IF YOU ask professional photographer Siân Elizabeth when she first remembers holding a camera, she’ll tell you that it’s always been there. But it wasn’t until she graduated with her journalism degree in 2007 that she invested in a Canon EOS 400D, a ‘proper’ camera that would accompany Siân on a backpacking trip around the world.
By the time Siân returned from travelling, she knew that photography was her ultimate career path – but it still took exploring a few different genres to find her true passion…
Where did your career begin?
When I returned from travelling after university, I knew that photography was my career path. I joined a wedding photography agency, which soon had me shooting weddings on my own. When I realised that they trusted me enough to go it alone, I left the company and began taking on my own clients. But weddings were not for me. I finished on a high with a wonderful couple, but my love was elsewhere.
I became the O2 music photographer and shot bands like the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Panic! At the Disco, and Four Year Strong, plus festivals, TV shows and catwalks. I had an absolute blast doing it, but it wasn’t until I got my first set of studio lights that I realised where my passion was.
When it comes to fashion and
