A Summer Pier Shoot With Claudia

We were lucky to have amazing weather for a shoot that had been planned for a long time by my fellow photographer David. We met up with Claudia at Penarth Pier near Cardiff and then enjoyed three hours of photography with an exceptional model. Obviously I took along the Nikon Z6ii and the Nikon ZF,Continue reading “A Summer Pier Shoot With Claudia”

A Full Wedding And Portraits With The Nikon ZF and Z6ii Side-By-Side

What a wonderful weekend I had this weekend, shooting a full wedding day again, this time though, very much on my own. As such, I was using my two cameras and on-camera flash. I thought I would share my thoughts on using these two cameras for work purposes, after taking so many photos between theContinue reading “A Full Wedding And Portraits With The Nikon ZF and Z6ii Side-By-Side”

Models And Cars – Part One – Sian

I had a fantastic portrait shoot with a selection of models and cars this weekend as I attended an event in Bridgend set up by a local photographer named Andrew Vowles, and members of Welsh Photography Events (and others). Along with my friend Andrew (Williams), who I tend to do cameras shoots with (as wellContinue reading “Models And Cars – Part One – Sian”

Update On My Portraits 2024 Project

As you will be aware if you are a regular viewer, I am spending 2024 doing a yearlong project taking selfies in a studio like environment (most of the time). Up until this week, I was lacking in the lighting department, but I was lucky enough to get hold of a lot of lighting equipment!Continue reading “Update On My Portraits 2024 Project”

Using Frequency Separation to Retouch Portraits

Introduction Being a portrait photographer inherently comes with a responsibility to ensure the model looks their best in the final images. It is important to showcase their natural beauty, but at the same time remove “imperfections” that otherwise may be an unfair distraction. This brings us swiftly on to the subject of retouching; the “darkContinue reading “Using Frequency Separation to Retouch Portraits”