A Winter Portrait Shoot – A New Lens

The first main portrait shoot of the year was well worth the wait, as we hit the SA1 area of Swansea and had a wonderful portrait session with our model Mark. It was very cold, we had some technical difficulties, and I had a new lens to try out, so it was an eventful day!Continue reading “A Winter Portrait Shoot – A New Lens”

Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory

What started off as a damp and miserable morning in the beautiful village of Merthyr Mawr, soon turned to a not bad day with some sunny spells. The village of Merthyr Mawr is beautiful, but my main reason was to visit Saint Telios Church to try out the 14mm lens. We followed up by havingContinue reading “Merthyr Mawr Village And Ewenny Priory”

7Artisans 14mm F/2.8 (2025) Lens Review

Recently I decided that to fill the gap I was missing between the 11mm fisheye F/2.8  and 20mm F/2.8 lenses that I have. I have owned the F Mount version of the 14-24mm previously for my Z Mount, however, it was a huge lens and I decided to sell it. As I generally only everContinue reading “7Artisans 14mm F/2.8 (2025) Lens Review”

Interesting Architecture In Swansea At 14mm

I needed a break after doing some serious photography the last few weeks. Photography as therapy instead of as work. And so I headed to Swansea with my Nikon Z6ii and my new 7Artisans 14mm F/2.8 lens and decided to take the images I like to take, but in this super-wide focal length. The weatherContinue reading “Interesting Architecture In Swansea At 14mm”

A Day From 14mm to 500mm At Kenfig Pool

I do not think I have ever shot images from such vastly different focal lengths in one day! Today I used my new 7Artisan 14mm F/2.8 lens, alongside my Tamron 150-500mm lens on my Nikon Z6ii. It was a great day, and I managed to take some great images! Kenfig Pool is the largest naturalContinue reading “A Day From 14mm to 500mm At Kenfig Pool”