LASTlight Photography

Why LASTlight? “LAST” is an acronym for Landscape, Architecture, Street and Travel, which are the four genres of photography that I focus on predominantly. And Light, of course, is the essence of photography itself, without which the art-form simply wouldn’t exist. The word photograph derives from the Greek ‘photo’, meaning light, and ‘graph’, meaning to draw. Photography, therefore, literally means ‘light drawing’ or ‘drawing with light’.       

I describe my photography style as “documentary fine art”, which may benefit from a little explanation.

‘Documentary’ simply means that I use photography to record my chosen subject as it appeared at the time I was there with my camera…..although I hope captured with a creative eye, good use of available light and strong composition. I’m also happy, where appropriate, to use filters for long exposures and deliberate camera movement to create abstract effects. However, I don’t set-up shots with models, props, staging or additional lighting. In fact, I don’t physically interfere with the scene in front of me in anyway. I simply use the conditions and circumstances present on the day, to faithfully document the subject in that moment. The ‘fine art’ element refers to the way in which I work to creatively enhance the photograph in the digital darkroom (but without fundamentally or significantly altering the original capture) with a view to printing the image as a physical artwork with aesthetic appeal and, hopefully, some commercial value.