insideKENT Magazine Issue 23 - February 2014 | Page 22

ARTS
CREATIVE KENT cont.

Alexander Hare
Margate, Nightfall, taken in Margate

Canterbury Dawn, taken in Canterbury

Where in Kent do you live?
Canterbury
How would you define your style
of photography?
I have a very simple style. I believe that ‘less is
more’ in landscape photography and the art of
distilling a complicated scene right down to the
essential elements, is how I would define my
style.
How do you choose the right ambiance,
lighting and mood to convey the scene you
are shooting, in the intended way?
I try and think about how a scene might look at
various times of day or during the year and previsualise the ideal shot in my mind’s eye. From
there I work it back in terms of what I have to
do, how long I have to wait and what time of day
I need, in order to make my vision happen.

What drives you to produce such work?
I have a strong creative response to the
landscape; it fires my imagination and I feel excited
to create an image from a combination of timing,
lighting and composition. If I’m excited by a scene
then I’m creatively fired up, and this drives me
to produce a great photograph.
What words of advice would you give to a
young photography enthusiast?
If you want to become a professional
photographer, it’s vital to get business experience
in addition to your photography education. If you
just want to take better pictures then my advice
would be to completely absorb yourself in the
subject, as only hard work and practice will raise
your standard to the very top.

Canterbury Dawn
“I’d always wanted to photograph the city during a
temperature inversion, so that the spire poked
above the mist. It’s surprisingly rare and it took
me three years before the elements conspired
for my idea to become a reality.”
Margate, Nightfall
“I’m really impressed with the development work
in Margate and I especially like that the
regeneration connects the town with the sea via
the steps in the harbour. I was commissioned to
photograph this view on their completion and I
chose this time of night to allow for colourful
reflections in the water, affording a extra bit of
sparkle to the photograph.”
www.alexharephotography.com

Morning Has Broken, taken in Charing

Joanna Lane
Where in Kent do you live?
Sandgate
How would you define your style of
photography?
I like to do things differently and break the 'rules',
so to speak. I use natural light as much as possible
and try to take a more modern and natural
approach to the usual and mundane.

Holy Goat, taken in Charing

How do you choose the right ambiance,
lighting and mood to convey a scene in the
intended way?
I love capturing scenes as you see it, especially
in situations like a sunrise or sunset where you
have to move fast. It's never the same as seeing
it with your own eyes, so if I am to capture
anything, it would be the light as true to its real
form as I possibly can.
What drives you to produce such work?
Since I was little girl, I have always wanted to
capture the butterfly and study it. My personal
non-client based work reflects just that: an intimate
moment between me and our beautiful world of
adventure.

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What words of advice would you give to a
young photography enthusiast?
The only advice I would give is be true to yourself
and be confident, because if you believe in yourself
and your art, it will shine through.
Morning Has Broken
“I saw this image in from the road one morning
and knew I wouldn't have long before the sun
moved from behind the trees. So I parked quickly
and threw myself into a freezing cold field. I didn't
have my SLR so my phone had to do.”
Holy Goat
“These beautiful animals tend to walk away when
you get close, and not having a good quality
zoom lens in my pocket in the morning rush hour,
my phone again had to do. The animal looked
almost holy in the mornin g mist.”
www.facebook.com/joannalanephotography