Hi Everyone
As most of my professional photography has been concerned with infrared photography recently due to the pandemic affecting corporate and event photography commissions around Scotland, so I thought this would be a good time to reflect on how infrared photography has changed in recent years. of course the biggest change has been the move away from infrared film to digital cameras and an even larger influence, has been the ability to convert digital cameras to shoot entirely in infrared, without the need for a tripod, by removing the internal protective infrared light filter from the cameras and replacing it with either a specific infrared filter or leaving you with a full spectrum camera (able to shoot a variety of infrared images with filters). The main thing has been the ability to stroll around without a tripod and experiment. In the past, infrared film was expensive and often a bit of a hit or miss depending on the developing and exposure of the image, now photographers can try out all sorts of things. I have used infrared for sports photography, weddings, architecture and many other corporate photography commissions around Scotland, this could never have happened in the past. Photoshop and other software such as DXO filters have also enhanced all the special effects created by infrared and has given the photographers a range of choices for the final image to create eye catching images for fine art purposes, or just to have a black and white photo with brilliant dynamic range. My biggest sales over the last 5 years for landscape and fine art have been in infrared.
It is also a hugely enjoyable genre and offers all sorts of creative possibilities. So its not all about white trees and forests. This doesn't even touch on the use of infrared imagery for medical and forensic purposes.
So, I will leave you with a recent infrared photograph taken in East Lothian, Scotland.
Until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
Hi Everyone
As I prepare for a possible move away from East Lothian to East Dunbartonshire, I can reflect on the 15 years I have spent in East Lothian and what a brilliant place it is for professional photographers to live and work. Whilst most of my paid photography commissions involve corporate PR and conference photography around Scotland, I also do landscape and infrared fine art photography in East Lothian and Scotland and this location has been ideal. However, whilst I will miss the area and the convenient closeness to the coastal areas, it will be good for me to relocate and move out of my comfort zone. You tend to repeat yourself if located in the one place, especially recently without the ability to travel. Moving nearer to Glasgow will provide me with the opportunity to update my urban photography images and there is no better city than Glasgow. I will also be more central and closer to the Highlands and Islands and Stirling, not to mention the Campsie Fells and Loch Lomond and I will still be within shouting distance of Edinburgh. All in all, more central for photographic commissions in Scotland.
So onwards and upwards.
Until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www,edinburghphotographer.com
Hi Everyone
As we are starting to come of lockdown and some activities re-start, this means that the event and corporate photography commissions in Scotland will be re-starting soon, maybe not so many conferences just yet, but the outdoor events and indoor commissions throughout Edinburgh and Scotland. So its time to dust off my gear and get going again, I cant wait. I like to think that I have tried to utilise this time by updated my training and equipment, in addition to increasing my infrared photography portfolio and I also had a few photography commissions, particularly in the summer months and even up to November, but it will be a bit strange at first. I have also had a couple of photography jobs which involved wearing masks, although as an event photographer, it pains me that I cant photograph the full face of the participants, however, you get used to it and it wont last forever.
So let’s get back in there and do what we love to do.
Kind Regards
Colin Wright
Hi Everyone
Just before my corporate and event photography commissions are due to start in Scotland, I am expanding my fine art infrared photography portfolio. Recently I have been photographing my son Lukas, who is a keen skateboarder. I decided to go for some dramatic infrared photos of him skateboarding and also portrait photos, although none of the photos are posed, I have just photographed him while he is unaware of me in the background. I think black and white works best but the next aim will be to get some dramatic colour infrared photos with foliage in the background, or other landscape or street photography props that lend themselves to infrared photography. Once again, the clouds are crucial to add a sense of drama. I also used flash in some of the images to add contrast and bite to the images. It also gives me the opportunity to try out stuff myself and act like the overgrown kid that I am. Hope you like them, more on the way soon.
Until next time.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotogrpahe.com
Hi All
As a professional corporate and event photographer working near Edinburgh, who also spends a lot of time photographing infrared around Scotland, this means I spend a good amount of time outdoors. For infrared photogrpahy, you may have heard me go on about the importance of sunlight and foliage in the composition, in addtion to the quality of light. However one of the most important factors for successful infared photography is the clouds in the sky. If the sky is blue without any clouds I probably wont even take the shot. this also goes for non-infrared landscape photography. Whilst most locations are roughly the same every time, it's the clouds that can change everything, the shapes, or the intensity, whether they appear blurry, if photogrpahed at a slow shutter speed during a windy day, or puffy and sharp with repeating patterns, they are going to enhance your photo, whether of not it is in coluor or black and white. So the next time you go out on a infrared photoshoot, or landscape for that matter, I want you to look up into the sky and check out the clouds.
Good luck.
Kind Regards
Colin
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
www.edinburghphotographer.com