Unpicking the photographer's journey for those new to the path

Tog-Talk was always conceived, from its earliest days, as being there for NEW photographers.

There are plenty of spaces on the internet satisfying the needs of experienced photographers, but I wanted to reach out to the person who is new to photography, who perhaps has only recently acquired a camera or maybe has had one bought for them as a present.

Then there are other people who have had a camera for a while, but they've never really had the opportunity to sit down and figure out how it all works.

Tog-Talk is for these people. It will explain photography in simple terms, it will assume listeners don't always know or understand the terminology, and among those invited into the studio, among the experienced and professional... it will also interview 'ordinary' photographers, who are also new to the journey...

...the Photographer's Journey.

Kevin Ahronson

Director & Founder of Hampshire School of Photography

Kevin Ahronson bought his first 35mm film camera back in 1969. He joined the school photography club and went straight into the darkroom, learning to mix chemicals, develop and print his own photographs.

Throughout the 1970s, 80 and 90s Kevin passionately pursued his love for the creative image, shooting both still images and the occasional film, joining the BBC in 1973 as a film assistant.

Since 2006 Kevin has been shooting in digital, replacing long hours in the darkroom with long hours spent fine-tuning his editing skills in Photoshop. For him, the creativity doesn’t end at the camera.

Since then he has shot most things from weddings to corporate boardrooms, both in the UK and overseas. He's shot overseas for travel companies and run photography workshops on the Greek islands of Crete and and Samos. In recent years he’s even worked on a small number of movies, one of which took him to Hollywood, nominated as Best Director of Photography.

With over five decades behind the lens, Kevin now focuses his attention to passing on his vast knowledge and experience to others through the Hampshire School of Photography, which he founded in 2016.