Ian Badley Photography

Dear Ian,

I am in the process of setting up a website to showcase my own work, and found you through Clicpics. Just wanted to say how very impressed I am with your execution - the tightness of composition, the way you simplify the subject and remove extraneous distractions, and the eye you have - superb! Do you do any post - production enhancement or do you manage to achieve such a colour saturation simply with polariser and netutral grads? The colour range is superb, you are to be congratulated. What lens choice do you prefer for the wide shots, they look wider than the 17-55 2.8 I default to for Yorkshire landscapes. Incredible depth of field as well, I found your work to be really inspiring. Keep it up!

Kind Regards,

Andy Dobbs
Ripon
North Yorkshire

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the kind comments. To hopefully answer your questions, I shoot in RAW format, so every image needs to be processed after shooting, but just enough without overdoing it to bring out the image as I saw it. Generally, after levels and contrast little if any saturation occurs. Indeed, I have just returned from Tuscany shooting poppies and I’ve had to de-saturate in some cases as they were too red! Nearly every landscape shot has a ND grad usually a 2 or 3 stop to hold back the sky. Currently I use the Nikon 12-24 lens for my wide angle but some time ago did try the Sigma 10-20 which was pretty good for the money. Depth of Field needs practice, and I still bracket apertures sometimes if I’m not 100%. I hope this helps.



Again, many thanks for your interest.

Ian

Just seen your site via clickpic and really enjoyed it very much so just wanted you to know that you have yet another fan

Thanks..Jacqueline

Hi Ian I met you at the contest in Bashley with the EHHPS.Just looked at some of you images, very fine work and reading your bio, research really does seem to pay off.
Regards Brian http://www.pbase.com/brianmicky

Hi Ian,

Great website and fantastic photos! Im on holiday in the New Forest at the end of May 08 and look forward to taking some great pictures! Well done and keep up the great work!

Hello my name is Cody Hanna, and I recently started a website through clikpic and saw your website. I just wanted to say that I am very impressed with the pictures, and like the content of your website a lot. So just wanted to let you know that.
Take care, Cody Hanna
www.codyhanna.com

Hello Ian, I came across your website whilst prusing Clikpic, and im glad i did. It is very impressive indeed. How much work did clikpic do in making your site what it is.

Love the images as they are local to me. Im based on the East Cliffs of Bournemouth a 5 minute stroll from the sea.

Hope to come across you one day out and about. I love the early morning light too, but apart from the occasional hardy soul, i normally as you would know, have the world to myself.

Again loving your work

Regards

Robb Webb

Not only is the web site excellent but so are the prints we ordered. Thank you for getting them to us swiftly, they proved to be a great success with the recipients for whom they were "special birthday" presents. I am now considering having some in my office.

Keep clicking

I thoroughly enjoyed the new forest phototrek and I will definitely go again when my life becomes less busy. Your images are very very good indeed and I am envious of your ability. Keep up the excellent work.

Very well done. In love with your photos here

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Hi
I just discovered your website
There is something very soulful about it
well done
Bijou
Fashion Photographer

Hi Ian
Your photos just keep getting better. They are inspirational.


Thank you

Ian

I really enjoyed browsing through your photos. Keep them coming!!

Thanks, Helen

Hi just had to say I think your photographs are really good. As a photographer myself I really admire your use of colours, and composition. I shall now aspire to get all of my landscapes as good as yours.

hi ian
came across your site when looking on clikpik for buying my own site, great images, i start my HND Photography in sept, i will then go onto doing my BA Hons, im working hard to improve, and im sure ill get there, but just gotta say i think your photography is very good.

lee howard
www.leehowardphotography.piczo.com

Hi Ian, saw your site advertised via a search engine, great photo's. Really enjoyed looking at them all, especially the landscapes. Regards, Vee

Thank you Vee. Keep looking as I update the site pretty regularly, although at the moment, I am dealing with our stand at the New Forest Show. If you are coming to the show, pop in and see us, we're at the Winchester Village near the main entrance.

Ian

Hello Ian! Im having a quiet spell at work and Anna recommended looking at your pictures so I did! They're very good and I particularly like the pictures of food, infact its made me hungry! Jo.

Yes I know I'm the first, but someone has got to start it off!