Car photography and the corporate event photographer Edinburgh Scotland
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Today I am going to look at car photography and the corporate event photographer Edinburgh Scotland and how photographing cars has been an integral part of my corporate commercial photography in Scotland. Cars are great photographic subjects and they cross over many genres. For wedding photographers in Scotland, the car photo is an important part of the day, assuming there are classic cars. Even if the car is not spectacular and mostly they are to be honest, the bride entering the venue is a significant part of the day and the car will be photographed.
Other uses for car photography in Scotland
As an infrared photographer in Scotland, cars have featured in some of my most successful photos. I once photographed scrap cars in infrared for an magazine and I sold some prints following an exhibition in East Lothian. Details of this event are included in this link: IN PICTURES: Dunbar photographer's infrared project shows East Lothian in a new light | East Lothian Courier. Many of the photos were from a scrapyard project that I photographed, details of which can be found here: Colin Wright Photography, Edinburgh and Glasgow corporate and event photographer | Scrapyard Project.
I have photographed cars as a sports photographer in Scotland in motor sport events and also photographing supercars. Vintage cars are also excellent to photograph and this was one of my favourite subjects before I became a professional commercial photographer in Scotland. Cars were a popular subject when I was a newspaper photographer in Scotland. I once photographed a mustang that featured in a Hollywood film and on a less glamourous note, I had to photograph illegally parked cars in Dalkeith for the local press, so what I here you say but this turned out to be one of my more risky photoshoots as the locals were none too happy. I even photographed cars as a conference photographer in Edinburgh, Scotland, when important speakers or delegates arrived. Again for the newspapers I photographed famous people in cars, often straining to get a recognisable image, but I had plenty of experience of this when photographing the supercars, as we had to make sure you could recognise the participants, who bought the photos.
So there you go, just some examples of car photography, one of my favourite subjects to photograph. I will leave you with an infrared image of a car. Infrared captures the metal brilliantly and increases the dynamic range, which makes for a dramatic image, especially with vintage or retro style cars.
So until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Improvisation and the commercial corporate conference photographer Edinburgh
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Today we are going to take a look at Improvisation and the commercial corporate conference photographer Edinburgh and how the best photographers are the ones who can adapt to their surroundings and can suddenly change their strategy at a moments notice. Now you may say, shouldn't all photographers be able to do this and well, not always. A studio photographer for instance can pre-determine the photographic environment in advance, including the lighting positioning of the props model etc. Whereas a wedding photographer in Scotland, for instance will have to adapt to different lighting indoors and outdoors. Most outdoor event photographers will have to adapt to changing lighting, weather conditions etc. So here is a list of some of the things you will have to look out for if you need to improvise in your genre of photography.
Improvisation and the commercial corporate conference photographer Edinburgh
1. The weather. As we all know especially for commercial photographers in Scotland, this can change very quickly and you have to be prepared with your equipment, clothing and lighting.
2. The client can change the brief on the day, to something totally different than you expected and it is your job to adapt. This is especially true for conference photographers in Scotland, who may suddenly be asked to photograph group portraits or workshops without any notice. Its all part of the job and what I like about uncontrolled environment photography.
3. The timings can change. This could be anything from extra time during football photography, a politician arriving late during conference photography in Glasgow, to a cancellation of an event due to poor weather. Always be prepared is the motto.
4. This one is a bit different but it can happen. Your gear can pack in, the flash may break half way through a photoshoot, a lens may stop working, your batteries may run out. This one, although a bit disruptive is the easiest one to fix. Just take at least 2 of everything and in some cases 3 and plenty of batteries and memory cards and always record to 2 memory cards in case one breaks.
5. When you arrive at a venue the lighting may be all over the place and you only have a certain amount of control. There may be chairs in the wrong position getting in the way of your photo, people sitting in your line of site, an area that the photographer cant access, this is very common in sports photography. You may also have very little room to stand or take a group photo for instance, but it is up to you to try and change the environment to help you take great photos and if it is outwith your control, you just have to and here is that word again - improvise.
So everyone, hope that helps So use your powers of improvisation to get these photos. Until next time, here are some event photos from my sister website at www.edinburghphotographer.com. Music and Theatre Event Photography Scotland - Colin Wright Photography (edinburghphotographer.com). There are also a variety of photos on this website to view at: Colin Wright Photography, Edinburgh and Glasgow corporate and event photographer | Welcome - corporate conference photographer Edinburgh Glasgow Scotland.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Training for the professional corporate event photographer Edinburgh, Scotland
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Today we are going to look at the importance of training for the professional corporate event photographer Edinburgh, Scotland. This is especially important in todays ever changing technological environment. So lets take a look at why it is so important for commercial photographers in Scotland to keep up to date with their training.
The importance of Training for the professional corporate event photographer Edinburgh, Scotland
1. Technological improvements to cameras have been developing at a rapid rate. We also change our gear more regularly nowadays than in the film days.
2. Updated training events are a good way to network with other people in the photography industry.
3. Training and other gatherings with fellow photographers keep you fresh and keen to try new things in this fascinating industry we all work in.
4. You are never to old to learn and no matter how good an event or conference photographer in Edinburgh, you are, it is always vital to update your training and learn new techniques.
5. Software developments enable professional photographers of today to capture some amazing imagery. It is therefore vital that you keep up to date with any new developments.
So I hope that helps. Whilst it is vital to keep training on a regular basis in the field of photography, it also important that we don't neglect training in business and website development, in addition to keeping our photographic skills finely tuned. So even if you just update your Photoshop training Adobe Creative Cloud | Details and products | Adobe keep on learning everyone.
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Conference and event photography Edinburgh Scotland and the seasons
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Today I am going to look at Conference and event photography Edinburgh Scotland and the seasons, mainly how the change from winter to summer affects event photographers ie who is affected most and how does it change our focus, if you pardon the pun. There is a good article by National Geographic on how to photograph in poor weather How to Take Good Photos in Bad Weather (nationalgeographic.com). Also here is a link to some of my landscape images, with examples of photography from all seasons at the same locations. Colin Wright Photography, Edinburgh and Glasgow corporate and event photographer | Landscape
How the seasons and event photographers in Scotland
1. For sports photographers in Scotland, this can fairly significant. You would think that outdoor sports would be played in the summer and indoor ones in the winter, but this is not always the case, with football and rugby for example taking place in the winter. There are also some sports that take place all year round ie swimming, gymnastics, boxing etc.
2. You will probably use flash more in the winter, as you will find yourself indoors a lot, with less room. This can be significant for wedding photographers in Scotland, who will take entirely different photographs in the winter ie the guests wont be outdoors drinking champagne. Other genres such as conference photography in Edinburgh and Glasgow for instance are hardly affected by the seasons as the take place indoors.
3. You will work in higher ISOs in the winter with poor limited light and often less time to photograph your subject if it is outdoors.
4. Photographers in some genres may have to diversify out of season. If they photograph a lot of outdoor landscapes in the summer for instance, they may have to find alternative subjects in the winter. Likewise the average wedding photographer in Scotland may have to change his or her outlook in the winter, as there are traditionally less weddings at that time of the year.
5. You will have to dress accordingly outdoors and be prepared for weather which can delay your arrival to events. This may sound obvious but I have heard of photographers being late for photoshoots due to bad weather and its just not acceptable in our profession. You will also need protective gear for your camera and lenses, plus a good towel or cloth to dry off the snow or rain. If you are a newspaper photographer in Scotland, you will be required to go out in all types of weather and there will be no excuses.
So I hope this helps. Until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
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