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Fantasy shoot

Today I met up with a group of models and photographers in the glorious Bristol sunshine, under the scaffolding clad Cabot Tower.

The theme of the shoot was fantasy, so dreamy shots in a natural background were the order of the day.I'm also been wanting to do a photoshoot in some daffodils for ages!

Sophie has such vivid eyes that I couldn't help concentrating my shooting on them - they really pop out of the photos without any real help from photoshop.





These were all shot with my Canon 50mm f/1.4 - I'm starting to get a feel for the prime lenses now - this could be an expensive habit...

Light workshop

This weekend I went to a lighting workshop, run by the very talented Alex Beckett

I've done a lot of photography using off camera flash, but it never hurts to brush up on your skills and I came away feeling I'd learned something. Plus, the excellent lunch alone was worth the price!

New Equipment

Today's addition to my kit is the Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens.
It's reasonably inexpensive at just over the £300 mark, but excellent quality and a has a very wide f/1.4 aperture - great for low light conditions and dreamy portraiture.

Sonic Syndicate

In December Swedish metalcore band Sonic Syndicate were again touring the UK, and I managed to get myself a photopass to their gig at the Bristol O2 Academy.








Click here for the rest of the set and here for my review.

Pin-up shoot

Last month, myself and a group of fellow strobists got together with some models and make up artists to do a 1940s/50s style pin-up shoot. The day started well, but got even better when some members of the Bristol Street Rods turned up with their fantastic cars.
A very long but rewarding day.

Anne-Marie and Robert

This bright autumn day saw the wedding of Anne-Marie and Robert at the beautiful 18th century parish church at Redland, Bristol.
This was a wonderful day from start to end and the reception venue was just amazing.














All credit for this last shot goes to my good friend Albert Palmer, as I completely stole the idea from one of his weddings :)
Photo 15 by Robert Monczak.