Hi Everyone 

Today I am going to look at the subject of what certain professions do when they are on holiday.  As a professional event and conference photographer Edinburgh and Glasgow, I am often asked this question.  Well the answer is, I enjoy my holiday but I also keep taking photos of my family and of the landscape around me.  This is especially true for myself as a landscape and infrared photographer around Scotland.  I may, however travel a bit lighter and take photos a bit quicker than I normally would.  I also probably won’t use a tripod when I normally would but I think if you are in a different location, it’s an opportunity missed if you don’t take photos when you are away.  I also have made money from images taken as an infrared photographer in Scotland while on holiday.  It’s also good practice to photograph in a short space of time.  I became accustomed to this as a newspaper photographer working around East Lothian and Edinburgh, you had a very limited time to shoot and you had to do it quickly.  Also photographing with limited equipment ie a telephoto lens is good practice for landscape photographers in Scotland and it forces you to move into the right space to get the best result.  I also think people are relaxed on holiday and without the pressure, this can be a very good time to take some of your best shots.

So everyone, get out there with your camera when you are on holiday this year.  Here is a photo I took whilst on holiday at the Trossachs in Scotland, I converted it to infrared on my return.

Anyway, until next time.

Kind Regards

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

www.edinburghphotographer.com

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A quick blog today on the subject of event photography, or more to the point low light music and theatre photography.  I had the pleasure of a photoshoot earlier on in the week at Pitlochry Festival Theatre for an Edinburgh Fringe Festival play due to premier next month.  So wha are we trying to capture when we are involved in theatre photography in Scotland. So for all budding event and theatre photographers Edinburgh and throughout Scotland, here is a list of tips for consideration.

Tips for theatre photographers Edinburgh:

1. You will be working in low low light and unless this is just a rehearsal, you won’t be able to use flash, so use a high ISO, as high as your camera can cope with, without much grain showing.

2. Get as close as you can with a telephoto lens if necessary, try and get facial expressions.

3. Eye focus is essential for theatre photography.

4. Change your angles to get interesting photos and move around if you can.

5. Ensure you communicate well with the actors.

6. Try not to take too long, if you do the actors may tire, which will effect their expressions in the photos.

7. Try and get shots with natural backgrounds with props and a theatrical black background.

8. Finally, enjoy, in my opinion this is one of the more enjoyable commissions for the event photographer in Scotland.

So hope that helps.

Until next time.

Kind Regards

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

www.edinburghphotographer.com

Hi Everyone

I thought I would do a quick blog today to discuss the topic of moral decisions faced by professional photographers and other artists, this was prompted by a discussion I had on the recent trip by King Charles to Edinburgh for the crown jewel ceremony.  The question with this event for photographers in Edinburgh, is should they participate in this event if they are against the monarchy for example, or to use another example, if you are asked to photograph an event at a nuclear power station and you are against nuclear power, what should you do.  Now the answer as with most of these things is up to the individual and it is also a complex issue, so we are going to answer it with the words “ it depends”.  Here is my opinion for what it’s worth.  If you are a newspaper photographer in Scotland, you really have to go where you are sent and it should not be an issue, presumably you will only occasionally have to photograph things you don’t like.  I myself often had to photograph politicians I did not agree with but I showed the upmost professionalism as I always do.  If you are asked to work full time for a organisation you disagree with, then I would find this difficult to do ie a full time PR photographer for a political party you dislike intensely.  Now it gets complicated, if you are commissioned to do a one off photo job for conference photography in Scotland for instance and you are freelance and you really need the work, then it is up to you and unless it was something I really had a problem with, I would probably do it.  I also think that someone being asked to perform centre stage at an event ie a musician, like the recent one in Edinburgh, has a stronger moral reason to refuse, than a photographer or journalist, for instance due to the profile of the event and the importance of the performance. The attached photo is from a newspaper photography commission in Edinburgh at the G8 conference in 2005.  I had a problem with the futility of the G8 event and the politicians involved but I was sent out to do a job and I did it.  I was also more than happy to get some good demonstration photos, actually it turned out to be closer to a mini riot.
 

So there you have, my two cents worth, but I am sure you have your own opinion.

Until next time.

Kind Regards

Colin

www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk

www.edinburghphotographer.com