
(Credit: Leah Dee)
Photographer: Leah Dee
Speciality: Macro, nature
Biography: Leah is a 21-year-old amateur photographer from Sydney. At school she never studied art subjects, making her foray in photography all the more intriguing. After finishing school in 2007, Leah went on to study Business and Commerce at university.
Whenever she goes out, Leah always takes her camera with her. In April 2010, she decided to pick up her camera and take photographs of anything and everything as a way to relax from her studies.
While not having extensive photographic knowledge, Leah knows that photography is something she loves. She has recently purchased two film cameras and has started to experiment with and edit her photos. Even though Leah's university honours course doesn't give her time to photograph as much as she'd like, her camera is never far from her side.
Whenever I take a photograph, I try and achieve the best photo possible as I really hate to edit photos dramatically; I feel it can take away from the context of the photo. I've moved away from simply shooting flowers and nature to shoot architecture and really anything that looks amazing in black and white. For me, photography is all about experimenting and learning from my mistakes and trying to improve as I go.
Equipment: FujiFilm FinePix S5700, Canon IXUS 210 IS, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T70, Minolta SLR, Holga 120 CFN, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0.
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More of Leah's work can be seen on her Flickr and her website.
This shot was taken of a plant in my garden in January after a huge downpour at my house. I usually walk around my house and try to find little shots like this. It's just something that puts a smile on my face. I also loved the reflection in the rain drop, as well.
Exposure: 1/40, f/3.6, ISO 320