By Tom Gould
As a Vancouver portrait and fine art photographer I feel my job is to connect with people, capture authentic moments and tell stories through my images.
My style is punchy with a flair for the cinematic and I use strobes and flashes to get the drama in my pictures. Natural light can be some of the most beautiful, but it is more often than not coming from the wrong direction, it can be high contrast with harsh shadows, or it could be overcast and dull. The artificial light also adds more pop to colours and freezes motion better for sharper shots.
For decades I used a legacy brand of camera but when they moved to mirrorless I had problems. I found eye autofocus was not great and left me with too many misfocused, blurry shots. With their newest flagship body it would overheat in photo mode and shut down right in the middle of a shoot. That’s why I switched over to Sony. No more missed shots , no more struggling with equipment.
My main camera is now the Sony A7RV and recently I’ve been using the Alpha 1 with its features like high resolution and dynamic range, 30 frames/sec in mechanical shutter, class leading real time tracking and eye autofocus, it excels at every type of photography I do. From portraiture and gallery work, to low light events, family memories and even my kids sports, I get the shots. With the Alpha 1 its tech and ergonomics are intuitive and fade away so I can focus on what really matters: creating mood, narrative, and a connection to the people in front of my camera.
My name is Tom Gould and I capture people's stories.
This article originally ran on Tom Gould Photography in partnership with Sony Canada.