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Anatomy of a shoot: fun lifestyle in the Alps

Friday, April 9th, 2010

wpid1128-IMG_3066-Edit.jpgHad a great shoot this week so I thought I’d share some images and insights.

I organised the shoot with a fairly local professional model; there were no hard and fast plans, we simply headed for the Alps with the intention of getting some mountain lifestyle shots.

Although there were no specific requirements I never undertake a shoot without having quite a few planned shots, so I’d spent the previous week sketching image ideas as they came to me.  For an easy-going shoot like this I’m not obsessional about actually getting all the shots that I’ve noted, but they do give me a starting point once on location, and from there I allow the shoot to evolve.

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Anatomy of a shoot: the “Tennis Player” from concept to post-production

Monday, November 30th, 2009

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I thought it might be interesting for some of you if I explain how this image of a tennis player diving for the ball was created, starting with the concept and working through to the the post-production.
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The importance of post-processing

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

RunnerEach and every aspect of a successful photograph is important – the concept, the subject, the intention, the planning, the lighting, the composition, the final presentation,  the list goes on and on….

Despite this, all too often the post-processing stage is neglected.  Some photographers even condemn the practice, uttering arguments along the lines of “wishing to capture the scene exactly as is was”, and using this as an excuse for avoiding any post-processing effort.  I’d like to have seen them have this discussion with Ansel Adams!

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