Yearly Archives: 2017
Posted on December 22, 2017 at 1:34 pm
If your work Christmas party is going to be captured on camera, you could be the one to do it. If you are a competent photographer and would like to have the chance to take some photos and improve your skills, put your name forward. However, if you are not a professional photographer, remember that it might be quite hard to ask for a wage for your work (it really all depends on the quality of the photographs you produce).
If you are trying to get some work as a photographer and would like to build on your experience, this can be a really good opportunity for you. Make sure you choose the right modes on your camera and get plenty of photos of everybody. Try to make them fun and spontaneous, as people are doing something interesting. This will help to make for a better photo shoot all round.
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Posted on November 29, 2017 at 7:23 am
When people have just got engaged, they often want to celebrate by having a set of photographs taken. This will help them to remember the special moment of their engagement and to think back on it with fond memories. As a photographer, engagement photo shoots can be great work for you to get.
Make sure you have plenty of ideas about the shoot itself to present to your customers. If you have a portfolio of shots, even better. Talk to them in great detail about locations, as this can make or break the images you create.
Remember that people will have very different expectations from their engagement shoot. Just because they are now engaged, they won’t necessarily want a romantic shoot. They might prefer something more natural, with a beautiful backdrop. Spend some time understanding what they want and also seeing how they react in front of the camera. Give them plenty of direction so they don’t feel stiff and uncomfortable.
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Posted on October 30, 2017 at 11:50 pm
Food photography is going to be called for in many situations. When a restaurant opens up, when somebody is throwing an event, when a pub wants to begin offering food as part of their service offering… however, is there enough demand to make a career from food photography?
It all depends on how many clients you are able to secure. It is never going to be especially secure work running your own photography business or working as a freelance photographer. This is because it is a supply and demand business. If the demand goes down for whatever reason, you business could be in the firing line.
If you are really good about what you do and passionate about both food and photography, it can be a viable career option. Make sure you have an excellent portfolio and become the go-to person in your area. Make sure you’re skilled in other areas of photography as well to make your services more appealing.
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Posted on September 2, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Portraits are photographs of people and they are usually close up. A portrait is traditionally a serious type of image but more recently, people have started to have fun family portraits taken. As a photographer, taking a good portrait photograph is a unique skill.
You should start off by using the portrait mode on a digital camera. This gives you less to worry about so that you can focus on getting the right angle and encouraging the right facial expressions out of your subject. Once you know what you’re doing, you may choose to do it manually.
Taking a portrait is a good skill to have. You can take photographs of people, friends and family, making them into beautiful images that really mean something. It’s great for commercial work as lots of people want portraits with their family. Just be careful to choose a suitable setting and background as you don’t want to distract from the model.
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Posted on August 8, 2017 at 8:01 pm
As a photographer, you need to have a creative mind and be constantly thinking about what would work in a photograph. This also involves being highly analytical and spending time considering scenes in order to incorporate all the right aspects.
If you are a natural photographer, you will probably see opportunities in everything you do. This is a great skill to have and you should make the most of it. Keep your camera with you as you never know when you will see the perfect sunset or find the most gorgeous old building to shoot.
Come up with ideas and concepts for your shoots. Creative photographers will have method to what they do, as well as making it look beautiful. You may want to capture certain things, like animals or a particular type of flower. If so, make this into a creative portfolio and think of a creative name for your series of images.
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