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Scrapyard Photography and the Importance of Photography Projects
Hi All
As I finish a very busy period as a professional photographer in Scotland and head into a time when I may have a little bit of free time for a new photography fine art venture, I think this is a good time to reflect on the importance of starting a new project. As a mainly conference and event photographer, usually at venues in Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland, I tend to base my projects on genres of photography entirely different from my day to day work. I have in the past completed a number of project based on subjects including the following: scrapyard photos, infrared photography, puddle images and black and white urban photography. Someone once said to me why not just rest when you are not busy or do something non-photographic but I think there are a number of reasons why a photography project is so important. here they are below:
1. You can often make money from your projects, I have made a sizeable income from infrared photography and have also sold scrapyard images. Many a quiet winter has been saved by sales of fine art work
2. You can make your project the subject of an exhibition, which can lead to sales and increase your profile
3. Projects keep you fresh
4. you can use the skills you have learned in your day to day corporate commissions ie I supply wedding clients with infrared photos, in addition to the main images they receive
5. It enables you to explore your creative and artistic side, which is what most of us photographers should be about and I think we need this kind of feedback to keep going
Anyway, hope this helps.
Until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
ww.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
G8 Summit Edinburgh
Image from the G8 summit in Edinburgh by corporate event and newspaper photographer Colin Wright Edinburgh Scotland
Urban Photography Edinburgh and Scotland - Tips
Hi Everyone
As a professional photographer working around Edinburgh, I often get asked for advice or to complete surveys for students and recently I was asked by a student at Napier University to complete a questionnaire relating to urban photography, particularly Edinburgh. As a corporate event photographer working in and around Scotland, I enjoy the break from commissioned commercial work to add to my urban photography portfolio. I also tend to double up and do some infrared photography in urban locations such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee to name a few. I have also done some urban photography in Germany.
Anyway, as part of the questionnaire, I was asked for advice for urban photography, so here we go:
1. Try different angles, I do a lot of low angle on the ground shots, they work particularly well when puddles are involved
2. Check the weather forecast
3. Decide on whether you want people in the image ie and then plan the time of your trip accordingly
4. Travel light, so you can be mobile, mirrorless cameras are ideal, maybe just a small fisheye lens also
5. Try something different
6. A small tripod is useful, if not, then a gorillapod - make use of fences and railings if you are using an attachment device
7. Ignore people that give you funny looks. It will be worth it if you really get that striking photo
8. Study past masters and Social Media. instagram has some great urban images
9. Urban photography is just landscape photography in the city. All the rules for landscape photography apply
10. You dont always need people for urban photos, check out my portfolio, I hardly ever shoot recognisable faces
Hope this helps.
Until next time.
www.colinwrightphotogrpahy.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com
Kind Regards
Colin
urban Photography Edinburgh
urban photography edinburgh by event and corporate photographer Edinburgh, Colin Wright, www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk and www.edinburghphotographer.comurban photography edinburgh by event and corporate photographer Edinburgh, Colin Wright, www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk and www.edinburghphotographer.com
urban photography Edinburgh by corporate event and urban photographer Colin Wright www.edinburghphotographer.com
Bungee Jumping - Event Photography Glasgow
Hi Everyone
Just about to get my gear ready for the final bungee jumping photography event of the season, so I thought I would share a few tips on the do's and don'ts of bungee jumping event photography. As a professional photographer operating in and around Scotland, I always feel privileged to photograph a variety of subjects. Last week I was photographing a major conference in Edinburgh, whereas this weekend, I will be off to the Riverside Museum, Glasgow for some Bungee Jumping photography. So what should we look out for when photographing people falling from the sky. Here are a few do's and don'ts.
Do -
Take plenty of waterproofs, you will be exposed and there probably wont be anywhere to hide
Make sure you have plenty lens cleaning cloths, you will be looking into the sky after all and your lens will get probably wet, especially in Scotland
A speed of about 640 or 800 should do it, your subject wont be moving too fast and that should be enough to freeze things
Try and capture the emotion on the face of the jumper before and after, as well as the jump
Pay attention and don't miss the jump - this can be difficult as you will have to crook your neck to wait on the jumper and some people will hesitate and take a while
Move your position, try and get right under the jumper and move round as they swing down towards you
Expose in manual, if you use auto exposure without any adjustments you will be exposing for the sky and not the jumper
Don't -
Underestimate the weather, especially in Scotland
Ignore safety issues ie not watching for the cage on its way down to the ground, or you could get crushed
Ignore exposure changes. the light will change and exposure is one of the trickiest aspects of bungee jumping photography. Make sure you check your photos regularly to see if the subject is correctly exposed
So, hope that helps, have a happy event photography day in Scotland.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com