UNIT 1 PART B.

This week I learnt about a photographer that takes photographs in a way I really like. His name is Rob Heyman and he is from Australia. I follow his blog and also have a film all about him and his work and lots of tips and ideas. He was actually trained as a Graphic Designer but turned to photography as it was not as hard to do and easier to earn money from, it wasn't exactly even a hobby just something he did occasionally. He did not have any exams or qualifications in photography though now he has Triple Master Rating with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography. He is a dreamer and creative and a workaholic and refuses to follow the trends and his clients always return and he is one of the leading photographers in Australia. He does not use lights and flashes and takes his photographs outside and late afternoon when the sun is not too bright. He does not pose the person in the photograph and he asks them lots of questions to make sure the photograph suits them.

His best ever tip is “Make them smile don’t tell them to”.

I also like tips like “let them do what they need to do then take the photograph” , K.I.S.S. this means Keep it simple stupid and I also like that he does not mind blurred photographs if it means he has “captured the moment”.

My favourite photograph is one where he has a little boy leaning over a fence in the middle of a town.

He has got two blogs http://heymanphoto.blogspot.com/ and http://heymanports2.blogspot.com/



I have decided I like him best so will not be learning about Annabelle Williams.

I planned a photograph shoot then using the tips and ideas from the film. I went for a walk with my mam and dad and took a photograph of my dad sitting on a stone and told him to do what he wanted. The first photograph was too bright so I had to change the F stop and shutter speed and then it was perfect.

This is my favourite photograph of the day too.



Then I took one of my mam and because she was dressed in a thick winter coat I took it with lots of winter trees behind her to show them with no leaves to show the setting suited her clothes. The first one was no use because the dog walked into the photograph but the next one was good. Then in Adobe Photoshop I added a Blue tint too make the photograph look even colder.

And this is me carrying my camera and tripod.