type thing!

enjoy! :p

Metal Heart from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

When Leeds Met Leeds Uni Sikh Society

2008-11-14T15:25:00.000-08:00

Just as the title reads! Here's a group shot of everyone there on the day. :)

Arch Live - Persistence Works, Sheffield

2008-11-04T10:25:00.001-08:00

A friend of mine invited me to an exhibition at Persistence Works in Sheffield. It was about architecture and journeys and involved two professional dancers and a choreographer working alongside students on the postgraduate degree course in architecture at Sheffield University. Here are a couple of snaps!

Diwali or Bandi Chhorh Divas 08

2008-10-29T10:35:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Its that time of year again and celebrations (and fireworks) are everywhere. Here are a few shots from Chapeltown Gurdwara, Leeds.

Marni and Asif's Album...

2008-10-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

"the best part about the wedding is this album"... Marni.

I dont think words could describe what Marni and Asif felt as they held their wedding album in their hands and they opened the first page.. They were speechless. They knew their album would be good, but they were bown away by the sheer quality of everything as a whole. I'm extremely pleased they reacted how they did because it reflects well to the standard of my work. I'm glad they liked it!

Heres some pics of the album!
Sunny

Meet Greet and Eat

2008-10-03T06:20:00.000-07:00

The first event of the Leeds Met Sikh Society took place last week where we went to Nando's on Boar Lane to get some food after meeting up at Civic Quarter. It was an excellent turnout and I have to say the food was brilliant!

Leeds Met Sikh Society

2008-10-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

The new academic year brought to us a new Sikh Society at Leeds Met University. It was well needed and had an excellent number of sign-ups at the freshers fair. For more info on the Sikh Society visit the facebook group by searching 'leeds met sikh society' or click here.

Special thanks to Charanjit Kaur Rayat for having the initiative to start the society. Well done!

And below should be pics from the event! (more are on the facebook page!)