A few years ago I picked up a set of “Madai” Hashioki (chop stick rest) in Hon-Kawagoe, Japan. These small ceramic chop stick rests sit amongst my quite vast collection of other sea life related ceramic dinnerware. In Japan, Madai (Sea Bream or otherwise known as Snapper in Australia) is prized for its flavour...

The Sea Falcon Dragon Knight jigs remind me a bit like the hard boiled sweet humbugs, with their colourful candy and white stripes, almost good enough to eat! So mixing them with some of the produce from our garden, theres a sweet and sour contrast between the sweet candy and sourness of lemons and...

Hand crafted japanese timber stickbaits are one of those much sought after and addictive lures for offshore topwater enthusiasts. The Seafalcon Dual Flash models are really quite stunning, beautifully crafted and just hot, so keep them on ice for the next hot topwater session. A Godox AD600 Pro with a P120H soft box from...

In my studio I run a range of strobes including Godox Ad600 Pro, Godox Ad300 Pro and Godox FL 200’s, as well as a few Godox V1 speed lights. Speedlights are great for adding highlights or fill light in tight areas, but are also great for small product work when used with modifiers. I...

Underwater lure photography in the studio with plastic or wooden lures is one challenge but heavy metal jigs are another challenge. After a fair few test shots, timing the drop versus triggering the camera and strobes…. then cleaning the glass tank again and again and again, I finally nailed the bubble trail of a...

Underwater lure photography in the studio with plastic or wooden lures is quite challenging, sometimes it takes many shots to get the ideal shot, but sometimes it just happens the first rime. The large size and high buoyancy of the Sea Falcon -Falcon Dual Flash creates a great splash down almost every shot. Every...

Underwater lure photography in the studio with plastic or wooden lures is one challenge but heavy metal jigs are another challenge. After a fair few test shots, timing the drop versus triggering the camera and strobes…. then cleaning the glass tank again and again and again, I finally nailed the bubble trail of a...