Andy Moor Photography

I sold my £1,200 camera setup and replaced it with a ~£100 setup instead. "WAIT! Where's the introductory picture?"  I'm not lying, I sold my pro-level gear for an outdated, cheap substitute. And I don't regret it, mostly[1].  For the past year, I have been using a Canon 5D Mk2 coupled with a Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, the most versatile, standalone setup I have ever got my hands on. Crisp, sharp, punchy photos in every focal length, plenty of megapixels for post production, a nice intimidating look that shows I'm serious ... but I wasn't happy with it.  The problem with owning a large, pro DSLR setup is that you don't want to use it for any other purpose. Do you have any idea how hard it is to visit somewhere new and have to trawl a massive piece of kit round whilst simultaneously trying to enjoy your time[2]? It doesn't happen. For that reason, I stopped taking it with me. What sort of photographer decides to leave his camera a...

Nobody asked me this question But I'm going to answer it anyway.  I wouldn't say photography has always  been a passion of mine. Yeah, I've appreciated a good photo and once or twice, I would whip out my phone and try and get a more than sub-par shot with that, but I never really thought any deeper than that.  During my adolescence, I developed an interest in video production, mainly the editing side of things, something that I see as my first stepping stone into the creative world. At that point, I was focussed entirely on the technical aspect; lots of visual effects and very little care for composition and framing[1]. It took a while before I started to notice patterns in what was considered good footage or a good edit, so I naturally started to repeat/mimic those patterns. Sometimes I think this was again, just a technical aspect and that I didn't really understand why it looked good, but I went with it.  This edit was considered a turning poi...