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Join me for a photo walk in Oxford on 13th August

I’m once again leading a photo walk in Oxford on 13th of August as part of the Scott Kelby worldwide photo walk. This year the worldwide photo walk is back …

Image Stabiliser - lens

Image Stabilizer (IS) cannot stop moving subjects

I thought something “fishy” was going on with Lightroom

I thought something “fishy” was going on with Lightro...

EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM on EOS R6

EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM is my new 85mm lens

E-TTL balance

Making sense of the E-TTL balance settings when using a Speedlite

EOS R6 menu initial AF point for servo AF

Decide where to focus with EOS R5 & EOS R6 when using face d...

EF 135mm f/2L USM is an outstanding lens

EF 135mm f/2L USM is an outstanding lens

Hi I’m Brian…

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Workshops, training & events

Aug
10
Portraits on location workshop Oxford

Aug
13
Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk Radcliffe Square, Radcliffe Sq, Oxford OX1, UK

Sep
13
Presentation for Oxford PS City of Oxford Silver Band Hall, Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford. OX4 2FA

Sep
15
Presentation for Chalfont & Gerrards Cross CC The Garden Room at The Memorial Centre, East Common, Gerrards Cross SL9 7AD

Sep
17-20
The Photography Show & The Video Show NEC Birmingham Birmingham, B40 1NT, England

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I’m always drawn to photograph fabulous faces, a

I’m always drawn to photograph fabulous faces, and Mystiquefay definitely has such elegance and character to hold your attention.
The only question seems to be, which do you prefer; black and white or colour?
In the frame: @mystiquefay
📷 info in the last frame

Fun in the sun with absolute star beach babe Xanth

Fun in the sun with absolute star beach babe Xanthe Rose.

Take a stroll round the park while a group of phot

Take a stroll round the park while a group of photographers take your photo…
What a great evening to be working with Mati and a group of fellow photographers trying their hand at some on location portraits in Oxford
As I was hosting this group I only took a few shots myself but Mati still looks fab in them
Taken using my EOS R6 with EF85mm f/1.4L IS USM & EF 135mm f/2L USM lenses

Something quite different from my usual people cen

Something quite different from my usual people centric feed. I headed out to a local wild orchid hotspot last night to see what I could find.
Equipped with just the EOS R6 and EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens i found a photographed those #orchids and the UKs largest snail 🐌
UPDATE: Apparently the first picture is a very fresh Bee Orchid (Ophrys Apifera), as it still has two polinia that would normally stick to any pollinating visitor
#beeorchid

Spider Goth I’m sure someone told me that Goths

Spider Goth
I’m sure someone told me that Goths didn’t do bright sunshine. Well that was clearly a wrong idea.
In the frame: Spider Goth / @my_little_goth_model
Dress from @dollskill
Shawl from @killstar
Tights from @thegothicshop
Boots from @docmartensshoes

What a brilliant guy to have in front of my camera

What a brilliant guy to have in front of my camera. Alex killed this session with a whole group of photographers taking his picture as part of a studio night I ran for a camera club group.
With LED constant lighting everyone at the club could get pictures even in automatic mode on their cameras, and there were not trigger challenges either.
At the end of the night as the club photographers started to drift away I grabbed a few frames myself.
The 1st shot was taken with an EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens on my EOS R6, the second shot is with RF70-200mm F4L IS USM and due to the f/4 aperture ended up being taken at ISO 2500.
LED lights inside a Manfrotto Ezybox Pro Medium Octa and the background is a vintage tobacco pop up one.
I’m heading back to this same #cameraclub next season for the fourth such studio night. Any other clubs interested please get in touch
In the frame: Alex / @alexyearwood_95

An evening out with Nath to capture some action sh

An evening out with Nath to capture some action shots of him running around the Chiltern Hills.
In the frame @nb_therapy
Light from a @pixapro AD200 Pro inside an 80cm deep octagonal softbox
📸 EOS R6 with EF 135mm f/2L USM

Had the opportunity for a shoot with Frankie earli

Had the opportunity for a shoot with Frankie earlier… she certainly settled in to this more relaxed part of the shoot 👌

Summer nights in fields of white poppies 👌 Mod

Summer nights in fields of white poppies 👌
Model: Gabrielle
Ladders & assistance: Mark

Still confused as to why I had held on to these fo

Still confused as to why I had held on to these for so long. It’s time to release Josh in to the wilds of Shropshire with a fresh new edit too.
In the frame Josh
📷 EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L
Natures finest overcast daylight providing key light and fill

Another roll of background paper that met its fina

Another roll of background paper that met its final creative end 😎
Goth Ice Queen - @my_little_goth_model

My truly amazing friend Xanthe Rose is celebrating

My truly amazing friend Xanthe Rose is celebrating her birthday today.
I’m sure you can all join me in wishing her a truly fabulous birthday 🎉 🎂🥂🎁

Emma in the garden as the sun set low in the sky l

Emma in the garden as the sun set low in the sky last summer. Apparently this timeless lady who I’ve been photographing for eight years is celebrating another birthday 🎉
Model: Emma
Eternally grateful to Christal for inviting me to that first shoot with Emma

Took a trip to the BritishMX championship to test

Took a trip to the BritishMX championship to test out vehicle and spot (helmet) tracking with the EOS R6. To help me really check if the helmet was detected I shot a lot of frames wide open on an EF 200mm f/2L IS USM lens.
Let’s just say that my hit rate for “nailed it” focus was over 95% after 3000 frames 😎

A little classy monochrome to suit a back to work

A little classy monochrome to suit a back to work Tuesday afternoon.
In the suit: Tasha
📷: EOS R6 with EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens
Location: Oxfordshire

Canon news

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Eos R6 firmware update

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