This week I am going for work experience with the Navy Photographers on the base. I think they have a few things lined up for me. Monday morning will involve a portrait shoot, I don't think that I'll be too involved there. But, I will be getting a 2 part assignment. Part 1 is taking the photos (hopefully with one of their new Canon 1Ds cameras :) ), part 2 is processing. The Navy have strict guidelines for taking, and storing photos. They also use Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Raw, so at least I'll be ahead when it comes to those 2 applications.
Anyway, the point of the assignment is obviously to assess my ability to work within a time frame and my photographic ability. I guess all the usual things like compositon, exposure, etc.
I also have to provide a portfolio... putting that together was interesting. I like shooting landscapes and inanimate objects, so trying to get a bit of diversity in my portfolio is harder than it sounds.
Oh well, here goes... wish me luck!
The Low Down
- Richard
- Australia
- I'm an amateur photographer (and I use the term photographer lightly) and picked up my first decent camera on about the 2nd Jan 2008. A Nikon D40x digital SLR. I've never been all that interested in the finer points of photography until I started getting involved in an online photography forum shown to me by a friend. This was full of inspirational photos by budding photographers, they would post up their latest efforts and everyone would comment and critique. I liked what I saw and was instantly inspired. So, after 10 1/2 years in the Royal Australian Navy, stagnating as a Mine Warfare sailor, This is my journey from a point and shoot, cut off the tops of heads style camera user, to (hopefully) a professional photographer employed by the R.A.N.
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