PRO RUSS TIERNEY
CAMERA: CANON EOS R5
Shooting for more than a decade as a professional portrait photographer, Russ works in his Splash Point Photo Studio in Rhyl, North Wales. He’s won and is regularly commended on photo competition sites like Viewbug, PhotoCrowd and Gurushots, which has led to his work being displayed and exhibited all around the world. We met up with him at his indoor studio, complete with an infinity curve, neon wall and a swimming pool to help Jonathan raise his studio portraits game.
APPRENTICE JONATHAN PEARSON
CAMERA: CANON EOS R5
Jonathan, 54, has been using a camera since he was 17, first practising on his friends when he was still in school. Nowadays, he devotes his spare time to arranging photoshoots with models, and loves to experiment with indoor and outdoor lighting setups. His main camera is a Canon EOS R5, but he also shoots on several film cameras, as he sometimes prefers the look. Jonathan is looking for advice on how