Shaw & Shaw

This blog post is about a talk that I recently attended from a photographic duo called Shaw & Shaw, a couple that have photographed for many years. The due were very interesting, their work was totally beautiful and they came across as really nice people. Below are some notes that I too during their talk. These photographers were very influential and they were a breath of fresh air to the usual people talking about how hard the industry is, I have real drive now!

Been photographing together for 12 years.
Very positive about the freelance photographic industry, which is a change.
They work for advertising agencies a lot.
They said something really interesting and influential. "You can decide where you will end up, you are in control".
Hard work pays off.
He assisted at Photolink (Manchester) at the beginning of his photographic career.
They have worked a lot with The Observer magazine.
Product photography is a great way to learn about lighting.
They talked a lot about lighting, this is obvious within their work that this is a major point of theirs.
Sometimes use an olympus trip, so do I!!
Cube Gallery (Portland Street, Manchester).
Make sure people know about you, network!!
Siobhan Squire is their photo agent.
They are great for editing down series of images, similar to Bernd and Hilla Becher in their very specific edits.