Linda Wride
Linda is an award-winning photographer from Oxford. Many of her images are inspired by the built environment and underpinned by a fascination with shapes, patterns and forms. Visit 1x.com/ member/lindaw/photos/latest DUE TO back problems, Linda Wride prefers not to carry a bag full of heavy camera equipment. Instead, she restricts herself to one DSLR (a Nikon D750), one lens (a 24-120mm) and an iPhone. ‘ The D750 produces high- quality images that are suitable for printing large,’ she explains, ‘while the zoom lens gives me the flexibility of focusing on small details and larger subjects without having to carry too much equipment or change lenses.’ Linda shoots raw + JPEG and, having been brought up with analogue cameras, uses the viewfinder to compose. ‘I pay particular attention to what is at the edges of the frame,’ she explains. ‘I usually shoot in aperture priority mode, changing from single point to multiple-point AF depending on the subject. Likewise, the metering mode I select depends on the subject and light conditions. Linda admits that she ought to use the histogram more often to check exposure, but is often so carried away with what she’s doing that she forgets. ‘If the light is consistent I usually set ISO to Auto (with limits). However, I change the ISO if the light conditions fluctuate, which often happens when I move around a subject from the sunny side to the dark side. I am a naturallight photographer, so my flash is disabled.’