A new experience for me has been event photography, wow what a challenge! I had a Pop Up Photography Stand at a recent evening event in Peterborough, as well as taking pictures all through the event (a 20's style casino) dinner and awards, I had such a lot of fun doing this evening, everyone was having so much fun and were all quite happy to goof about for the camera.
Although it was a long day, I can see that the Pop Up stand was a real hit with the guests and I will definitely be offering this as a service.
Thursday 9 July 2015
Tuesday 7 July 2015
Photography - A Passion and a Pain
I love photography,for me there is nothing better than peering at the world through the viewfinder, there is something about narrowing down your view to one specific thing that calms the mind and focuses the thoughts. For me, there is nothing quite like that feeling.
Models often ask what photographers think about when they are taking photos, actually non-photographers ask that as well... "What are you thinking about when you have an almost naked person in front of you?" Well to be honest, not much about their state of undress, apart from the concern that they might be chilly. My mind is usually a whirl with thoughts like how does the colour look? Are the eyes in focus, is there hair where it shouldn't be, Do I like the facial expression? Is there more that I can achieve with this pose/prop/idea? Is it working at all? What's the light doing? Where is it coming from? Is there enough light? Is there too much light? Am I up high enough? Would this be a better shot from ------> over there.
Every now and again there is a Eureka moment and I think yes I hit that shot perfectly but most of the time it's all about how could I do this better? What improvements are to be made?
Part of the joy of photography is the challenge of it, but it is also the most painful part as well. Having an idea in your head that you never can quite feel you have managed to achieve in the actual image. There is rarely a photo that I take or a composite that I finish that I don't find fault with afterwards. it's an impossible situation.
Models often ask what photographers think about when they are taking photos, actually non-photographers ask that as well... "What are you thinking about when you have an almost naked person in front of you?" Well to be honest, not much about their state of undress, apart from the concern that they might be chilly. My mind is usually a whirl with thoughts like how does the colour look? Are the eyes in focus, is there hair where it shouldn't be, Do I like the facial expression? Is there more that I can achieve with this pose/prop/idea? Is it working at all? What's the light doing? Where is it coming from? Is there enough light? Is there too much light? Am I up high enough? Would this be a better shot from ------> over there.
Every now and again there is a Eureka moment and I think yes I hit that shot perfectly but most of the time it's all about how could I do this better? What improvements are to be made?
Part of the joy of photography is the challenge of it, but it is also the most painful part as well. Having an idea in your head that you never can quite feel you have managed to achieve in the actual image. There is rarely a photo that I take or a composite that I finish that I don't find fault with afterwards. it's an impossible situation.
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