The Adventures of Michael Vincent

1. 2020 Vision | Identity

   17 Dec 2020
   “O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us”. Robbie Burns This famous qoute by Robbie Burns could easily apply to the non judgemental operation of a camera. The Camera and Lens has no opinion about you or me. If we could really see…

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2. 2020 Vision | Self Portrait

   15 Dec 2020
   The lockdown has me enjoying this time more than I expected. I have been studying Light, specifically the Light from my Studio Strobe. In Layman’s terms Off-Camera Flash. My Set-Up couldn’t be simpler. One Speedlight One Light Stand One Umbrella SOFTBOX One Wireless Trigger for the Flash and a Remote…

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3. 2020 Vision | Seeing Myself

   11 Dec 2020
   Self Portrait Day 3: Today my message is about self acceptance. My camera will not lie to me, so why should I lie to myself. Ali said “Black is Beautiful”. Being mixed race allows me the opportunity to extolle the virtues of being a beautiful shade of cafe latte brown.…

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4. 2020 VISION | Selfie

   09 Dec 2020
   The Camera doesn’t lie. It has no opinion. It has no feelings to express. It’s only job, is to harness the Light and what ever the Light illuminates. In testing my strobes today, I wanted to see how my camera responds to the various lighting patterns. I was the subject…

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5. 2020 Vision | Light Show

   08 Dec 2020
   This year has been all about Light. Mr Kodak said, “Know Light for all you are worth”. I paraphrase, words to that effect. I took this seriously. Studying how my Flash works and how to use it On and Off Camera has been a beautiful study. This study has helped…

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