ALEX BURKE

My name is Alex Burke, a 3rd Year Film Student at Sheridan College specializing in Editing and Sound. To me, I am a multitude of things, one of those being a Photographer with an eye for Portraits.

I love photography because it’s an avenue for me to channel my talents into. It’s fun from going out to take the photos to the editing of the photos, which is actually the best part. I started taking photos when I wanted to create a collage of photos of me with all my high school friends for graduation, to thank them for all the great memories. Doing that made me realize that I really loved it and looking on Instagram opened my eyes to a world of portrait photographers who are doing it too. I have a passion for editing, which is what I’m going to school for.

The main driving force behind me is a commitment to improving my craft. I have committed to myself that I need to post a portrait once a week, and I have kept that promise for close to a year now. It’s tough especially when school gets really busy but I’m driven. It’s certainly not a phase, and I care about it too much to be a hobby. Photography is a passion that I hope to lead to a job in the future.

So far, my biggest challenge has been with gear. In terms of a camera body I have my Canon t5i (for those who aren’t familiar, the t5i is a cheap camera), and two lenses. I used exclusively a 50mm f1.8 for my first year of taking portraits, then finally a year ago bought a 100mm f2.8 lens. The problem being, no matter how much I love these lenses they aren’t wide at all and as a result I sometimes miss out on being more creative in spaces because the space is too small for my narrow lens. However, some of my photography has been used for brochures, specifically some of the photography that I do in the summer up-north at a Summer Camp.

My main goal is to diversify the subjects that I shoot with. I hope to work with more models in the future (not that I don’t love taking pictures of my friends), because when I have worked with professionals, I find that I learn a lot more and leave the shoot a better photographer.

ALEX BURKE!

THESE ARE A FEW SHOTS HE HAS DONE. ENJOY.