Who I AM
My Mission
To get closer to nature by advancing the hobby of photography.
With every ray of light bringing me closer to my creator.
About ME
I enjoy Wildlife and Landscape photography and spend way too much money on this hobby.
I sometimes present courses on anything IT related, but enjoy teaching people about Digital asset management and Lightroom.
I am currently based in Cape Town, Strand, RSA.
I am a full-time IT professional, working as a Database Administrator for a large financial house. Part time Stock photographer and enjoy photography as a hobby. I am a member of AFO photography club in Pretoria and enjoy spending time with my photography friends taking pictures and just talking photography.
Photographic Equipment:
| Digital or Film: | Digital |
| Camera Bodies: | Canon 300D (retired) Canon 10D (retired-gifted) Canon 40D (retired-sold) Canon 7D (retired-sold) Canon 5D mkIII (retired-sold) Canon 5Dsr (retired-sold) Canon 1Dx (retired-sold) Canon R6 mkII Canon R5 mkI |
| Lenses: | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Canon EF 24-105 f/4 IS USM Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 II IS USM Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 Macro USM Sigma EF 150-600 HSM Sport |
| Flash Units: | Canon 580EX and 600EX |
| Camera Support: | Manfrotto 055CL Manfrotto 488RC2 Ball Head ARCA Swiss Wimberley Gimbal Wimberly Monopod Gimbal Badger gear Beanbag Badger gear Panning Plate Badger gear Car Door Mount Nodal Ninja 5 Pano Head Benro GD3WH Geared Head |
| Other: |
B&W 10 Stop Nuetral density filter |
Post Processing:
| Computer Type: | Windows Based PC |
| Computer Hardware: | Definitely Windown 11 with Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 6 core 32GB Ram 100TB HDD monster and HP Elitebook Notebook plus 2 other machines and another 2 smaller laptops (Did I mention I was in IT) |
| Data Storage: | Drobo all the way, I own 5 or them, 2 can hold 8 internal drives. Beyond Raid technology is just brilliant as a consumer solution. Unfortunately the company has gone belly up. Now looking to replace all my NAS hardware. |
| RAW or JPEG: | RAW |
| RAW Converter: | Adobe Camera Raw in Lightroom |
| Post Processing Software: | Lightroom; Photoshop; Photomatix; Autopano Pro; TOPAZ denoise; TOPAZ sharpen; TOPAZ Studio; DxO Pure Raw 4 |
| File Management: | Lightroom |
| Other Software: | Super Flexible File Sync / Syncovery Firefox |
Extraordinary Experiences
Living in Africa has it’s benefits, being close to the big 5 is amazing.
Waking up to Lions fighting next to the tent where my kids were sleeping was one of the scariest moments living in Africa.
My Core Values
Always remember you have two ears and one mouth, use it in proportion.
- Be Kind to people
- Take only photos
- Leave only footprints
“Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art.”
– Ansel Adams