Well here goes for the first of many posts. The last couple of weeks have seen me spend many hours researching the business of photography and gaining inspiration from the many fantastic photographers around. Many would be daunted by the superb high standard on view. I take confidence from the fact that my first nine entries in the SWPP & BPPA (Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers & British Professional Photographers Association) monthly competitions gained 1 Gold award, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze awards. The gold award coming in the Bridal Portrait category. But it's not all research this week, I have also had my camera out to get a creative shot. Using a rose as my subject and a plain black background, I turned the living room lights off and lit the rose from differing angles with a Maglite and created the spiral by twirling the light around the flower. Photoshop was then used to layer and blend the pictures together to create the end product. That's all for now folks.
Well here is a little bit about me. I was born in 1969 in Suffolk and was brought up in Suffolk until I left School in 1986. From there I joined the Royal Air Force as an Airframe Engineer. I was based in Norfolk for 16 years where I travelled to many countries with my job. From January 2004 until December 2009, I was posted to Moray in the North of Scotland. This where my love of photography escalated. Starting with landscape and general photography, I was to discover I had a real love of taking pictures of people especially weddings. The interaction with people of all ages was a breath of fresh air to me. This helped me to make the decision to leave the RAF after 22 years, relocate to be with my partner in Blackburn and spend more time on my passion of photography. Now with the support of Janet and many people in the industry I am striving to continually improve and put a smile on all the faces I ever work with. This blog will hopefully become a little insight into my new life and I hope it will be of interest to many people in the future.
Happy Reading.
Paul
Good luck Paul, you know I think your fab at what you do so keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteSusan - Highland wedding bells
Good Luck sweetheart,(not that you need it ) Your love for photography shows in every photo you take.
ReplyDeleteAll My love Jan xxx