Snap Coast 2017: Five great photo spots to try on #SnapCoast day 2017
INSTAGRAMMER Jeremy Royston shares his favourite Central Coast photo spots as the countdown to #SnapCoast day on November 22 continues.
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THE key to great photography is in photographing the things you love.
That’s the view of Central Coast amateur photographer Jeremy Royston of Wamberal whose beautiful images of the Central Coast are well known his thousands of Instagram followers.
“Start in your back yard — you don’t have to travel far to get a good photo,” Jeremy said.
“You don’t need heaps of expensive gear — the average mobile phone is very powerful — and just keep practising and shooting,” he said.
“I think there was a stage there for about a year when I just never stopped getting up for sunrises and I didn’t even care what it was like — I just kept going down and watching the sunrise and just enjoying it.”
It’s good advice ahead of #SnapCoast on November 22 which is a photographic celebration of everything we love about the Central Coast.
Mr Royston, 31, has lived in Wamberal all his life. He went to Wamberal Primary School, then Terrigal High School and has been chef at East Gosford’s Cafe Jam for more than a decade.
The nature and landscapes of the Central Coast are at the heart of Jeremy Royston’s photographic passion.
He started out just shooting on his mobile phone but is now using a Canon 70D which he plans to upgrade soon.
“One of my mates was getting photos I really liked from his Canon 70D and it’s very easy to use. It’s got the touch screen on the back and it’s got all the functions that you need — manual mode and bold mode and basically everything you need for a start up intermediate sort of camera,” he said.
You can see more of Jeremy’s work on Instagram and on Facebook Some of his work is also for sale.
Here’s Jeremy’s top 5 local places on the Central Coast to take photos.
1. SOMERSBY FALLS
It’s my favourite spot. It’s more a personal thing than anything because I love getting out in nature and I love just doing my own thing — there’s so many places at Somersby falls to take photos. It’s north west of Gosford on Somersby Falls Road, within Brisbane Water National Park.
2. TERRIGAL
I particularly I like the area known as “splashy” on the rock platform just under the skillion. It can be really cool — it get’s that really nice splash of the waves against the rocks. It’s perfect for sunrise.
3. WAMBERAL BEACH
I love Wamberal beach purely because it’s my local beach and I just love photographing it. You’ve got the rocks up at North Wamberal and you’ve got a lot of the locals that live down there and I like to take photos of them. It’s a heart spot for me.
4. LONG JETTY
It’s always a classic. I think it might be one of the most photographed jetties in the world. Obviously there is the jetty itself but because there is such a long distance to the horizon you can always get good sunsets there. I even had a couple of good reverse sunrises. You can get really still afternoons when the water is glassie and you can get really nice reflections
5. CATHERINE HILL BAY
It’s just on the edge of the Central Coast, but it's a great spot for photos. The compositions around there are just endless and it's a really nice spot to just wake up to in the morning and watch the sun come up over the old coal loader.
Do you have any stunning pictures of the Central Coast? Share them with us as a part of the photographic celebration of our region on November 22 by using the hashtag #SnapCoast
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Thank you to our national partners Canon Australiaand Harvey Norman Photo Centre