The amazing Kelly
We met again for this wonderful series of images
Nico
The wonderful Lauren & homer came back to our studio for the 5th anniversary of their little girl
We are passionate about photography and about people, helping our client create memories is an amazing opportunity as we get to see L&H family growing.
Come and create timeless souvenirs.
Nico
We all react to artworks based on our own experience and tastes.
This is also true of course for photography.
As photographers we need to react both rationally and emotionally, and here’s why
Some time ago I had a discussion with a couple to take their pre-wedding photos. The bride to be, very organised, showed me dozens of photos she liked from magazine cuts, and when I asked her about what kind of photos she had in mind for her husband she said there’s a photo she really liked, and proceeded to show me photo of Brad Pitt…
It made me smile, you see there was nothing special about that photo she showed me, it was just mostly a passport style headshot of the actor against a white background. The thing is, she didn’t really like that photo, she liked Brad Pitt, and I do too…
But what I realised here, is that most people don’t really think rationally and just react emotionally with photographs, and yes truly photographs should talk to you on an emotional level but as photographers we should also look at them rationally in order to understand and therefore being able to criticise and then improve on them.
I perfectly understood her point of view as a client and my job was to make sure that she would love the photos we were about to take, and she did. Our job as photographer is to understand the client need and request in order to produce the best possible work for them.
So listening to your customers and getting to know them is key in building a strong connection and making sure they get what they want.
Listen question and improve
Nico
I remember a long time ago my auntie told me the story of how she bought an antic French hair salon chair from an old Gypsy in the village.
Her husband, my uncle was also a photographer, house full of old cameras, walls covered with paintings and photos, and in a corner was that chair, as unusual as it may seem it did blend in perfectly into their house, as if the unexpected was always to be expected in their house.
It added character to that place, and I found that story amazing and somehow romantic and it left a mark on me.
A mark so deep that when I first arrived in Taiwan and saw the beautiful old salon chair in the local hair salon I immediately told my girlfriend at that time that I wanted one. She thought I was crazy , guess she was too, since she accepted to marry me a few years later…
Then a couple weeks ago that very same girlfriend, who became my wife, found an ad for exactly that, an antic Taiwanese hair salon chair.
And so, as history repeats itself, I’ve become a photographer, just like my dad and my uncle before and I have now an amazing piece of furniture that is part of the Taiwanese culture right in my studio, ready for our clients to prepare for the shoot.
Make sure you marry someone who loves you and supports your crazy ideas…
Nico
We all read the reviews, we all love new gear and gadgets, and of course we all love to have the very best possible.
The industry keeps us entertained with new and improved technology all the time, and magazines and online reviewers want you to dissect the differences between brands and models.
But to be really honest with ourselves, since the revolution of digital pro cameras that really started to make sense in the mid 2000’s with the apparition of the original Canon eos5D, both in terms of price and performance, there hasn’t been any major change.
Yes the cameras have gotten better, dynamic range has improved, iso performance has been increased, processing speed and of course resolution have been highly publicised.
For a long time we were told to believe that more pixel equals better image, well it’s not that simple really, only part of the equation.
There is no doubt that today’s camera is more capable than ever before in most respects, but does that make us better photographers ?
At which point does your camera becomes more capable than you ?
Are you a better photographer with a Canon or a Nikon, or a Sony or whatever your favourite brand is ? It doesn’t mater
Technology in cameras has already reached a point where the differences and the limits lies within the photographer 99% of the time.
They will keep improving, and it’s a great thing, we will all benefit from it, but not as much we think.
Because it always comes down to that same question : what makes a photo great ?
and the answer is : it’s not the camera.
A camera, not matter how technologically advanced, will never be able to insufflate soul or emotion into your photos.
The camera is a tool, and as such it is down to you to learn how to use it, to exploit its full potential.
So really we shouldn’t ask ourselves how good our cameras are, but rather how good are we, and most importantly, how can we improve.
In order to better your photography, you need to improve yourself as a photographer, get out there, take photos, experiment, fail, try again, fail again and try again, enjoy the process, the creation, the journey, keep learning keep taking photos.
Have nice day.
Nico
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