Phil Turpin
Photographer
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New tricks, old neighbourhood
One of the things I suffer from is itchy feet. I loathe sitting inside on a day when I can be out with my camera. Some days are a no-go, and that’s fine. On those days it’s IS a goer, I need to get out. But I’ve seen it all in my local haunt before.…
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The Boogie Move I Use Outside Pubs
One of the things that changed when I switched cameras, from a compact to an SLR, was that – weirdly – I got bolder. I started asking people if I could make their portrait. A complete u-turn from what I was used to and to where I thought my confidence limits were. And complete shock…
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Missed a trick
One of the things I’ve been thinking about just lately is street portraits. Don’t just ‘shoot, smile, and walk’. Instead, engage with your subjects. Directing them for shots. For me, that takes bigger cojones than a simple snap-and-run. I realise I go though phases, this appears to be the latest. And after reading an ebook…