In and out of fashion

In and out of fashion

Chantelle and I are off to the South of France on Wednesday for our sell out workshops. Here are a few frames of Chantelle from my last UK workshop held at Manor By The Lake near Cheltenham last month. As you can see variety was the order of the day. Cameras: Fuji...
Pregnancy shoot ~ picture ideas

Pregnancy shoot ~ picture ideas

Here are 10 shots, low key and high key from a recent pregnancy shoot session with my friend Leanne. The session lasted a little under an hour with coffee and a natter too. It’s important with some genres to work efficiently to deliver great results in little...
Fujifilm X-T1 Firmware V4 review

Fujifilm X-T1 Firmware V4 review

When I was asked for my opinions on version 4 of the X-T1 firmware I was a little scared and excited in equal measure. Excited because the opportunity to shoot in a more dynamic style is quite appealing. Scary because relearning shooting procedures is never easy....
A guide to perfect panoramas using nodal shift

A guide to perfect panoramas using nodal shift

Multiframe panoramas have the added advantage of many more pixels than a standard frame shot taken with a single exposure and as a result lend themselves to the production of large prints. By using the latest software like Lightroom 6 (cc) with built in RAW photo...
Chantelle dans le boudoir

Chantelle dans le boudoir

Here are 45 photographs taken wide open on my Fujifilm X-T1 with 16mm f/1.4, 35mm f/1.4 and 56mm f/1.2 prime lenses and my X100t with it’s fixed 23mm f/2 lens.  I only used one light and it was a Lupolux 1000 LED daylight balanced spotlight with a colour...