Fujifilm Velvia, desaturated: My recipe for a Leica look and Parisian Authenticity.
Creating a Leica Look on Fujifilm cameras
Exploring Zakynthos in Greece with a Fuji XT-3 and 7Artisans 35mm f1.4
We flew to Alykanas in Zakynthos for this year’s family holiday and to give myself a challenge, I only took one camera and one lens. I found a 7Artisans 35mm f1.4 at MPB for a bargain that also nicely compliments the retro styling on the Fujifilm X-T3. I’ve been using my Leica Q2 in […]
Making the most of Nice for a long weekend trip in France
My wife and I had a rare and unexpected childfree weekened that coincided with our ten year wedding anniversary. Originally, we struggled to agree on where to go but ended up settling on Nice as we both love the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, as well as French cuisine. With flights starting from about £700 return for […]
Flooding around Apperley and Wainlode Hill on the River Severn
I made use of a spare afternoon by photographing the flooding on the River Severn yesterday. Even though it was a grey and rainy day, there is still a quiet sense of stout resilience within the community that experiences this routinely. Doing a bit of reading shows that members of the community not only pull […]
Can a GoPro seriously be a good camera for photography?
I had a rare Friday with a clear schedule so decided to get a long overnight run in over Dartmoor. Along the way, I thought I’d really test the GoPro and see how well it performed as a camera solely for photography. What is the point of GoPros? I have a three (plus one) camera […]
Bristol Pride March and Festival 2024 Photos
Bristol Pride was spectacular this year with the weather playing much nicer than in 2023 (my forehead is steadily returning to a normal colour). This year I was part of the official photographers which gave me some more access (I was stood 2 feet away from the stage canon going off at the end of […]
Love Bound – Shanshan Chen and Qiuyan Chen at The Watershed
Working with Bristol Pride, I was asked to photograph a screening and Q&A session of Love Bound with director Shanshan Chen, Queer China UK activist Qiuyan Chen and hosted by Monica Wat. The film was a beautifully edited documentary that sensitively showed the challenges Qiuyan and Bling faced in a homophobic China, then finding love […]
Comparing the Leica Q2 to the Fujifilm system for landscape photography
I’m one of those who, after using Fujifilm for over 10 years, has moved to Leica. Long story short – the files that the Leica Q2 produces blow the Fujifilm files out of the water. This is even compared to an X-Pro2 with the new 18mm f1.4 (which is an incredible lens). My transition […]
Fujifilm Astia is a great film simulation for Autumn
Every year I seem to get hooked on trying to photograph autumnal trees. It’s a compulsion more than anything and I doubt that I’m alone. The problem is, Fujifilm’s PRO Neg Std, which has recently become my favourite film profile to use, actually looks a bit lacklustre in the orange and yellow tones of Autumn. […]
The bike that does it all – Brother Cycles Big Bro
TL:DR – if you’re considering buying a Brother Cycles Big Bro, just do it. It’s perfect. I’ve had this bike for about 18 months now, and it’s been set up in a few guises but this current set up is working like a dream. I wanted a bike packing adventure work horse, that was still […]