The short dark days must be getting to me! With apologies to Shakespeare and Hamlet:-

To shoot or not to shoot - That is the question.

Whether tis better that my pride should suffer

Harsh comment and my peers derision,

Because I photograph in poor conditions

An image, that cries out to be recorded,

To live, to influence, to have existence:

Or that I leave my camera in its case

For fear I can’t achieve the right exposure

Or get the perfect composition.

That way my reputation photographic,

Stays intact, and not a word of criticism

Do I need to take. Except perhaps in quiet moments

Memories of opportunities I lost.

Hart’s Boatyard is the picturesque setting for breakfast meetings of the newly formed Kingston group of 4Networking.

It’s a classic case where the people warranted photographing, so I took the photos anyway despite multiple light sources and constantly changing light levels. (Please read “The Photographer’s Dilemma” my next post)

A fun and productive time was had by all.

Gaining the confidence of our clients is essential if they are going to look their best in the photographs we produce. Only when I have a mutual rapport with my client will they be able to give the camera the freedom of facial expression necessary for any form of people photography.

Trust and confidentiality are fundamental in gaining that confidence. Our clients know that that we are “on their side” and that we will work with them to achieve whatever they want.

In many ways communication has never been easier. In addition to traditional publications, fliers, correspondence and telecommunications we now have Facebook, Twitter, Phone texts, emails, blogs and websites by and through which to send our messages.

Composing the right message to get across what you want to say however is no easier today than when Caxton invented the Printing Press.

Some will tell you that words paint the best pictures. Others will tell you that a picture is worth a thousand words. At Look Good on Camera we believe in both.

So we have just launched our new Say it with Words and Pictures Service.

We are your one stop shop for copy (prose or rhymes) and photos for adverts, advertorials, magazine articles, websites, promotional material, posters etc.

Call Bob Jones on 07920 130985 to discuss your needs or email us at info@lookgoodoncamera.com

How can I look better when I’m being photographed? People ask.

Because there is no active verb to express “being photographed”, we use the passive voice. This conveys that something is being done to us as opposed to us doing something ourselves.

Being photographed should not be a passive action.

We don’t say Kate Winslett and Leonardo di Caprio are “being filmed”, we say they are filming or acting. They are performing for the camera.

So let’s stop “being photographed” and start “performing for the camera”. Let’s stop being victims of the camera and take control of the images it sees.

The camera can only photograph what we choose to show it. A Look Good on Camera photo-shoot will give you the skills and techniques to present the camera with images of yourself that you want to see in the photographs that it produces.