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In Conversation With: Martin Turner
This month's In Conversation With... is with Martin Turner, Former Head of Formula One - Sky Sports & Sky Europe, BAFTA winner. Martin is Sky’s longest serving employee with 33 years at the coal face!
To read the interview about Martin head over to our sister website stellascordellis.com via the 'Read More' button below.
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Professional Headshots
First impressions count more than ever before in our fast, online, social media driven age. Make sure that yours is a great one!
Come and visit us at SMS Creative Photography where we offer a professional Headshot’s service. Relax in our friendly studio, feeling at ease, while we capture the best of you.
In addition, we work with many businesses to offer a variety of options for creative staff profiles, websites, end of year reports or to adorn the walls of the boardroom. This link will tell you more, but please feel free to call the studio on 01883 722282 so we can craft a photo-shoot exclusively tailored to you and your business.
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Father's Day - Exclusive Art
Why are dad's often the hardest member of the family to buy for? When they say they don't want anything, of course they don't mean it! So, what do you buy for Father's Day?
In the lead-up to Father's Day on Sunday 17 June, we are exclusively offering framed photographs from our highly acclaimed 'A Drive Down Memory Lane' Exhibition, a captivating collection of the finest classic and supercar photography.
'A Drive Down Memory Lane' is a collection of forty-four exclusive photographs, featuring some of the rarest and most sought after cars in the world from 1912 - 2014. Each photo is available framed, and limited to just twenty-five of each image, from the exhibition.
This unique offer allows you to spoil your dad with a piece of limited edition art. For any special car lover, this complete surprise will be treasured for many years to come.
For more information please email info@smscreativephotography.co.uk, or come into our studio to hear more.
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The London Motor Show 2018
Cars, celebrities and CEO's; this year's London Motor Show was packed full of all three, staging a thrilling event.
The London Motor Show is famed for celebrating the very best cars for enthusiasts, media, VIPs and even royalty. This year's event was no exception, with F1 drivers, influential business figures, lively debate and of course beautiful cars. Click the 'Read More' button below to find out more about my experience and to view a selection of my favourite photographs from the event.
The link directs you to my 'Stella' website which focuses on car events, lifestyle and classic and supercar photography.
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Stella's Photography Tips: Depth of Field
'Depth of field' is the area in your photograph that is in focus from the nearest point to the furthest.
Sometimes we may choose to have an image that is sharp throughout, showing the foreground with the same focus as the background. Alternatively, we can choose to separate the subject from the background by using a shallow depth-of-field to achieve this. Here are my tips to achieve this:
1. Select the correct lens. I would normally chose a 70-200mm - the longer the focal length the shallower the depth-of-field.
2. Use a wide aperture - f2.8 or f4 works best.
3. Position your subject at least two metres away from the background to separate the two. The further away your subject is from the background, the more out of focus the background will be.
4. Adjust your shutter speed and ISO accordingly to get the best exposure. Remember not to go below 1/60th to avoid camera shake.
5. The closer you are to your subject, the shallower your depth of field will be. If you are two meters from a subject and shooting at f/2.8 with your 70mm lens, you may get 10cm of depth to your focus. With the same lens and aperture at 10 meters, you may get 100cm of depth.
6. If you are looking to create soft backgrounds with a less than optimal lens such at a 16mm prime, get really close to your subject to achieve the desired results of shallow depth-of-field.
7. Always experiment with different lenses to achieve a variety of results using different subjects.
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