Classically beautiful, the  Sekonic  Studio Deluxe III L-398A ”70th Anniversary Edition”, is a true classic bought back for  limited production, complimented by an equally classic, the 1959 Nippon Kogaku Nikon F with a Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-S Auto 55mm f/1.2. Camera: Nikon Z9 Lens: NIKKOR PC-E Micro Nikkor 85mm f2.8D with FTZ II adapter. ISO: 64...

A few months ago the combat photographer and humanitarian, Tim Page passed away on August 24th. I got to know Tim as a friend a few decades ago, I helped his grand children with fishing gear in return we spent time in studio scanning and printing images from his vast collection. One of which...

Most days I spend shooting products for catalogues but going back to my roots with film has been a project that’s taken some time. My first Pro camera was a Nikon F3 back in the early 80’s. I went full digital at the release of the Nikon D1 in 1999, and since then owned...

Most days I spend shooting products for catalogues but going back to my roots with film has been a project that’s taken some time. My first Pro camera was a Nikon F3 back in the early 80’s. I went full digital at the release of the Nikon D1 in 1999, and since then owned...

My all time favourite and most used lens is without doubt the PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D, in fact probably 95% plus of my work is done on this lens. Its the perfect lens for product/catalog photography and other commercial applications. Its unique tilt, shift and rotation capabilities give you complete control over the...

Two legends, past and present. The first Nikkor to break the f/1.2 barrier, begun its journey of development when the first 35mm SLR, the Nikon F was released in 1959. It was difficult to make an ultra fast aperture 50mm in the 1950’s, armed with only with pens, paper and an abacus, and without...

  Camera: Nikon Z7 Lens: Nikon Z  85mm f1.8 S ISO: 64 Exposure Mode: manual Aperture f8 Speed: 1/125th second Notes: Trigger: Godox XPro N AND NIKON WR-10 Lighting Flash: Godox AD600 PRO with 70cm Beauty Dish, Godox V1 with 50cm Beauty Dish, Godox V1 with Barn Doors. Trigger: Godox XPro N and Nikon...

      Camera: Nikon Z7 Lens: Nikon AFS Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED VR  with FTZ Adapter ISO: 64 Exposure Mode: manual Aperture f2 Speed: 1/1000th second Notes: Trigger: Godox XPro N AND NIKON WR-10 Lighting Flash: Godox AD600 PRO with 70cm Beauty Dish, Godox V1 with 50cm Beauty Dish, Godox V1 with Barn Doors....

Few days off cleaning gear, repainting and patching knocks and bumps in the studio’s walls…by the time it was finished my little man just wanted his picture taken! Everyone has their favourite portrait lens, I’ve got two that I love, the old school AF-DC NIKKOR 135mm F/2D for its ethereal soft glow and by...

  Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f/1.4E ED ISO: 64 Exposure Mode: manual Aperture f11 Speed: 1/250th second Notes: Lighting  2 x Aurora Codis 600 with Aurora Umbrellas, Aurora Codis 600 with 7′ Refector and Aurora Reflectors x 2