{"id":44521,"date":"2024-07-08T12:33:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T12:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2024.spyder.datacolor.eu\/spyder\/?p=44521"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:47:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:47:22","slug":"spotlight-on-mark-dobson-seascape-and-wave-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.datacolor.com\/spyder\/blog\/spotlight-on-mark-dobson-seascape-and-wave-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight On: Mark Dobson &#8211; Seascape and Wave Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>What type of photography do you do? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My photography is generally all coastal-based. The majority of my portfolio consists of ocean waves and seascapes. That&#8217;s not to say the camera doesn&#8217;t get pointed at other subjects from time to time! [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44522&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>How did you get into photography, and more specifically that genre of photography? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the year 2007, I was in Australia and planning to head to Southeast Asia to document my travels. I purchased a &#8220;point-and-shoot&#8221; pocket camera and started capturing moments throughout the trip. Fast forward many years later (2014), I was in Indonesia, spending a lot of time shooting coastal scenes. That was a lightbulb moment when my mind was set on specializing in seascape photography. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44532&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>How long have you been doing photography? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After spending six months in Southeast Asia in 2007, I returned to the UK. Photography became a hobby, and I would head into the city of London every now and again to capture the night skyline. Also, whenever my wife and I would take vacations, I would pack the camera. It wasn&#8217;t until 2017 when my wife and I moved from London to Cornwall, that photography became a career. I now lead photography workshops internationally and here in Cornwall. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44552&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>What\/who are your influences? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My main source of inspiration comes from the ocean. I find the many moods it creates extremely creative for photography. My main body of work is known for its dramatic storm waves, but I find calm waters equally inspirational for capturing. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44562&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>What&#8217;s your favourite photo you&#8217;ve taken and how did colour management play a part? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now there&#8217;s a question! That&#8217;s a tricky one, as personally, I do not have a favourite image. However, I am always striving to keep the colours within an image as natural looking as possible. Monitor calibration is important and sometimes overlooked as a critical part of the photographic process.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Dobson is calibrating his monitor with a <a href=\"https:\/\/spyderx.datacolor.com\/#utm_source=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datacolor.com%2Fphotography-design%2Facademy%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=blogpost&amp;utm_campaign=EMA%20UK_IMS_SpX_SpBlog_0307_SpBlog_blogpost_Jan%202020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SpyderX Elite<\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44572&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;44542&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>About the author \u2013 Mark Dobson <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based in the far south-west of Cornwall (UK)<\/p>\n<p>Photography is a full-time passion and career. My professional career started in February 2018 and so far my images of the ocean have been widely published in national photography magazines, exhibited in a London gallery, and awarded in a national competition (Coastal View Winner 2019 &#8211; Shipwrecked Mariners Ultimate Sea View Awards)<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll always find me close to the sea and I organize and lead photography workshops around the coast of Cornwall here in the UK, and further afield in different parts of the world. At present, I&#8217;m currently working with other UK seascape photographers and expanding the photography workshops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography Type:<\/strong> Seascape and Wave Photography [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 30px;\">Website:<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildseascapes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.wildseascapes.co.uk<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 30px;\">Instagram:<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wildseascapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wildseascapes\/<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 30px;\">\u200b\u200bFacebook:\u200b<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WildSeascapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WildSeascapes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 30px;\">\u200b\u200bTwitter:\u200b<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WildSeascapes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WildSeascapes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]What type of photography do you do? 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