My Story
I began my photographic journey some 40 odd years ago with my first ever SLR, a Cosina CT1G and a single 50mm lens. Over the years I have always worked in and around photograhpy, usually in a part-time role along side the day job as a Software Designer/Developer. The range of work has been broad, from Weddings, to Portaitue, including a very succesful Boudior Imagery brand, to Fine Art landscape imagery.
Like many other, the pandemic, while often close doors and ventures, also helped us creative sorts to find new ways to enrich our brands. By 2024, I had completely moved away from people-centric photography, and moved into the world of Real Estate imagery!
I absolutely love the work I do, and have since spent the time trying to raise the bar of photography within the property space. I work both with Estate Agents and private vendors, putting all my photographic knowledge into every image I create for them. Since this new journey began, I have been asked if I can provide additional assets beyond stills photography, such as videography, Aerial Photography and Virtual Tours, which have all slowly been added to the products I now offer.
They say that if you love your job then you never really have to work again. Don't get me wrong, it's hard work and involves long hours to turn-around quality assets in a timeframe that works for the Property market, but I love every minute of it, from meeting wonderful people and photographing their beautiful properties, to indulging in my passion for all things photographic.
The Equipment I use
For the techies out there, for pretty much every property shoot I do, I utilise the following equipment:
Stills Photography
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Fujifilm, XT-3 (x2)
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Manfrotto ball-head tripod
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Fujifilm 10-24mm f4 lens
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Fujifilm 23mm f1.4 lens
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Fujifilm 16mm f1.4 lens
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Fujifilm 50-140mm f2.8 lens
Aerial Imagery
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DJI Mini 4 Pro Drone and 4 batteries
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ND Filters for drone for videography
Videography
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Fujifilm XT-3 (shooting f-Log at 4k)
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Variable ND Filter
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DJI Ronin RC3 Mini - Gimbal (for XT-3)
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FreeWorld External monitor
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Rode Video Pro Microphone
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DJI Osmo Gimbal (for any phone based footage)
Virtual Tours
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Insta 360 Camera & dedicated tripod
Miscellaneous
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Bosch Lazer measure (for floor plans)
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Paperwork and pens for creating floorplans
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iPad for creating EPCs
Software for post processing
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Adobe Lightroom Classic
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Adobe Photoshop CC
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Davinci Resolve Studio
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InstStudio
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Kuula Virtual Tour creator