John Williams Photography Blog

Exhibition – BHCC @ Koba, Brighton

John — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:00:36 +0000

I probably should have mentioned this sooner, however, I have an image up in Koba, Western Road, Brighton, as part of an exhibition alongside other members of the Brighton and Hove Camera Club. The theme was open so there is a range of different subjects and styles, it’s still open and will be until February (I think), so please pop down and have a look, spread over three floors it’s well worth it and it’s completely free!

This is my image, entitled ‘Grevys Zebra’.

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John — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:38:02 +0000

Colourful Pebbles In A Shallow Stream

John — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:18:17 +0000

I spotted these amazing colours glistening in some shallow water, a stream flowing gently through the middle of the New Forest. The sun was low in the sky so it’s warmth added to the vibrant coppers, browns and oranges that existed in the pebbles already.

Sunbathing Wall Lizard, Ventnor, Isle of Wight

John — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:48:49 +0000

On a recent break to the Isle of Wight I visited the Botanic Gardens in Ventnor on the south of the island, a beautiful setting and a nice warm sunny day to be there, but I wasn’t expecting to find lizards! I later discovered that it’s well known that Wall Lizards occupy this part of the island and when I turned my camera towards them I was surprised at just how close they let me get. This shot works for me because the colouration and texture of the rock seem to compliment the smooth glistening complexion of the lizard.

Mallard In Flight

John — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:53:01 +0000

Anyone who has ever tried to photograph a bird in flight will know just how challenging it can be, so it is an area of wildlife photography that I would like to improve and took the opportunity to when I noticed several Mallards passing overhead. The silhouette effect is created because the sunlight is predominantly behind the bird, but I feel this adds to the composition ad give the image an added point of interest.

Getting the subject sharp is one of the biggest concerns, especially when it’s a moving target, fortunately, having taken a handful of shots of this Mallard I got some decent sharp images, this being the best of he bunch.

Bewick Swan

John — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:46:31 +0000

On a recent visit to the WWT centre at Arundel I watched a Bewick Swan for some time, splashing about and cleaning itself, so naturally I took some photographs and whilst many of them had to be discarded I was able to capture several where the swans head was in view and the shape of it’s wings were pleasing, such as this one.

A Day At The Zoo

John — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:10:49 +0000

I would like to say that I went on a tour of Kenya and got up close and personal with these animals in their natural habitat, however, this is not the case and in fact all of these photographs were taken at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. Being Britain’s largest zoo set in around 600 acres, there is plenty of space for the animals and this means that there are many opportunities to photograph the animals with natural backdrops as opposed to fences or other zoo visitors. So using a 100-400mm telephoto lens I was able to get very close and capture some intimate moments with these remarkable creatures, ultimately trying to record the small details, repeated patterns, perhaps even their behaviour, a very rewarding day out.

I did shoot in colour, however, in post production they images seemed to benefit from being in black and white, the loss of the colour element allows the character of the animal to come through stronger.

Sussex Landscapes In Black & White

John — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:40:37 +0000

Black and white photography has always been something that I love and go back to all the time, sometimes the landscape around us can be transformed by the lack of colour and saturation, and for me these three images are a good example of this. Shot in Sussex, these images use the light the create contrast and drama, whereas in colour they did not have the same impact.

Commercial Studio Photography Job (Product Shots)

John — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:47:20 +0000

I was recently asked by a local Worthing based company, Best4Headsets, to photograph a new range of telephone headsets and accessories primarily for use on their website. The brief for this commercial studio photography product shoot was to photograph each headset on it’s own and with it’s box and accessories, all on a plain white background so that they can be cut out and placed on other backgrounds as seen on the Avalle website.

Photographing An Artists 2D Work

John — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:13:10 +0000

Recently I worked with a Brighton based artist, Philippa Karakashian, who is part of Phoenix Brighton, an artist led charitable arts organisation that provides studio spaces and a gallery as well as an educational programme for the local community. Here is a small selection of the work I photographed for the artist.