by Damien | Jul 3, 2009 | Flash, Location
The wall in the shot above is at the Architecture Center on the Bristol waterfront. I really like the tagging here as it is an example of simplicity in design and graphic elegance. Unlike the scrawled initials often found left by vandals. If you have a comment or...
by Damien | Jun 30, 2009 | Flash, Location, News
In a sun locked UK shooting goes on but it is definately harder to work as controlling all that extra light becomes a challenge armed with just a couple of Speedlights. We find ourselves at the limits – f/22, 1/200th second (Canon) and ISO 200 (Nikon). Life on...
by Damien | Jun 29, 2009 | Flash, Location
I’ve been shooting so much lately that I’ve barely had time to write up my shoots on the blog. I’ll be posting up a selection of images from the four recent Bristol workshops throughout the week. I’ve selected these shots to show a variation on...
by Damien | Jun 28, 2009 | Flash, Location, Studio
I often find myself looking at the world a bit differently when I’m shooting portraits. I look for light sources naturally occurring and turn them to good use. If I have some control over them, then better still – like curtains or shutters on windows that...
by Damien | Jun 17, 2009 | Flash, Location, Wedding
Our second shooting workshop under Chris Hanley’s ‘Cherish’ banner went without a hitch. When putting together a ‘Cherish The Dress’ style album it is wise to shoot detail and passion pictures alongside the full length dress pictures....
by Damien | Jun 17, 2009 | Flash, Location
Wow! What a day of creativity and learning we all had. No matter how structured and planned I make a shoot day, somehow it seems that a random patch of light or a change of circumstances present me with remarkable picture making opportunities. An ability to react to...
