My Creative Images – Behind the scenes
Many of our contributors are photographers as well as
photo artists. In the next few months we are going to
highlight on this aspect.
This month we are delighted to interview David Walker
for some insights on his photography.
How long have you been a photographer and
what is your main genre?
Although I love getting out and about with my camera,
anywhere from poppy fields to old ruins, I seem to be
doing more in studios at the moment, where its dry
and warm. Though I don’t think the models would
always agree that its warm. I’m pretty lucky that
there’s a couple of studios near me that do modelling
days so the cost is reasonable, you can pay for as little
as a 20 minute session, but I usually get an hour and do
a couple of costume changes.
If you look at my Instagram, sulisloveswater, it is mainly
portraits. I do try to pull back and get full length shots
but I mainly end up with portraits. I love it when the
model looks right into the camera and you get that
connection when looking at the final picture.
When I do get out and about its mainly in London,
the time just flies by and no matter how cold it is as
soon as you place that camera to your eye everything
disappears, the cold, the hunger the pain of carrying a
heavy camera. It’s just what you’re seeing through that
viewfinder.
What kind of photographic gear do you use and
which is your favourite lens?
My camera, just having cleared out my wardrobe
there’s a few bits and bobs that haven’t even been out
of the box. When it comes down to it all you need is
your camera. And Photoshop. I love Photoshop and
watch thousands of tutorials on how other people are
using the tools and what I can do with my photos to
enhance them or bring them more to life. Sometimes
I work on them into the night unable to go to bed till
they’re finished.
What steps do you take as a photographer to
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