Laura Burlton Photography 

 Www.lauraburlton.com

 www.lauraburltonphotography.com

 

 

What kind of equipment (camera body, lens, filters, flash, tripod, cleaning equipment other) do you use?

Depends on the project.

For my chalk dreams series I used a holga with ilford Delta 3200 or HP5 film.

For some of my other series and for my professional work I use a canon 5DmkII with a series of lenses, usually a combination of 35 f1.4, 50 f1.2 or 135 f2 ( all Canon L series). I use Canon flashes if I am shooting with flash. Speedlight 580 EXII.

Another project I am working on I use a 4 x 5 Crown Graphic ( these were made from 1947-1973)  and I have modified it for wet plate to make tintypes.

 

What do you like and dislike about your equipment, specially your camera, and how would you improve it?

I actually do not have any complaints currently about my equipment. The only things I would change would be a few features on my Canon, but the mk3 version has already addressed these (ability to make multiple exposures, better high ISO performance)

 

What is your favourite lens, and why?

For Canon I like my 50mm 1.2 a lot. I find it very versatile.  I also love the dreamy lens on my holga. I find the softness is hard to duplicate digitally.

 

When you travel, what is in your essential photographic kit bag?

Either my canon 5D and 50mm, my holga or even my iphone. I prefer to pack light.

 

What kind of software/tools do you use for post-processing, if any?

Newest versions of Photoshop and Lightroom (I have a cloud subscription). For iphone I like mystic and after light.

 

How long have you been taking photographs? How do you find inspiration? How do you take your pictures?

I have been taking photographs  seriously for about 13 years but I also took photography in high school and my dad let me use his SLR camera from about the age of 12 because I loved photography even as a small child.

I find inspiration mostly from children’s books and literature.

 

Which style of photography do you like the most, and why?

I tend to like dreamy, surreal photography. A bit of a dark mood and southern gothic charm also appeal to me.

 

What goal are you working towards within your photography and when will you know you have reached it?

At the moment my goals would be to get my fine art work more seen. I would like to be in more museum collections and more galleries.

Ideally I would like to be able to concentrate on my fine art business and then take commercial/wedding work when the project or couple appeals to my aesthetic.

 

 Looking at your own work, which piece is your favourite? Why? Please provide a link to the picture.

“Ideas” is a piece I really adore for some reason. I just like her expression and the way it all came together.

http://www.lauraburltonphotography.com/2012/01/21/ideas/

 

 

Does your work fit into any one or more distinct genres  (nature, landscape, long-exposure, black-and-white,  infra-red, urban, artistic, macro, vintage, vernacular, social, street)? If other, please specify. 

Well, I would say my fine art work fits into the “artistic” genre.

 

Are there any photography websites that you visit regularly?

Lenscratch.com always has beautiful work. I honestly do not spend a whole lot of time on specific websites though. I do like pinterest a lot but I have to be careful or I will get sucked in for hours!

 

What is the one most important lesson that you have learned since you started taking photographs?

You can find inspiration anywhere and take notes when you have brilliant thoughts!

 

And finally, what other interesting photographers would you like to see in this blog?

Polly Chandler, Aline Smithson, Jennifer Shaw, Louviere & Vanessa, Josephine Sacabo, Sarah Moon, Beth Moon, Tami Bone, Angela Bacon-Kidwell, Bill Schwab, Warren Harold….just to name a few 🙂