Riding a bicycle is not only one of the easiest ways to travel around London, it’s also one of the best ways to explore this beautiful city. A bike can get you to many different places in a very short … Continue reading Bikeography – Architecture On iPhone 6
Using gels and adjusting your camera’s white balance are a great way to inject some pop into your pics. This is a quick 2 light portrait in Jakarta around 5.30pm. However, I wanted to recreate a moody night shot of my subject sitting … Continue reading Portrait Using Gels
This is the 2nd post from my recent band shoot Musician Portraits – Location Lighting 1 I find group shots hard work – because I am an annoying perfectionist with lighting and I don’t like to be rushed. So here, to help … Continue reading Band Portraits – Location Lighting 2
Recently did some portrait shots of a music band at a cool club venue in the Bussey Building, Peckham. I would have liked to have used more colour gels (and smoke) that you get in clubland but we were very limited for time. … Continue reading Musician Portraits – Location Lighting 1
In a digital age, it’s easy to overlook the value of printed photographs. To me, there is nothing better than presenting your creative work on high quality photographic paper, displayed in a custom portfolio book that will immediately differentiate you … Continue reading Custom Photography Portfolio Book
Just starting to use my Profoto fresnel small attachment on my flash heads for portraits. I’ve always been a fan of classic black and white movies and love the distinctive quality of light and contrasty lighting setups. Movies like Citizen Kane … Continue reading Fresnel Portrait
Profoto have published an article about my personal photography project with the Hamer Tribe in Ethiopia on their Profoto blog page. On-location photography with Esam Hassanyeh Personal projects allow us photographers to shoot more meaningful stuff for more intimate … Continue reading Profoto Blog Feature
In this second post on shutter speed, I show how I pan, zoom and twist with a slower shutter to get fun and creative shots of action and every day life. This follows my first post Shutter Speed – Take it … Continue reading Shutter Speed – Pan, Zoom & Twist
Understanding how your camera shutter works, opens up a fun and creative view of the world. Simple shutter adjustments can turn an ordinary image into something much more arty and unique. In this first of two posts, I show how slowing down … Continue reading Shutter Speed – Take it Slow
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