Dark Flash Fisheye Daytime Photography

As you all know, I love to experiment with my photography, and people photography with flash is something that I absolutely love doing. Although I have experimented with this type of photography before, here I have taken it to the extreme. The technique here is based on using your camera, a fisheye lens and on-cameraContinue reading “Dark Flash Fisheye Daytime Photography”

Carys – A Sunset To Remember

It is always lovely to work with someone new, and Carys was no exception. She was fantastic! On a very hot day, which turned a bit wild in the evening, only to suddenly be amazing for our sunset photoshoot. Unusually for me, I travelled light for this job, using only my Nikon ZF, the NikkorContinue reading “Carys – A Sunset To Remember”

World Cup Fever! A Football Photoshoot

The Football World Cup is well underway, and my boys of have course been swept up in World Cup Fever! Dressed in their new Brazil football kits, I took the boys across to the park and we had a wonderful photoshoot. The weather was warm, but a bit cloudy, but that did not upset theContinue reading “World Cup Fever! A Football Photoshoot”

Understanding the Trade-Off: Why High-Speed Sync (HSS) Isn’t Always the Best Choice

High-Speed Sync (HSS) is a feature on many flashes and strobes that allows you to use shutter speeds faster than your camera’s native maximum flash sync speed (often around 1/200th or 1/250th of a second). It sounds brilliant and I have used it extensively, however while this sounds incredibly useful—especially for freezing action or shootingContinue reading “Understanding the Trade-Off: Why High-Speed Sync (HSS) Isn’t Always the Best Choice”

A Portrait Shoot On A Wet Day With The ZF

I had so many plans for today, but the weather got in the way. And so it was to Plan B! A selfie session where I was just experimenting with light and a reflector and passing away an hour. I grabbed all my gear, went to the studio and took just over a dozen shots,Continue reading “A Portrait Shoot On A Wet Day With The ZF”