Photographic Profile
Rob Hutchinson Oyster Photographic Photographer’s Profile 3rd Feb 2010
My love of the countryside developed when growing up on a West Country farm. When I was 11, my parents gave me a compact 35mm camera, thus opening new doors into the appreciation of the beauty around me. I also enjoyed recording family, friends and holidays. My photographic hobby progressed to another level on the purchase of my first all manual SLR.
My interest and passion for the countryside led me to study at Seale Hayne Agricultural College in Devon. I worked on farms in Dorset, Wales and Scotland, before returning to a Jersey herd dairy farm in Devon. Changes in my life and in the farming industry led to a rethink about my career path. I prayed about the next step and all doors opened to turn my passion for the outdoors and photography into a profession. My knowledge and appreciation of the moor has been enhanced with 9 years in the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team and extensive walking and running over the Moor.
I set up Oyster Photographic in 1999. “An Oyster can appear dull and grey on the outside, however occasionally inside there is a beautiful pearl. Our aim is to highlight the pearls of God’s beauty, by focusing on the changing moods and seasons of the Dartmoor Wilderness.”
I have done some formal training and read literature. I use Nikon gear and Fuji film and get my films developed and printed in a local pro’ lab’. They print chemically, the emulsion way, giving the photographs optimum quality, depth, clarity, and longevity, with a typical lifespan of 100 years. Prints are full frame. I generally use a tripod to aid composition, enable optimum depth of field, and to slow down the process, really soaking up the atmosphere. I use a few specialist landscape filters, enabling the film to cope with the wide exposure latitudes within the frame and to record the image as the eye sees it. I may take several hours waiting for the perfect light. On occasions, I camp out in the deep moor to capture sunrises and sunsets.
Organizations including The Dartmoor National Parks have sourced my images. I have done commissions, including for The Woodland Trust. The Dartmoor Partnership uses my images for marketing and promotion.
My work is available for purchase in various retail outlets on Dartmoor, including the National Trust, the Duchy Craft Centre in Princetown, The Rock Inn, Haytor, and in Prince Hall Hotel. I also trade out of Widecombe-in-the Moor at a craft fayre in the Church House from mid May to mid October on a Thursday and some Saturdays.
In September 2009 my life long quest for a companion and wife came to fruition and I married the beautiful Heather. She has joined Oyster Photographic as my business partner. We both share a love of the Christian faith and the countryside and are often on the Moor together. This is the beginning of a new chapter for our lives and that of Oyster Photographic.
We pray that through my images you may also appreciate the wonders of this awesome world we live in.
God Bless, Rob and Heather Hutchinson.
Contact Rob and Heather Hutchinson,
Oyster Photographic, 1 Amber Tor, Manaton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9UF
Email oysterphoto@onetel.com Tel 01647 221326 Web site www.dartmoorphotos.co.uk
My love of the countryside developed when growing up on a West Country farm. When I was 11, my parents gave me a compact 35mm camera, thus opening new doors into the appreciation of the beauty around me. I also enjoyed recording family, friends and holidays. My photographic hobby progressed to another level on the purchase of my first all manual SLR.
My interest and passion for the countryside led me to study at Seale Hayne Agricultural College in Devon. I worked on farms in Dorset, Wales and Scotland, before returning to a Jersey herd dairy farm in Devon. Changes in my life and in the farming industry led to a rethink about my career path. I prayed about the next step and all doors opened to turn my passion for the outdoors and photography into a profession. My knowledge and appreciation of the moor has been enhanced with 9 years in the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team and extensive walking and running over the Moor.
I set up Oyster Photographic in 1999. “An Oyster can appear dull and grey on the outside, however occasionally inside there is a beautiful pearl. Our aim is to highlight the pearls of God’s beauty, by focusing on the changing moods and seasons of the Dartmoor Wilderness.”
I have done some formal training and read literature. I use Nikon gear and Fuji film and get my films developed and printed in a local pro’ lab’. They print chemically, the emulsion way, giving the photographs optimum quality, depth, clarity, and longevity, with a typical lifespan of 100 years. Prints are full frame. I generally use a tripod to aid composition, enable optimum depth of field, and to slow down the process, really soaking up the atmosphere. I use a few specialist landscape filters, enabling the film to cope with the wide exposure latitudes within the frame and to record the image as the eye sees it. I may take several hours waiting for the perfect light. On occasions, I camp out in the deep moor to capture sunrises and sunsets.
Organizations including The Dartmoor National Parks have sourced my images. I have done commissions, including for The Woodland Trust. The Dartmoor Partnership uses my images for marketing and promotion.
My work is available for purchase in various retail outlets on Dartmoor, including the National Trust, the Duchy Craft Centre in Princetown, The Rock Inn, Haytor, and in Prince Hall Hotel. I also trade out of Widecombe-in-the Moor at a craft fayre in the Church House from mid May to mid October on a Thursday and some Saturdays.
In September 2009 my life long quest for a companion and wife came to fruition and I married the beautiful Heather. She has joined Oyster Photographic as my business partner. We both share a love of the Christian faith and the countryside and are often on the Moor together. This is the beginning of a new chapter for our lives and that of Oyster Photographic.
We pray that through my images you may also appreciate the wonders of this awesome world we live in.
God Bless, Rob and Heather Hutchinson.
Contact Rob and Heather Hutchinson,
Oyster Photographic, 1 Amber Tor, Manaton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9UF
Email oysterphoto@onetel.com Tel 01647 221326 Web site www.dartmoorphotos.co.uk
