Author: Julie Edwards

I am a Sussex based photographer providing imagery for the entertainment industry. My working time is split fairly evenly between London and Sussex although I have worked all around the world; from Europe covering the BAFTA's, Glastonbury, Cannes and Berlin Film Festivals, to the USA covering The Oscars. Passing knowledge & experience on is very important to me and so I am proud to say I have served on the Board of the British Press Photographers Association, helping to improve the image and practices of working press photographers. I educate by writing a widely read “technical” blog detailing my use of Fuji cameras and other equipment as well as giving talks about Press (and other aspects of) Photography to camera clubs and groups.

Can photographers make use of AI in their business?

AI - Long time readers will not be surprised to learn that I have been investigating various tools, over the years this blog has shown, I think, that I am quite pro-active when it comes to using technology to streamline my workflow so that I can concentrate on what matters to me - making images. So what have I been playing with, how what have I learned so far?

Early morning Starlings

The way I plan to structure this blog this year is to post twice a week, on Monday and Thursday (as I did in the past). The Monday post should always feature thoughts, reviews, comments, etc., while the Thursday post will be mainly just a quick gallery of images.

Fujifilm GFX100RF – First thoughts

So I have had this camera for a week and a bit now, using it in a number of situations - for the self portrat challenge, some client shoots and a couple of premieres. I'm going to deal with the negatives first..

Self Portrait – Day 7 of 7

Finally !! Last one. As the reflector and window light is the most natural lighting, I stuck with this for the final image, choosing instead to use some of the features of the GFX100RF to change the result.

Self Portrait – Day 6 of 7

Self Portrait - Day 6 of 7 Back to the straight on image, shot down "length" of the office, but getting a little tighter (unflattering). Instead of going back to the flash and modifier, the plan here was to stick with the natural light (as it was actually during the morning), using a (smaller than yesterday) reflector to bounce the light back from the window to fill in the shadow.