Jon Swainson Photography

About & Prices Sections Updated

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:40:38 +0000

I’ve added some info about me. There isn’t a photo yet but one is coming (don’t get too excited about that, will you!).

I’ve also added some pricing information for weddings and studio/location portraiture. If you need more info, let me know.

There isn’t a price for composite images but I will do them. Again, just get in touch if you’d like something specific

Today’s Portrait Pictures

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:23:43 +0000

I’m currently teaching photography to a talented lady called Bobbie. Today she brought her step-daughter, Martha, along to the shoot as we considered things like depth of field, how to tackle bright sunny conditions, etc. Usually I let Bobbie do all the shooting as I peer over her shoulder and ask her questions. However, today I pinched the camera off her and took a few shots myself.

This was a learning curve for me too in the end. I usually shoot Nikon. Not because I’m a die hard Nikon fan but because I’ve invested fairly heavily in Nikon gear and it makes little sense to switch to anything else right now. Bobbie uses a Canon 5D Mark II though and it was this alien feeling tool I used to create a handful of pictures of Martha. I’m quite pleased with the results, considering I was all fingers and thumbs!

Full equipment list: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 105mm F/2.8 Lens, California Sunbounce Reflector.

(More pictures to follow as I process them)…

New Website

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:04:05 +0000

Well, after a web server “incident” that resulted in me losing most of my old posts I’ve started again with this new website. It isn’t all finished yet but its getting there. I think I’m actually going to post a picture of myself on the About page so apologies for that in advance!

Hope you like the new look and feel. No doubt it will change soon when I get bored again

Jon.