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I took this photo last summer whilst island-hopping around Croatia. It was taken on the last morning that the whole team were together, and we stayed up to watch the sunrise. As a photographer, I was disappointed that there were no clouds decorating the sky and catching the sun\u2019s light.<\/p>\n
To be honest, I\u2019m not entirely sure how I started getting into photography, as it was more of a subconscious transition. One moment, you\u2019re just taking some snapshots with your dad\u2019s camera as a kid, collecting Polaroid cameras because you\u2019re so \u201cvintage\u201d. The next you\u2019re that friend with a professional camera you spent your savings on, taking holiday photos for the whole group and promising your best friends you\u2019ll photograph their weddings one day.<\/p>\n
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Primarily, my photography is a way to capture moments and allow me to reflect and remember those days, months, years down the road. Furthermore, as a scientist (though more biology than physics, but let\u2019s take it as a mentality rather than speciality), I always think about what is actually happening with the light, and how my camera\u2019s sensor will capture it depending on the settings. The eye and the camera are different in a few aspects \u2013 for example, your eye (in combination with your visual cortex) is amazing at adjusting for different exposures and giving you a \u201creal time HDR\u201d, so to speak. When you look at mountains on a sunny day, you can clearly see both mountains and sky. However, when you try to capture it with a camera, you need to use a HDR setting to avoid overexposure of the sky, or under exposure of the mountains. On the other hand, long exposure photography (a guilty pleasure of mine) is something the eye is incapable of imitating. You cannot create a 30 second exposure on your retina, but the camera can capture it, and this is one way that you can manipulate light with photography and not just capture moments, but really create something.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0602.jpg\" "\\"Julia")
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As I briefly mentioned, I\u2019m a science gal. I study Biomedical Science at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland), in a 5-year MSci course with industrial placement year. I\u2019m just about to begin my placement year in Heidelberg, Germany. While plans can change, the current idea is to finish my MSci and hopefully to continue on with a PhD. I hope to one day teach the subject at a university level, combining my love for science with my hopes of a more scientifically literate population. Photography is definitely on my agenda too, but mainly in the form of hobby and travel photography. Like I said though, plans can change, so if somebody wants to offer me a contract to work in the Maldives as a full-time travel photographer\u2026 I may be persuaded to drop the pipette!<\/p>\n
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My current camera is my \u201cbaby\u201d. It\u2019s the Canon EOS 6D. I absolutely adore its full frame ISO sensor (the same as in the 5D MIII), plus the WiFi and GPS have proven rather useful. I also have a Polaroid Image camera (one I actually use!… when I don\u2019t need to choose between paying for film or paying for food), which is a little less reliable but adds another dimension to the science-geek-ness: Chemistry. Yum.<\/p>\n
I love science, I love photography. Contrary to popular belief, art and science are not polar opposites. In fact, understanding the science behind art (such as optics for photography) and having a creative approach to science (how else would innovation work?) greatly benefit\u2026 everybody. So, don\u2019t let people convince you you\u2019re too \u201cleft-brained\u201d or \u201cright-brained\u201d to try something new, whether it\u2019s picking up a paint brush or a textbook. If something interests you, go for it!<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.pictureframesexpress.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Edited-4588-2.jpg\" "\\"Julia")
<\/h2>\nI am very excited about getting to order some custom sized frames, and I\u2019m trying to be careful and really consider my options. I have plenty of photos I want framed, but with an opportunity like this, I may want to go for a specific theme and frame a \u201ccollection\u201d of photos which all work well together. But then the problem arises that I have no idea how to categorise my work \u2013 I am mostly a travel and hobby photographer, so I don\u2019t usually work with a theme. I have a few months to figure it out, so I will do my best to do this amazing prize justice!<\/p>\n
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The idea behind the photo \u201cSunrise in Croatia\u201d I took this photo last summer whilst island-hopping around Croatia. It was taken on the last morning that the whole team were together, and we stayed up to watch the sunrise. As a photographer, I was disappointed that there were no clouds decorating the sky and catching […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photographer-of-the-month"],"yoast_head":"\n