Field notes & stories

The Journal

On portraiture, visual storytelling, fine-art photography and the thoughtful tools behind the work.

  1. Journal

    Which Godox AD Light Should You Buy? A Practical Flash Guide

    How the Godox AD100, AD200, AD300, AD400 and AD600 battery flashes differ—and why I use the AD100Pro and AD300Pro for my own photography.

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    Godox Flash Triggers for Canon: How I Control My Studio Lights

    How I use a Godox XPro-C with Canon cameras and AD100Pro and AD300Pro flashes—plus how to choose between XPro, XPro II and X3 triggers.

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  3. Journal

    Godox Litemons LE300Bi Review: Continuous Light in My Studio

    Why I use three Godox Litemons 300 lights for portraits and creative studio work—and what photographers should know about continuous LED light for dance.

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  4. Journal

    How I Choose Savage Seamless Paper Backdrop Colours

    How pink, warm neutral, deep red and cool grey paper backgrounds shape my dance and portrait photography—with examples from my own studio work.

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  5. Journal

    How to Store Seamless Paper Backdrops in a Photography Studio

    A practical guide to organising and protecting seamless paper backdrops with a wall-mounted 16-roll vertical storage rack.

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  6. Journal

    Why I Love My NEEWER Four-Roller Backdrop System

    My practical review of the NEEWER four-roller wall-mounted backdrop system, including why it works in my studio and what to check before buying and installing it.

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  7. Journal

    Best Canon RF Lenses for Dance, Portrait and Wildlife Photography

    How I choose between the Canon RF 28–70mm F2, 70–200mm F2.8, 50mm F1.8, 100mm Macro, 100–500mm and 200–800mm for real photographic work.

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  8. Journal

    How I Create Fine-Art Photographs: From Camera to Finished Artwork

    How photography, texture, transfer, body painting and handmade optical effects become layered fine-art images in my creative practice.

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  9. Journal

    From Screen to Fine-Art Print: My Printing Process

    How I prepare a photograph for paper, choose Hahnemühle Photo Rag and make considered fine-art prints with the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100.

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  10. Journal

    How I Photograph Dancers in Motion

    My approach to timing, light, direction and lens choice when photographing dance and expressive movement.

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  11. Journal

    Canon & Godox Photography Gear I Use for Dance, Portraits and Wildlife

    A working photographer’s guide to the Canon EOS R3, EOS R6 Mark II, RF lenses and Godox lighting I use for dance, portraits, wildlife and fine-art photography.

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