Hi I’m Brian White
My photography journey started in the late 1950’s when I borrowed my mum’s Kodak Box Brownie to take some pictures whilst on a primary school trip. A photo from that trip is shown below, it has been scanned from an approx. 63year old print.
A basic point-and-shoot camera came as a Christmas present from my parents a year or so later. This was upgraded to my first SLR (Single Lens Reflex), a Russian Zenit 35mm film camera, after I left school and started work (I always yearned for a Nikon F1 but it was way beyond my budget!)
As with most cameras around at that time, there was no ‘Auto’ setting so, like most other photographers of that era, I had no choice but to learn about the exposure triangle, Depth of Field etc in order to buy the correct film and take some acceptable images. I later dabbled briefly in doing my own B&W developing and printing.
After a rather lengthy hiatus, the advent of digital cameras and the purchase of a pocket digital camera for our first holiday abroad rekindled my interest in photography but became a passion when my family brought me my dream, a Nikon D60, for my 60th birthday. A couple of years later I upgraded to the D5100 followed later with a full frame D600 and D810 as I started doing photography professionally as part of my work as a Technical Author and IT consultant. Since retirement a Nikon Z6ii mirrorless has been added as others will be sold.
Since joining Shipley Camera Club I feel my photography has improved considerably by spending a lot of time outside my comfort zone exploring different techniques, genres and learning from more advanced photographers.
I get a great deal of pleasure working in Lightroom and Photoshop really enjoy helping the less experienced members of the club and watching their confidence and ability grow. I enjoy giving the occasional talk at the club.
My photography journey started in the late 1950’s when I borrowed my mum’s Kodak Box Brownie to take some pictures whilst on a primary school trip. A photo from that trip is shown below, it has been scanned from an approx. 63year old print.
A basic point-and-shoot camera came as a Christmas present from my parents a year or so later. This was upgraded to my first SLR (Single Lens Reflex), a Russian Zenit 35mm film camera, after I left school and started work (I always yearned for a Nikon F1 but it was way beyond my budget!)
As with most cameras around at that time, there was no ‘Auto’ setting so, like most other photographers of that era, I had no choice but to learn about the exposure triangle, Depth of Field etc in order to buy the correct film and take some acceptable images. I later dabbled briefly in doing my own B&W developing and printing.
After a rather lengthy hiatus, the advent of digital cameras and the purchase of a pocket digital camera for our first holiday abroad rekindled my interest in photography but became a passion when my family brought me my dream, a Nikon D60, for my 60th birthday. A couple of years later I upgraded to the D5100 followed later with a full frame D600 and D810 as I started doing photography professionally as part of my work as a Technical Author and IT consultant. Since retirement a Nikon Z6ii mirrorless has been added as others will be sold.
Since joining Shipley Camera Club I feel my photography has improved considerably by spending a lot of time outside my comfort zone exploring different techniques, genres and learning from more advanced photographers.
I get a great deal of pleasure working in Lightroom and Photoshop really enjoy helping the less experienced members of the club and watching their confidence and ability grow. I enjoy giving the occasional talk at the club.
The first photo I ever took, I was aged 8-9 years old. Two of my Classmates from primary school.
Harvest mouse on wheat ear
Product shoot for a London jewellery company
Portrait from an outdoor portrait club event in Lister Park
Steampunk portrait at Haworth, West Yorkshire
The Boathouse night reflections, Saltaire
Light painting from one of the first club outings
Model at Hertitage photograpy club night
Roberts Park bandstand, Saltaire
Fireworks over Kirkstall Abbey, West Yorkshire
Steampunk at Haworth, West Yorkshire
Fire dancer at Lister's Lanterns event Lister Park, West Yorkshire
Portrait from an outdoor portrait club event
Big waves and lobster pots at St Abbs, Berwickshire, Scotland
Big waves at St Abbs, Berwickshire, Scotland
