Welcome

I am very happy to welcome you to my new photographic inititive.

This Blog will focus exclusively on my travels and adventures using the Fuji range of cameras.

I don’t mind admitting it, I suffer from Fuji Gear Acquisition Syndrome, G-A-S for short. 

With that being said, I am in complete control of my passion because I am so delighted with my current set of tools and feel no need whatsoever to change what I am doing with my set of cameras. I am shooting with X100T and the X-T1. These two cameras cover every photographic situation I find myself in.

My passion is Travel and inside that context is People, Places, Culture and Humanity. When I am home in London, I have to remember to think like a tourist, this gets me out of the house and exploring. 

I am professional Magician by trade and have the wonderful privilege of traveling the world to perform and teach through my workshops and seminars. As you can imagine, magician props are very heavy and the Fuji cameras have been a godsend due to their light and compact nature, along with the wonderful image quality.

For this first Post, just to get the ball rolling, here is shot I took today in London using the X100T, which is always with me.

This image is a perfect example of why I like the Fuji range of cameras. 

I was walking along Marylebone Road. I looked up and saw the street lamp. The light today was lovely, no clouds, just one of the days where the light appeared to cast a golden spell on the buildings. The light turned this street lamp into Silhouette when I saw it through the view finder of my camera. I loved what I saw immediately, I under exposed the image with the Exposure Compensation Dial and took the shot - voila.

A quick moment to respond, looked up and took the shot. 

I wasn’t really thinking about my settings as I had the camera set to about F8 with Auto ISO up to 1600 and a Shutter Speed of 125 minimum. With these settings, I don’t have to worry about anything other than responding to my environment and capturing the moments that I “feel” I want to.

This to me is the heart of my shooting, emotional content; how do I feel about what I see? This approach came from studying the work of Jay Maisel. I go out with no attachment to what may come, I am free and empty to everything. 

Responding to life is more important to me than shooting just anything - when I look back over my images I like to feel good and have a happy memory.