Photographing a veterinary practice - blog update.

[sar-photo]

Earlier this year I spent several days photographing a local veterinary practice here in Scotland and I have posted the results on my blog.

http://sarphotography.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/all-in-a-day%e2%80%99s-work%e2%80%a6-photographing-the-stewartry-vets/

Please take a look and I'd appreciate any comments - or questions!

Cheers
Simon

 

[martin s]

I really like it; it's a great reportage. A few thoughts - it might mix things up a little if you'd vary the distance, many of those shots were taken from a similar angle and distance. Go really close - maybe a hand or a tool or something; and a lot further away: where is all this happening? I always find it helpful to have an overview shot.

I don't like the shots where only the back of the heads are visible; those with faces in them are generally more interesting I think.

On this one for example the back of the head is perfect - while on this one I'd prefer to see their faces.

And one more thought; the blacks really lack detail. I think a few images would come out more otherwise.

martin

 

[Thardy]

I had no idea Vet clinics were so busy, and I liked the medical details you gave.

I'll be checking back on your blog.

 

[sar-photo]

Thanks for your comments chaps.

Martin: I wanted to show the work that the vets do and the condition that they work in. I wanted to get in close and I wasn't interested in showing an overview - I did take some shots from further away but they didn't fit in with this idea. Also in a lot of the shots I was working in limited spaces and I was not able to get further back or in a position to photograph their faces.
All the photographs were taken using a Mamiya 6 and 50mm and it's not possible to get close up shots with this combination.
The photo's on the blog are, of course, compressed jpegs, and this does reduce shadow detail. If you're in south west Scotland over the next week, call in to the Castle Douglas Art Gallery to see the original prints!

Thomas: Yes they are very busy. I was impressed with the way that everything is handled in a very matter-of-fact way. Operations are done very efficiently and with the minimum amount of fuss - and there is always a lot of humour!

I must say I'm a bit disappointed that out of the 130+ people who looked at my post, only 2 took the time to comment - I can only assume that all the other viewers felt complete indifference to my photographs which is not very encouraging to me.

Cheers
Simon

 

[Jodorowsky]

Hi Simon,

For what it's worth, I thought that your photographs were very interesting, and gave a perspective on a veterinary practice that I for one have never seen before.

I probably would have shot it in colour with a fine grain. All that blood has gone to waste! Errr.......

 

[bgb]

I prefer the black and white as all that blood might have made me feel unwell 😱
The commentary is a big plus as i would have no idea what the vet was doing standing behind that cow otherwise 🙂
I like the character of the people in the photos they look real, no make up or pretty smiles for the camera
Overall i think the whole thing is a success ... bloody well done mate

 

[dfoo]

Interesting images and stories. Good show!

 

[Krzys]

Nice blog, thank you for sharing!

 

[The Standard Deviant]

Yes, very interesting to see, and well explained.

 

[robklurfield]

great work.

 

[israel_alanis]

Great series, I think my father could enjoy a lot this.

 

[le vrai rdu]

Very interesting 🙂