All about MRD Photography
Photographer Bio
Name: Mark Dunn
Location: Berkshire UK
Photographer History
Early 2005: My Photography Journey Begins in Berkshire My interest in photography began during walks around my local area in Berkshire capturing various shots with the camera on my Nokia 6230 phone.
While it was great fun, it quickly became evident that the camera phone's quality was quite limited. Eager to enhance my photography skills, I decided to purchase a FujiFinePix S5500.
Mid 2006: Experimenting with New Lenses and Filters I purchased two additional lenses/filters for experimentation: a macro (close-up) lens and an infrared filter. Both have provided intriguing effects and compositions.
November 2007: Upgrading to the Nikon D300 I realised that I had learned as much as I could with my FujiFinePix S5500 and began to encounter limitations in achieving certain shots. After extensively researching various cameras, I decided to purchase the Nikon D300 to further my learning, as this camera offered the functionality I needed to capture the shots I envisioned.
Equipped with this new camera, I have ventured into exploring new types of photography, particularly HDR (High Dynamic Range). HDR involves combining a series of shots taken at varying exposures to capture a wide range of tonal information, which are then merged into one file that maps the full range of luminance across the final image.
August 2009: Investing in a Macro Lens After a long wait, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase a macro lens that I had been eyeing for over a year. I chose the AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105 f/2.8G IF-ED, as it offered a greater working distance from my subjects and had the added benefit of Vibration Reduction.
July 2010: Preparing for Wedding Photography After a friend asked me to photograph their wedding later in the year, I decided to invest in a new lens with a large aperture to improve my low-light photography. After some research, I chose the Tamron SP AF17-50 f/2.8 XR DiII VC lens.
I chose this lens because it was £700 cheaper than the Nikon lens in the same range and also offered Vibration Correction. This allows me to use a slower shutter speed when shooting handheld.
Camera Equipment
Main camera: Nikon D300
Lenses
Nikkor: 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR DX - (bought: 01.11.2008)
Nikkor: 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S VR Micro - (bought 12.08.2009)
Tamron: SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 XR DiII VC - (bought 08.07.2010)
Filters
Hoya Infra red (R72) 72mm
Hoya Circular Polarizer 72mm
Hoya Super HMC Pro1 Skylight 1B filter 72mm
Hoya Pro1 Digital Filter Protector 62mm
Hoya HD Digital Filter Protector 72mm
Accessories
MB-D10 Battery Grip
Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod + Manfrotto 804RC2 - 3 Way Head
Phottix Cleon Wireless remote control set
Macro Ring Flash Delta DRF-14 N (bought 16.12.2009)
Secondary camera: FujiFinePix S5500
Filters
Hoya Infra red (R72) 55mm
Hoya Macro +10 55mm, Hoya Circular Polarizer 55mm.
Accessories
Tripod
Monopod
Minipod