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Aerial photography over Cardiff Bay

Cardiff Bay at sunset shot with the Dji Mavic Pro.

Snow in Edinburgh

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: Walkers seen in Holyrood Park, home of Arthur's Seat, on March 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: on March 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: A National Monument seen covered in snow at Calton Hill which overlooks the city centre following heavy snowfall on March 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: A man with skis walks up Calton Hill which overlooks the city centre following heavy snowfall on March 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: A woman walks through a graveyard at Cannongate Kirk Church following heavy snowfall on March 1, 2018 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: Walton the dog gets a lift on a sledge on March 1, 2018 in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 1: A man clears snow from the pavement on March 1, 2018 in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. People have been warned not to make unnecessary journeys as the Met office issues a red weather be aware warning for parts of Wales and South West England following the one currently in place in Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Cardiff City v Bristol

Kenneth Zohore celebrates after scoring a goal for Cardiff.

Cardiff Bay, South Wales

A boy rides his scooter at sunset at Cardiff Bay, South Wales. Forecasters have predicted the coldest March in 5 years.

Recent portraits and headshots

Here's a recent selection of portraits and headshots for individuals, charities and businesses in Cardiff, Wales. These were taken on location using mobile studio lighting. For more information see here.

More portrait photography.

Great Brick Safari

The Great Brick Safari at Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, South Wales. Created by LEGO® Certified Professional building company bright-bricks.com.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Berlin, Germany.

Sachsenhausen was a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Berlin, Germany, used primarily for political prisoners from 1936 to the end of the Third Reich in May 1945.

96-year-old Cardiff City fan

Reg Walton, 96, who has been watching Cardiff City matches for over 40 years.

More press photography from Cardiff, South Wales.

Storm Eleanor

Waves crash against the harbour wall at Porthcawl, Wales, during Storm Eleanor. The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for gusts of up to 80mph and a warning of large waves in coastal areas.

Boxing Day sales in Cardiff

Boxing Day sales in Cardiff, Wales. Shoppers queued from 1am on Boxing Day for the Next Boxing Day sale. The store opened its doors to shoppers at 6am this morning.

Mad Friday in Cardiff, Wales

Mad Friday in Cardiff, Wales. Mad Friday, or Black Friday, is traditionally one 9f the busiest nights of the year for emergency services.

Prince Charles visits Castell Coch

Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales meets Father Christmas during a visit to Castell Coch to learn about the castle's history, refurbishment and programme of community activities on December 8, 2017 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Matthew Horwood)

Recent headshot/portrait photography

Aerial photography Cardiff

Aerial view of Cathays Park in Cardiff, Wales.

Sunrise at Cardiff Bay - press photography

A fisherman looks on as the sun rises over Cardiff Bay barrage in Cardiff, Wales. Forecasters have predicted a week-long chill which has been put down to the eastern Pacific Ocean's cooling, also known as La Nina.

More press photography here.

Penarth Marina sunrise

Penarth Marina at sunset in Penarth, Wales, UK.

Storm Brian

Waves crash against the harbour wall during Storm Brian at Porthcawl, South Wales. The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for wind and have warned of the potential for large waves and spray at coastal locations.

Welsh Baftas in Cardiff, Wales

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Jacob Rees-Mogg in Cardiff, south Wales

CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 29: Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset is met by protestors ahead of a talk called Faith in the Future at the Cornerstone Church on September 29, 2017 in Cardiff, Wales. The talk, titled “Faith in the Future”, explores issues surrounding the importance of faith in the public and private life of our society. Jacob Rees-Mogg has recently caused controversy over his opposition to abortion after rape or incest. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

More press photography.

Week with Nikon D850

I've been using the new Nikon D850 for the last week after trading in the D810 which I've been using for the last 3 years. It's been a great camera for event and portrait photography although having taken 230,000 pictures it was starting to show its age!

As a former Nikon D810 user here are a few observations on the D850. It's far from a review, just a few things I've noticed from the last seven days.

Huge improvement in autofocus. High resolution cameras are much less forgiving when it comes to focusing and so it's good to see the D5 AF system in the D850.
Snapbridge - general pretty good although it can be a little buggy with images refusing to send.
Silent photography at 45mp and focus peaking which makes this feature genuinely useful.
Seems slightly quieter than the D810.
Illuminated buttons at long last. Bizarre that this wasn't a feature on the D800/D810.
Massive resolution. The DX crop is 5000px across. Roughly the same size as a full frame image from the D5.
Raw files are roughly 50-60mb each (275mb uncompressed)
No built in FTP which is a shame. Despite having wifi it's not possible to send pictures via FTP without purchasing the WT-7 which is £1000. Snapbridge allows fullsize images to be transferred but it's not particularly streamlined.
When using DX crop mode you now get a greyed-out, shaded area around the crop area rather than the thin line on the D810. The result is it's easier to frame subjects.
There's no built in flash which I won't miss. The flash was permanently taped down on my D810.
Nikon are still not committing to one storage format. The D850 takes SDHC/SDXC and XQD cards. I'd much rather of seen two XQD slots.
High ISO noise? I've not really noticed a difference which I assume is an improvement seeing as the D850 is a much higher resolution camera.