Penrhiw Banger Racing
A friend and I recently went along to a banger racing event near Aberaeron in mid Wales and asked the officials there if they minded us taking photos…to our surprise they welcomed us with open arms and treated us like long lost brothers! They got us to sign in as race officials, gave us high-viz vests and said “Go where you like, just don’t get run over”! So here’s a few shots I took I’m happy with 
Bluebell Forest
These photos were taken at Penglais woods in Aberystwyth this afternoon where the bluebells are in full bloom. These protected flowers are absolutely beautiful and litter the forest floor and they are a joy to photograph. I’m hoping to plan another trip to the Penglais woods soon too because it’s a beautiful place to see even if you’re not interested in photography! You can see a Google map of the woods below at Google here
RNLI Kinsale to Aberystwyth Lifeboat Rib Run
Last week the good men and women held a rib run from Kinsale in southern Ireland to Aberystwyth in mid Wales, which considering the distance is a fair old distance to cover! You can find out more about the Kinsale to Aberystwyth Rib Run on their website. I took photos of the boats as they arrived in Aberystwyth, and gave them all to the RNLI, and I’ve included a couple of them below
Vicki & Ayesha
These two lovely girls are friends who let me practice taking photos with them and whose help is invaluable to me!
Focus on Imaging 2010
Focus on Imaging is the largest photograph exhibition of it’s kind in the UK, almost every manufacturer, dearlership and traders will be there showing off their new tools of the trade at discount prices! You really can get some bargains at Focus and I managed to bag myself a flash umbrella kit for only £25!! Here’s some photos from the show and I’ll upload some more taken with the new umbrella kit soon
Bring On The Girls!
Had some fun the other day with fellow photographer Si Moore where we used our girlfriends for some portraiture experiments! He got a softbox for Christmas and wanted to have some fun playing with it. I’m not going to go into a great deal about the image setups because they were all very similar. We used a Canon 430 EXII through softbox from camera left @ 1/4 manual and another Canon 430 EX with Stoffen diffuser from camera right @ 1/16 manual.
Collection of My Favourite Wedding Photos
I’ve only been an official photographer at four weddings over the last two years but I think I’ve come a long way in terms of moving from just getting the necessary shots and anything else available to getting the necessary shots and anything else the client is after as well as maybe throwing in some candids. So here’s my favourite shots where I had a bit of chance to experiment and do something a little different from the last few events!
You Get What You Pay For
Dusk on The River Towy, originally uploaded by Steffan Harries.
I’ve complained a lot over the last 12 months about how badly I’ve suffered from owning a cheap filter kit and in the last few days I’ve finally been able to get myself a decent one! My shiny new kit compromises of a Lee Foundation holder, Lee 77mm Wide Angle adapter ring, Hitech 1.2 ND, Hitech 0.6 ND Hard Grad. I really can’t compliment it enough and it goes to show that you really do get what you pay for! The quality is outstanding!. The holder sits incredibly close to the front element of the lens to prevent any light leaking in and the Lee foundation holder is also adaptable because it’s supplied with additional filter blades.
Lee are undoubtedly the best photographic filter manufacturer out there but are also the most costly! This is why I went for the Hitech filters because from what I’ve read about them they have the same neutral colour as Lee’s filters but weigh less and are a helluva lot cheaper! I’ll be putting them to the test over the next few weeks and months but the early results speak for themselves
A Blusterous Gale
Both these images were taken on an extremely windy evening in Aberystwyth. I used a B+W 10 stop Neutral Density filter to get a long exposure and washout the sea and clouds. I love it! That filter is fast becoming a favourite. I’ll keep this post simple and leave it at that
My Flickr Photos
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