Infrared Photogrpahy in Scotland - More Tips by Professional Photographers - Scotland
Hi All
Great weather for infrared photography in Scotland last week. Next week I have a conference photography commission in Glasgow, with the start of the motor sport photography season at the weekend in Fife. As a professional photographer out and about in Scotland, its always good to get back into the sports photography. What's not to love about photographing sport in Scotland. However, this week we will concentrate on more infrared photography tips. Some of the more left field ones this time, here they are below:
1. Watch out for the direction of light. The position of the sun is important. You need to keep checking your camera screen to see the intensity of light on the foliage.
2. Watch out for dark shaded areas. Unlike normal photography, large shaded areas will appear totally dark, with little dynamic range if there is no sunlight on the area in question.
3. The opposite of this argument is that shadows appearing as stripes, or with a detailed shape can look very creative, see attached photo.
4. Check your exposure and bracket. Exposure can be very tricky in infrared. Try over and under exposing, depending on the intensity and direction of light.
5. Watch out for flare ie bright white or purple and blue light, when you shoot into the sun, this is much worse in infrared than with normal photography.
Anyway, that's all folks, until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
Infrared in the park
Infrared photography in scotland, by professional freelance corporate and event photographer Colin Wright, Colin Wright Photography,
Infrared Fine Art Photography - The Highland Cow project
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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
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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