"April showers May flowers".....and so the saying goes.  Oh boy did it shower!  It must have rained for a good twelve hours prior to this shoot.  Alison was determined to proceed regardless and good thing we did because as soon as we got out of our cars the skies opened up.

The location for this shoot is the beautiful Milorda Gardens in Sa Maison.  Alison & Toni are a dog loving couple and they chose to bring one of their elder dogs to include him in the memories we created together.

Valletta photo shoot with Sveta.  Originally from Russia and now living in Malta, she's an artist, model and photography student.

A glorious sunset was a bonus on this shoot. A great way to do an end of summer shoot.

​Recently I was very fortunate to be part of a real life fairytale wedding. The location - Masseria Potenti in Puglia, Italy.  
This idyllic Masseria is nestled amongst hectares upon hectares of olive trees and vineyards and a short drive from the historic town of Manduria.

Have a look through my images of this stunning place and equally beautiful couple.

​If you're thinking of planning your wedding at Masseria Potenti feel free to contact me and I'll be more than happy to guide you.  More importantly I hope you consider hiring me to capture your 
perfect day in Puglia.

As your wedding photographer I will capture all the right moments as they happen in a creative and stylish, journalistic fashion.
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Strobist photography is where the light is manipulated using off camera flashes or strobes.  It adds a lot more complexity to a photoshoot and you need to carry around a lot more equipment.  However, once you get a taste for what can be achieved it's easy to get hooked to this style of photography.  With off camera flash you can experiment with placement of your lights to fill the shadows and create more dynamic effects.

The above image is a shot I took of my dad on his bike.  I used a two light setup to maintain correct exposure of both subject and background.  

Another two light setup for this image with Sasha.  To create this  effect you need to overpower the sun.  Multiple lights help in this type of scenario.   Living in Malta is a bonus as we get a lot of these lovely sunsets to shoot in.

Strobist photography is not just about shooting at sunset.  A simple street scene can be turned into something more dynamic.  Over the past few years I've been following the teachings of lighting masters such as Frank Doorhof and Joel Grimes and I feel their influence is starting to emerge in my work.

​In the above image I added a splash of red by gelling my background light and used a second light in front of the model to balance the exposure.  The original scene was dull and boring but this effect adds mood and drama to the image.

The same can be said for the next image below, shot with a single off camera flash.  
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Photographer in Malta.  Portraits, events, parties, natural light photogrpahy.  Black and white photos Malta.  Creative Light photographer Malta.  Child and family photography, cake smash Malta.

If you need a photographer feel free to contact me through this site or send me an email at danconanick@gmail.com