Photography News 10

Photo shoot

ABOVE 24 hours later: the team at the end of the event. From L to R ( Photography News staff unless otherwise stated): Del Barrett, (night shoot team leader), Neil Freeman (Nikon School), Will Cheung, Becca Kalama, Dave Stone, Ian Fyfe, Jules Payne, Roger Payne, Lisa Clatworthy, Kingsley Singleton and Artur Teixeira (Nikon School).

Meet-up point one was at the Battle of Britain monument, close to the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Bridge and with a great skyline dominated by the London Eye across the river. There was plenty to aim the camera at and this meet-up point proved popular with our photographers. The sun was playing hide and seek for a while but as it dropped in the sky, cloud cover got heavier and while there was little direct sunlight we got some nice, colourful clouds that tempted a few of us to try very long exposures with our tripod-mounted cameras. Twilight lingered nicely and there was still natural colour rather than light pollution in the sky an hour after sunset. Meet-up point two was important for the through- the-night shooters wanting company with Del Barrett ARPS, the RPS’s London regional organiser leading the shoot through to dawn. The planned walking route, starting at Liverpool Street station was due to end in Soho before heading to meet-up point three on Waterloo Bridge for a 4.30am sunrise. Impressively, there were over 30 photographers on Waterloo Bride eagerly awaiting the sun’s arrival on summer solstice – and not a Druid in sight. The sky above was clear but a layer of low cloud meant the sun took a little while to makes its appearance. By 6.30am the photographers had thinned out and while there were a few stragglers most had headed off for breakfast and other locations while the city was relatively peaceful. With the Tube back open some headed towards preplanned locations like the City and Canary Wharf where the low sun would make for good images.

NikonSchool

Based at the Nikon Centre of Excellence in central London, the Nikon School offers training to photographers of all levels looking to develop or refine their skills. Courses combine theory and hands-on practical assignments, allowing you to put what you’ve learned into practice, and range from understanding your digital SLR and lenses to more specific technique-based courses. Whilst the majority of courses run at the School, a selection of skills-based courses that focus on areas such as sports and landscape photography take place on location.

π To find out more, go to www.nikon.co.uk/training/, email training@nikon.co.uk, or phone 0330 123 0934.

Photography News | Issue 10