Digital SLR Photographer feature

Was contacted by Digital SLR Photographer magazine back in February to see if I would like to write an article on studio still life lighting.  Well in my previous life I spent twenty years locked away in a dark studio lighting products and things, so I thought why not.

The features editor challenged me to light a guitar with minimal equipment, and only using two lights, I could do better than that as I often only use one light on much of my studio work.  Whilst I do have a studio full of Elinchrom studio lighting, I still like to keep the shots simple, not too many shadows etc.

The idea is to invest time in ways to bounce that light back at the subject, could be tin foil or white card, the devices that hold that card in a particular spot are readily available from photographic equipment suppliers.

The article was published last week and I was pleased to get a few emails from readers who had liked the article and were inspired to attempt to photograph their own guitars.
I was impressed that someone had read the article, let alone wanted to have a go at the technique themselves.

I found the whole process quite rewarding and look forward to doing it again. 

'30 Days in September'

http://vimeo.com/21430137

‘30 Days in September’ a trailer for a road trip film where we meet just a handful of the people of real America.  Traveling over 4000 miles through 9 States in September 2010, the film gives you a peek at the lives we came across along the way.

Monkey Business

This shoot was commissioned last year to shoot some press shots for Twycross Zoo in the Midlands.  They were launching the new building and it was a fantastic feature.  I had to shoot models on a white background and also some lifestyle shots in and then around the zoo to promote the restaurant etc.

Once the day was over and I was back at my base, I had to edit the thousand images I had taken and  then email lo-res files for the client to make a selection of which images he wanted for the campaign.  Having finished a 1.30am  I was able to rest.  This can be a typical day on a shoot like that.

Please enjoy the video that Stuart produced form the behind the scenes...

New Website Launch

Decided to celebrate the launch of www.vernonclarke.com with a good old fashioned cuppa, the beers can hold until later.   

Once again, a huge thank you to Paul Connop at Liberty Creative for all of his time, patience and showing me the way forward.

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