Excess Baggage

Most people think photographers have a ”fetish” or love affair with their cameras, they think that we cannot stop buying them. I’m not(quite) In that camp. Every camera (almost) is purchased with a business case. Purchased for a reason. Bags however. Thats a different story. Find me a photographer that not obsessed with finding the best bag. There are no photographers that have not wasted hundreds of pounds on bags that were “almost” perfect.

Lee Miller

Last Monday I travelled up to London on my day off to visit the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. I’m writing this post from handwritten notes I took whilst sitting in the exhibition and as I re-write them, referring to the show catalogue, I am starting to realise that maybe her work has more influence on me than I thought.

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?

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.