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The Airport Roller Derby | Perfect For Wedding Photographers

The Airport Roller Derby | Perfect For Wedding Photographers

In 10 years of photographing weddings with Lin and Jirsa Photography, I've gone through 4 different roller bags. Each had their pros and cons, but in the end, I wasn't quite satisfied. Some were too heavy and big, some didn't have enough carrying capacity, and one was simply poor quality. I finally found the Thinktank Airport Roller Derby and here's why I think it's the perfect bag for wedding photographers. 1. It is A Perfect Size & Weight The Airport Roller Derby is small enough to conveniently fit in most overhead compartments of large aircraft and won't take up too much space...

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StoryTeller: Willy Vargas

StoryTeller: Willy Vargas

We tasked seven of you with going out and making a story using our new StoryTeller shoulder bag, and first off the blocks is our friend Willy Vargas, who went out with his good lady, Gabriela, to document and tell a story about finding and photographing some local ducks.  Find out more about Willy's photography on his website Thanks very much, Willy and Gaby for taking the challenge, using the StoryTeller and getting that frame you were after, telling the story of the ducks.  Get your own 'StoryTeller' here!    

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Frequency: Nathan Pask

Frequency: Nathan Pask

A series of blog posts on what our pro team are up to at the moment, if you've not caught any of our previous posts, that's because this is the first one! Welcome.  We'll start with Nathan Pask, a UK based commercial portraiture, beauty and food photographer, who tells us his favourite season is winter (!) and that his favourite musical act is John Farnham* (This last bit may be fictional and a direct reflection on the authour)  Nathan uses a multitude of gear on his usually complex photo sets, typically hauling in a Logistics or Production Manager and a handful...

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Instagram Takeover Starts Today - Nathan Pask

Instagram Takeover Starts Today - Nathan Pask

One of our pro team photographers, Nathan Pask, is taking over our Instagram starting tonight. Nathan will be sharing an image and insight every day for a week.  Who is Nathan?  "Soon after I moved into the graphic design and advertising world. For nearly two decades I worked in various roles such as a layout compositor, high end scanner operator, traditional and digital retoucher, production and studio manager, and art director. I have also worked for award winning Australian and British design and advertising agencies. I decided I needed a change and I was drawn to exploring the possibility of...

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