Hi Everyone
Although its only August, it kind of feels in Scotland that the summer is coming to an end, but never mind, what a cracking summer for infrared photography. Also as a good few weeks event photography at the Edinburgh Festival in Edinburgh comes to an end. I have a had some great photocalls this year that I will remember for a long time, also with the opportunity to shoot some infrared at the Festival. two things I will talk about on this blog, the first is, what kind of weather makes a good infrared photo. Well, you do need a good degree of sunshine, dull overcast days are no use, there will be no reflected sunlight and the shots will be grey and meaningless. I also think you benefit from some dramatic cloud, to create contrast and drama in the photo, hence the reason why I like Scotland, a shower is usually not that far a way. These constant sunshine and blue skies without cloud that you get in the med are not as interesting for infrared. light also reflects on foliage, ie trees, grass etc. The detail you get in metal objects such as cars and planes is ideal for infrared also. So that's just a short summary. The attached infrared photo from Edinburgh shows the cloud theory put into affect.
The next bit of news is my new website at www.edinburghphotographer.com, As an active professional photographer from Edinburgh, I am excited to inform everyone that I am re-launching this site in September, with an entirely new layout and lots of articles and blogs, it will be dedicated to fine art, infrared and landscape photography, with some urban images from Scotland and Europe added to the mix. More news of this soon. The site is currently at https://info694734.wixsite.com/mysite, for on a temporary basis before launch.
Finally, a busy time coming up, with a football club photoshoot at North Berwick, a conference event photography commission in Edinburgh and some construction site photography the following week.
Anyway, until next time.
All the best.
Kind Regards
Colin
Colin Wright Photography
