BritPhotShot of the Month There is an abundance of beauty in Amsterdam but using it as a photographer to create striking images with people can be a challenge. Couple of tips here from this recent Walkabout I did in town. As we were walking around I noticed this line of olde worlde shop signs and…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 50mm (1.4) @ f/2.8, ISO 200 @ 1/3200s I was lucky enough to shoot a client event in Los Angeles last month. After two days stuck in a hotel conference room, I was glad to land in sunny, windswept Malibu where I caught up with an old school friend…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 50mm, f/2, ISO 1250 @ 1/200s Late last year, prior to a client event in Barcelona, I had the rare opportunity to do some street work – my favourite form of photographic adventure. Out and about on the streets around La Rambla, there was a biblical thunderstorm which went…
Technical details; Nikon D700. AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm, f/3.2, ISO 1250 @ 1/20s On a job for a corporate client in Rotterdam just before Christmas we visited the now famous Markthal. With a subject like this you may think it impossible to get a bad shot. You’d be wrong. It was my first time visiting so…
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. …
I skipped the D800 for the simple reason that I’d just bought myself a D700. The D700 has been a remarkable camera and is the business for a full time professional like myself. However, this Nikon D810 has had great reviews and now it is time to invest in one. Take this glowing praise from…
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…
