KIAN
LYNN.

My dad was a photographer for years while he was in the army, and he did well out of it, so it always intrigued me. But I also just love capturing people. The reaction you get when someone loves a photo of themselves brings me joy.

A shoot for GroundUp Studio changed how I look at a project. It showed me how a bigger company runs its marketing, and it changed how I value my own work. Since then I have raised my prices and taken on bigger clients.

Out of all 1500 there was one frame I was hoping to get before I even arrived at the venue. Wide. Negative space. Him centre stage in a big, mostly empty theatre, looking small. I held my breath when I took it. If someone else had edited that frame, they wouldn't have known what the room felt like. That is why I do my own editing. Not because I think I'm better at colour than someone with ten years on me. I'm not. But I know the night.

I thought the camera was the job. The camera is maybe 30% of the job. Picking which photos to send is 60. The other 10 is the edit on the ones that made it. A 45 photo set isn't 45 random good photos. It's 45 photos that work in order.

I just love talking to people. Making someone's vision come true, for themselves or their business, and working with them to make something special and bring out the best in them.