Joanne Oliviers Blog

Lens Lens Baby

joanneolivier — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:08:38 +0000

Some of the first shots I took on my Lens baby. MMmmm. I trust I will need to buy myself some new accessories with this baby

Green screen

The Dog Walk

plaid

Lens Baby Composer

joanneolivier — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:59:56 +0000

My new toy. The Lens baby composer is a selective focus lens that allows you to be as creative and dreamy as you want. Some people say you can get this effect using photoshop anyway but I think thats a cop out. This is what the lens looks like.You have to physically change apertures by dropping in a magnetic aperture ring. Takes a bit of getting used to, but I think I managed to get some decent shots the first time around.

Karma – Cafe Barcelona. Home away from Home

joanneolivier — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:46:51 +0000

My good friend Karma, of Henry Ate fame, jetted into Jozi for her sisters wedding. Luckily she played one show, which I got to take some pics at. I knelt down in front of the stage and have suffered fatal knee bruises from it. At least some of the shots were semi decent. The show was as always, brilliant. Karma belongs on stage. She is different on and off it – like an artistic chameleon. Here are some of the shots.

Karma always has cool shoes

stickers on guitar cases tell a whole other tale

fooling around - me and K

Julian - ex Henry Ate

Zanzibar Lens

joanneolivier — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:29:09 +0000

3 friends and myself recently went to Zanzibar to shoot a corporate video for Plan Hotels. I also managed to sneak in some personal shooting time, and made sure we visited stone town – home of the muslim babies, the green walls, the empty coke fridges and the desperate guides who we needed to escape. Here are some of the shots. More to come.

You can dance

local style

zanizbar batman

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until next time !!

Trash Mogul

joanneolivier — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:18:28 +0000

The leftover members of Running With Scissors have started a new band called Trash Mogul
I took some shots of them at their first gig at CCHQ the other night, and I think they have a bright disco future. There is something lynchian about them. Oh, and they cross dress.

Trash Mogul at CCHQ

tache

Halo

drummer girl

put on your red shoes and dance

Blue Donkey

joanneolivier — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:00:39 +0000

If anything will be the death of me – it will be routine. I am so plagued down by doing the same things, and I think we all get caught in the rut. At the end of the year we look back at a blur of dinners, malls, office walls, club floors, and it all seems so seamless. Last Saturday i took a drive out in the country, and stopped where I thought a good photograph would be. It’s not easy to stop on the side of the highway, so I settled for this. I like the pics I took of these donkeys. They were the sweetest donkeys ever. OH, and there was a horse as well. He was also friendly.
J

Donkey Doug

Fish Eye Pose

Donkey blue

Jane Wayne – Part 2. Lessons in electro

joanneolivier — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:46:48 +0000

It’s taking me a while to go through these, and the ones Im posting here are not the final shots. These are the ones Ive played with, and have come to love. Go to Jane Wayne on facebook to become a part of the game.
Ive cropped these polaroid style, just because Ive become fascinated with old skool type photography these days, and am re living it, in my own little way.

JANE WAYNE

Cape Town like the old days

joanneolivier — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:35:41 +0000

Sometimes the after effects of photography are the most time consuming, but the most satisfying. I shot some pics when I was in Cape Town recently, and love the way that the sea and sand turn timeless with certain effects. Below are some of my favourite shots of the moment.

muizenberg beach

Snow Patrol, Oasis, Panic At The Disco

joanneolivier — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:53:12 +0000

Snow Patrol, Panic At The Disco and legendary Manchester louts Oasis were recently in South Africa to perform at the Coke Fest. The best things about these festivals, besides seeing the bands, is taking photos. I took way too many to load here, so I will only share a few.

OASIS

casts no shadow

liam gallagher

PANIC AT THE DISCO

Brendon urie

SNOW PATROL

WHAT GOES ON AT THE CONCERT

LOMO photography

joanneolivier — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:18:23 +0000

So I was fascinated by this Lomo photography, and especially the old faded square photos from my parents past. I was lucky enough to get a LOMO Diane + for my birthday, so I am dying to try it out. Watch this blog for some pics, and experiments.

* Film format: 120
* Size: 5” x 3.75” x 3” (12.5cm x 9.5cm x 7.6cm)
* Variable shutter (daytime & “B” for unlimited long exposures)
* 12-shot (5.2×5.2cm), 16-shot (4.2×4.2cm), and endless Panorama (4.6×4.6cm) formats
* Removable lens for super-wide-angle pinhole shots.