Any photographer will tell you that an important aspect of the trade is to always have your camera at the ready.
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You never know when the perfect opportunity for a great snap will arise, whether that be an animal bursting out of nearby shrubbery, the sunrise dancing playfully over the horizon or — as budding Tatura photographer Jacob Dedman found out last week — a televised bike race speeding past your front door.
Dedman, 15, found himself taking photos of the Lexus of Blackburn Herald Sun Tour as it worked its way past his house on Dhurringile Rd last week, adding to his growing portfolio.
“We had been out and as we came home we saw all of the signs out on the road and wondered what was going on,” Dedman's mother Cheryl said.
“When we finally saw the 100 m and 200 m signs for the sprint we knew it was the bike race, but we didn't know when it was coming through.
“My husband came home after that and saw the emergency vehicles coming, so he called Jacob out to take some photos.”
Dedman has always had a passion for photography, ramping up his interests in recent years by starting his business Digital Journey Photography as an online space for his work.
“I've probably been taking photos with serious cameras for about three years,” he said.
“I started by photographing birds and then landscapes before moving on to other subjects.”
Cheryl also highlighted the importance of photography to her son's schooling.
“Jacob is home schooled and photography and its subjects make up a large part of his schooling,” she said.
“Photography was always something we could see was a strength and a passion for him. We've enjoyed traveling and that's where his passion probably started back in 2013.
“We were walking through the Daintree Rainforest and saw someone looking up into the treetops with a big camera. It turned out they were photographing the Wompoo Fruit-Dove and after that we bought a bird book and started doing some bird watching.”
Last week Dedman used some of his new equipment to capture the race moving past his house, taking the photos with a Canon EOS 5D MK IV and a Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 VC G2 lens.
“It gave us a little bit of a sense of what it might be like to watch the Tour De France go past and try to take photos of it,” Cheryl said.
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