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CHASING WATERFALLS

CANON PRO

NAME: NICK HANSON

CAMERA: CANON EOS R5

NICK HANSON is a Canon pro landscape photographer based in the Isle of Skye in Scotland. He leads photography workshops, tours for Skye Photo Academy and is an award-winning landscape photographer. This experience makes him the perfect person to give reader, Emily, some top tips and advice on how to shoot landscapes and waterfalls for our photoshoot in Dunkeld, Scotland. www.nickhanson.co.uk

APPRENTICE

NAME: EMILY NOAKES

CAMERA: CANON EOS M50

EMILY IS a 70-year-old retired office manager from North East Fife who has recently upgraded to a mirrorless Canon EOS M50. She’s been taking pictures since 2004 and is the president and treasurer of St Andrews Photographic Society. She has a passion for shooting the beautiful coastline close to home but struggles to get the best out of her camera, so we’ve paired her up with leading Scottish landscape photographer Nick Hanson for the day.

NICK’S COMMENT

Our first location was the The Birks of Aberfeldy, a woodland setting with beautiful streams and waterfalls running throughout. A short walk took us to this fantastic viewpoint looking up the river, cascading over the rocks. Spiked feet on my tripod help me dig it into the rocks

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