Photos, Drawings, Thoughts and Tantrums

I am really not the type to flaunt my achievements, but this was a big moment for me, winning the Silver Medal Award at the Malta Photographic Society's National Exhibition 2021 in the Monochrome Projected images category.  This was really important to me, since I proved to myself that I can pre-envisage a photograph. I say this since the original idea of this photo, came around on the very instance I had met the model herself, Eliza, a fantastic & unique Maltese model and hairstylist. In brief, I had shared my wish to photograph her since day one, which was about 6 months prior actually getting down to doing the shoot and submitting the photo for the National Exhibition! The title was kept simple - I wanted to portray Eliza (of IZA) as she is so I thought the best title for this photograph was "SHE"  I hope you like this photograph and you are welcome to comment and or share your thoughts. Visit www.wilcam.net to view more of my photography. 'SHE' by Wil Ca...

With all the restrictions of meetup with people due to Covid19, the urge to take photos can only be subdued with a little street photography.  During this day I went for a short walk around the Msida & Floriana areas in Malta and tried to capture some items and places which I normally miss when going at a normal (fast) pace.  All images are available on PicFair Let me know your comments about these photos: 

 So, I thought of trying out some projection photography. Since this was a trial I opted to use a rather docile model, quite and very obedient - basically a mannequin 😊 Also I managed to borrow a projector since a good projector, is not something you buy cheaply and obviously wanted to avoid having to purchase one for just a trial - eventually I will get one since now I have other cool ideas for this style which I would love to try out.  I settled on 3 main trial themes illustrated below - let me know what you think in the comments .  Social Head F*** : Depiction of the fast life we are pushed into by social media.  Head Lines : An abstract rendition of our obsession to chasing news headlines or avoiding them for some! Migraine : Abstraction of the burning sensation brought by constant pressure. View these images and more on my PicFair Store 

Hey now I have a store on Pic f air !  Click here to view and purchase any of the photos listed in my store - which you can choose to print as Wall Art with the great Pic f air options.  Let me know what you think and which photos you would like to have available here.  Thank you for your support!  My Pic f air Store

Here are some chosen photos that you can purchase from my Redbubble Shop .  You can choose to have them framed, printed as Art Board or Wall Art, even on Metal Sheet print and why not some are even on t-shirts and wearables. Click on the photos to go to the specific item page or visit my Shop Here . Calm - Click here to view Pigeons' Morning Flight - Click here to view Splash - Click here to view When Passion Takes Over - Click here to view Cocktail - Click here to view A Splash of Coffee - Click here to view Check these out and my other designs & items and do let me know what you think!    

Sometime ago I had the opportunity to photograph a friend of mine, Dominic, an artist & also a Burlesque performer.  This was such an interesting shoot as I could capture the different sides of his character, the 'shy' and focused artist and then the extrovert Burlesque character.  You can view the full set on Flickr by clicking here  

I decided to use Motion as my theme of choice for the final Panel for the MIPP SIA. The idea was to create photographs which depict motion in dance and water.  Having the right model was crucial and here I would like to thank the amazing Isabel Borg for being my model and help me construct this panel. 

So I tried to do some “levitation” photography with a Broken mug. The concept is very easy but it's quite lengthy and requires a bit of patience to get the things done correctly.  At first my approach was to be as ‘realistic’ as possible, but then I resorted to aim towards a more surrealistic final image, just to add a bit of fun into it.  The setup, was quite simple indeed (2 light stands with a mid support to tie the mug parts) and I used 2 X Speedlight flashes for the background lighting and front highlights. The difficult part comes when ‘hanging’ the pieces of porcelain and here Live View in Capture One really helps, since you can actually see all the composition and arrange stuff as you go along.  Here is the final image:  The Coffee Pour - Wil Camilleri

Some of my Light Painting Photo experiments.... Light Painting Whisky Glass Light Painting Book Alessi Characters - Light Painting Alessi Characters - Light Painting 2

In this shoot , I wanted to introducing a product in splash photography and I chose to go with a cute Gin Mare MINI Bottle. I am including the setup I used below,In which I used 2 speed lights one of which was with a mini soft box to create the foreground light.  Adding splashes is easy, but it doesn’t obey any rules, so you need to try, try & try. Photoshop helps a lot in blending images together to get a more balanced look of the product and the splashes created and this was the post technique I used in this case.  Gin Mare Mini Photo - Wil Camilleri The Setup used

I started experimenting with Splash photography, using water droplets, using flash (in this case speed-lights) to capture the freeze moment. The set up, as shown below, is relatively easy. Although I managed to get some decent images out of it, I want to explore better ways of doing this to maximize the instances of getting the “perfect splash”. Work in Photoshop for this was quite minimal and involved mainly removing stray drops and retouching the ‘horizon’ so its fully level - the rest was all coming directly from the camera. An this is the image achieved. Splash Photo Setup

Earlier this month I did a mini photo shoot with a friend of mine. The motivations were mainly testing some new gear and also get away from the creative 'boredom' brought by partial lock down due to Corona Virus.  So here it is, some simple woodland style shots, shot with a Canon 5D MrkII, with external flash in a soft box.  Look forward to your comments and suggestions below!  

In these times of being stuck at home and needing to be a bit creative, even making yourself a quick drink can become a source of inspiration. That's what I tried to do here and before indulging in the art of slowly savoring a glass of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey , I took a couple of shots to capture the pouring of this fabulous liquid. For the Whisky purists, yes I do like and appreciate Scotch, but I also enjoy other takes on the spirit, even the so called "commercial" ones - but this is all about the photos and I hope you like one I have for you today!  Pouring a glass of Jack Daniel's Whiskey  

In January 2020, I had the opportunity to take on a short Street Photography course with Martin Agius , one of Malta's finest photographers at MIPP . The great thing about the experience was that we were given "tasks", but also left with full creative freedom and the criticism was mainly based on technique which eventually is what leads you to have a fantastic photo at the end. I am adding three shots from the class for your comments! Mourning Reflections The Floater  

I was actually looking for something to get back to Model photography and although my aims are not so much on commercial shoot aspect, I liked the challenge of this photo shoot. Working with Katrina Pavia is great. She is very professional and delivers, whilst also is very self aware and knows what works and what doesn't - which in my opinion is great to have in a model. Here are some photos from this year's Calzedonia Malta Summer 2018 beachwear and bikini shoot - let me know if you like in the comments below!

Last October I was asked by a friend of mine, who is an upcoming makeup artist, to take some photographs of some special effects make up for Halloween. Was a fun two days with three different models and quite a cool concept, Horror Fairy Tale characters : Alice in Wonderland, Red Riding Hood and Snow White. Here are some of the photos from the shoot!

Way back in April 2010 I was asked by Sue Rossi of Modelle International to photograph Ms. World Malta 2009 Shanel Debattista for the 2010 event booklet and tickets. For me this was a great honour, but also quite a responsibility so I felt the approach should be simple yet striking so as to try to achieve a fashion cover magazine look - whilst also being neath and clean. Click on the image to view more images from this shoot! Hope you like.....Comments appreciated :)