WELCOME AND ABOUT RICHARD CHAPMAN

Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Richard Chapman and I'm a photographer based in Surrey and Nottingham, England.

This blog combines my photographic work with my photographic play. It follows the recent personal and photography events in my life. From shooting Events and Portraits for clients, to my Landscapes and Travel shots. Blogging is a great way for you to see what I have been up to recently and to learn all about me and my passion for photography.

Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to look around. If have any queries or questions please do contact me! rncchapman@gmail.com, .

Sunday 12 July 2009

Egypt Trip 12th-25th July

I will be returning to Egypt today for the third year in a row. I will be flying from Gatwick to Sharm El Sheik around midday today. Sadly this year I will not be crossing the Sinai Desert but will be making odd trips into it as I just love it so much. I will be spending 2 weeks in the town of Dahab, an hours drive from Sharm El Sheik. I have been stationed here after the 2007 and 08 Youth Expedition Sinai's. It's got to be my favourite travel destination, its so wonderful and cultural; it feels like a second home to me now. I just love the atmosphere of Egypt and really can't wait to return so very soon!

As always I will be taking my cameras along with me and I shall be snapping to my hearts content. I am hoping to really get some in depth shots of the local Bedouin and their daily lives. But who knows what I will return with..!

Dahab Bay at Night, taken in 2008.

Saturday 11 July 2009

Winson Prom 09

Mark Gillett invited me along to second shoot with him for the Winston Churchill yr11 Prom again this year; it was a really fun evening. We started off outside with some awesome arrivals. It was a great way to start the evening. Limos, Classic Cars, Lorrys, Stock Cars doing burnouts, Trucks with fireworks strapped to the front and a Ferrari; were all but to name a few.
I then had a go in the studio, it was good fun to play with different set ups and poses and the kids were really imaginative.
Finally I had a blast shooting the disco, playing with all kinds of lighting, flash, exposures etc.
Overall a great night out and I loved covering it.