NZPhotographer Issue 37, November 2020

Studio lighting is my latest challenge. It’s a
complex beast to tame and I don’t always
get that right either, but I’m learning with
each and every session and hope one day
to call myself proficient!
TELL US ABOUT YOUR STUDIO SETUP…
I have a small studio set up in a spare
room at home. I quickly outgrew the
first and smaller of our spare rooms and
made the decision that utlising the larger
room was far more advantageous for
me than leaving it for the occasional
guest! My basic set up includes a Godox
AD200 pocket flash in a 120cm octobox
as my main light and two Godox TT600s
speedlights in 80cm gridded octoboxes as
fill and rim lights.
I have a raised platform for my furry
subjects to stand on and several floor and
backdrop options. I’m constantly adding
to my studio in the way of accessories
and backdrops – of which you can never
have too many, something my partner and
I don’t necessarily agree on!
TESSI
F8, 1/200s, ISO100
BARNEY
F8, 1/200s, ISO250
TELL US ABOUT THE DOG CATCHING
A TREAT PHOTO – HOW MANY
ATTEMPTS DID IT TAKE TO PERFECT
THAT SHOT?!
This is Barney, a Labrador cross who
I recently photographed. True to Labrador
form, he was a pro after only a few throws
and it took maybe half a dozen shots to
get the ‘money’ shot of him mid treat
catch. If it takes longer to get the perfect
shot, it often says more about my throwing
than the dog’s catching ability!
ON YOUR EXCIO PROFILE YOU
HAVE A QUOTE BY RADITYA DIKA
THAT SAYS “YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE
BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE, YOU
JUST HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT” – WHY
DOES THIS RESONATE WITH YOU AND
HOW DO THE WORDS INFLUENCE
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?
I think we spend much of our lives trying to
keep up with, or get ahead of our peers,
and while we’re striving to achieve this, we
lose sight of what sets us apart and makes
us unique. In the photography world what
sets us apart is our individuality, our vision
24 November 2020 NZPhotographer