I have two loves, one is for flying and the other is capturing images frozen in time that encapsulates a feeling, whether it be personal or translates beauty, for example the wonderment of nature.
"The WOW factor is what I search for, always fine tuning to gain greater quality and standards in my Images"
I have been a Pilot since 1974 and have over 19,000 flight hours logged in all forms of aircraft including Jets. I worked for various companies in New Guinea for a period of 24 years.
Photography allows me a balance in my lifestyle and mixing it with Nature. But the two actually work hand in hand, the aviation Industry takes me to all kinds of places where a photographer would normally find it difficult and very expensive.
Being a Pilot also helps me with my photography with various skills for example, understanding meteorology, navigation, equipment skills, and having high personal standards.
I do hope you are pleased with the Website and any feedback would be appreciated.
Lenses EF : Sigma 12-24 f4.5 super wide zoom
Canon 50mm f1.8 prime lens,
Canon 85mm f1.8 prime lens,
Canon 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 zoom,
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L series
Canon 1.4 III Extender
Sigma 170mm -500mm f5.0-6.3 Super-telephoto
Movie Accessories:
4 wheel Dolly
Manfrotto Tripod with the latest Photo/Movie head
6cm x 12cm 120 medium format and 5" x 4" sheet film large format field camera
Schneider Super angular 58mm Fstop range f5.6-f32 Shift Lens,
APO 100mm F stop range f5.6 - f45 Shift Lens
6cm x 17cm Format with bellows type focusing
Schneider Super-Angulon 90mm Fstop range f5.6 - to an amazing f64 stop
Custom purpose built computer including dual burners.
Monitors; NEC Multisync PA 241w (fully calibrated) and Toshiba Full HD screen.
Spyder3-Calibration unit
Large Wacom tablet
2x Bowen's 125 Studio Lights
2x Bowen's 500 Studio Lights
Soft-box, umbrella's, Beauty dish, Stands,
Backdrop props including mobile studio.
3x Speed-light Flashes, Wireless for off the camera and ETTL cord.
Various accessories and light modifiers.
A photographers style will be like a chefs signature dish, and is undoubtedly a fundamental part to governing your decision. Only you can be convinced if you like something. Some people very much know what they want, and some only know it when they see it. This is the personal element of the photographer where you will want to feel you see a sensitivity and a creative empathy to the subject, this is where the images should speak for themselves.
It is insightful to understand the quality of the raw products such as the type of inks and paper along with the album they are presented and stored in.
Cheaper quality inks and paper do not possess the archival qualities that are designed to last a life time. Put simply, they will fade over time and loose their freshness and vitality. Curiously, although sunlight is a massive factor in contributing to image fade, we might assume that images protected in an album will not suffer this. On the contrary, even more so, are cheaper glues that are used in the construction of drawers, cupboards, and less quality albums, which are the biggest contaminator to image fade.
We know this is not an option for our clients, where only the best inks, papers, and albums combine to make this not an issue. The very best photographic equipment, along with good technique will mean that there are no technical limitations or restrictions to the quality of your photography.
We are passionate about prints as opposed to simply images on a screen. This is reflected in our commitment to 'in house' printing, where we are very keen not to pass this aspect of photography to a third party. Please refer to the, 'print info' option in the menu of this website, for more details and information.
