Now every week, I sit here offering my advice as a professional photographer,
but today is a little bit different because I'm going to give you the advice
from five other top professional photographers and each one of them has
got a great little tip which I'm going to relay to you. Now each of these
photographers have generously shared their knowledge and experience with our
members, revealing everything from their techniques to hilarious tales of lions
in bathrooms or celebrities slamming the door in their face and I've collected
some of the best advice these professionals have shared for you to
enjoy in this video. So tip 1 comes from top architectural
photographer Sean Conboy, who was a guest on our show and that was the
importance of planning. Now planning as you've heard me say many times before is
an important part of the photographic process, whether you're shooting
portraits or products it's really important to get your planning nailed
down but for architectural photographer Sean Conboy, planning is particularly
important. It's an area of photography that is particularly weather dependent
so planning is absolutely vital for Sean if he's to make the most of his
shooting time. Now Sean, who's a British photographer looks at every little
detail including where the Sun will be a particular time, what angle it will be,
what time of year is, whether it will hit or enter a building at certain angle,
strike an object a certain way and he tries to plan ahead as much as possible.
Now Sean's words his quote was... "Be there in advance, have your shot planned, get
everything set and wait for that magic moment. That right moment is going to get you
your picture. It might only be 10% better than someone else's picture but
it's still 10% better." Now that is a great little quote and a great little
bit of advice to take away with you. To see more of Sean's work, visit his
website which we're bringing up on screen now.
You can check out some of these great architectural images. Now tip 2
comes from top celebrity portrait photographer Tom Oldham. Now Tom said no
the technical. Now award-winning portrait photographer Tom Oldham shared his top 5
portrait photography tips with us, joining me in the studio during his live
interview, but one particular point came up during the show and this simple piece
of advice, which may seem obvious, is the key to any good shoot. Tom said "Know the
technical so you can focus on the relationship." And I think that's a great
bit advice because in a field where building relationships often for a very
limited period of time, it's so important that you know your kit, you know how it
works, you know how to get the best from it.
That's absolutely essential because that will allow you to set up very quickly,
help ensure that the session runs smoothly and it means that you'll be
free to focus on getting the best shot without worrying about your equipment
and other specifics. Now you can see more of Tom Oldham's fabulous work on his
website which is on screen right now so check out that if you want to see some
great celebrity and portrait photography. Tip 3 comes from fashion
photographer Daria Belikova. Her advice was to stick to your own style.
Now since taking her first photograph at the age of 15, Russian fashion
photographer Daria Belikova has had a dark ethereal style throughout her
imagery and it's this very style that makes her works so distinguishable. Her
tutors at the London College of Fashion were convinced it was just a phase that
she was going through and something that she would grow out of but Daria has in
fact worked very hard to stay true to herself and to her style and it's
something that she feels every photographer should also do and her
quote was... "With photography, you put a little
a bit of your soul into it." and I love that little quote from her because it
really is quite deep when you actually think about it. This sometimes results in
some give and take when it comes to commercial work but that young Daria
Belikova, fashion photographer, is not about to change her look or style for
anyone. Now to see more of Daria's great work, visit her website which I've
got up on screen now and you can absorb some of that really dark mysterious
ethereal style photography that she undertakes. Tip 4 comes from
top advertising and product photographer Jonathan Knowles.
Jonathan was another guest on our live talk shows and he said to consider your
portfolio now from the first moment you land on Jonathan Knowles website it's
very clear that his area of expertise is in advertising and product photography
this is very deliberate the collection of images that he puts in front of you
it tells you exactly what Jonathan specializes in and by default the kind
of work that he wants to do now Jonathan's tip was, "Include work in your
portfolio for which you'd like to be commissioned." - Now that may sound obvious
but for example if you're interested in product photography but you specialize
in liquids, make sure you include a variety of splash liquid images right up
there at the front of your portfolio because this allows potential clients to
see your work what you're good at and see your style and the award-winning
photographer and creator of the famous O2 bubble images acknowledged that
building this sort of portfolio doesn't happen overnight
so he advised that it was worth starting with smaller clients first or even
shooting for yourself and then building it up from there. Now you can also visit
Jonathan's amazing website and see more of his work right here at Jonathan's
site. Tip 5 from world-renowned fine art and animal photographer Tim
Flach was... "Take the viewer on a journey." Now renowned for his artistic studio
portraits of animals Tim Flach's images are immediately recognizable, his eye
catching images whether they're birds in the studio or horses in the wild on
location have a very distinctive style that encourages us to reflect on how we
connect with the natural world. Now for Tim, one of the main objectives in his
work is to take the viewer on a journey and to do this he uses very deliberate
post-production techniques and lighting techniques to guide the viewer's eye and
what Tim's quote was... "I borrow approaches to image management that have
been around for a very long time. These are only tonal changes I'm making, but to
say 'only tonal changes' is not giving them credit." Now that's really, really
important because what Tim is trying to explain there is how he guides the
viewers eye through an image to take them on that visual journey. Now you can
see more about Tim's wonderful work on his website at TimFlach.com or you can
come and see Tim and myself in person with our wonderful annual workshop
called 'A Visual Journey' which I'm bringing up on the screen now and you can
see more information about that particular workshop on this particular
page here on our Karl Taylor Education platform. Now those were five top tips
from five top professional photographers but we have lots and lots of different
guests on our live talk shows throughout the year on KarlTaylorEducation.com
and they're all available on replay so go over there and check some of those
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