Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/6.3, ISO 500 @ 1/125s This shot is typical of my photo-journalistic style for weddings and the lesson is a simple one; a good wedding photographer understands that on your wedding day the story can be found anywhere and everywhere. Sure, the focus is on the bride (especially)…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/5.6, ISO 400 @ 6 seconds “Bike Light Trail, Amsterdam “ There’s no secret to this but so much of photography is the angle you choose to compose from. So often when I see people taking pictures in the street, I wonder whether they have put any thought…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/3.2, ISO 1250 @1/10s. “The Legend of the Holy Drinker”* Summer . Amsterdam . 2014 This photograph feels timeless to me. A friend and I were out shooting late and we’d been trying to capture the atmosphere in this bar on a summer’s night in the Canal district. …
As always happens during the glorious long weeks of early June we are having some fabulous blue evenings in Amsterdam right now. This is when the canals look their very very best and when I am not busy editing, I like to hit the streets with my tripod. Here are a few I took during…
During the preparations for last week’s Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony, honoring the extraordinary work of Shigeru Ban I found myself alone, for just a few moments, in the NightWatch Gallery of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. That. Never. Happens! Because I was on an important job of course I had my camera with me so I…
I had a great time in with my newest ‘pupil’ Suzanne when we went to the Keukenhof gardens in Lisse for a day of photo tuition. Suzanne had wanted to get back into her photography and wanted a bit of a refresher course to remind herself of the skills she needed! Even though the tulips…
Technical details; Nikon D700. Micro Nikkor lens AF-S 105mm 1:2.8G. ISO 100, f/8 @1/250s. On March 20th the Keukenhof garden will open its doors and a wonder of the modern world will amaze once again. I’ve found that having this place on our doorstep is one of the joys of living in the Netherlands. Of…
Technical details; Nikon D700. Nikkor lens 17-35mm f/2:8 @17mm. ISO 250 : f/4 : 30”. Amsterdam’s canals are endlessly photogenic and so, for you photography enthusiasts, try to take advantage of being here by getting out there as much as you can – in all seasons and at different times of day. I love the…
