Photography is a passion. It's a part of me and a part of what makes me who I am.
I took my first picture when I was around 6 years old with a Hanimex 110 compact camera that my parents had bought me.
One of my first shots was a reflection of our garden in some glass doors. It amazed me and I was hooked.
Waiting a week or two for the prints to come back from the developers was like Christmas each time. You just never exactly knew what you were going to get.
Through the years I progressed onto 35mm film, SLR, and dSLR and shoot mainly macro. I love macro as it makes you look at and appreciate the world in a totally different way.
In everyday life, I consider myself to be a selfless person but I will be the first to admit that I am totally selfish when it comes to my photography.
I shoot and produce what I want, what I like the look of, what means something to me. I don’t try and produce pieces that I think will popular. To me, that would lose the passion and magic.
I have, however, been extremely fortunate and very grateful that many other people just happen to also like what I do.
Light is a major factor in any type of photography.
My latest editing style that I have developed relies a lot on post processing to ‘reshoot’ and change the lighting of a shot. Lighting that probably wouldn’t have been possible in shot.
If there is anything you would like to know about any of my work, how a piece was shot or processed or just wish to make a comment, please send me a message via the contact page.
I thank all those who have helped, encouraged and supported me along my journey of photography and life.
Have fun, enjoy what you create, be a little selfish with your work at times and keep shooting.
There are always new things to learn and rules to break.
Paul Barson joined Pixels on June 30th, 2011.
