It seems that a lot of photographers have gone with the flow of the season!
Working with the beautiful colours that this time of year brings along with the dark nights and indoor shoots for a number of studio shoots !.
The last few weeks we have been gearing up for the busy time of year where all the parties start and portraits and portfolio start being the thing!
I got one love this time of year! I love the colours the cosy nights by the fire and closing those curtains early shutting out the windy weather and those days of rain!
But I also love shooting in this too! Will be getting to grips with a few shoots over The coming weeks leading up to Christmas and new year!
Having been a busy year shooting and working on projects I’m definitely looking forward to the coming months ahead
Below are just a few of our latest edits out the editing room comment below what’s your favourite image
Jack denim fashionSarah on locationJade in the studio boudoir style shootSarah studio boudoir shootAmber wedding location shootAlana studio shoot
When life and business gets out of hand and you have so much to do there is very little time to get online to update everyone what we have been doing and what special offers we are currently running!
A little update while I have a few minutes.
Firstly we are running some new deals starting October 1st that will be up and running just for 14 days but I’m sure that people will love the deals and definitely will be something not to miss !
Another deal will be the “early booking deal” Book now for next month (November) and will give you double the digital images so that you can have more images to keep or use for Christmas gifts
More info coming soon or you can email us to ask for latest deals
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And to finish we have been shooting a lot of private client work lately, so we can’t post them up on our social pages or even our website
but we have some images from the last months editing room!
It was a pleasure working with Alana on a new shoot! She is definitely fun to work with and we managed to get some lovely images in our short shoot slot!
Normally we set aside a 3 hour window so that we get a number of outfits and a lot of poses in each outfit!
This shoot was a shorter shoot time of two hours so it tested us a little !
Taking into account that we had five shoots booked in so ten hours of booked shoot time and then getting ready for the next client it was a fast think on your feet day!
With Each client changing around 5 times some did more! But having lighting set up and keeping a constant flow of ideas is what made this happen !
With most shoots we plan out what’s going to happen so we know we get the shots! This shoot was a little more think on our feet ! Short notice new lighting small space!
But I think we managed it!
What do you all think here are a few of the images from the shoot definitely a mix of lovely images
Let us know what you think always welcome a comment !
I’ve been thinking the last few months where the money could be in this art of photography!
Some may say family portraits, weddings and baby photography.
I’ve looked at things the last few weeks and have seen that there are very few automotive photographers based in the UK and there is definitely a call for people wanting pictures of their pride and joy!
Not only the small business shoots in automotive but then there is the big fish working for companies shooting cars for sale or hire
Maybe even working for the main stream car companies like Ford or Mercedes who need images !
The hard part is can anyone who does photography have the ability to create pleasing automotive images that would make a client happy !
As people may know, I’m normally a portrait and boudoir photographer.. but at the weekend I set myself a small goal and took on the chance of shooting a car show !
I got some pretty good shots I think and managed to capture the beauty of a Ford Focus RS which was a beautiful car that truly captured my eye!
I think this could be something I may have to add to my list of potential shoots … With a little training I’m sure that I can get this down and give clients more than the quality work they are looking for at a great price !
Take a look at these images below and let me know what you think!
With everything in photography there is a fine line between right and wrong! and this is just my way of seeing things
Now having said that there is also a basic standard that we should work to! And once you have the basics you can then burn the rule book and get creative.
This first part of tech Thursday is going to be about stepping into the world of “auto” not a big favourite but the best place to start!
Auto setting on a Sony a7iii highlighted in green
The above image is set to p but auto would need to be selected
Setting a camera to auto will be one of the simple ways to start out in photography. This is the setting that most new photographers will look at just so they can get used to holding a camera and honestly Start playing about with taking images of everything from family cars plants and so on.
Auto is exactly that! It automatically sets the camera to give what the camera believes to be the best mix of iso, aperture and shutter speed. This is known as the exposure triangle all setting use this triangle but each setting may use it in different ways
Auto has it’s down sides though, to me this is that there isn’t any room for being too creative. With the settings like bokeh with the blurry background or low light moody shots!
This is because the camera will pick from all the light and dark points and come up with a mathematical equation this will then automatically set the iso aperture and shutter speed to give what it thinks is best! with the amount of light hitting the sensor
This can result in some good and bad results.
For example, if you are taking a picture of black car against a bright backlit skyline with a lot of white clouds the camera will add everything together over all the sensors pixels to try and get 50% grey now if there is more white than black in the shot the camera will nine out of ten times under expose the dark colours this would then result in the image of the car looking more of silhouette shot than a photo of a well exposed car and sky.
Now on the other hand, if the camera takes in the darkest points of the black car, the result will be the opposite the sky will become blown out over exposed leaving next no details of the clouds but this time the car should be pretty close to good exposure.
There is also a number of annoying factors such as the auto setting may use an iso that induces a grainy effect to the image as the higher the iso goes the more grainy an image will become! And this will lower the clarity of the finished image.
Also if there is movement in the image the camera doesn’t take this into account in auto so it may choose a shutter speed that’s slow so could result in blurry images
I’ve had images where the camera sets the aperture to f6.3 iso of 800 and a slow shutter speed this then had a grainy look but also had blurring… its okay if you want to capture a still object but not great for movement!
Upside to shooting auto is that you can get shooting right away without to much knowledge of the bigger details of the camera
This was where I worked more on Composition. Working out where in the frame to place the object or subject as this is a good thing to learn as soon as possible. I will go into the rule of thirds in a later post but just filling your frame and moving the subject left right up Down will give you a feel for what can be achieved and what looks good to you!
Also depending on the camera you’re using and the lens images and setting will be different
So go try set you camera to auto and take a few shots see how you get on!
This post is just simple outline over the next few weeks more posts and a deeper understanding of this setting will be posted
As of Monday January 7th there will be set of weekly posts with a set theme
I’m working on ideas like model Monday… tech Thursday and set up Saturday
These post will be created so that there is a helpful idea to try each week to grow and learn the art of photography!
Such as with “model Monday” will create a post with ways to interact pose the model what to do, what not to do and what to look for!
Tech Thursday Will be to learn what each camera setting does, how it impacts the shots you take and what creative aspects each setting will create when used correctly! Or incorrectly
And set up Saturday will be a 52 week lighting set up showing what lights used how I set up the shot, what I looked for and why I did it! This series should help those who are learning to try and set up different shots and recreate something similar!
All the above is my take on photography and what I look for or how I see the setting it’s not how all photographers will see it as everything within photography is subjective but learning how others create something or work the camera or lighting is a step closer to finding what works for you!
So if the above is something that you will find interesting or if you know someone who would be interested in learning because they /you got a camera for Christmas or birthday then please follow or share the post
I’m really looking forward to sharing what I’ve learnt and hope that you all will enjoy learning from what I post!
The above is only part of what’s going to be posted on this blog so keep watching and keep learning ! You to could be learning to take images like this one below!
Model Amber R shot on location with one flash and a reflector at golden hour!
Find more of my work at Our Instagram page give it a follow while you’re there!
So we are a day into 2019 yes one whole day nearly gone!
But it’s looking good been in the editing room getting some of the shots sorted for this post!
Sorted some new lighting tests and loving the new statistic lights not only for video but for photography too!
So what do you think of these guys have to say I’m over the moon with this shoot! Loved working with Amber R she always pulls out all the stops and creates something beautiful and spectacular!
I’ve had the pleasure to work with Amber on a number of shoots over the last few years but these shots just blow me away!
Take a look at a few below!
I’m so happy with these images now like with most photographers we all have that one person we look up to our so called inspiration! Well I have to say this shoot was inspired by someone I look up to In a big way!
A guy called Jason Lanier his a Sony artisan and a Rotolight master of light! I’ve been following his work for about 5 years and this man is a legend!
Well I was looking at a few of his shots and wanted to get something that would stand out to his amazing standard ! And to me the shipwreck shots are getting there! We all need inspiration someone to look up to but never to copy create your own work !!
To see more images from this shoot go check out my Instagram page
Also feel free to comment like and follow my work it’s always great to hear from people !
More posts to come this week so keep and eye on this page !
But before it’s over I want to share a post from a shoot I did a couple of weeks ago with a male model Jack H
Now most of you would know I seldom shoot with males but that’s going to change in 2019!
It’s time more males become models
Okay ladies can shoot way more styles but males are definitely photogenic and we can definitely show the masculine or physique of the male gender!
A number of styles suit males as well as females from head shots to fashion mixed in with product marketing or sports and fitness !
New year will be showing signs of change and we as creatives have to embrace change! And dig even deeper to create something artistic yet eye catching!
So watch this space over the coming months as we will be showcasing some of what we create!
Here are a few of the images that we took with this very photogenic Male! Was a great shoot and I look forward to working with Jack again in 2019!
This is due to a very turbulent time, so many ups and downs! So much happening and not enough time to even make time for my projects!
Work took over ! Life just run away!
But I’ve still managed to have a great year! Managed to work with some fantastic people! Made some good friends! And new connections!
I guess if I’m honest I’ve put life plans and work first! But god how I’ve missed Photography the thing that makes me relaxed that’s given me endless hours of joy
It’s time to get back to where I feel I’m at home! And this all starts in January of 2019.
There is going to be a lot of changes going to be blogging much more often
Got a number of projects planned.
A weekly blog called “back to camera basics” where I will be posting about camera setting what functions do what when in manual mode and much more!
Will be post weekly Lighting tutorials. with how to do set lighting styles, what to look for, what lighting is best for situations. And how to get the best from natural light, strobe, static lighting or the reflectors you have,
I will also be posting images and behind the scenes from photo shoots that I’ve done showing what and how I got the shot!
And there will be lots more to come ! Videos, editing tutorials, lighting diagrams, photoshop tips and tricks, product reviews and customers, client, feedback on what we have done for them ..
so if this is something that’s worth your time and you want to see these post please follow us share what we do as this make it worth it to us, and I would love for this blog to help as many people to become better photographers and spark that interest for new photographers and creatives !
So until 1st of January I wish you a very creative and happy 2019!
Adrian Day Photography 