Jack Terry*

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This post highlights a selection of my commercial photography work from the last 2 weeks. I have been fairly non stop and it has been a great time to put my new Canon 5d mk3 through its paces.

I have been waiting for Canon to put a decent focus system in a full frame camera for about two years now and what can I say but wow! The move from a 7D is simply staggering.

I shoot a lot of corporate and commercial images where light is often a problem. Using a 1dmk 3 and a 7D previously I would never push the iso above 1600, but now I have been seeing shots that are commercially useable at 5000!

It has been as varied week as ever, and as a commercial photographer I love the challenge faced by the variety of subjects I shoot. The combination of this new 5D with some external flashes is really letting me experiment with new ideas and I have been getting some great results.

More of my work can be seen at www.jackterry.co.uk and if you your like to discuss a booking please email me on jack@jackterry.co.uk or phone on +44 (0) 7522 794229

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Learning photography with the Canon ef 50mm f1.8

After much loving use, I have finally decided to upgrade my 50mm f1.8 and it has been a tough decision. I thought it would be a fitting time to write a short post about why I loved it so much and what it has taught me.

Synonymous with bokeh, great in low light, regularly seen hanging round the necks of London hipsters and the first thing I recommend to anybody taking up photography.

What is the magic behind this bargain piece of Japanese glass?

When you hear mention of this lens producing great Bokeh, it is a Japanese term meaning blur and in photography it refers to out of focus area of the image and how it appears. The goal is a smooth creamy texture where highlights appear as blurred spherical shapes, drawing the viewer towards the focus point of the image. This effect can be seen in the image below, naturally you look at the front of the lens first which is what I wanted to achieve when selling the lens, showing the glass is free from scratches.



This lens is so brilliant in low light because of this high aperture of f1.8. This refers to its ability to open up and let in light. A high aperture of 1.8 or 1.2 will open up and let in huge amounts of light where as a low aperture of f22 will be like a pin hole and only let in a tiny amount of light. This is great when you want to take photos without much ambient light and you dont want to use your flash. 

The by-product of a high aperture is shallow depth of field (dof). This is the next thing that makes this lens so popular and really allows the user to be more creative. Dof refers to the plane of focus of an image, how much is sharp and how much is blurred. This goes back to drawing the eye of the viewer to a particular part of the image as I discussed earlier. Most basic lenses will have a maximum aperture of f3.5-4 this will leave the majority of the image in focus and makes it hard to isolate your subject. This lens is great for adding depth to your images and helps your work look less like it has been snapped on a phone and more like it has been crafted by a professional.



Being a prime lens means you can’t zoom in and out and traditionally a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera is the closest to what you see with the human eye. This has the benefit of making you really think about what you are taking a photo of because to fit it in the frame you have to move around on your feet. 50mm is also a great length for portraits because it doesn’t warp the subject so people look in proportion and natural.

I regularly get asked by people “I want to get into photography what should I buy”? My answer is always the same. Go to a shop and hold a Canon and a Nikon, decide which brand feels the best in your hand and then spend what you can afford on that body. Then I say as soon as you can afford it the next thing you should buy is a 50mm prime. If you have a Nikon Don’t worry Nikon have their own equivalent of this lens.

This lens will let you become free from the chains of your flash, isolate your subject, take beautiful portraits, frame your images with more thought and most importantly look like you know what your doing!

If you don’t have one buy one, you will thank me later.

As a little test head to my websites and see if you can pick the images that were shot using this lens.

www.jackterry.co.uk or www.jackterryweddings.co.uk

Jack.

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The Paralympic Games


After a testing few weeks, I have had the chance to put together an album of my favourite shots from the Paralympics.

I shot the whole event and focused mainly on following team GB.The days were long, the kit was heavy and I even managed to loose a camera bag.All the hard work was worth it though, I had shots published in the national press and have developed my sports portfolio with some really different, captivating images.The one thing that kept me going throughout the whole time was the inspiration the athletes exude. Every day the difficulties I faced paled into insignificance when I saw the achievements the athletes were making, despite the challenges they faced from their disabilities.

After a testing few weeks, I have had the chance to put together an album of my favourite shots from the Paralympics.
I shot the whole event and focused mainly on following team GB.
The days were long, the kit was heavy and I even managed to loose a camera bag.

All the hard work was worth it though, I had shots published in the national press and have developed my sports portfolio with some really different, captivating images.
The one thing that kept me going throughout the whole time was the inspiration the athletes exude. Every day the difficulties I faced paled into insignificance when I saw the achievements the athletes were making, despite the challenges they faced from their disabilities.

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Day 11 - My final days shooting at the Paralympics was coupled with the last ever match for Dave Clarke (7), captain of GB’s 5 a side blind football team. The team won 2-0 against Turkey to finish 7th overall. Dave has been playing blind football for over 25 years with over 140 international caps. He is a pioneer of the sport from its humble beginnings with no followers to an international game winning over the hearts of a nation.

Day 11 - My final days shooting at the Paralympics was coupled with the last ever match for Dave Clarke (7), captain of GB’s 5 a side blind football team. The team won 2-0 against Turkey to finish 7th overall. Dave has been playing blind football for over 25 years with over 140 international caps. He is a pioneer of the sport from its humble beginnings with no followers to an international game winning over the hearts of a nation.

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