Getting out of my comfort zone..

[juggler]

I've been asked to speak at Wex's Photography Symposium on Sunday. I was initially astonished that they should think I might have anything of interest to say, especially given the class of the others who are taking part. I eventually said yes.. on the grounds that my journey from acrobatics to photography over the last 2 years could provide some useful insights into the learning process, with a few pretty pics and technical bits and bobs along the way, and was something that no-one else was going to talk about.

I know that there are many more skilled with lighting or post-processing than me but if I can initiate a stimulating discussion then I'll be happy.

Anyway, if you're going to be there then do say hello!

http://www.wexphotographic.com/?/events/2015-06-07-photography-symposium.html

 

[posiview]

They do realise that it's the TP Mega Meet Saturday and Sunday

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Cheers.

 

[Pookeyhead]

I've been asked to speak at Wex's Photography Symposium on Sunday. I was initially astonished that they should think I might have anything of interest to say, especially given the class of the others who are taking part. I eventually said yes.. on the grounds that my journey from acrobatics to photography over the last 2 years could provide some useful insights into the learning process, with a few pretty pics and technical bits and bobs along the way, and was something that no-one else was going to talk about.

I know that there are many more skilled with lighting or post-processing than me but if I can initiate a stimulating discussion then I'll be happy.

Anyway, if you're going to be there then do say hello!

http://www.wexphotographic.com/?/events/2015-06-07-photography-symposium.html

Don't know why you're astonished. You do good work, and know your subjects well. You're a good example of photographer/subject expert. That's always going to give good results. You know how to get the best from your subjects, and you shoot them well. I've always said this - being acknowledged in your field isn't always about your technical skills (not that there's anything wrong with yours) but making the images speak well about the subject - Do that and you'll just end up doing stuff that stands out from the rest. You'll not be the only one shooting dancers etc... in fact, I know you're not, but you're the only one I know who spends so much time doing it, and I bet you know quite a lot about the subjects you shoot now.- Just as Tim Flach probably knows more about horses than some vets as a result of doing Equus.

Enjoy the talk

 

[juggler]

Don't know why you're astonished. You do good work, and know your subjects well. You're a good example of photographer/subject expert. That's always going to give good results. You know how to get the best from your subjects, and you shoot them well. I've always said this - being acknowledged in your field isn't always about your technical skills (not that there's anything wrong with yours) but making the images speak well about the subject - Do that and you'll just end up doing stuff that stands out from the rest. You'll not be the only one shooting dancers etc... in fact, I know you're not, but you're the only one I know who spends so much time doing it, and I bet you know quite a lot about the subjects you shoot now.- Just as Tim Flach probably knows more about horses than some vets as a result of doing Equus.

Enjoy the talk

Thank you - I'm astonished because I've really not been doing this all that long and I don't have to look far to find photographers with storytelling, or lighting, or processing skills which show me how much I have to learn. Onwards & upwards!

I'd not come across Tim Flach before so thanks for that. He's a bit good, isn't he?

 

[Pookeyhead]

Thank you - I'm astonished because I've really not been doing this all that long and I don't have to look far to find photographers with storytelling, or lighting, or processing skills which show me how much I have to learn. Onwards & upwards!

I'd not come across Tim Flach before so thanks for that. He's a bit good, isn't he?

just a bit, yes

 

[juggler]

They do realise that it's the TP Mega Meet Saturday and Sunday

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Cheers.

Mission complete; I thought it went really quite well. There was a fair bit of stimulating discussion, I had too much material - but didn't need to refer to my notes too much, I juggled in public for the first time in years and - to my slight surprise - people took rather a lot of notes.

Numbers were a bit low for all the speakers and as a complete unknown my talk probably had fewest attendees. Wex thought that their event and the TP meet would have a different demographic; I think Wex were hanging quite a lot on being associated with the Norwich open studios events but they don't seem to have managed to interest many non-photographer artists & art fans.