Tag: lighting

I’ve shot hundreds, probably thousands, of instruction and illustration shoots over the years. Mostly these have been in the areas of fitness and golf, but I’ve sometimes found

A set of grids is a versatile tool to have in your lighting kit, as they allow you to control very precisely where light falls. This means you

Allow me to introduce my new course.  90 minutes to better photography is something I’ve slaved over. Not because anything it contains is difficult to do – quite

It’s taken me longer than I’d hoped, but my lighting course is now live on Teachable.  If you’re so excited, you can’t wait to get stuck in, the

Almost a year ago I did a shoot for FS Magazine at the Foundry just down the road in Vauxhall, South East London.  Having shot lots of fitness

I gave a talk on behalf of Nikon to the Army’s photographers last April, on the subject of “Creative headshots under pressure”.  I’m not going to reproduce the

It’s quite common to hear me drone on about how long I’ve been invovled in photography on this blog.  Anyone would think I had some sort of chip

I’m back. Sorry for the brief absence, I was shooting quite a bit, was waiting for something to be released from an embargo (I’m still waiting…) and got

Location: Walton on the Naze, Essex Shoot Duration: 3/4 day including travel to and from Essex Personnel: Just myself and the subject Equipment: Basic camera kit, plus Bowens

I’ve never been the world’s biggest fan of TTL flash, and as recently as a couple of weeks ago I was pointing out that despite the fact that