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A busy week again, with a corporate event photography commission, Edinburgh, some infrared photography, to my infrared photography Scotland project and finally ending in some newspaper and PR photography for the Midlothian Advertiser.  As a corporate event photographer, I am honest about the fact that corporate event photography, particularly conferences is my specialist area and I love doing it.  However, I do have a soft spot for fine art infrared photography and I also enjoy sports photography.  This week in glorious sunshine I have been involved in motorsports photography in Fife, football in Bonnyrigg and cricket in Penicuik.   I am getting used to the cricket photography now and starting to enjoy it, especially when you have time.  It presents photographers with totally different challenges than other sports photography commissions and it can be difficult without a long lens, as you are a fair distance from the action.  The constant changing positions of the batsman can also present challenges, as it can take a bit of time changing your location as a photographer, however I enjoy it, particularly when the weather is as nice as it was at the weekend.

Finally, this week, I just purchased a Fuji XT2 camera and I am looking forward to throwing myself into the mirrorless camera revolution, following on from my scrapyard photography project using the Fuji XPro 1.  Lots more to look forward this week, with some conference photography in Edinburgh and landscape photography throughout Scotland.

Anyway, until next time.

Kind Regards

Colin

Colin Wright Photography

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

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Hi All

As a professional corporate event photographer in Edinburgh, I am always being asked for advice on taking photographs at conferences and I have compiled a quick guide containing 5 of the most important areas to concentrate on for the conference photographer.  There are of courser many aspects requiring consideration, but the 5 listed below are at least a good starter point:

1.   If at all possible, know your venue inside out, particularly the natural and artificial light sources (at the time of day you will be photographing the event).  Restrictions to certain areas etc.  Knowing these things will help you gauge the equipment you require to bring and also to plan your day.

2.   Determine in your clients requirements in advance and write them down ie timing - must do shots etc.  Also determine if they have any restrictions on the way you work, this could include flash usage, people who dont want their photography taken, how long you are required to photograph

3.    Practice every scenario in advance where possible, ask someone to go on stage with the lighting as it will be during the event - nothing should be a surprise to you, it is essential that you are prepared for every eventuality.  I once photographed a conference in Scotland and learned 30 seconds before the start that they would be turning of all artificial lighting for the speakers.  It was just enough time for me to change my settings, otherwise I could have messed up the first speaker shots and often they are the most important images.

4.    Take only the gear you will require, don't overburden yourself with equipment.  Taking only what you need will allow you to focus better on how you will take the best photos and you will save your back and reduce the chance of losing equipment.  Event photography is all about preparation.

5.  Back up all the memory cards at least twice and as soon as possible after the event, take a laptop if you are staying overnight.  I could write an article on all the things that can and have gone wrong for photographers.  If you have dual card slots, always use them, they saved me once when I was photographing a corporate conference in Scotland luckily I was using dual cards and at the end of conference I removed a faulty card from my camera, I wasnt stressed, as I had the back-up card, the price of an extra memory card is negligible in comparison to being sued by a client, or the business going down the tubes.

Anyway, happy conference shooting.  Corporate photography is good fun really.

Kind Regards

Colin

Colin Wright Photography

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

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I have had a chance to do some landscape photography over the past week, photo attached to this blog from North Berwick, Scotland.  As a professional corporate and event photographer in Edinburgh, it is always good to get the opportunity to pursue some personal projects.  In addition to my infrared photography in Scotland project, I am also a landscape photographer Edinburgh and I particularly enjoy photographing seascapes around Scotland.  A trip to Skye is on the cards soon, cant wait. This week I have some sports photography in Fife, Scotland, along with some newspaper and PR photography at the weekend, which I imagine will involve some local gala days or political stuff, with the election coming soon.  

I think it is very important to pursue individual projects to keep fresh and whilst it is always good to specialise to a certain extent, you also need variety and personal projects, almost obsessively, to express yourself in a creative way.  After all it is our love of photography that draws us to the profession in the first place and this is important to remember during financially tight times.   Anyway, about to prepare for a conference event photography commission in Edinburgh and some corporate headshot photography in Glasgow, Scotland.

Until next time.

Kind Regards

Colin

http://www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk/

Colin Wright Photography