Action photography on a beginners’ course. Skateboarding is NOT a crime (apparently…). The keen boarders in the Lloyds amphitheatre are always happy to have shots taken and especially if you agree to email them a few. A great way to learn action and sports photography. Shutter priority and a speed of above 1/500 or better…
A quick grabbed shot (I’m busy teaching and helping on workshops so don’t get to take many shots myself) of a student snapping an angle on the Arnolfini sign in Bristol Docks. Use of shallow depth of field (wide open aperture on kit lens at f3.5) helps to isolate the figure from the background. entering…
Another lovely group of folks on my Winter Nightlights Walk in central Bristol last night. We struck lucky with a gap in the windy and wet weather the SW has been experiencing recently.Here’s an example of “Post Production”. I took a bracket of three shots of the bridge with my camera set to Aperture priority,…
Here;’s a cracking photo of the iconic dockside cranes taken on a twilight photo course late last year. Recently I had the opportunity as part of a commission to take the opposite view from inside the crane on the left of the first photo. Using a fish-eye lens gave this wacky perspective. Dockside Cranes View…
Sometimes, needs must and you have to get down and dirty to get the shot. Framing can add a lot of interest but only you can decide if extreme framing like this is worth the cleaning bill. Of course those of you with a camera that has a “flippy screen” might have life a little…
I’m lucky enough to be the Clifton Suspension Bridge’s photographer. Over the years I’ve taken many shots for them. This simple looking shot is one of my favourites though. Just after dawn. It’s REALLY hard to work out the best combination of time of day, time of year, repair works , traffic, tides and weather…