Category Archives: Outdoor Portraiture

Alice and Jemma – Classical portraiture with the 5D and 85mm f1.8

Alice and Jemma joined me in Greensted for an autumn photoshoot – the classic Canon 85mm f1.8 – great lens on a full frame camera and brilliantly sharp at f2 and above – all processing with Lightroom 4 Lighting control … Continue reading

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Lucy – outdoors with Canon 5D MK3 and Lightroom 4 processing

This is an undemanding task for the Canon 5D MK3 with both the 85mm f1.8 portrait lens (at around f2 or f2.2) and the general workhorse lens, the 24 – 70mm f2.8L (generally wide open) Its more of an overview … Continue reading

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Mother and Daughter – Jo and Grace – In Greensted, Ongar – 5DMKIII

Jo and Grace are mother and daughter with striking hair – the local fields around Greensted were in full bloom and made a great back drop for the shoot Canon 5D MKIII – 24 70mm f2.8L and 135mm f2L Just … Continue reading

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Country Bridal Shoot – Chipping Ongar – Low light test inside Greensted Church

Jemma and Lucy kindly offered to shoot this set with me ready for some vintage and country wedding themes Roy Strutt Photography have for this year It was also a test for the new amazing Canon 5D MkIII and its … Continue reading

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Jess Roche – Oswald and Kane – British Clothiers

Jess Roche owns and operates a new British startup company called Oswald and Kane – specialising in the design and manufacture of clothing for the 16 – 30 year old market Manufactured in London the clothing range is now on … Continue reading

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Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron and the Canon 5D with 85mm f1.8 – Creativity by Lightroom

A winter shoot with Keira and Chloe to compare the above lenses – the 85mm f1.8 Canon on the 5D has always been a lightweight favorite of mine – stopped down to f2 or f2.2 it is very sharp for … Continue reading

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Hazel Pippa and Jess – Outdoor portraits – Norfolk UK – Leica M9 (mainly)

Here is a selection from last weeks family portraiture shoot in Brampton Norfolk UK with the three “Sisters” – Large gold reflector – Leica M9 with Tele Elmarit 90mm at f2.8 to f3.2 …and a few Canon 5D Mk2 and … Continue reading

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Michelle the mum-to-be ~ Leica M9 with Voigtlander Color Heliar 75mm f2.5

Michelle is expecting the new arrival next month – this shoot captured Michelle in late afternoon October light with a very autumnal flavour We used mainly the M9 with a lens I have owned for a while but tends to … Continue reading

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Stephanie Lincoln at Regents Canal Hackney and UK Model Folios

Last month I did a photoshoot with Stephanie Lincoln at UK Model Folios studio in De Beauvoir Road London – We also did a few sets down at the Regents Canal in Hackney which runs East West through London, North … Continue reading

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How good is high ISO on the Canon 550D ?

This was a quick test of high ISO on the Canon 550D with the Tokina 50 – 135mm f2.8 Pro lens (an exceptional lens on the 550D – matching the Canon 70 – 200 f2.8 in IQ) Whilst this test … Continue reading

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