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NARRATING AT LENS Anthony Williams
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A good photographer also needs to know mergency medical technician Twenty-two-year old Chloe-Anne also Anthony Williams suddenly jumped devised the family business’s name, ‘Infinity how to move about stealthily, getting in front of the camera when he Photography’, described as ‘a passion close to the subject without intruding in won first prize at ‘Our Gibraltar’ more than a business’. The name illustrates the ceremony’s intimate moments, how to be ready for the right snapshot without photographic exhibition with his wideAnthony’s penchant for wide and wild turning the participants into actors under angle posterised photo of the landscapes or dramatic cityscapes the scrutiny of the camera. Of course, the entire nation, airstrip to dockyard, A pinch of featuring contrasting light effects that captures the natural beauty and colour-popping, as well as pressure lightens when open-air photos improvisation and the hectic lifestyle of a cityirregular grids of intersecting lines, are taken, yet a pinch of improvisation and initiative often obtained by trailing head and initiative is always advisable, perhaps state in a single bird’s- eye view. is always because of poor weather or time and tail-lights in long advisable... constraints. “Wedding shots are exposed shots. Despite being his first time A good participating in an open photographer carefully planned in advance, but when the day comes, we may photographic competition, Anthony has an But Anthony’s signature is also needs to find ourselves struggle with gusty impressive portfolio of varied work, from photographing people at their know how to winds or sudden rain, and need artistic landscapes to posed portraits that lives’ milestones when they are all move about to deploy a plan B. Some brides spell elegance and originality. dolled up to the nines, and willing stealthily... can’t help feeling camera-shy on to look straight at the camera: their big day, while others take the “I’ve taken many photos around “I like to tell a story with my pictures,” opportunity to proudly ‘model’ their gown, Gibraltar and abroad since I became Anthony says. “I carefully arrange pose, and I can obtain some artistic shots, like actively involved with photography nine props and background to create an my ‘Runaway Bride’, snapped on a rail track years ago, and there is just so much one atmosphere and build up the narrative. holding an old-fashioned suitcase.” can do to find an original angle or light for I couldn’t do it without the help of my an iconic landscape, whereas portraits are daughter Chloe-Anne, who is my assistant, always unique and enthralling.” Weddings are hard work, he admits, not advisor and inspiration.” GIBRALTAR MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2016
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