Chris Bradley’s work caught my eye for it’s originality, humour and emotion. From great imaginative portrait shots to beautifully lit, on location photos in club dressing rooms, each photo tells a story and makes you think about the situation and subject. I asked Chris a few questions about his work……

Following my recent call to photographers to get in touch to allow me to showcase their work and delve into their thought processes and inspiration, I received a number of links to outstanding portfolio’s. Kevin Thornhill was one photographer that stood out to me due to his fresh approach to his photography and varied subject matter.

Fancy your photography featured on FPR for the world to see and marvel at? Send me a link to your website or Flickr, Smug Mug etc account and I will take a look. If I like what I see then I will write a featured post (or invite you to write a guest post) all about you and your work!!!!

Everyone has heard of HDR photography by now. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and is used to capture the entire range of tones in an image from the lowest low lights to the highest high lights. The technique can be used to create almost cartoon-like images which has caused a huge debate all over the internet for the last few years…

What is HDR?
HDR stands for high dynamic range. When you take a normal single photo it is possible to change the settings on the camera to emphasise the highlights or the lowlights or mid tones, but not all three.

Outdoor portrait photography offers a whole new array of challenges for you to overcome. The changing light, the elements and general conditions all play a part in how your photos will come out after the session. Getting the basics right and being confident during the photo shoot will allow you to relax and conentrate on the little things that set your photos apart from the rest.

Taking a photo of a car is easy, point and shoot, the problem is that this will result in just a photo of a car. If you want to create some atmosphere which really creates a ‘mood’ and add that bit more to the photo then there are some things to consider and a few tricks you can use….