Fashion in Iceland Part 2
So in the previous post I dealt with the plane shots. I also did some available light shots not using flash ( it wasn’t practical and I didn’t have an assistant ). This first shot was taken on...
View ArticleIceland Fashion part 3
Apologies for the long delay before getting back to this, I’ve been incredibly busy with photography related tasks over the past two weeks. While in Iceland we found a brief hour to do some waterfall...
View ArticleSome Iceland landscape shots
*Disclaimer* I am not in any way a landscape photographer. However, as I was over there and had a wide angle lens handy it seemed a shame to not take a few shots of such an incredible place. Most of...
View ArticleShooting a gig with a D750 and the Fuji X-T1
I was asked to photograph a live gig this weekend, its a band I’ve seen before called Dirtbag. They are really good and I’ve shot them before, but they wanted more shots with the crowd in this time....
View ArticleHow to get started in fashion/model photography
OK, firstly, I’m not talking about high end/commercial photography where you are shooting magazine covers and billboards. I’m talking about the hobbyist market, people who just want to get better...
View Article18 months with the Fuji X100s
It’s now been 18 months since I got my x100s. It was my second one, the first was sold after a few months to make way for the 23mm 1.4 on the X-T1. However, I missed having a carry everywhere sort of...
View Article2015 look back and review
I’m a bit late to the party with this, as 2016 has already started. I had a bit of a break over the Christmas period, but now it’s time to get back into it. This weekend I’ve got some one to one...
View ArticleRIP Mike Hudson and a reminder of the importance of photography
My son plays for a local football team, Laurel Park. So does my daughter now in fact. For 6 years we’ve been going to matches almost every Saturday and training every Wednesday evening. It’s not...
View ArticleGeneral update for the start of 2016
Apologies for the lack of action on the blog. I took a break over Christmas and while I’ve not been updating this blog much, I’ve been busy behind the scenes. In January I’ve not had many images to...
View ArticleFashion Shoot at Beltcraft with the X-T1
With the X-Pro2 just about to hit the streets it’s nice to see how awesome the X-T1 still is for model photography. Beltcraft is a rather unique studio in London, which has a lot of natural light and...
View ArticleBeltcraft Part 2
I’m nearing the end of my 2 week break from photography. There are lots of new shots on the horizon so before all hell breaks loose I figured I should share some of the rest of the edits from...
View ArticleFuji X-Pro2 initial thoughts and a model shoot
I was lucky to get hold of an XPro2 slightly ahead of the general UK release date. I was really keen to get one as I’d been holding out for one as my main camera and I have a wedding to shoot this...
View ArticleDublin with the XPro2
Firstly..I’m not a landscape or street photographer, so these are just snapshots. I took the XPro2 to Dublin on a business trip. I had one evening spare so went and took a few snaps. The camera was...
View ArticleFuji 35mm f2
I’ve been meaning to do a review of the 35mm f2 for a while, but it keeps getting getting lost amongst all the other new stuff I’m testing ( like the xpro2 and the Godox 360 flash ). I used to own the...
View ArticleSome recent work with models and the xpro2
I’ve been pretty busy on numerous shoots recently, often working with my new Godox 360 flash as well as using natural light and studios. Here are some recent images… This was taken with the xpro2 and...
View ArticleGodox wistro AD360 ( shot with the Fuji X System )
I’ve been tempted to get this piece of kit for a while. I’m getting fed up charging a bunch of AA batteries for my speedlights only to have them still go flat really quickly. This looked like a step...
View ArticleShooting sport with the XPro-2 and 100-400mm lens
I have been waiting a while to be able to shoot some football ( soccer if you are an American ) on the xpro2. I always used to shoot matches for my sons team back in my DSLR days but I found it a bit...
View ArticleXpro2 7000 shots and a review
I’m not sure the world needs another X-Pro2 review, but as this is my blog the world can sod off, I’m doing one anyway! I’ve had the camera 6 weeks and shot as wide a variety of stuff as I possibly...
View ArticleSome 365 project images
It’s still early days on my 365 project ( one photo a day for a year ), but I’ve already taken some shots I’m pleased with ( some I’m not, but at least its making me do stuff outside my comfort zone,...
View ArticleBird shots with the 100-400 and X-Pro2
I had the opportunity to do some bird photography with the 100-400 and finally this lens showed me what it could really do. I was very impressed with its performance and can’t wait to use it again....
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