Now a full-time freelance, still based in Northamptonshire, I've combined a keen interest in history with my photography to specialise in shooting historic and heritage travel locations, as well as landscapes and gardens. My photography isn't restricted to just Northamptonshire as I regularly visit surrounding counties as well as further afield including the Cotswolds, Chilterns and Peak District.
Initially I worked with a medium format Pentax 645N using Velvia 50 film, and so have amassed a small library of transparencies, samples of which can be seen in the GALLERY pages. However, after much dithering, I eventually made the switch to digital and now shoot exclusively digitally using pro-Nikon gear. With hindsight, I probably should have made the switch sooner!
I love the whole process of my photography; from the initial research of a subject or location to actually being there and capturing the scene before me. It's extremely satisfying to see the planned shot unfold before me and being able to capture that hoped for moment, even if it has perhaps taken several visits to finally get what I wanted. I hate computers and so try and get everything right in camera first, so when it comes to developing the Raw image in Lightroom, it (hopefully) only takes a couple of minutes not hours!!
My images are used in magazines, calendars, books and greetings cards; I also supply stock images to COLLECTIONS PICTURE LIBRARY and was very proud to be accepted as a contributing photographer with the prestigious NATIONAL TRUST PHOTO LIBRARY back in 2008.
As well as taking pictures of England's heritage and natural beauty, I also write about it and have been published in, amongst others, magazines as diverse as Outdoor Photography and The Lady.
Whatever the reason for your visit, be it commercial or simply curiosity, I hope it's enjoyable. Your comments will always be appreciated. Thank you and enjoy!
About
...From hobby to profession...from velvia to a reluctant but now (dare I say), a pleasantly surprised digital convert.
That said....
When it comes to Photoshop and image manipulation, I work with the 'Just because you can, doesn't mean you should' attitude, and so always aim to get it right in camera first, so as to spend as little time in front of the computer as possible. All my images are processed using Lightroom 3; only very rarely do I venture into Photoshop, usually when more complex cloning is required than I can do in Lightroom.
All images and text within this website are the Copyright © of Andrew Baskott 2011 and as such may not be copied, stored electronically or otherwise, manipulated, reproduced or used in any way without written permission. To do so would be a breach of Copyright. All Rights Reserved.
That said....
When it comes to Photoshop and image manipulation, I work with the 'Just because you can, doesn't mean you should' attitude, and so always aim to get it right in camera first, so as to spend as little time in front of the computer as possible. All my images are processed using Lightroom 3; only very rarely do I venture into Photoshop, usually when more complex cloning is required than I can do in Lightroom.
All images and text within this website are the Copyright © of Andrew Baskott 2011 and as such may not be copied, stored electronically or otherwise, manipulated, reproduced or used in any way without written permission. To do so would be a breach of Copyright. All Rights Reserved.