BURFLY PHOTOGRAPHY // BLOG

Sarah Nov 3

Sarah Nov 2

2nd shoot with Sarah (actually the 3rd but i’m keeping the best till last). The first few were shot on a big hay truck in the middle of a field in Carnoustie just as the sun was going down, couldn’t stay long as we were getting bitten alive and my car was close to being stuck in the mud… it’s so glamorous this business! Sarah was rocking the cowgirl look, lucky she brought along those boots and again the light was just perfect, I love when it comes together like that unexpectedly.

The last few shots were down at Dundee Riverside with an oil rig behind sarah to create some of that wonderful creamy back lighting. 

Set shot with… Canon 5d Mark II // Canon 35mm 1.4L // Canon 85mm 1.2L // Canon 135mm 2.0L // canon 430ex flash in 28 inch softbox

Sarah Nov 1

A bit of a christmas vibe going on here, well it is december in a few days. I want to do shoots like this all the time! Had a great day at Crombie Country Park with Sarah and Gilly. As the day went on the light got better and better and what a beautiful setting. Two more sets coming very soon and this one can be seen on our facebook page and photo diary

Canon 5d Mark II // Canon 35mm 1.4L // Canon 85mm 1.2L // Canon 135mm 2.0L // canon 430ex flash in 28 inch softbox

Taylor

Taylor came to us looking to kick off her portfolio with some great shots and to see if it would be something she enjoyed and would like to take further. For someone who hasn’t modelled before she was the most natural and relaxed i’ve ever seen, obviously been watching way too much Britains Next Top Model. This is one of my favourite shoots so far, getting out of the studio and exploring new locations, I find it a much more natural and rewarding experience for us and the model. Even with the colder weather we’re looking forward to stepping out more on shoots, we just have to find some new locations around Dundee and Angus, anyone have any ideas? 

These were shot in Carnoustie and Westhaven with … Canon 5d Mark II  //  Canon 35mm 1.4L  //  Canon 85mm 1.2L  //  Canon 135mm 2.0L  //  canon 430ex flash

Oh and we have a new website - please check it out and maybe book a shoot yourself. www.burfly.co.uk

Catriona Rennie Shoot 1 October 2011

Haven’t shot with Catriona for such a very long time, she was part of our second ever shoot a few years back and it was so good it inspired us and gave us the confidence to take on more shoots, was great to see her again and so chuffed she chose us to do her first shoot after having a baby. Started off simple then headed out for some autumn fun…oh so cold and wet… but worth it! 

Full sets can be seen in our photo diary

Sarah 14/04/11

Great great great shoot with Sarah Robertson - haven’t seen her in so long, she hadn’t modelled for a while but it took her no time at all to get back in the swing despite the freezing temperatures. Assisted as usual by Gilly who does a wonderful job of blethering and choosing outfits. These were shot around the Verdant Works area of Dundee, I like the strong use of colour and abstract shapes the area provided. View the whole set.

Equipment: Canon 35mm 1.4L // Canon 85mm 1.2L // canon 430ex // umbrella // elinchrom skyports

Burfly.co.uk 2011

A new year, a new look…

We’ve been taking a pretty big break of late due to the birth of our first child Jack but we’re back for 2011 with a new look and a new website. Hit the link above to check it out. We’re looking to take on many more shoots this year from family sessions to model portfolios and everything in between and cant wait to get started, so what are you waiting for?… check out our new packages we’ve prepared including family, child and baby sessions (new for 2011) and engagements too. If you fancy a photoshoot we’d love to hear from you.

The Fenwicks

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Great shoot with the Fenwick family from Carnoustie on Sunday at Baxter park (pretty much the only place we could get to given the snow chaos) A birthday/xmas gift for mum and we hope she likes the results as much as we do. Kirsty and Rhianne were great sports and great posers to boot as you can see from the small selection above.

Our first shoot in the snow and our first with the legendary 85mm f1.2 L. This lens may stay permanently attached (if it weren’t for the 135L of course)

We’ve been taking a huge break of late with the arrival of Jack and should be back after the new year so will be taking bookings. Looking to take on much more family, engagement and couple sessions next year too.

Breo Photoshoot

Photoshoot for BREO

What an amazing, stressful, fun and awesome day this shoot was and the next couple of days were even better…

We had this shoot planned for a while after a successful product shoot for the company a while back, took alot of organisation but all came together in the end.

Models for the day were Elaine Ford from Stirling, Cherryspikes from Edinburgh and Chris Williamson from Newcastle. The makeup artist was Kirsty Miller and from Breo were Lesley and Keith.

Sooooo many watches and headphones, some of them are very very cool! The shoot itself was fast and furious as we had alot to fit in, tried to keep the lighting fairly simple opting for a beauty dish and octabox and had fun with some coloured gels later on. Kirsty did some amazing work with the makeup and helped out with outfits n stuff, everyone worked super hard and hope the outcome was worth it. For me these are some of my favourite ever shots and hope to continue this line of work. To view the whole set check our our photo diary page.

So… the shoot came to an end, tidied up, fish supper came and gone and we got to bed, awoke around 1am with gills waters breaking 4 weeks early, what!!?? Panic stations!!

Off to hospital, stayed the night, no baby, went the whole of the following day and no baby, gilly was told to go home and even go to her final year exam but baby had other ideas, contractions eventually started and at 4pm on the 21st sep 2010 along came Jack Taylor James Campbell, our first son! BEST DAY EVER!

location: Home Studio, Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 24-70L / Elinchrom skyports / Elinchrom D-lites 2 / 5’ Octabox / Beauty Dish

Maisie Location Photoshoot, Dundee

Love getting out of the studio, always checking the weather and itching to go exploring. These are my favourite style of shots, outdoors, having fun and interacting with the environment, I think it gives the model and us something to do and it certainly puts a smile on the faces of the passers by. (At night in a back alley with stockings on, ha ha). Using only one light keeps things simple, less time concentrating on numbers and lighting - more time getting super cool shots.

We seem to have been stuck indoors alot recently so this shoot was a great laugh and Maisie wasn’t bothered in the slightest. Look forward to more shoots with her in the future.

Busy again this weekend on a very important shoot so stay tuned for more info on that.

location: Dundee // canon 5d Mark II / canon 135mm 2.0 / canon 35mm 1.4 / canon 430ex / Elinchrom skyports / Westcott Apollo 28inch softbox