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Bute Park in Autumn: A Kaleidoscope of Beautiful Colour

29 October, 2012 by amydavies

Autumn is, quite rightly, the favourite season of many photographers – and I think I’m no different. I’m really fortunate to live just a couple of minutes walk away from the magnificent Bute Park which looks quite frankly resplendent at this time of year. Somehow, last year, I managed to miss most of the autumnal goodness, so this year I’ve been going much more frequently to try and catch the best moments. About these ads

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Categories: Photography, Cardiff • Tags: Cardiff, Photography, Nikon, Bute Park, autumn, Olympus PEN, colour, seasons, fall, E-PL5, Panasonic, G5, P7700

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Portraits: Shots from the Tenovus fashion shoot (winner of a CIPR award)

20 October, 2012 by amydavies

I have already written about my experiences of shooting the Tenovus “Worn by You, Loved by Us” earlier in the year, but I wanted to upload some shots in honour of the fact that the campaign has been nominated for a few CIPR awards, including best use of photography or design! Update: I’m thrilled to say that the campaign won three awards at the CIPR awards, including two silvers and one gold for Best Use of Photography or Design! Although […]

Categories: Cardiff, Photography, Work • Tags: Canon, Cardiff, Castle Arcade, charity, CIPR, DSLR, Nikon, Photography, portraits, Tenovus

Portraits: Liz at The Bunkhouse, Cardiff (shot with the Nikon D800 and Canon 5D Mark III)

23 September, 2012 by amydavies

What do you do when two of the best cameras currently on the market come into the office at the same time? Obviously, you take them both out for a head to head shoot. This session pitched the Canon 5D Mark III against the Nikon D800. Both firmly in the semi-pro category (whatever that is), they both retail for roughly the same price and are both lusted after by different groups of people. I photographed my beautiful friend Liz yet […]

Categories: Cardiff, Photography, Portraits • Tags: 5D Mark III, bar, Bunkhouse, Canon, Cardiff, D800, full-frame, hostel, Nikon, Photography, portraits

Portraits: Sarah at Gwdihw, Cardiff (taken with the Nikon D3200)

16 June, 2012 by amydavies

I recently reviewed the Nikon D3200, a new entry-level DSLR. As part of my test, I shot some portraits of Sarah at Gwdihw, a local bar which has a pretty cool interior. I used a pretty basic set-up to capture these (as always), using only the kit lens and a 50mm f/1.8 lens for all of the shots. This year I’ve been lucky enough to use the camera at the very top of Nikon’s range (the D4) and this, almost […]

Categories: Photography, Portraits • Tags: Gwdihw, kit lens, Nikon, Nikon D3200, Photography, portraits, Sarah

Portraits: Lucy for the Cardiff Arcades Project (shot with the Nikon D800)

30 May, 2012 by amydavies

Just a quick post to guide you to my other website where I’ve posted a new set of images taken for the Cardiff Arcades Project. This a set of portraits of Lucy, the owner of a local record shop, Catapult Vinyl. She’s been a great supporter of the project and is always a friendly face in the arcades. For camera buffs, I used a Nikon D800 to capture these images, which performed really well on the day. For more information, […]

Categories: Photography, Portraits • Tags: Cardiff Arcades Project, Catapult Vinyl, D800, DSLR, full-frame, Nikon, Photography, portraits

Portraits: Liz on Penarth Pier (shot with the Nikon D4)

1 April, 2012 by amydavies

This week, I had the pleasure of borrowing the Nikon D4 once again. A real powerhouse of a camera, I was really keen to shoot some portraits, and I’ve been begging my gorgeous friend Liz (look at that hair!) to pose for me for ages…. so mix those two together with the beautiful conditions and Penarth Pier and you’ve got (what I think) is a fantastic combination. These are some of my favourite portraits that I’ve taken… and really does […]

Categories: Photography, Portraits • Tags: D4, Liz, Nikon, Penarth, Photography, portraits, Wales

Shooting with the Nikon D4

19 March, 2012 by amydavies

I may have mentioned this before, but there are some seriously fantastic perks to my job… and one of them is getting to test out a wide array of great new cameras, often before they even hit the shelves. This weekend I had the pleasure of working with the newly announced pro camera from Nikon, the D4, which comes with a cool asking price of around £4,800. Once I’d got over my fear of leaving the camera on the train, […]

Categories: Journalism, Photography • Tags: cameras, D4, DSLR, full-frame, Nikon, Nikon D4, technology, TechRadar

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Taking the SLR plunge

9 April, 2009 by amydavies

I’ve been interested in photography ever since I can remember, and for a long time now I’ve been both boring and annoying friends either with tales of my exploits or by stopping every five seconds on a five minute journey because I’ve spotted something photo worthy. I’ve had a few different compacts in my life and I’ve always believed that it’s not necessarily about the camera, it’s about the photographer. Some of my favourite shots have been taken with compacts, […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: bridge camera, Canon, compact, digital camera, digital compact, digital photography, Fujifilm, lens, Nikon, Photography, slr

Amy Davies

Journalist and photographer. This is my personal blog, mostly documenting my most recent photo shoots, taken with all manner of cameras.

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