The Three P’s Blog
Professional Photographer’s Perspective
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The Beauty of Repeat Customers: A Commercial Photographer's Perspective…
In the world of commercial photography (indeed any business), building lasting relationships with clients is an art form that goes beyond capturing stunning images. Repeat customers are the lifeblood of any successful photography business, and for good reason. As a commercial photographer, the value of cultivating these ongoing partnerships cannot be overstated.
Photographing a new build home…
Architectural photography, exterior picture of newbuild home
AI, the good, the bad and the ugly…
As a working photographer AI has brought some benefits, in the likes of some of the software that I use, the best known being photoshop. Also there are plenty of doomsday theories out there, one of which is that “50% of all scientists involved in AI, believe that there is a 10% chance that AI could be the end of us” That helps me sleep easy in my bed!
Why I shoot the streets as a corporate photographer…
For as long as I can remember I have been drawn to a genre of photography that is seemingly unrelated to my corporate and commercial work - street photography. At first glance, it may seem like an odd choice for a corporate photographer to shoot images of strangers on the streets, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.
No Sea Legs Required…
The 299 meter long EDUARD TOLL LNG carrier entering into the Port of Belfast.
What Does a Commercial Photographer Do?
A great Commercial photographer can bring a lot of value and knowledge to a project, they understand business, people, marketing strategies and how best to achieve the best possible outcome for your brief. Of course the more you work with a photographer the better and easier this process becomes. For instance it’s better to have a shoot list prepared in advance, shared and discussed with the photographer rather than relying on the scattergun approach.
The journey…
Surrounded by giant copper kettles, pipes, intoxicating smells, in a remote part or Ireland.. It can only mean one thing. I was photographing a Distillery.
Up up and away…
So I recently had reason to put my professional drone pilot license to good use. I had a request from my good friends at Harland & Wolff to shoot some images of seven ships that they where going to have in the yard over the weekend.
A house in the country…
Now when you plan a shoot like this it takes a comprehensive brief and open communication with the client. Good photography takes time, planning and cooperation.
A Welder named Wilma…
Harland & Wolff recently commissioned me to make a short video to introduce the newest member of the Belfast welding team - their new robotic welder called Wilma.
Forgotten treasures…
So, you’ve come across that box or file of negatives that you’d long forgotten about. There’s priceless pictures of family, some of your finest landscape pictures. You spend hours looking through them, maybe going back to a time when things seemed less complicated.
Tilly needs your vote…
She is currently undecided if she would take her seat at Westminster, She can’t even promise a warm welcome if you come knocking at her door. Though treats may get you in the door depending on your views on bribery.
The anatomy of a great headshot…
Like it or not we make our minds up about someone in as little as 100 milliseconds, that’s less time than it takes to blink!
Photography and my fear of heights...
I try to face my fears head on when possible. In this case its a psychological barrier and not a physical one. Many people in our world over come significantly bigger problems than mine. But this is still one I need to come too terms with.
In Conclusion…
Photography is still only a small part of being a photographer. Taking pictures is a small part of what I do, maybe just 10%, the rest is marketing, finance, meetings, answering emails, answering calls, education, website maintenance, travelling, reccing new locations, pre-production, post-production, making calls, quoting for jobs the list goes on.
Going up…
It’s always great to be on the ground floor of a new project when it comes to the photography aspect.