Summer Special
Shoot a creative portfolio in one day! With Jon Adams and Andrew James
With a long day and a clear night, summer gifts us with 24 hours of photo opportunities – if you’re up for a challenge! For the energetic photographer, the extended shooting time offers a host of fun photo projects to tackle.
You’re going to have to burn your creative candle at both ends of the day, but it really is possible to shoot a new and diverse portfolio in one mega session within a single day. If you go for it, we’ll allow you a quick siesta in the middle of the day to recharge your personal batteries, while giving your camera’s battery a quick boost too. But the rest of the day, it’s shoot, shoot, shoot! Early and late in the day will deliver some warm, evocative light, allowing you to shoot atmospheric images that are always going to catch the eye. But with a change of direction and some considered technique, you don’t have to put your camera away when the sun climbs high in the sky – or even disappears below the horizon. You just need to know how to work with the light and set up your camera accordingly.
Over the following pages we’ll go through the techniques you need to employ to capture some stunning summer images. Tackling different subjects across a range of photo disciplines, from the moment the sun rises to long after it has set, is a tough but rewarding mission that will arm you with a raft of camera skills along the way.