Steve Day

Hi there, my title is Steve Day, and I’m a self-taught newbie Advantageous Artwork Photographer from Melbourne, Australia.

I’ve had a digicam since I used to be given my first one after I was round ten years previous, a Kodak Instamatic 56X. I’ve owned quite a lot of compact cameras alongside the way in which, nevertheless it wasn’t till I bought my first DSLR in 2013 that I began to take images significantly.

I’ve tried completely different photograpy genres like macro and landscapes, however I finally fell in love with black-and-white tremendous artwork architectural images.

I typically shoot lengthy exposures, and I’m additionally drawn to minimalist compositions. At instances I experiment with creating abstracts in my post-production work.

My favorite method to images is simply to wander and discover whereas both travelling or simply round my hometown.

Generally I analysis and plan a go to to a sure location or constructing, however typically I stumble throughout an incredible constructing or city setting with nice mild that I hadn’t deliberate on.

The Nikon D750 has been my digicam of alternative for a number of years now. I upgraded from my first DLSR, which was a Nikon D3100. The Nikon D750 has been a improbable digicam for my architectural work.

Lately I acquired a Fujifilm X-S10, which is my first leap into the mirrorless world, and it has rapidly develop into my favorite digicam for travelling due to its compact measurement and weight in comparison with the D750.

The Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 lens is what I choose with the D750, as this mixture has served me effectively with my architectural tremendous artwork images.

I even have a Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro lens for the D750 for the uncommon instances I wish to mess around within the macro world.

The Fujifilm X-S10 is now my main journey digicam, and I mix it with the Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3. I’ve discovered this lens to be an awesome all-around choice for my structure work whereas travelling and the occasional sea or panorama. 

My most up-to-date acquisition is a Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 lens. I all the time wished a wide-angle lens for my structure work as I generally felt constrained when in tight areas in cities.

For my lengthy publicity work, I take advantage of Formatt-Hitech Firecrest ND filters. I’ve three, six and ten-stop 100mm filters and a holder together with a round polariser. These let me get these long-stretched clouds or clean, silky water, which give a way of surrealism to my work.

I take advantage of a Manfrotto 290xtra Tripod with a ProMaster SPH36P Ball Head. It is a carbon fibre tripod and is a superb steadiness between sturdiness and weight.

I even have a Vanguard VEO 265CB Tripod, which is a superb addition to my equipment as it’s good for travelling, being compact and light-weight. 

To hold my gear whereas out exploring, I’ve a Lowepro Transit Sling 250 AW. I like how the sling provides me quick access to my digicam and has loads of house for the gear I want, and it isn’t too massive.

I take advantage of a Peak Design Cuff Digital camera Strap for when I’m wandering round exploring, as I wish to preserve my digicam in my hand, able to go.

As a tremendous artwork photographer, most of my creativity happens in post-production, the place I take advantage of Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop. I’ve slowly improved my Photoshop abilities, and now most of my post-processing is finished in Photoshop.

A necessary aspect in my post-processing is the great B&W Artisan Professional X plugin for Photoshop created by Joel Tjintjelaar. I take advantage of this for all my architectural work because it permits me to specific my inventive imaginative and prescient with out having to know too lots of the intricacies of Photoshop.

As a lot of my artistic time is spent in post-processing, I take advantage of a Wacom Intuos Professional Pill. This permits me a lot finer management when engaged on intimate particulars than when utilizing a mouse. I even have a BenQ SW270C Monitor, which is improbable for processing my pictures because it gives nice readability and is inexpensive.

When I’m out taking pictures with my Fujifilm X-S10 I carry a Cygnett ChargeUp Enhance 2 10k Energy Financial institution and an Inca CD-SD020 USB Twin Battery Charger. This lets me cost my spare batteries and telephone whereas on the go or my digicam whereas I’m taking a break.

I don’t contemplate myself to be a gear junkie, however after compiling this checklist, it made me realise I’ve acquired fairly a bit of substances alongside the way in which.

Cheers!

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