Studio diary of Hampshire photographer - Mike French
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Well the wind from last night continued throughout the day for a rare bright, relatively warm and breezy day. With it being the weekend I knew that there was a good chance that Hill Head beach would be visited by some good quality windsurfers and maybe the odd kitesurfer and I was itching to get out and shoot some watersport – it had been too long since I got some decent windsurfing photography time in
We spent yesterday on location for a portrait session at out local Hampshire beach here at Hill Head with a lovely family. Shooting a mixture of natural moments as the family played in the sand and explored and then some relaxed portraits as the sun gently dipped casting a warm glow across the stones.
Today we were on the beach for low tide early morning for a family photographic session here on the outskirts of Fareham.
With no wedding today and with bright and breezy weather here at Hill Head, Hampshire I took my camera down to the beach for some personal photography. With the tide going out I wandered down and perched on a wooden post near the shoreline and photographed some of the kitesurfers and windsurfers enjoying the wind...
One of my biggest learning experiences from the time I spent 1:1 with world renowned Australian wedding photographer David A Williams towards the end of 2008 was the importance of details in providing context to many of the other wedding images taken during the day – much more so than I had previously allowed for....
