Billy Currie
Glasgow-based Billy Currie specialises in black & white architectural photography and emphasises the importance of effective post-processing. Billy won both the UK and International rounds of the EISA Maestro competition in 2015 and runs regular workshops on architectural photography and post-processing. See www.facebook.com/BillyCurriePhotography for new course details.
Architecture is one of the strongest subjects for black & white but if you’ve been deterred from trying it as you think you need to invest in expensive specialist equipment, then think again. As Billy Currie’s striking images reveal, a good understanding of how to shoot manually, allied with strong post-processing skills, can deliver really stunning shots – and you don’t need to max out your credit card. Billy has won the prestigious EISA Maestro award with his black & white architectural images and runs courses and workshops on the subject, so we were keen to get some in-depth tips.
Billy came to photography relatively late, as he explains. ‘I got my first camera, a Canon DSLR, around 2008, and got to grips with it pretty quickly. In fact, the only reason I bought a camera was to take some images of my dog! But I soon fell in love with photography, especially living in Scotland, where there are so many amazing places to shoot.’
Billy was fortunate in that he got to grips with the more technical side of photography relatively quickly. ‘I work in IT and am used to computers and logic, so I consider myself to be a fairly technical person. Making the transition to shooting in
