LRobertshaw Photography

http://sophietraynor.com/ After Sophie's workshop yesterday we were joined by her again for a seminar on what it is like to be a freelance photographer. The skills that go into it and how we can get ourselves started. Sophie herself Graduated in 2013 and has been a full time Freelance artist since 2016. She works closely with both studio and location seeming to be adaptable. She talked through many aspects of Freelance, getting started, which area to delve into, taking jobs you don't really like to get the jobs you want, getting on retainer. all this information adding up into what I could possibly do once my degree is finished and I enter the industry myself. One of the most important things Sophie talked about for me is having a trusted network. Starting to build it up from the get go and while you're still in education. From make up artists to to hairdressers and even stylists. Just being nice to the people you're working with is a great start and already ...

https://www.yanwangpreston.com/ This Valentines Day was one of the busiest of my academic career. From morning workshops and individual tutorials to possibly the most exciting and fascinating workshop to happen all year. Today we got to see a Large Format camera up close and person. The session with only a small group of student (Only 3 of us), Lead by Yan Preston. I personally have never worked with Large Format cameras, the biggest I have gone is digital medium format. So this was a new experience for me, which I was very excited for. To start the day we were shown some prints that Yan herself had shot with a Large Format Camera, before we were shown the actual camera itself as seen above.  Next we were given a quick demonstration of how the camera works. How it moves and which parts do what. Then we were shown the film and how to load it into a cartridge, which you would normally do in a dark room but thankfully Yan had pre-loaded cartridges. Then it was time to g...

This is my submission for the Lens Culture Portrait Awards. When looking through all the photos I had taken for this project, this one in particular sticks out to me. It's my favourite image that I have shot. It makes me feel a sense of pride submitting it to an official competition. This is actually also the first submission I have entered and although I doubt I will make it into the final ranks, I believe in my own skills.  This type of photography is something I would also like to continue pursuing in the future. Both the fashion aspect and the portraiture aspect. I seem to succeed when photographing something I am passionate about, whether it be a story based project or Fashion.  Here are the guidelines for the submission: "For the sixth year, the  LensCulture Portrait Awards 2019  are searching the globe for photographers making the most captivating portraits.  We’re eager to see innovative new approaches as well as stunning traditional work — fr...