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I found that photoshop helped a huge amount, The last picture was taken in poor lighting and so the people in the picture were very dark and not visible properly with photoshop i was able to add more light too them giving them a good brightness and allowing you too see them. I think the best photo there is the second to last one, this is because the person is not aware I was taking the photo which gave me a good natural look, the depth of field created by the unfocused background gives your a sense of 3d.

Lo1 Bulb photography

      Bulb photography is a shutter speed setting on an adjustable camera that allows for long exposure times under the direct control of the photographer. With this setting, the shutter simply stays open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed.

Lo1 Wide Angle Photography

This image has been taken with a wide angle lens which captures the whole of the building from left to right. Using the wide angle shot makes the building seem important and large by taking up the whole shot. The sky in the background is mysterious making the building stand out looking like it could stand there for decades. By using a wide lens on the camera it allows you to shoot the wider landscape allowing the audience to see more into the photo.

Lo1 Chris Saunders Photography

Chris Saunders has been a photographer for over 10 years, during which, he has photographed many well known authors, actors, film directors, musicians, comedians and had the resulting work published in numerous publications worldwide. Clients include The Guardian, The Observer, Sony, EMI, Universal Records, Random House Publishing, & Harper Collins Publishing.

Chris mainly does portrait and  music photography going to live music events and he also did the Richard Hawley exhibition.  

 This photo is a low angle portrait, to capture the shot of Dizzee Rascal looking downwards on you which connotes his importance.

 This photo shows that the subject of this image is a magician, he is in the centre of the screen with a light on him, but there is also a woman in the background set on the rule of thirds, which hints at her importance to the magician.

 This shot uses black and white tones which connotes the simpleness of the photo, the woman at the front of the photo shows that she is the main focus of the photo as she is at the front of the line meaning we can see her full body.

 This portrait shot is very characteristic with the man looking down at his guitar and the blurred background. It also shows the audience that this man loves music because he looks like he is looking down at it similar to a father looking down at his baby. The blurred lights in the background bring all the focus onto the person and his guitar.

Lo1 Mark Harvey Photography

Mark Harvey is a Sheffield Photographer who started doing photography when he was in the Navy, he then moved on to do industrial photography  and culprit photography before working with young offenders and prisoners. 

I really like this wide shot as it shows the length of the bridge and how alone the two people are in such a huge space. The way the clouds are formed in the background connotes a calm, relaxed day with the photo also having minimal objects to focus on.

This shot is showing a man looking into his camera lens suggesting he is a photographer or at least interested in taking photos. The clouds give the shot a mysterious sort of effect as they are dark and cover the whole sky. This is a low angle shot with the camera being the largest object showing it's importance in the photo. 

I really like this shot although its very simple. We can gather the wellies belong to a young group of boys and girls and we suggest they are just about to go on an outdoor trip. The wellies are in focus showing they are the most important objects in the photo.

Lo1 Duncan Philpott Photography

''Who am I? Well... Duncan Philpott is one half of the Sheffield based duo called Steel City Media. While photography's been a passion since a young age it sprang into a career when he moved to Sheffield to study a Mathematics degree.

What began with minor pieces of work for local companies while studying evolved into a full time career working for a range of editorial and commercial clients as well as following the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series across the globe.''

I love this photo of the sky line purely because of the different tones of colour. The black trees give the night sky a feeling of warmth. The orange tones across the sky show how beautiful really nature can be. I think this shot has worked really well. 

The yellow and purple tones of sky in the shot of stunning and make the sky over the city look enchanted. Purple and yellow are opposite colours of the colour wheel so wok really well together. The brightness of the sun lower in the pictures is really effective and again the buildings all being black and the bottom on the photo shows the lovely skyline.

This photo has been taken during the day as the sky is extremely blue and showing lots of colour in the photo. The taller yellow/brown buildings really stand out in the image but so does the smoke rising on the right. This is typical image of a working landscape but the sea in the background makes the photo seem more relaxed and the very few clouds in the sky. 



Duncan came into our college and shared his photography with us.

Duncan is a Sports journalism & commercial photography specializing in  cycling and mountain biking.

At 13 he became interested in photography via his uncle who was into technical photography. At university he studied Maths but after completing his degree he decided he wanted to become a photographer. He then met people at university who became interested in his photography.  He started to get contacts and networks by becoming social with people in the photography industry. He started cycling so that he could understood readership ABC1's which helped him to be able to  photograph the cycling championships!(biggest cycling competition)  

Cycling industry

Alternative sport

 Paid via fixed rate
Photos appear in magazines / online websites

Duncan does lots of travelling to places such as south Africa and Italy. 

Equipment

-No specific camera

-Reliable, weatherproof, shoot higher frame rate and better auto focus system.   
-Cant miss one off moment. 
-Has to be fast and responsive.

-CPS support – like servicing a car

-Very mobile, doesn't use lighting for his photography

-Minimal equipment for flying and hiking

He uses the pole mono-pod to photograph above crowd to make it different to be more appealing to websites and magazine editors. The pole can reach up to 15ft.

Travel

Adventure sport – anywhere

Not specific genre – opportunities open

Sheffield

Industrial and peak district

Always keep eye open and of there's a good shot he will snap it on his phone

Work hours

Paperwork

-invoice

-tax returns

-article proposals

Planning shoots

-shot lists

-location scouting

Hours

-Sometimes he can have as little sleep as going to bed at 2 and having to be up at 6.30

-travelling half days are account for his work time so he will get paid for them.

-600-3500 photos per day

-Have to cut 100s to 10s

-Give client selections

- Uses the light room to sort his photos. 

How to select photos with Duncan

-Rate your photos on a star based system meaning 1 star is the lowest and 5 starts is the highest.

-Then zoom in and look at them properly

-Make sure the photos you rated high are of a good quality and suitable for the purpose.

-All time consuming so look with a good eye– look for noise or unexpected things.

Editing choices with Duncan

-Choose a genre of photography then generate a style and give them a look.   If you have a style it tells people that it is your photo (free advertisement and getting contacts)   BUS STATION THEORY!   Try to be unique and individual try to make yourself original.  Well rounded photographer in order to please the client.  Creativity try look at things in different angles.

Yaladimir Rys – Duncan's inspiration F1 photographer