SHOOTING STARS

APPRENTICE

NAME: COLIN BRAY

CAMERA: CANON EOS R

COLIN is an avid nature and wildlife photographer from Norfolk and regularly goes photographing at Pensthorpe, his local nature reserve. He’s been shooting for over a decade, picking up a Canon EOS 1000D as his first DSLR and progressing later to a 5D Mark III. However, he’s recently made the switch to mirrorless, investing in Canon’s EOS R, so we’ve teamed him up with astro photography pro Chris Grimmer to show him how to get the most out of it, even in pitch-black conditions.

CANON PRO

NAME: CHRIS GRIMMER

CAMERAS: 70D & 500D

70D converted to shoot full spectrum astro and 500D Infrared converted

IN 2015 Chris was shortlisted for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year and was shortlisted twice for the UK Astrophotographer of the Year! It’s safe to say Chris knows a thing or two about creating amazing star-filled shots and he uses a whole host of equipment from converted cameras to tripod heads that rotate to tracks stars and telescopes. We’ve paired him up with Colin to show him the ropes. www.chrisgrimmerphoto.com

HOT SHOT #1

Canon RF 24-105mm