APPRENTICE
NAME: ALAN BURCHELL
CAMERA: CANON EOS 5D MK IV & 1D X
BASED in Cambourne, Cornwall, Alan is a retired archaeologist; he also served in the military and police. On retirement he became a mature student at Exeter University, reading archaeology to Masters level – here he also discovered he was dyslexic and dyscalculia. “This makes it difficult for me to completely understand manipulation of numbers and reading manuals,” he says. This hasn’t held him back with his photography, but Alan asked for our help to learn to use his Canon kit to capture local scenery.
CANON PRO
NAME: DAVID CLAPP
CAMERA: CANON EOS R3 & RP
CANON landscape and travel photographer David is based in South Devon, but enjoys travelling the world with his Canon kit. Running seminars for Canon and his own photography workshops, David was the perfect pro to show our Apprentice Alan how to capture great seaside scenes and seascapes on the North Cornwall coast. For David’s portfolio, and for info about his workshops, visit www.davidclapp.co.uk
PRO TIP
MOVE AND COMPOSE HANDHELD FIRST
people can be too quick to fix their camera on a tripod in one spot and start shooting,” says David, “I like to look and move around a scene first, shooting handheld to find the location and height that captures the scene the best. Then I will set up my tripod and fine-tune my
