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From my previous shooting with Sorcha Groocock during my feedback evaluation more people were drawn to photographs with natural lighting and later on we discovered that the reason why the photographs were liked more was because they were light better. In my photographs I did not combine flash light with natural light correctly. To beContinue reading “Combining Constant Light with Flash”

Notes from the talk of the business company go for it NI: http://www.goforitni.com – Helping people to set up businesses -around 250 calls per year and 70 set the business at the end -private company but publicly funded You can test the market in groups, start free enterprises, plan ahead your budged. You will needContinue reading “GO FOR IT NI (talk)”

Some contact sheets from today’s photo session which we have done at university with Sorcha. We tried some photographs without flash which I like as everything is softer and more natural symmetrically light on the background and also on the subject. After I tried out flashlights and umbrellas that I brought, and photographs were moreContinue reading “Sorcha Groocock Ceramicist”

10 Photography Tips to Improve Your Environmental Portraits 1.Research the People and Location – Knowing who you are photographing is the key. 2.Tell Their Story – Answer People’s Questions With Your Photos – Who is this person? What do they do? Where do they live? 3.Put Yourself in Their World – It is easier toContinue reading “10 Photography Tips to Improve Your Environmental Portraits”

Anthony Kurtz has created many environmental portraits that leaded from different projects in which he kept his strong cinematic look, similar color and style of framing. He is a good example of how the photographs can be used as artistic pieces same as in the advertisement because of their visual similarities . It is interestingContinue reading “Anthony Kurtz”

I have talked to another ceramicist but this time a student in the ulster university which I met by accident during my performative project that she became a part of. Sorcha is second year which agreed on a photo-shoot this week in their ceramic studio at our university. Before the shoot I visited the spaceContinue reading “Ceramic studio in the Ulster University”

Michaelo Wharley is another photographer that has done series with environmental portraits that are quite interesting in the London. The photos look similar because of the use of flash and it kind of creates a mood. Michael said that “I’ve been based at the Make Space for over 5 years now, but even after allContinue reading “Michaelo Wharley”

Before each session: -visit the environment before hand – book lighting equipment -have camera ready and fully charged – extra SD card -make sure the environment will be empty while photo shoot

I am starting to think who I should approach from art world. These are the professions that would interest me so I created small collages of different art and fashion designers, tattoo artists or ceramicist which I will use as a template of showing my models what the final outcome I am looking forward toContinue reading “Inspiration for Different Job Roles”

I contacted Sasha McVey which is a ceramicist to see if she would be up for portraits in her work space and as she agreed we took some test shots of her studio in Glenarm. I discovered that I will probably need to bring artificial lighting because the natural light there is very poor andContinue reading “Ceramicist Sasha McVey’s Studio”