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...had a distinguished career as a portrait and lifestyle photographer, and there are insights into that, but it’s the way that he writes about his personal photography that is most absorbing. So make a cuppa and settle down; Justin has put a lot into this, and I think you will find plenty to take away. Would you like to start...
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...Europe and Russia. One of our members, Natasha Chub-Afanasyeva, originally an English teacher from Moscow but now a photographer and videographer, got to know about the first-ever event in St. Petersburg and thought she would try to bring the concept to Zurich. Attendance was good on the day. Copyright: Pascal Cornuez What appealed, she explains, was the Photo Laundry’s “accessibility...
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It’s 2006 and I’m visiting my dear friend Mark Broadwith, who then lived in the Yorkshire Dales. Mark is trained and licensed by the RPS and he works as a portrait and wedding photographer. He has helped me take the initial steps to become a better photographer and then offered a suggestion that turned out to be life changing: “There’s...
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...many, many more.. (sorry if I haven’t mentioned you!) and that is only on Flickr. They regularly produce good images and occasionally produce great ones - it’s quite humbling really. And that is ignoring international photographers such as Michael Gordon, Mike Stacey, Lon Overacker, Roman Loranc, Chip Hooper, Keith Taylor, etc.. I suppose the photographers who particularly inspired me in...
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...but no other condition is more likely to create hoar frost, weather phenomena highlighted for any landscape photographer. Freezing fog may not sound that appealing to regular folk, but no other condition is more likely to create hoar frost, weather phenomena highlighted for any landscape photographer. Although I had not intended to include anything so recent, this photo was, as...
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...world composing a square image demands that bit more from the photographer. Pre-visualising a square forces your vision in, minimising the constant wandering of our eyes from side to side, ignoring our peripheral vision. It also forces the photographer to seek a balance between the various elements of the composition. As you go wider in the horizontal there is a...
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...species. I like to think my approach to floral studies is much the same as any portrait photographer, in that I aim to capture them looking at their finest, in their natural environment and with favourable lighting. For me, this usually entails shooting within a couple of hours of sunrise when the flowers are in prime condition and before the...
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...to the residual tilt I couldn’t seem to rid myself of. Photographers began to gather, whispering, peering and speculating. I explained, demonstrated, justified and at times business carded to the crowds, using all the restraint I could manage not to mock the smart phoneys who follow the blossom-lined paths staring at nothing but the end of a selfie stick. I...
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...and photographic skills further, a photographer I’ve always admired, Theo Bosboom, suggested that focusing on a project would be a good way to achieve this. He offers a course, which basically consists of a year of mentorship, guiding the photographer through the various steps towards producing a consistent series of images. It was exactly what I needed, and I signed...
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...of movement, about 15mm in either direction to allow a full side by side in portrait orientation or a fairly panoramic 3x1 stitch in landscape orientation; Tilt also is fairly large giving a 10 degree tilt which should be enough for all but long lens close up work. The adapter also freely rotates upon releasing a simple clutch which has...
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