I was contacted by a photographer recently who had some questions about travel photography and how he might improve his prospects as a travel photographer (He did well by flattering me to start; that always helps). To be candid, I receive similar requests from photographers regularly and – while I’d like to help out –...
Category Archives: Personal Insight I had a play with HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography software over the weekend (below). It was two parts surfing Yu-tube tutorials on the net and one part playing with images I’d captured earlier to arrive at something I thought looked the part. While real HDR photography is capturing the same scene/person with several images... ” I will now start filling in the application form and once it is signed by HRH Prince Sultan it will be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue the visa.” And so read the e-mail I just received from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities, so I’m excited. The Middle-east fascinates...  …and to all you who have complained about what a hard life I lead based on the pictures I just returned with from the Cook Islands, I can assure you, the weather is not always that kind. This (below) from an earlier shoot somewhere in the South Pacific (It lasted the entire week).  But I have a sense that the style which will define me as an artist (more so than a photographer I might add), is yet to come. It may involve mixed medium that marries photography with painting on large canvasses. It is this same sense that directs me to keep collecting images and to keep playing with different techniques, confident there will be a time when people will look at my work and say “that’s obviously David Kirkland’s photo.” |
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