A Photoshoot With Declan – Urban Bliss

It was a wonderful few hours with our model Declan. His unique style, his brilliant personality and the overall vibe he portrayed was amazing. What better way to end the summer months that to get out and take photographs of wonderful people. I used my Nikon Z6ii with my Tamron Z35-100mm F/2.8 and my 7ArtisansContinue reading “A Photoshoot With Declan – Urban Bliss”

A Photoshoot With Bethanie – Portrait Perfection

It is not often you work with a model who is so utterly focused on results as Bethanie. She was such a joy to work with, and as soon as I aimed the camera at her, she just went into action mode and she was portrait perfection. The portrait shoot was focused on an urbanContinue reading “A Photoshoot With Bethanie – Portrait Perfection”

Brightin Star 35mm F/1.7 APO Lens – A pReview Of This Leica APO-Summicron Like New Lens Release

The Brightin Star 35mm F/1.7 APO lens (part of its “Apex Series” range) is about to be released. Retailing at around $1199 ($759 early-bird release), this manual focus, high precision Leica M Mount lens looks set to bring the ultimate in manual focus experience to your camera (it can easily be used with adaptors onContinue reading “Brightin Star 35mm F/1.7 APO Lens – A pReview Of This Leica APO-Summicron Like New Lens Release”

Why I Chose The Tamron Z35-100 F/2.8 Over The 28-75mm F/2.8 and 24-120 F/4 Lenses

It was very meticulous and thoughtful planning that made me choose my new Z Mount Tamron 35-100mm lens. There were a number of other lenses that have been mentioned to me since buying this lens, and they were considered (among others) before I decided to purchase this extraordinary lens. “Where It Fits” To give instantContinue reading “Why I Chose The Tamron Z35-100 F/2.8 Over The 28-75mm F/2.8 and 24-120 F/4 Lenses”

New Lens First Look – The Tamron Z 35-100mm F/2.8

Alright, let’s talk about the Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD for the Nikon Z mount. Honestly, when you first pick this thing up, the biggest shocker is the size. If you’ve ever lugged around a traditional 70-200mm f/2.8 brick, or even a hefty 35-150mm, this little guy feels like an absolute featherweight. Weighing inContinue reading “New Lens First Look – The Tamron Z 35-100mm F/2.8”