Street Photography
I recently took up an opportunity to take a group of students to a Nike Air Max experience day and joined in with the students. I love experimenting with the elements and techniques and playing around with the backgrounds and colour. I think quite often post production is only used for enhancing images by perfecting the colour and light which we already have available.
Family Photoshoot, Plumpton
A few from a larger album of a family Photoshoot done at a beautiful home in Plumpton.
Macro Photography
Capturing fine details is so important when showcasing work. A Macro lens lets you explore those fine details with a camera that your eye cannot see, this is what makes it so exciting. It can let clients see the finesse of your hard work in fine detail at the same time as creating shots that match the style of your work be that elegant and traditional or fun and exciting.Here is an experimental shoot that I did a while back.
Time Out Mama Lan
TimeHop back to a food shoot I did for Time Out (https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/mama-lan-1). I do love food photography and I put it alongside product photography as it is something that someone has created. A piece of art on a plate. I enjoy so much watching Masterchef and seeing the art and passion behind the plates of food. It can be quite hard getting that perfect shot which showcases the food off but bringing in extra elements such a chop sticks, hands, the soft wood you can really highlight certain colours and parts of a dish. I have to admit one of my worst nightmares in the photographs of plates of food you sometimes see on menus in cafes or abroad. It puts you off the food rather than drawing you in. Food photography wants to be light, fun and above all, just in reach so that you are hankering after that plate of food!
Glitterbug Bakery
Glitterbug Bakery is a bespoke bakery based near Lewes, East Sussex. Proud owner Karen Brown bake cakes that can be gluten free, diary free, wheat free and vegan. They bake cakes to order and deliver them nationwide. I had always thought that having a dietary requirement takes the fun out of sweet treats but Glitterbug have put the fun back in them. They not only smell and look divine but are exceedingly tasty.Karen invited me to photograph her bakery and I managed to take some sneaky pictures of her as well! https://glitterbugbakery.co.uk/about/
Family Photoshoot Ditchling
Here is a recent family photoshoot I did of a gorgeous little girl. I think a mini boden model in the making! NB: This is a small selection from the photoshoot.
Week 1 & Task 1
This week is all about Aperture. Below is the slideshow with the task at the end plus a few handy print outs which you could have in your camera bag or upload onto your phone for when you are out and about. Please leave your camera on AV/A mode all week and don’t put it away! To upload images for feedback please use the link below and submit under ‘Shutter Speed’. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JIx5ZJBkLy9VhKMuNwlZg3bhGLcpw0rZ?usp=sharing Please use the above link to add any photographs for this week where I can give a little bit of feedback. If you are unsure about uploading images please let me know. As an extra task please have a go at taking a few photographs in a ‘street photography’ style. For inspiration watch ‘Finding Vivian Maier’ which looks like it’s currently on Apple & Prime Tv services. There are also two copies at Lewes Library to rent.
Week 4
This week we looked at equipment and went through an overview of different types of equipment that would suit beginners. There is so much to explore in this area and so you will find a few helpful links in the slideshow for certain aspects. Please let me know if you are thinking of buying a new camera and would like any advice about makes/models. Here are also some other useful links: SELECTING RAW & JPEG https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/lightroom-cc/how-to/raw-vs-jpeg.html CANON – https://www.trustedreviews.com/how-to/change-your-camera-format-to-raw-4246540 NIKON – https://onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com/d3500/en/09_more_on_photography_06.html FUJI – https://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x-t10/shooting/raw/index.html SONY – https://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1540/v1/en/contents/TP0000818693.html EDITING SOFTWARE There are quite a few choices for editing software and image libraries. I process a lot of photographs and have to have everything very securely backed up for work. For this I use Lightroom. For my photographs of my phone I use apple’s photo’s in which I try to go through and delete a load once in a while plus favourite photographs. It’s all very time consuming but perhaps trying out 30 minutes a week could be a start… Lightroom – https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/photoshop-lightroom.html?mv=search&mv=search&sdid=L7NVTQ8Y&ef_id=Cj0KCQjw8e-gBhD0ARIsAJiDsaUUWC8-09NSHKypZ3JMsv0bNZHyJjniyR8CFK4jZ9-Cl47aaczqNbwaArNuEALw_wcB:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!520937987423!e!!g!!lightroom!1422699962!59976286070&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8e-gBhD0ARIsAJiDsaUUWC8-09NSHKypZ3JMsv0bNZHyJjniyR8CFK4jZ9-Cl47aaczqNbwaArNuEALw_wcB Here is also a useful link to how to organise your photographs. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2014/oct/17/how-can-i-organise-all-my-digital-photos Hard Drive https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-portable-hard-drives-for-photographers (I have the transcend which is great). Here is a link about storing photographs. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2018/apr/12/how-can-i-store-my-digital-photos-for-ever-external-hard-drive As mentioned in the email, please feel free to download any of the materials from the last 4 weeks. The passwords are subject to changing alongside the documents within after the 6 weeks. All the best for your future photographic endeavours. Best, Kate
Week 3 & Task 3
Week 3 and it’s the final component of the exposure triangle – ISO. Continue to practice on manual with the exposure meter and changing the settings. It will take some time to get used to it so feel free to print out some of the PDF’s and use these to refer back to when you are out and about. Looking forward to seeing your photographs on Facebook or Google drive. If you would like to watch ‘Generation Wealth’ you can currently find it on Amazon Prime. https://www.generation-wealth.com Please find below two helpful printouts.