Hi!
I thought for my first blog I'd let you know a bit about me and what has led me to become a professional photographer. At the time of writing this I'm 33 years old and living in Edinburgh. I was born in raised in Edinburgh, studied marketing management at Napier University which set me up for my initial career choice of sales.
Starting off as a brand ambassador for a drinks brand (free booze, perfect for a graduate) I moved to London and worked for a financial services recruitment company called Goodman Masson. It was at the same time as the financial crisis so recruitment was tough and it didn't help that my heart wasn't in it which reflected in my performance. I was a terrible recruiter. I decided to leave before I was sacked and got a job with a financial services software company, Clarity Systems. I done well, the company done well and was bought over by IBM due to the success we experienced. I was making really good money but I wasn't satisfied. After a few years I decided I would take a year off and go travelling with some friends. We started in San Francisco and worked our way down through California, Mexico, Central America and into South America, finishing off in Buenos Aires. It was during this trip that my passion for photography really grew. The sights, sounds, smells and tastes I was experiencing everyday made me realise there was more to life than making money in a job I wasn't satisfied in.
From then I have been focused on my photography and again not just any photography. I love taking photos of people as you get the opportunity to capture a moment of emotion and feeling that can't be re-created. During a short spell of living in New York and a trip to India I would find myself walking the streets taking pictures of the locals. NYC and India are a million miles apart but also very similar in terms of the interesting characters you witness.
Since escaping sales I have worked in the bar and restaurant industry (I'm a food and drink lover) and it has been through these different experiences that I have further developed my photography focus. You will see from the pictures on my site that every picture I have taken is of something I love or have a connection with. Being a music lover I feel very lucky that I also get the opportunity to shoot gigs and music events!
Being passionate about what you do in life makes it easier to the point it doesn't fee like work and I hope my passion for photography shines through in the pictures I take.
Thank you!
Keith
I thought for my first blog I'd let you know a bit about me and what has led me to become a professional photographer. At the time of writing this I'm 33 years old and living in Edinburgh. I was born in raised in Edinburgh, studied marketing management at Napier University which set me up for my initial career choice of sales.
Starting off as a brand ambassador for a drinks brand (free booze, perfect for a graduate) I moved to London and worked for a financial services recruitment company called Goodman Masson. It was at the same time as the financial crisis so recruitment was tough and it didn't help that my heart wasn't in it which reflected in my performance. I was a terrible recruiter. I decided to leave before I was sacked and got a job with a financial services software company, Clarity Systems. I done well, the company done well and was bought over by IBM due to the success we experienced. I was making really good money but I wasn't satisfied. After a few years I decided I would take a year off and go travelling with some friends. We started in San Francisco and worked our way down through California, Mexico, Central America and into South America, finishing off in Buenos Aires. It was during this trip that my passion for photography really grew. The sights, sounds, smells and tastes I was experiencing everyday made me realise there was more to life than making money in a job I wasn't satisfied in.
From then I have been focused on my photography and again not just any photography. I love taking photos of people as you get the opportunity to capture a moment of emotion and feeling that can't be re-created. During a short spell of living in New York and a trip to India I would find myself walking the streets taking pictures of the locals. NYC and India are a million miles apart but also very similar in terms of the interesting characters you witness.
Since escaping sales I have worked in the bar and restaurant industry (I'm a food and drink lover) and it has been through these different experiences that I have further developed my photography focus. You will see from the pictures on my site that every picture I have taken is of something I love or have a connection with. Being a music lover I feel very lucky that I also get the opportunity to shoot gigs and music events!
Being passionate about what you do in life makes it easier to the point it doesn't fee like work and I hope my passion for photography shines through in the pictures I take.
Thank you!
Keith
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