Photography Advice
WHAT SUNDAY IS FOR
Sunday weddings are a brilliant use of a Sunday. They start the week with a celebration and a happy smile. It was a privilege to take this couples pictures for them and I hope you enjoy them.
Bridesmaids Lanterns
NOT A TOY
I never get much chance these days – not a whinge! – to shoot things that do fascinate me. I am talking about the not every day stuff like snakes, bugs and animals. I am reminded of this by a Tarantula that I shot (sic) yesterday at a school I am working with. I can show you this because the EC has yet to establish model release rights for spiders.
The joy I did not feel! But RESPECT - Oh yeah!
This big hairy ginger girl was a superb shooting challenge in just simple terms – get all the legs in, get the eyes in focus – they are the shiny glittering black lump like a cupola in the centre of a very frightening tank. › Continue reading
WILD ANIMALS
We love to shoot images of children and animals – despite the constant advice to the contrary. This was shot in the wilds behind the studio. It was a quick shoot to round off a project that started a year and a half ago. In hindsight I am certain that we only scratched the surface but I am pleased with the pictures. This image is the one that was chosen for a present and is speeding on its way to One Vision and transformation into a box framed image about three feet wide! It will knock their socks off and is a fitting summary to our project.
Well directed images make all the difference
There are 10 other prints form this programme that have been framed from simple 7×5 images through 12×16s and onto this 36×13 image. Most of the work was completed in Lightroom with the client present. It is always good to get feedback and even art direction. Heaven knows it is good to work with opinionated people – at least they know what they want. Much of this image was directed by the boy in the picture. He is a great art director – or may be one day.
THE GOOD GOOD GIRLS
Backlighting and dark clothing combine to make a great modelling shoot.
We took some classic portraits at the weekend. The best part was that nothing went according to plan. The original plan was to take some quite formal images of the girls but the weather was so good that it did not feel right being inside and after all, God does the best lighting. So we › Continue reading