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Cars and Vehicles, Commercial Photography, Photo-Technique, Training, Uncategorized

Professional Photography SELLS CARS

If you run a business, then you know the importance of web advertising.  Your website can be a powerful sales tool – but the images need to reflect your brand identity.  Make sure that you don’t undersell your product or project a substandard image by using photographs that are less than professional.

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There can be a temptation to ‘save money’ by leaving your product photography to one of your staff members with a phone.  I bring many years of experience to your website photography.

Want to learn how to do vehicle photography for yourself?  If you’re a dealer with a decent camera, and an ambition to upgrade your car imagery, I can help.  I can teach you the basics, to get the best from your camera and your stock, and write you a personalised brief for future reference.

Use the contact page to get in touch and I’ll tell you more.

Photo-Technique, Training

Keeping It In Perspective

Keeping it in Perspective.

This church at Hillsborough is popular with photographers. And why not? Look at the image!

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There’s a pretty scene in there, with lots of the elements of design. There’s colour and shape, there’s lines drawing the eyes into the church, the central focus of the image. But there’s one problem. In many photographs of the church the trees are seemingly angled inwards, a distortion of perspective. It’s a natural lens effect, because the lens is low (usually at eye level) and the trees are high… Continue reading Keeping It In Perspective →

Photo-Technique, Training, Uncategorized

Back to Basics #2 – Shutter Speed

Shutter Speed Facts

If the aperture controls the amount of light that falls on the camera sensor/film, the shutter determines how long that light falls on the film/sensor. Choosing the correct shutter speed is important because:-
* It can freeze a moving subject.
* It can blur moving subjects.
* It can help reduce camera shake.
So, how can we use the shutter speed to best advantage?

Continue reading Back to Basics #2 – Shutter Speed →

Belfast, Photo-Technique

Belfast Cathedral Qtr Photowalk

One Hour Photowalk in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

Spend an hour with your camera, with other enthusiasts and with a local professional photogrpapher, walking through familiar streets, and seeing Belfast through the lens.  Get help along the way with composition and exposure and go home with a days experience, and an SD Card full of great images to share on your social media accounts. Continue reading Belfast Cathedral Qtr Photowalk →

Photo-Technique, Training

Back to Basics #1 – Camera Aperture

BACK TO BASICS #1 – APERTURE

The aperture is the diaphram in your lens which controls the amount of light entering the camera. (The shutter controls the time that the light falls on the film/sensor) The diagramme attached to this post illustrates the effect of closing the aperture diaphram, and how it changes the light falling on the film/sensor. Continue reading Back to Basics #1 – Camera Aperture →