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“I was told to forget everything I’d learned on my first job and to just go take good pictures,” he tells us. You’ll also benefit from: Lecture in Progress is made possible with the support of the following brand partners, Lecture in ProgressAdvice, insight and inspiration for the next generation of creatives. What skills would you say are essential to your job?Apart from needing to be a good photographer, the most important requirement is probably the need to be able to get on with people. And he’s even been sent to China by British business services group, Rentokil, to shoot business services in a creative way. We have been full time professional photographers shooting weddings for 10 years an enjoy being invited into … Lloyd-Clarke Wedding Photography is the seamless team of Bethany Clarke & Matthew Lloyd. I am still in full time education, I study at The Whitby High School 6th Form.
I don’t think the strict discipline would have worked out well for me. We talk portfolios and big breaks with Harrogate-based photographer, Matthew Lloyd, Digital access to our biannual Insight Reports, Shaping the future of Lecture in Progress, Digital access to our biannual Insight Reports, as well as having a print version delivered to your door, The biannual Lecture in Progress newspaper, delivered to your door. I think young photographers living outside of London now may find it much more difficult to take the path that I did. The least enjoyable is going out to market yourself, and the unpredictable nature of being self-employed.
I would be sent to jobs with no brief and be expected to make something out of it in a short space of time, maybe ten minutes. Paul Sanders, the picture editor at the time, was a huge influence on sending me down the path to a successful career. What advice would you give to an emerging creative wanting to get into the same line of work?Take pictures. The best way to become a photographer is to be good at taking pictures, and that’s all about practice. How would you describe what you do?I create portraiture and reportage photography for editorial, commercial and advertising clients. Often tasked with photographing celebrities, the likes of Renée Zellweger, Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and even Tony Blair have all sat in front of his lens. It will either be spent at home editing, finding new business and doing admin, or on a shoot anywhere in the country, possibly for ten minutes, possibly for 12 hours. That's why I will shoot anything from people to cars to still life, if the quality is equally good and it can all be tied together stylistically you give yourself so much more appeal than being stuck in one box.
I can see its use, but it’s so important to be building a portfolio continuously. But for the first time in a long time, I’ve enjoyed making some personal work. I didn’t really have any interest or skill in taking the sort of pictures they needed on a day to day basis, often for the tabloid papers. After graduating (or first starting out), what were your initial steps? If you want to manage your preferences or find out more, please see our cookie policy. I hope this work continues to build, and I’m excited about what’s to come. Over the last ten years, they’ve sent me as far as China to shoot its often unglamorous business services in a creative way. My big break was winning The Times’ Young Photographer of the Year competition which involved a six month placement in London. {Buchenwald Forest} Video Buchenwald Memorial, Former Concentration Camp, Permanent Collection, Weimar, Germany 2017. While I see the benefits of this for many photographers, I personally think specialising in a style that can span multiple genres is a much more interesting approach. One great piece of advice given to me at The Times was to endeavour to replace the entirety of your portfolio every month with new work. Photographer: You Cannot Hear I? I have people email me nearly every day wanting work experience or to be assistants (which I can’t offer due to the nature of my work). ML; Works; CV; Powered by Clikpic. Matthew Lloyd - Advertising, Drinks and Lifestyle Photographer London. High-end, Creative drinks photography, Environmental Portraiture and Reportage Photographer. Lecture in Progress relies on the support of partners and plus members to provide the ongoing insight and advice to the next generation. What would you like to do next? Another big project that turned out to be formative for my career was working for Rentokil Intiial. Harrogate Photographer The college course that I, (along with a large proportion of the other press photographers in the country) attended has now gone. Having both enjoyed successful careers as photojournalist covering news, features and portraits around the globe we are now based in Yorkshire and specialise in Documentary Wedding Photography. What did you want to be growing up?I didn’t really know, I considered being a policeman. Would you say you ever experienced a lucky break? Matthew Lloyd Photography. I am an aspiring Designer who loves anything creative. Based in Harrogate, today, Matthew works as a commercial and editorial photographer for publications and clients such as Bloomberg, The Guardian and Sunday Times Magazine, and Land Rover.
All rights reserved. Matthew Lloyd You Cannot Hear I? The brief photography course I attended did little for my photographic technique – that has been mostly self-taught, but it was crucial in securing my first job in the industry, and I will always be grateful to Paul Delmar (the course tutor) for all the support he provided. In editorial, I would have to work solo. What are the most and least enjoyable aspects of your job?The most enjoyable aspect is the variety of work and the work-life balance. But I’m not a hundred percent certain on it. I’m looking forward to getting back to it this winter. Copyright 2017 Lecture in Progress. Could you do this job forever?Who knows where technology will take us, but I think for the rest of my career there will be probably be a need for good image makers. But the buzz of London will always draw me back. While having a passion for Product Design, I am also obsessed with Photography & Cinematography. Shooting award-winning imagery for some of the worlds biggest brands. I’ve now spent about a year transitioning into the commercial and advertising world. To help support sign up now or find out more. How collaborative is your role? How useful have your studies been in your career?I started a management and IT course at university, dropping out of that was the best thing I ever did for my career. {Buchenwald Forest} Video Buchenwald Memorial, Former Concentration Camp, Permanent Collection, Weimar, Germany 2017. Winner of three prestigious Young Photographer of the Year awards in two years, he gained years of experience working the daily newsbeat for global wire agencies and the national newspapers before moving his focus to high end portraiture and commercial work. Dropping out of a management and IT course was the best thing Matthew Lloyd ever did for his career. By using the site you agree to our use of cookies.