Guess who I had a little chat with.

Some of you may have heard of Darren Heath, hes a professional photographer, specializing in formula one and is well known for his unique style of work.
I was luck enough to ask him a few questions back in January, Photography related of course and unfortunately due to me being lame didn't get round to posting it. so now I've got some time to kill I thought id  let you hear what he had to say.
I hope you enjoy hearing his responses as much as i did.

1.When did you start taking photographs ? I first owned a camera when I was about 13/14 years old.

2.What made you focus on formular one photography ? I loved motor sport and once I'd discovered the joy of photography it was a natural decision to marry the two. F1 – as the pinnacle of the sport – naturally became the focus and goal once I decided to pursue a career as a photographer.

3.How did you get started in the business? Badgered agencies covering F1 to give me a job as a black and white printer. I started in Jan'88 and then endeavored to prove I was worthy of covering races for the company. I shot my first foreign gp at the German event in July '89.

4.How did you develop your style? It's just the way I like to shoot. I'm not interested in shooting f1 in a conventional and possibly boring fashion. F1 is a wonderfully photogenic sport and worthy of far better photographic coverage than most shooting the sport give it.

5.Do you use one or more camera's at a time ? Always at least two cameras.

6.You've travelled to many different race tracks which has been your favourite ? I love Monza, Monaco, Montreal, Sepang, Singapore and Suzuka equally. All circuits have both good and bad elements.

7.Whats your favourite photograph you've taken and why?  I haven't taken it yet! Really one likes different pictures for differing reasons. I'm always trying to improve and have other photographers and Directors of Photography (in the movie industry) that I admire and take inspiration from.

8.Why is photography important to you? Apart from my family, health etc, etc, photography is the most important thing in my life. I've strived for almost 30 years to be where I am now only ever really keen to be regarded by my peers to be one of the foremost photographers in my field.

9.What advice would you give anyone intrested in becoming a photographer? Find a style you like, practice, practice and practice some more. Only show your best work and don't shoot for free. Your work has worth and one should never forget that. Set a low price/standard now and you'll be forever trying to increase it. 

Little Lady.

Sunday was the christening of the gorgeous Crystal-Mae, and oh my she looked yummy. I took this opportunity to take lots of pictures and get more experience of photographing in a church, as i personally feel its a really hard location to shot, due to the lighting, plus all the different rules. Luckily I've already shot a wedding in the church so i had a rough idea on what the lighting was like and the best spots to stand, ect. anyway onto the pictures, cause I'm pretty sure that's why your reading.

I told you she was very yummy! - shes such a easy to work with little girl as she has a huge personality that shines through, and i cant wait to capture her growing up over the years. 

Portfolio pictures.

So i just realized I'd posted about my Ipswich interview going really well, but didn't include any pictures that where included in my portfolio so i thought id put some up now.
One of the main themes inside my portfolio was telling stories through photographs, Although the exact story behind the images isn't obvious if you read between the lines it becomes more apparent.

I personally feel that as single images these may not be very interesting, but put together in group of three they reflect each other to create interesting stories.

Concrete jungle.

So unless you cant guess from the title of this post I've been to NEW YORK CITY! It was quite a while ago now and I cant believe I haven't posted about it already, it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life! Firstly I'd like to thank my parents for helping me get the money together to go, and my darling friends for an amazing time while we where out there!

While in New York we visited The Empire State Building at o'clock in the morning, I took this opportunity to  do some experimental photography with the lights, and I'm really pleased with the outcome of these photos.