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A macro lens on your camera allows you to get much nearer your subject than most regular lenses; the result of being so close is that you can only focus on a very narrow plane, so you have to make your choices very carefully. There is a lot of trial and error with this kind of work, but when it works the results are hugely satisfying
Give me sunshine, a macro lens and plant-life and I’ll be happy for hours. DOF is so shallow that you have to pick your focus point really carefully; lots of trial and error creating these, but the results can be really beautiful, and otherworldly.
A recent trip to Hastings and Bexhill exposed me to some thrilling and vibrant street art. Just had to share these images that were some of my favourites.
There’s been a lot of hopeful headlines this week concerning the coming Coronavirus vaccine and how effective it is. Perhaps it will even be widely available enough for all of us to have received it by the spring of next year, and then finally we can start getting our professional lives back on an even keel.
I’m sure that all you event managers and conference organisers cannot wait to get back to business as usual. So if you are beginning to dare to plan for your events next year, make sure that you get in touch to be sure that you get the best photographs of your events in 2021; the year of recovery.
Autumn has traditionally been my peak conference and event season in the run up to the end of the year. I’ve been lucky enough to cover some fascinating events in previous autumns; but work in this year, already ravaged by the first lockdown and continued restrictions over the summer months, has now been definitively ended by the latest lockdown. Normality for those of us who work around events and conferences seems further away than ever. We continue to look forward to a future time when we are once again allowed to carry out normal activities without restrictions; and when we can, and if you want to get this kind of coverage from your event get in touch with me to discuss your needs. I’ll be eagerly waiting for you to get in touch . . .
Back in January, The Fabian Society annual conference started the year off in the way I intended it to continue. Unfortunately, in March everything came to a grinding halt and it has remained that way ever since. Virtual meetings and conferences are no match for the real thing and real human contact; getting back to the old normal ways of interacting can’t come soon enough for me, personally as well as professionally.
Most photographers will have a great camera and loads of lenses for dazzling image quality, but the most important thing I bring with me is not technological, but biological. What you get when I cover your event is my eye behind the lens, my people skills and my years of experience. But don’t worry, I will still bring all the kit, just in case . . .
We’ve now entered the time of year when we would normally be getting together to celebrate and reward success, with end of year dinners, parties and those all important awards ceremonies to acknowledge the year’s significant achievements. Unfortunately, once again Covid has left us stuck with video calls and virtual work lives just when we were hoping that things would be getting back to normal. This year has shown many of us that it is possible to continue to achieve in the most trying of circumstances, and I hope that even though we are still having to do things differently, we will soon be able to return to spending time together and celebrating our accomplishments in the normal way. Believe me, I can’t wait to be there taking great pictures there as well.
Relaxed and professional portraiture is essential to your online presence. This now takes on a greater than normal significance now that so many of us are working from home. In these strange times I am still able to offer a completely Covid safe portrait service to anyone wanting to improve their online appearance.
