Amber- Liberty Pearl Photography Lecture
Recently we had a talk from Amber, the founder of Liberty Pearl Photography. Amber is a wedding and portrait photographer based in South Devon.
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Amber studied the equivalent course I am currently doing. After finishing her studies she began to loose both her passion and interest in photography. Amber then took a gap year in Ghana. studied conservation biology in Bristol. Where she achieved her first publication for photographs of the Severn river.
After working in her student union Amber was approached and asked to do some photography for local night clubs and gigs. As well as experience amber gained a great reputation for herself and even photographed for Fabric nightclub in London.
Her first wedding came along when she was asked to fill in for a photographer who dropped out at the last minute. This helped amber rediscover her love for photography and in 2008 she moved back to Plymouth to begin setting up her own photography business specialising in weddings and family portraits.
Since then Ambers work has been published in various places including WED magazine and has recently been voted regional finalist for the South West's best wedding photographer in The 2015 Wedding Industry Awards.
Her goals for 2016 include getting her work on the front cover of a magazine, setting up an office and also rebranding her business.
Q&A Time!
Q. What do you keep in your kit bag?
A. 2x Nikon D700s (Recommends Nikon D750), 35 and 85mm lenses, Prime lenses are best!
Q. What lighting do you use?
A. I use natural light for most of my photographs as I have a natural reportage, photo-journalistic style
Q. How do you edit your images?
A. Mainly in Lightroom, white balance to ensure wedding dresses look white, likes using filters
Q. What is your turn around time for weddings?
A. Usually about 6-8 weeks
Q. How many shots would you usually take?
A. 3000-5000 during the course of the day, only gives back about 600
It was great to have someone from the commercial industry come in and talk to us about what wedding photography and the transition from student to self employed freelancer is really like.
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