Infrared Fine Art Photography - The Highland Cow project
Hi All
I am about to embark on a new project, to showcase some of my infrared photography in Scotland photography. Due to the success of the Highland Cow photos last year, I am now about to embark on a project to photograph Highland Cows in infrared. The aim, in between photographing events and corporate conferences around Edinburgh and Scotland, will be to visit as many locations in Scotland and photograph the great Highland Cow with the backdrop of the fantastic landscape we have here in Scotland. I will start at my favourite location of the Pentland Hills in Edinburgh, after the success of the Highland Cow in the snow photos last year, I took the opportunity of photographing highland cows in the snow at the Pentland Hills yesterday, you have to be quick, as it is pretty cold and also careful, these horns are pretty big and all it would take, is for the highland cow to move its head slightly and you could end up on the end of a horn. So here is a photos from yesterday, the aim was to get as much detail and contrast in the image as possible and also to get as close as I could without injury. As with all animal and wildlife photography, once the animals get used to you, they lose their fear. I have even started naming them now, this one is called Gerald.
As an active Edinburgh photographer, at this time of year the aim is to find projects close by, to minimise travel time in poor weather and this project along with other infrared photography will be my aim over the next few months- keep watching the website.
My Highland Cow photos can also be purchased in the form of laptop skins, bags and in other formats from Red Bubble through the following link:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/colinwrig?ref=account-nav-dropdown&asc=u
Anyway, until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Conference Photography Do's and Dont's in Edinburgh and Scotland
Hi All
A quick blog today, looking at what not to do if you are a professional event photographer in Edinburgh or around Scotland, when you photograph conferences or any type of events. Corporate photography can be enjoyable but also very challenging. its a bit like wedding photography, in that you have to ensure you capture all the important moments and you must be able to get on well with people. Just to concentrate on the negative for a change, here are a few dont's:
1. Don't keep photographing the same people constantly, when they clearly need some time to themselves
2. Do not always use flash if there is an option to shoot without it sometimes, its less irritating for the participants
3. Do not keep going all the time without stopping, both you and the participants need a breather sometime
4. Do not take underestimate preparation before the event ie batteries, cleaning cameras and lenses, checking it all works beforehand
5. Don't take the same type of shots all the time - keep changing angles etc during the event and try new things each time you are commissioned. It is your duty as an artist and photographer to try and break new ground and do something original
That's all for now, some more professional corporate event photography tips soon, from your very own professional photographer out and about in Scotland
Kind Regards
Colin
Colin Wright Photography
https://www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk/
https://edinburghphotographer.com/
Event Photography at the Corn Exchange Edinburgh
Hi Everyone
I great night on saturday photographing the Annual Ball for Heriot Watt Chemistry students at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh. It was a cheerful event, with everyone having a good time, I almost wished I could have joined in. A Ceilidh band and a disco later, they even played some music from my era, it wasn't yesterday, I can tell you that. As with all corporate and event photography commissions, I always feel as a professional photographer working in and around Edinburgh, that I perform well if I am made to feel welcome and if I can have a laugh with the participants and this was the case on saturday. There were some real characters and they are always good to photograph. The organisers also let me shoot reportage photography most of the night, which is great, as it is my strong point. I also had a Godox off camera flash on a stand for posed pictures in the corner of the dance floor. Then there are the dance shots, always enjoyable to photograph - some of the dance photos are also on my website. I enjoy these kind of photoshoots, as they are perfect for capturing candid photography moments. I tend to treat these events just like I would a corporate conference photography assignment in Edinburgh, photographing the key people, capturing moments and generally and this is the most important thing - making sure my photographs tell the story of the day.
I look out the window and the sun is shining, with some clouds, so I think it is time for some infrared photography in my home County of East Lothian. Speak soon.
Kind Regards
Colin
Colin Wright Photography
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Infrared Photography in Scotland - A brief interview by Steve Newlin, Business Gateway Scotland
Hi All
Had a very useful interview with Steve Newlin of Business Gateway in Haddington, where I described my motivation and reasons for infrared photography. The first of these videos is attached.
Thanks again to Steve Newlin from Business Gateway Scotland for conducting the interview.
Colin Wright
Commercial freelance photographer Edinburgh, Scotland
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Urban and Fine Art Photography from Edinburgh
Hi all
Taking advantage of a quiet week last week to get some stock and fine art photography from my home city of Edinburgh. Most professional photographers have periods where they concentrate on certain areas of work and as a professional commercial photographer operating around Edinburgh, I try and get as much infrared and urban photography as possible, in addition to selling the work I completed in the summer. This is sometimes more difficult than it sounds as the weather can be a bit rubbish at this time of the year in Scotland. However on Friday it was perfect for infrared photography around 10am. While infrared photographers rightly emphasise sun and trees for dramatic images, you can also add shadows to this equation and they were reflecting brilliantly on on the buildings on Friday, shadows in infrared can result in some dramatic shots, they also work well on grass. The other aspect of Infrared Photography that is often overlooked, is that you can create realistic black and white images, that are not obviously infrared. I have sold fine art images to hotels who wanted black and white photography on their walls. Unless there are trees and grass present it isn’t always obvious they have been taken with an infrared converted camera. Oh and another essential ingredient in the winter for infrared, beside sunlight, is an interesting sky - see the attached photo.
So as a professional photographer operating in Scotland, I also have some food photography in Edinburgh and a student event photography assignment at the Corn Echange in Edinburgh.
So, until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin Wright
Colin Wright Photography
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com