ICM Exploration 2 Water with Charlotte Bellamy

I'm really pleased that we've managed to organise some further talks from Charlotte - who was widely requested by members of the Camversation community!

This ICM exploration series will encompass a wide variety of genres and subjects, within Intentional Camera Movement.

• Session 1: Woodlands and trees
• Session 2: Water (Click here to see that!)
• Session 3: Architecture (Click here to see that!)
• Session 4: Abstract and close up (Click here to see that!)
• Session 5: Animals! (Click here to see that!)

From Charlotte

On the 18th November we continue the series with ‘water’. I First fell in love with ICM water photography while in South Africa 5 years ago. Although I don’t live anywhere near the sea (or have many waterfalls at my disposal in flat Holland) I love water ICM photography for the ability to play with movements that add drama or softness according to the feeling I want to bring to my images. Water can be challenging in ICM, because you are working with a moving subject matter, so I will be looking at various ways to work with this added factor.

This webinar will look at beach, sea and wave ICM, as well as rivers, waterfalls (of varying size) reflections and if all you have is a puddle….no excuse you can still have a go! The webinar will cover, the movement options, shutter speed, managing distractions, finding balance and so much more. Loads of images and some videos as examples to help this to be an immersive and valuable webinar, that you can take away lots that you can get started with immediately. Questions will be encouraged, so have those ready!

These talks will be recorded and available for four weeks.

About Charlotte:

Charlotte Bellamy’s creative style of photography is inspired by the environment in which she lives. She takes inspiration for her work the minute she looks out of her window. The weather and the changes in season, offering her ever changing wonderment.

Her early photographic career tended towards portraits and weddings. However, with a move to the Netherlands, her interest in landscapes was triggered. After five years following a traditional landscape photography path, she felt a need to express her feelings about the locations she was photographing, rather than just capturing a technically perfect or pretty image of a place.  Charlotte has never been one to follow the crowd. So, through a desire to push boundaries, and experiment outside of the expected, she has found a powerful way to express her creativity through Intentional Camera movement and multiple exposure layering of images.

These techniques she feels, help her to add texture, contrast and colour, resulting in images that then require more than a quick glance for the viewer to fully understand what they are looking at. Some of her images are created in a moment of spontaneity, whilst others are carefully combined to replicate a memory. Many of her images are made just a short walk from her house, and prove that you need not travel to beautiful and exotic locations to create unique images. Just that you be inspired and intrigued by a location.

Do have a look at Charlotte's website for more information!

https://www.charlottebellamy.com/