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When I wanted to improve my photography skills, and just change the way I have done digital photography, I looked back to my days shooting film. Back in those days I would always use the one camera, with one prime lens (usually a 35mm or 50mm). Looking at the photographs from those days, they are all special, so I decided to go back to those times, and whenever I go out on a shoot, I will use mostly only one camera with one lens attached.

I do have a love for using prime lenses, and although, as you can see below, I own a selection of lenses, give me my camera and a prime lens any time! My current favourite combination is my Nikon ZF with the Z40mm F/2 lens.

I have actually been an avid photographer ever since I picked up my father’s Zenith SLR back in the late 1970’s, and cameras were always a part of my childhood. Over the decades I have always taken photos, whether it be on a SLR, point and shoot 35mm film camera, 110 film camera, CCD digital point and shoot or a full-fledged interchangeable DSLR system. Most of the time, the images have been of a more candid approach, including family photographs, landscapes, places and people. Over the last 10 years or more though, I have taken up photography much more seriously.

In 2017 I formed The Great Photography Walks South Wales, a photography group that has grown from strength to strength over the years, and has now blossomed into Photography Adventures Wales and is a part of other photography groups here in Wales. I have taught and help teach many people to use cameras, given inspiration to many to take up photography more seriously and been a part of a wonderful community.

Professionally, I have been tutoring everything to do with photography, I have done photo shoots for various local business, I’ve sold many landscape images and currently concentrating on portraits, weddings and events. The road of photography is a long one, and with each new day I strive to do something different with my skills. Most importantly, I just want to spread the joy of photography to others

Recently I decided to go back to Nikon. It’s been a wonderful time with Fujifilm, but I miss and have missed Nikon. More importantly, I wanted to also change my system and move away from APSC, so I decided to go for a Nikon Z6II which is a full frame camera with extraordinary image output. The way I do photography has changed, gone are the days of running around with the camera, and back are times where I want to capture the moment in detail.

My current lens line-up.

• Nikon Z40mm F/2 – My general-purpose prime lens. It is small, light and a great focal length. It feels like a 35mm when you need to be wide, but also feels like a 50mm when you need that extra reach.
• Nikon Z24-70mm F/4 – For everyday photography. This lens is regarded as an amazing piece of kit, and it needed to be a part of my kit. It has been used extensively and never lets me down.
• Nikon Z 35mm F/1.4 – A low light capable 35mm lens for weddings, events and portraits.
• Nikon Z 50 mm F/1.4 – A low light capable 50mm lens for weddings, events, portraits and artistic work.
• Tamron 90mm F/2.8 macro – A dedicated macro lens for close-ups. Potentially a portrait lens too, but as of writing this, it’s a new lens.
• Tamron Z 150-500mm F/5-6.7 – For wildlife and distant landscapes.
• Viltrox Z 85mm F/1.8 – The perfect portrait lens, for my new found love of portraits. It is also a lens I want to use a lot more for other things.
• Viltrox Z20mm F/2.8 – Wide angle for architecture.
• TTArtisan 11mm F/2.8 fisheye – I’ve always enjoyed fisheye photography, and so this has to be part of my kit!
• 7Artisans 14mm F/2.8 – A super wide angle lens, with little to no distortion. It is a manual focus lens. This is my newest lens.

One Camera One Lens is a great approach, and one that will allow you to improve your photography in ways you can only dream of. Having a single lens, and even a single focal length is never in hindrance like some will have you believe, but a far more rewarding experience as you use your brain much more to create better photographs (especially when shooting with a prime lens). There will be blogs on this in the future!