It’s been a hectic few weeks and I’ve been a bit “off the radar” with not much of a chance to update my blog but I thought I’d take a quiet 10 minutes to just give an update of what has been going on!
I’ve met lots more lovely people and have photographed everything from an engagement portrait session to a brewery – that diversity is continuing with an album cover shoot, some corporate and hotel photography, and weddings all over the next few weeks! A lot of what I have been doing I can’t post the photographs from just yet as clients have requested I hold off until they have released them, but watch this space and over the course of the next few months they will start appearing with the stories behind them. Two of the projects I’m currently working on are also already confirmed for publication and will be available in shops later this year!
I’ve also got a new website being developed which I’m excited about. It’s looks fantastic and highlights all the different areas of photography that I do. I find having a variety in the photography I do of huge benefit – every area feeds into the others. For example, photographing a band in low light isn’t that dissimilar to photographing a first dance without using flash. The same principles of documentary photography and blending into the background apply on a journalistic project as they do at a wedding and so on. I think the more experience of different photography a photographer has ulitmately the better photographer they will become, whatever it is they are taking pictures of.
I’m also excited to announce that in May I’m going to start delivering photographic training courses in Lewes and Brighton. I’ll be running these on a small group basis – all sessions will be one-on-one or a maximum of two people (plus myself!) The reason for this is I’d like to give my undivided attention to whoever I am training so they get maximum benefit out of the day. The first course is going to be Take Control of Your Camera – which will be about getting your camera off Auto or “P” mode and unlocking your creativity. It’ll also cover composition, and a little on how to spot the best light for your photographs. You don’t need amazing equipment, just a camera and a desire to use more of the potential it has to offer.
Later in the summer I’ll also be offering a course of “One Camera : One Lens” – those who have seen me photograph may have noticed I tend to use prime lenses over zooms. There are lots of reasons for this (a future blog article I think!) but one is that I think using a prime lens with a fixed focal length releases you to focus on composition and what is going on around you – it suits my way of thinking and working certainly – as opposed to a zoom lens where how much to zoom it in or out becomes another variable to think about. I can “pre-frame” in my mind with a prime lens too because I know exactly what I’ll see in the viewfinder making it much quicker and more discrete.
It is also worth considering that a DSLR with a good zoom lens can easily weigh in at 2kg or more which is a consideration if you are going out for a day to take some photographs for fun. A prime lens instead can knock that weight down a lot. The photographs below were both taken on a “One Camera : One Lens” trip to Hastings not so long ago (a Canon 5D with 35mm prime lens if you’re interested!)
For more information on the training, or any other photography I do you can view my site at www.stevegeorgephotography.co.uk or email me at steve@stevegeorgephotography.co.uk
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