CANON PRO
NAME: ANDREW JAMES
CAMERA: CANON EOS-1D X MARK II & EOS R6
WITH more than 20 years’ experience working on photo magazines, Andrew now runs the online photo learning site www.foto-buzz.com as well as hosting landscape workshops on the Norfolk coast. His Canon images have won prestigious photo awards, and he’s a regular contributor for our sister mag Digital Camera. We met up with him for sunrise at Happisburgh, to shoot some of his favourite spots along the Norfolk coastline. www.andrewjamesmedia.co.uk
APPRENTICE
NAME: DAVE CURLEY
CAMERA: CANON EOS R5
DAVE was an independent financial adviser for over 40 years and has recently retired, which has given him the time and freedom to get out with his camera and take photos. He’s got a keen passion for photographing wildlife, specialising in otters and birds. However, he’s always struggled with landscapes, so wrote to us asking for help. We met up with Dave on the stunning Norfolk coast, where Canon pro Andrew could give him a masterclass in taking better seaside scenic shots.
DAVE’S COMMENT
“I met up with Andrew in Happisburgh at 7am, giving us time to get to the location for sunrise and set up our cameras. We headed to the coast, where you’ll find the Happisburgh lighthouse and its iconic red and white stripes. Shooting it at ground level wasn’t very photogenic, as the grassy foreground was a bit scrappy and muddy, due to it still being winter. But once we’d started walking down the beach, another image presented itself – this time with the brilliant cliffs illuminated by the sunrise, with the lighthouse peering over behind. I used a 70-200mm telephoto lens to zoom in so that I
