AN ADELAIDE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Back in 2006 when I got my first digital SLR I used to take it everywhere. As time went on I accumulated more lenses, a second body and some flashes, and whenever I travelled anywhere, whether it was a weekend in Barcelona or a week hiking the Cinque Terre my big heavy kit came with […]

I thought I’d try something a bit different with the blog this time round and focus on one specific photo, in particular how I shot and processed it.  There are still plenty of Africa blogs to come (I haven’t even touched 2 weeks of amazing safaris) but there’s still the daunting task of facing thousands […]

I found myself in a camera store the other day and stumbled upon a new Canon camera sporting a 35x zoom. Yes, you read that right, a 35x zoom. A general rule with cameras and lenses is that the greater the zoom the poorer the quality, there are certain optical sacrifices that need to be […]

I own the best camera in the world. And so do you. And so does everyone walking around with a camera built into their mobile phone, or with a point and shoot in their handbag. The best camera is the one that’s with you.

Okay, so if you’re not a photographer you might want to skip this post. I thought I’d blog about the behind the scenes stuff on my recent Borneo trip, specifically relating to the photos, a subject that might be pretty boring for those of you who aren’t photographers. It’s the sort of stuff I love […]

You know that scene in Edward Scissorhands where you first see what he can do with those things? I think he’s sculpting ice, or cutting a hedge or something cool like that. I think we can all agree it’s a pretty emotional scene. Well imagine if it were possible to attach a camera to a […]

When the opportunity arose to take Brendan’s monster lens home over night I didn’t have to be asked twice. The lens in question is the gargantuan Sigma 120-300 f/2.8L which I believe is the fastest zoom lens that extended to 300mm (for the fellow photography nerds out there!). This is how is looked when attached […]

What a week! I was woken this morning by a flash of light outside my window, several seconds later the unfamiliar sound of thunder followed, first time I’ve encountered lightning in London. I miss thunder and lightning, it puts things into perspective. But this was only 1 of many exciting things to happen this week.

Way back in April last year, in the early days of simonbills.com, I decided to post an entry detailing how I got into photography and some of my early photos, check it out here if you like. At the end of that post I promised “for the next instalment of my photographic odyssey you’ll see […]

In the world before cheap SLR cameras primal chaos reigned, Canon sought order but the Nikon can fly only when its feathers are grown. The two worlds formed again and yet again, as endless aeons wheeled and passed. The moistures of the Earth, all the powers of the Sun and Moon, all worked upon a […]