Natural Light Photographers Portfolios.

Definition: 

Natural light is an occurrence as a result of chemical processes on or in the earth. The benefits of using natural light rather than artificial is it doesn't cost in fuel, chemical reactions that produce natural light are limitless and free. Sometimes it can be difficult to use it with photography because not every area gets the same amount of sunlight all through the day. These are just the two main types of light, you can forget all the other types you can use. 

[[ California Hills]]

Joseph Holmes's

Kensington, California

Holmes has his own website with hundreds of images in fourteen different portfolios, not only images but information about imaging workshops that he teaches. He focused on doing photography expressing the beauty of nature for thirty-seven years and thirty years spent on pursual of colour photographic print making. The day and age we are in now has limitless flexibility of digital processes that there is no desist in the individuality and amplitude with the prints we can make. 

        The pictures on his portfolio are easy to browse through and are of all great quality. Unfortunately a lot of natural photography isn't that inspiring to me, I would like to see more portrait pictures with natural light. What is exhilarating about these photos is the intense colours Holmes has achieved in each picture.

[[Mr & Mrs Davidson]]

Steven Bailey Photography

Manchester

Steve and Alex are husband and wife and specialize in Weddings, Portraits, Proms, and Nurseries. Their website is a collaboration of their favorite pictures. Unlike a lot of wedding photographers the mages are heavily photoshopped but that gives them a modern feel. Their philosophy and over all view of what wedding photography is supposed to be like, is to capture your memories and emotions from your perfect day. 

        The portfolio has a good variety of examples of what type of photographs they take and definitely doesn't bore you. The intense photoshop takes away some of the natural light beauty and is a little distracting from what's happening in the picture. They portray identity in each picture and you can tell that they are professional. 

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Robin Goodland

Britain

Photography is his passion and was his fire from a young age, like many photographers it's his way of expressing his self and capturing that natural beauty of landscapes. He is now a member of Royal Photographic Society, The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers, and The Photography Institute. He doesn't use any colour filters and only edits fine tune exposure and balance on Photoshop, he believes hat with landscape photography "what you should see naturally is exactly what you get".

       Out of the three portfolios I have looked at using natural photography Goodland's is my favorite, he sticks to a theme, has exceptional image quality, and extremely professional. The website could be made more modern looking but most of the prints are centralized towards the middle class of people. I like the way he doesn't only sell himself but you can buy his prints straight off the website, he also sells canvas prints. 

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Should I Be Kept On This Course?

I have realized over the past five years that photography and art are my passion. I have been surrounded by photography since I was a baby because both my mother and father are artists and have done a lot of work with different mediums of photography. My mother was the photography and digital design teacher at my school, as well as the arts teacher. She taught me a lot about Photoshop and how to take a great picture in a studio and outside. I took more art lessons than that in photography but believe that they are closely connected. 

            One of my favourite local artists is David Hockney and his photomontage of a town square. It was different and made me realize that you can turn a whole bunch of pictures into an interesting piece of art. I also enjoy his other pictures of simple English fields and people looking out onto the trees and grass. These pictures may seem dull to some people but that simplicity drew me in. I felt tranquillity when looking at the 10ft by 10ft pictures of sheep pastures and blue sky.

            It’s not only the landscape photography that draws me in but that glamour side of famous portraits of celebrities. One of my favourite photographers is Guy Webster, whom I have met and shot with. He has shot the likes of Michael Caine and Mick Jagger, amongst many other starts. What fascinates me is what you as a photographer have to do when taking a picture of someone. Your not taking a picture to show only what they look like but you have to capture the story behind each picture.

            Like painting a picture, when you take a photo you have to think about colour, composition, and experiment with it until it’s interesting and draws people in visually and emotionally.  Unlike painting, a lot of the time you have to do business with and communicate clearly your ideas to people. There is a fine line between a good picture and a bad picture and to be a good photographer every snap counts. I dig working with people rather than working alone and feel I have a natural way of dominating the situation. Even when it seems daunting working with the general public the satisfaction of a great picture is worth it.           

            Even though I relish doing art I think that a picture can tell a deeper story, and in some cases can create an everlasting imprint on someone’s life. Art is beautiful but people relate to images better because it’s easier to imagine the emotion and augmentation behind a picture. My brain is wired as an artist and I can’t wait to account my creativity into the world of photography and follow in my mother’s footsteps.