This week: I’m photographing more outdoor footwear using an improvised studio setup. As promised, this week’s podcast is a continuation of last week’s theme – that is, photography of outdoor footwear in an improvised studio setup. Just to quick recap, then… Over the past few weeks, I received a number of deliveries from various outdoor brands, covering […]
This week: I’m photographing outdoor footwear using an improvised studio setup. Over the past few weeks, I’ve received a number of deliveries from various outdoor brands, covering everything from tents to clothing. All of these are destined for the Test/Review treatment and, of course, in each case I need product shots to illustrate the write-ups. Of […]
This week: I’m talking you through a series of magazine feature pictures as I shoot them. If you look at the current edition of Camping Magazine here in the UK, you’ll see a couple of articles by me. One is a camping trip feature, whilst the other is a ‘how-to’ technique piece about tying knots. Well, […]
When it comes to taking portraits of team members (regardless of industry), there can often be, shall we say, a certain ‘resistance’ to the idea. Often triggered by the official in-house reminder email doing the rounds, everyone has a number of days to overthink the situation and tell themselves all manner of reasons (excuses?) why […]
This week: I’m talking through some feature article pictures as I shoot them. I recently submitted a feature to Camping Magazine, in which I discussed how families and individuals can put together a simple, tailored first aid kit to keep with them at all times. In this week’s show, you join me as I quickly shoot the […]
This week: I’m talking about a super-quick photo shoot I recently completed. Not all photo shoots take hours to complete – this one was a perfect example! Some quick links to things mentioned in this show: Test/Review – Peli 1510 Case Nikon D3 DSLR Nikon D800 DSLR Nikon Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikon SB-800 flash […]
This week: I’m talking through a recent health & fitness-related photo shoot. The latest step in my ongoing collaboration with a personal trainer recently saw me capture a range of portraits for various promotional uses. Some quick links to things mentioned in this show: Nikon D800 DSLR Nikon Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikon Nikkor 80-200mm […]
This week: I’m talking through the editing process of a recent Christmas-themed illustrative photograph. In amongst a bunch of recent shoots was one I did as part of my ongoing collaboration with personal trainer, Stephan Konrad; the final image was to be used in one of his blog posts. Some quick links to things mentioned […]
This week: I’m talking through the first of two shoots recently undertaken for a long-standing corporate client. On this occasion, the requirement was for a range of posed, studio-setup shots as well as unposed candid images captured during a meeting. Some quick links to things mentioned in this show: Test/Review – Peli 1510 Case Nikon D3 […]
If you didn’t see Part 1 of this article, you definitely should; it will give you an introduction into just which items I carry (and why) for supporting my cameras/flash guns/light modifiers etc. In this second part, then, I’m detailing the individual items described in the overview linked above. In no particular order… Standard […]
On a studio shoot I recently wrote about, I had to use various ways of supporting my gear in order to capture a series of products at their best. This two-part article gives you an overview of my standard go-to items for a typical setup of this kind. So, aside from the tripod holding my […]
If you haven’t checked out Part 1 of this 2-part article, you can find it here. I’d really recommend you take a look; it’ll give you the background and setup information surrounding the photo shoot described – and what follows will make much more sense, given some context! Ok, so picking up where we left […]
