Where and when were you born? |
Sheffield, south Yorkshire, England on 3rd December 1986. |
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Why did you choose photography as a career? |
I've always enjoyed photography and realised that I could make a
career out of it and this year I decided to make the move into
professional photography. Before that I didn't really know what I
wanted to do, but know I'm totally focused on becoming a photographer.
I've have always loved to be my own boss and with my disabilities they
made perfect sense. I know its going to be harder for but I'm up for
the challenge, I'm that sort of person. |
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Which photographers have inspired you? |
Tony Howell has been my main influence; his style is amazing and
something which I aspire to match. I also get inspired by photographs
in general whether their by amateurs or professional. I love to study
other people's photographs because they give me inspiration to improve
my own photography. |
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What type of photography do you work in? |
I spent my time photographing landscapes, nature, stock and
commercial. These are areas which I enjoy photographing. In the
future I would love to shoot weddings but I haven't got the
opportunity to shoot one (yet). |
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What is a typical day for you? |
If the weather is what I want then I got out on a shoot, If not then I
would work at home. I would first answer any e-mails which needed to
be answered this could take anything from ten minutes to an hour.
After this I would process any raw files which I haven't processed
yet, I could easily spend a whole day doing this. I then might
research places to photograph and get my equipment ready for that
shoot, making sure that I only take the equipment that I need. I
travel quite a lot either to vendors collecting images etc or to a
location for a shoot. I'm just starting out as a photographer so I
don't have that much free time during the week. |
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Digital vs film? |
The thing about digital that I dislike the most is that I spend far
too much time on the computer and less time shooting. Film is great
but it's becoming less and less used by professional and with everyone
wanting work now it makes sense to go digital. Also you are able to
send images without leaving your office which saves time and money.
With film dying I feel that digital is that way forward and the
advances in sensors means that some cameras can produce images which
are sharper than 35mm film. |
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What if any alterations do you do in Photoshop? |
I only do the bare minimum when I'm processing RAW files, things such
as contrast, levels and some saturation. The only Photoshop technique
that I might use is digital blending. This is when you combine two or
three exposures to create the image I sore. I also shoot at the lowest
ISO which helps with noise which every photographer hates! |
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With your disabilities do you find it hard to be a photographer? |
Yes, with my disabilities they do make it harder because they do
restrict me but I'm a very determined person and even with my
disabilities I know what I want out of life and I'm wiling to work as
hard as I can to achieve this. It just means that it might take me
longer to achieve my goals but I'm always up for the challenged. |
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What advice would you give to beginners? |
I would say practice, practice, practice, you can only learn from your
mistakes. I would also say that you don't really need to attend a
photography course to become a professional photographer. I would say
read as many articles as you can and study other peoples photographs,
this is great place to learn from. I would also say never stick to
one type of photography as this can restrict you in the future when
your trying to get work, always be open to try new things. You have to
be totally focused on your goals and eventually you will get there.
Even today I'm still learning which is what I like about photography.
Finally never give up!
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What are your current and future projects? |
At the moment I'm building up a good selection of images which I will
be able to use on stock websites and images which I could sell through
my website, also to magazines etc. I'm also at the stage where I'm
getting my name out their which is very hard and frustrating at times
but hopefully one day it will pay off. I am also concentrating on
Sheffield and hopefully in the future I will approach a publisher and
maybe they will produce a book on Sheffield. In the long term I hope
to continue to produce great images and enjoy what ever I do. |
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