Entries by Richard Olpin

So, you wanna be a photographer – Part 2

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The pro vs. amateur issue has been covered many times, but recently Fotoseeds came up with an excellent graphic which does a great job of illustrating many of the assumptions and mistakes that aspiring photographers can make in their desire to become a professional.   Image © www.fotoseeds.com – Check out the site, it’s excellent!    

So, you wanna be a photographer? – Part 1

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These days it seems that just about anyone can go and buy an entry-level SLR and suddenly they think they’re a professional photographer.  I’ve met loads, and seen many more posting their ‘work’ on Facebook etc, usually emblazoned with an ugly inch-high logo filling ⅓ of the photo with their made-up company name. Well, there’s […]

Credit doesn’t pay the bills..

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Obviously I’m always pleased when someone likes one of my photographs and wishes to use it on their website etc.  For personal sites and non-commercial use all I ask is that someone is polite enough to ask first and to credit me properly with a link to this site.  The important thing here though is […]

Alternative Bollywood…

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Another little sneaky peak.. This morning I took a trip down to Cardiff to meet the lovely Simmie V.  She’d wanted to shoot an ‘alternative Bollywood’ style. I’ve not edited the set properly yet, but this was just a first teaser that I’ve uploaded to whet the appetite..

Work Experience Requests

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Recently I’ve been getting a lot of requests from students asking about work experience with me. I’m afraid in the majority of cases this really isn’t possible right now. The key thing that prevents this is simply the fact that whilst I am a semi-professional photographer, that’s is only part of what I do, and therefore I […]

Strobe vs Constant Lighting Event

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Had an interesting day of networking, experimenting and generally nerding around with expensive lighting tech in Bristol yesterday with the multi-talented Dave Kai-Piper and the lovely Ms Chloe-Jasmine Whichello.  The even was hosted by our good friend James Madelin of Enlight Photo, inventor of the amazing Orbis Ring Flash. We spent most of the morning […]

Keeping it in the family

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Had a cracking day out yesterday with a couple of lovely ladies, mum and daughter, Julia and Kate. They’d both been given SLRs as presents from their respective hubbies, and thought it was about time they learned how to use them. Whilst early on in the day we were a little restricted by the foggy […]

Shooting in a winter wonderland

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Winter can provide some excellent new photo opportunities with the arrival of frosty mornings, snow and ice.  A once-familiar landscape can take on an entirely different look overnight. If you’re like me, you’re probably planning to venture out and shoot some photos but before you do, here are a few quick tips to help you […]