Comments for Richard Childs Photography

Comment on Winter Print Sale by richardchilds

richardchilds — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:56:50 +0000

Hi Peter,
we can ship mounted prints anywhere in the world. Prices are quoted here http://www.richardchildsphotography.co.uk/postage-and-packaging/ . If you required more than one print we can get a quote from the courier for you.

Comment on Getting back to basics. by Lizzie Shepherd

Lizzie Shepherd — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:38:53 +0000

Richard
I came across this after reading your piece in GBL last month – just catching up on emails, magazines, etc and I thoroughly enjoyed and empathised with both articles.
As a photographer it can be so hard just to sit and enjoy the landscape but, I think, as well as being good for your soul, it has to be good for your photography – they need each other in any case!
As for heavy camera bags, I made the stupid mistake of carrying far too much gear to the top of Goat Fell a couple of months ago and, although we had a brilliant day, I suspect I’d have got better results had I left behind a few lenses (most of which I didn’t use) and reserved more energy for making the best of my gear rather than carrying it!
Anyway, I look forward to seeing what you discover on your local patch whilst carless (ref GBL article) but hope you get your wheels back soon!

Comment on Spot Metering for Expressive Exposure. by adrian walmsley

adrian walmsley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:29:08 +0000

How refreshing to read material centred on film and a spot meter. I am tired of people saying there is no need/use for one in landscape work. It is really good to read something to make one think again instead of the normal drivel about Photoshop etc. I fluked your site through GBLandscapes and must say I really like your work.
Cheers
Adrian

Comment on The same old back-hander. by adamp

adamp — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:42:49 +0000

Hello Richard,
I have been quietly – almost clandestinely – following your blog for a while now and following your heartfelt cry on Landscape GB I thought I would come out of the shadows and post a reply. Not only do we have fantastic cameras when the pictures come out well, but we are not very god photographers when they don’t. Justice? Not in the photographic world
Great articles and posts and superb photography – please keep both coming! Rgds., Adam

Comment on Why So Serious? by richardchilds

richardchilds — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:29:26 +0000

Thankyou Lindsey, I’m pleased to hear that your son is doing well and hope that things continue to improve.

Comment on Why So Serious? by Lindsey Warr

Lindsey Warr — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:04:24 +0000

A couple of years ago we bought a beautiful print ‘Passing Storm, Elgol’. We fell in love with the colours and clear water featured in the picture. The detail is incredible. At the time of purchase our son was very ill and you kindly kept the photograph until we could collect it. Our son recovered but needed further treatment this year. We went for a second opinion to the Alderhey hospital and following an operation he is doing incredibly well, the best for a long time. I smile very day. I look at the photograph in our lounge and think how it so suits our family. In life we all have passing storms. Wishing you and your family a peaceful Christmas and a happy prosperous New Year.

Comment on The story behind….Cold Dawn Inverpolly. by Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:45:53 +0000

Hi,
Just a thank-you,
I am just beginning my 5×4 journey,
the generosity of people such as yourself in sharing thoughts and technique are an enormously valuable resource to me (at least)!
I especially enjoyed the spot-metering article I found earlier.
Your image above goes a long way towards “voicing” the emotional attachment that I feel to such places.
chris

Comment on Spot Metering for Expressive Exposure. by David O

David O — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:31:45 +0000

Guilty, as charged!….but on a serious note, this was a seminal moment both in terms of the way I analyse a scene for tone and made me consider what I had already begun to think about the Sekonic lightmeter. As you know, I have changed my approach to tone appraisal of the scene (I don’t search for a “defined” mid-tone but attempt to render tones as I want them to appear – your guidance here has been indispensable) and I immediately purchased a secondhand Pentax spotmeter which allows a very quick tone appraisal…and I’ve been a lot happier with the results since then.

Comment on Spot Metering for Expressive Exposure. by richardchilds

richardchilds — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:39:37 +0000

Hello Bob

you’re right, I forgot to mention that I also meter the bright highlights to reassure myself that these will fall within the latitude of the film. In my recent image ‘Autumn Squall, Port a Mhuillin’(http://www.richardchildsphotography.co.uk/photo/autumn-squall-port-amhuillin/ ) the light on the horizon was five stops over mid and the darkest cloud just 2 1/2 over. I used three stops of grad, the cloud sits just under mid but in the context of a storm it looks right. The highlights have not blown due to the way Velvia reacts to yellow light (it can record yellow colour information way over two stops above mid tone) and knowing this I was happy to let the highlights go (the explanation of this is the subject of future writings).

Comment on Spot Metering for Expressive Exposure. by Bob Parslow

Bob Parslow — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:48:17 +0000

Richard,

You make no mention of metering the brighest part of the sky just above
the horizon. Did this area fall within +1 2/3 stops above the grey cloud
on which you based your grad value estimate. I tend to find that these areas
give a problem in that if you grad for these bright areas then clouds tend to render too dark

Bob