Just finished another fun portrait course – we explored so much more than I thought we would have time to cover due to the extreme enthusiasm of all concerned – I really must get around to running a few more of these. Thanks so much to the participants for making it a great day !
My first portrait course was a great success (I think!) and certainly fun. We covered all the basics from lenses to lighting both with pro studio gear and simple home set ups and also out doors. The psychology of posing and relaxing your sitter was the most subtle part of the experience and we discovered…
Bristol Floating Harbour – possibly the best venue for learning photography in varied styles that I have ever encountered. Street, action, wildlife, architecture, travel, portrait and more. ; it’s all there for the taking. These snaps are from a recent “sunset golden hour” course with6 happy snappers. It took place on the longest day, last…
Fitness Instructors Headshots This really excellent Gym in Bristol asked for shots to use on their web pages and literature – We talked about a “style” to give all the shots a similar look – Stylish, yet approachable was the brief… They cover specialist stuff like running coaching, chiropractic and acupuncture as well. It was…
How to do a headshot in 16,384 simple steps… I just had the pleasure of producing this image for a client to use on his social media. His previous shot (done on his phone) just wasn’t doing the job. This is a “typical” lighting set up for producing a strong image – the steps…
Had a fun day on Saturday 1st June photographing the Extinction Rebellion fashion show in Broadmead for their PR use. Really hard getting “clean” shots and my ridiculously high resolution but very slow focussing Sony camera made it quite hard work… Still I grew up without autofocus so what am I complaining about? and that…
Last month I did a special on headshots for my Montpelier neighbours – amazing how many wanted a professional looking shot for their CV or Social media! There are so many potential uses for headshots I usually recommend that you have a few versions: what works on Instagram looks less than confidence inspiring on Linked-In…
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,…