Royal wedding photographer

[koto]

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burnand-40.low by homeranthony, on Flickr

ROYAL WEDDING EXCLUSIVE: Hugo Burnand has this week been officially named as photographer for the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Hugo's passion for photography began as a youngster, developing pictures in a kitchen made into a makeshift darkroom. When he was seven he won the Cheam School Photographic Competition. Hugo now runs a studio in Notting Hill, London. With just over a week to go before the big day, Amateur Photographer tracked him down to find out more…


AP: What was your first camera and when did you get it?
HB: Aged seven. I bought a very simple camera in the local chemist shop with some money given to me by my grandmother – I remember what it looked like, but I do not remember the make. Quite soon afterwards I was given, as a birthday present by my mother (photographer Ursy Burnand), an Olympus OM-1n, which I still have and keep for good luck. When I turned professional I was very lucky to get my hands on a mint-condition Hasselblad, which I bought at a police auction of unclaimed lost/stolen property.

AP: What camera gear will you be using on the big day?
HB: A Hasselblad H4D-50 – the best! * (see below)

AP: Do you have a favourite gadget in your camera bag?
HB: It's always good to have an elastic band – never quite sure why, but they often come in useful. On my very first job as an assistant, I was involved in a corporate photo shoot for [chemical company] Ciba Geigy in Basel, Switzerland. Everything went extremely well (it was a four-day shoot) and I was rewarded with a Swiss Army penknife by Ciba-Geigy, and that tends to come on most UK shoots (but airline restrictions force me to leave it at home for foreign trips, which is a shame).

AP: When did you start developing films in the kitchen darkroom?
HB: I think it was around the age of seven – although I had watched my mother developing and printing since as long as I can remember.

AP: I read that you are not nervous about the shoot. You must feel excited?
HB: Definitely very excited – just the thought of it all makes me smile!

AP: If there is one thing you most hope for on the 29th what is it?
HB: Sunshine, to lift everyone's spirits even higher.

AP: What is your best piece of advice for those starting out?
HB: Keep shooting. The problem with digital cameras is the sense of security that you already have 'the' image – I think one should shoot just that little bit extra (in the old days, I'd say shoot that one extra film). It is often then that the magic appears.

The Hasselblad H4D-50 is a 50-million-pixel medium-format DSLR

H4D back.low by homeranthony, on Flickr

[fern-pewee]

nice hes answer is very humble. i havent heard of his camera..hasselblad... should be the top of the line i guess.. its the Royal wedding for petes sake :P

[koto]

nice hes answer is very humble. i havent heard of his camera..hasselblad... should be the top of the line i guess.. its the Royal wedding for petes sake :P

hasselblad is a medium format camera. Its a popular brand for Professional Photographers in the Fine Art,Fashion and Commercial World. Only the Rich and Professional can afford this camera XD
But this camera got its pro's and con's like its not good to use this camera in sports photography. So its only Best purpose which is high detail image quality pictures & Big Prints Jobs.

[perkytech]

hasselblad is a medium format camera. Its a popular brand for Professional Photographers in the Fine Art,Fashion and Commercial World. Only the Rich and Professional can afford this camera XD
But this camera got its pro's and con's like its not good to use this camera in sports photography. So its only Best purpose which is high detail image quality pictures & Big Prints Jobs.

yah right.. super mahal.... if kani ka mahal mag canon/nikon full frame nlang ko..

thre website - Hasselbladusa.com

[koto]

the bigger the sensor the better ang detail sa picture I.Q. but you have to justify the price the camera hahaa mao na nikon/canon FF dslr lang sa ta heheee

[wooden_heart]

nice kaayu ang weeding kay wala koy nakit-an nga photographer, solemn jud kaayu.

[straypiglet]

nice kaayu ang weeding kay wala koy nakit-an nga photographer, solemn jud kaayu.

I agree. It was really solemn and everybody did their job well!

[robertski3]

Kuyawa cameraha oi almost twice ang sensor size sa mga FF na nikon/canon

[tampuskie]

only the rich ang professonals kan buy this...i've seen John Fick, i think he's filipino...very nice shots, and he's using some Hassleblad...*droling

[88888888]

very humble photog...