I photographed an evening reception of the wedding of Sheila and Alan at the end of last year at Winterfield Golf Club in Dunbar. As a professional photographer operating in Edinburgh and Lothians and beyond, it is always good to photograph a local community based wedding. A great day was had by all and here are a few photos from the event.
New Gear and New Horizons for 2019 – DSLR and Mirrorless
DSLR or Mirrorless for Corporate Photography in Edinburgh and Scotland
Happy new year, if not a bit belated. Today I will talk briefly about upgrading gear. As the year starts we all make plans to upgrade our photography equipment. I have already purchased a studio light and softbox. I am totally portable now for lighting equipment, I have to be able to take it on a bus, taxi or car and it can’t be overly heavy or cumbersome, this is the way the industry is going and I like it. On the subject of cameras, as a professional corporate and event photographer, working mainly in Edinburgh and Scotland, I need versatile gear that is suitable for all types of photography ie low light, sport, fast focusing etc. Also with a decent pixel count and a couple of sharp quality lenses. I use Canon DSLRs for my day to day conference and PR photography work, but I have been looking at mirrorless and Fuji gear as a back up, with the possible intention of moving to mirrorless in the future. On reflection, I have now decided to stick with the Canon DSLR system. Mirrorless just isn’t working in low light, there are still focussing issues and I can’t physically feel the camera focusing with the digital screen. As for sport, it is a long way of, so sorry, I will be sticking with Canon for my corporate photography in Edinburgh and Glasgow and Nikon for my infrared photography work . I still like Fuji for urban and landscape, its just the low light and focussing issues that get me. Also,
I like my wee Lumix, which is also used for my infrared photography in Scotland project. I also feel the pro DSLR camera bodies are more robust and waterproof. I have been using a Canon 5D Mark 3 for the last 3 years, its a workhorse and has been everywhere with me, not one repair needed and I have dropped it a couple of times. I am now looking forward to getting a Canon 5D Mark 4, with my Mark 3 as a back up, bring it on 2019.
This week sees some food photography and big graduation photography event in Edinburgh in a couple of weeks and more infrared photography in Scotland, with the promise of more photos from the Highlands in Scotland.
Anyway, until next time.
Colin
Colin Wright Photography
www.edinburghphotographer.com
www.colinwrightphotography.co.uk
Infrared Christmas
This is an infrared photograph I took yesterday of Winterfield Golf Club in Dunbar, the location for a wedding photography assignment next week. I wanted to do something unique, although it is a beautiful spot, I want to show it in a different light, the infrared light rays show up well in the infrared format, and add a bit of contrast to the image then you have this result. As a professional photographer shooting this wonderful country Scotland, it is up to me to try and come up with something different and everyone identifies infrared photography with white trees, even clouds but I think shadows are under estimated, what do you think?
Until next time
Col
Corporate Photography Edinburgh with a Difference
I say I am a professional corporate event
When people ask me what I do, I tell them I am a professional photographer from Edinburgh. However, this doesnt tell them everything, sometimes they think it means I photograph Chief Executive and staff headshots, well they are right it does but it also includes weddings and my specialist area – conference photography, but it can also include music photography and other type of corporate events. The one featured below for instance was a case in point, it started with a little conference in Edinburgh, continued with interactive workshops then they went outside around the centre of Edinburgh for some team building events. A fair mixture, but great to photograph, tell me what you think.
Infrared Photography – Landscape and Beyond
This is a short blog on the variety of uses for infrared photography. While we have all seen the dramatic landscapes in infrared and I myself consider this a major part of of my fine art business sales, there are other uses for infrared photography and the images below display a wide range of infrared imagery, exploring different uses for the genre. I have included in my everyday photographic commissions, around Edinburgh and Scotland from this year, the commissions vary. You do need the weather for infrared photography mind you, but if you do get it, infrared photography can enhance your wedding images, particularly with white dresses, trees and dramatic clouds, it also works well with classic cars at weddings. In addition, I have used infrared photography for sport, particularly motor, kids photos, architecture, urban photography, portraits and even my corporate and conference photography photoshoots around Scotland
. As a professional photographer operating throughout Scotland, i am always on the lookout to include my infrared images into the commission, just to offer that little bit more to the customer. Let me know what you think.