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Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk in Oxford was hot

Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk in Oxford was hot

The 2022 Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk in Oxford will be forever known as “the hot one”. Weather for this years walk was the key topic. Weather forecasts predicted bright …

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

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Workshops, training & events

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Presentation for Bon Accord Camera Club Zoom

Oct
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Brian's Oxford Photowalk Radcliffe Camera, Radcliffe Square, Oxford

Oct
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Presentation for Newbury Photography Club The Royal British Legion Haig House Pelican Lane Newbury Berkshire RG14 1NP

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of photograph

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of photographing Emma again. I was delivering a presentation for the Oxford Photographic Society, who had asked me to demonstrate some portrait techniques and then give their members chance to take some photos of Emma too.
It was a great evening with plenty of learning, as it’s no tricks time, shooting tethered my photos pop up on the projector seconds after I take them. No retouching no editing at all. Sometimes we capture some comic moments too.
Now I’ve lightly edited the pictures and wanted to share them. Perhaps your camera club would like a live demonstration one evening? Get in touch.
All taken with EOS R6 and EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens
Swipe for a Paddington Bear hard stare moment 😂

As the summer heat fades away it’s time for warm

As the summer heat fades away it’s time for warmer tones and autumnal coloured outfits on the streets of Oxford.
Walking down this cobbled street the light was just right to make photos simply.
In the frame Adriana
📷 EOS R6 + EF 135mm f/2L USM

Take one natural beautiful garden location on a fi

Take one natural beautiful garden location on a fine summer evening, then add a gorgeous person and make photos.
Thanks Emma, and also the kind lady who’s garden we were able to shoot in
EOS R6 with EF 135mm f/2L USM

Getting in to the Friday feeling with Alex who I p

Getting in to the Friday feeling with Alex who I photographed earlier this week. You know you are working with real stars when they can pull a suit out of their bag and totally own a lit up tunnel.
This isn’t what anyone would have seen if they’d been standing next to me, clearly while the camera doesn’t lie, the addition of a pair of @essentialphoto_uk Pixapro AD200pro flashes transformed this location
📸 EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM
2x AD200 Pro, one with CTO gel at the back and a the other in a @manfrottoimaginemore Ezybox SpeedLite 2 softbox for the light on Alex
In the frame: @alexyearwood_95

August was a fabulous month for photos so here’s

August was a fabulous month for photos so here’s my #photodump
First a long awaited shoot with My friend Xanthe Rose at a location I have wanted to shoot in for ages. Also later the same day we joined a camera club group for another shoot at a different location.
Next up a shot from a setup on a portraits on location workshop with Mati in Oxford, where we were joined by Ian and Paul.
A trip to the last round of the British Sidecarcross and Quadcross championship at Cusses Gorse.
Finally back to the same location as at the beginning of the month for a shoot with Alex. Damn we worked through a lot of outfits locations and styles in record time.

Let's celebrate all things goth.

My Little Goth has truly shown me how amazing and colourful a goth can be. As this shot shows, she also proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that goths don't always spontaneously combust when venturing out in bright sunshine

Happy Birthday, you are truly amazing

#killstar #dollskill #gothgirls #artofvibrant #btsphotography #canon85mm #canonlens #ef85mm #girlswithtattoos #gothicclothing #gothicgirl #lake #locationshoot #model #people_world #popofcolor #portrait_awesomes #portrait_shooterz #spooky #thefolkpr0ject #tights #world_hub

As it's International Dog Day, here's a bearded co

As it's International Dog Day, here's a bearded collie having fun in the field just after the long grass was cut for hay.

#internationaldogday #internationaldogday2022 #dogday #dogday2022 #colliesofinstagram #collie #bestwoof #dogs_of_instagram #beardie #instagramdogs #mirrorless #canonrseries #canoneosr6 #canon📷

Quad cross rider Harry Walker had a brilliant day

Quad cross rider Harry Walker had a brilliant day of racing @cussesgorsemx to finish 2nd place in the British Quad Cross Championship 2022.
📷EOS R6 with EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM and EF 1.4x Extender
1/2000s, f/4 and ISO 800
#quadcross #racing #quadbike #motorsport

Shoots should always be this much fun 🤩 Miss M

Shoots should always be this much fun 🤩
Miss Miniature is an absolute star indeed

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

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