Ellis Reed

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Escape to the mountains! 🏔️ One of the best trips I ever had was visiting the Italian Dolomites. Not only for the best p...
15/06/2026

Escape to the mountains! 🏔️

One of the best trips I ever had was visiting the Italian Dolomites. Not only for the best photography spots, but for the incredible beauty and mental peace and escapism.

Something I value a lot is that being a photographer allows you to get out into nature, and that’s so good for the soul.
In the Dolomites, the endless nature spots let you sit and watch the world go by. Preferably with a coffee or two. Or as the team on the trip say, “strudel with a viewdel”!

With photo and video being my full-time job, I often forget to make time for these sorts of adventures as I can get so bogged down on building my business, but going forward, I’ll be making a conscious effort to get back out into nature and capture more of the world’s beauty.

Capturing the golden goodness at Hidcote Manor. The summer isn’t my favourite time of year to photograph. That is purely...
09/06/2026

Capturing the golden goodness at Hidcote Manor.

The summer isn’t my favourite time of year to photograph. That is purely down to extremely hot days and not enough light variation for getting decent photos. Though, it’s a challenge I still try to take on.

Being a freelancer in photography and video, I often spend a lot of my time working through client projects and not enough time spent capturing photos for me. There are moments where I come back to photographing for myself and feeling super rusty like I’ve not picked up a camera in months, when in reality, using cameras is pretty much all I do.
I guess changing that mental focus on what and how to capture changes completely.

Something I’m actively making time for going forward is photographing for myself again. Starting at the beautiful during the recent heatwave here in the UK.

As beautiful as the grounds are here, there were some lovely moments I had to capture. Hopefully, making some more time for myself as a photographer will open my eyes up again to being more art-focused and have more intent on storytelling.

Which is your favourite?

03/06/2026

Is this one of the best camera cages you can get?

kindly reached out to me after seeing my camera setup to see if their cage ecosystem would help out my workflow.

I’ve used a variety of camera equipment and accessories, and the Kondor Blue cages and accessories are some of the best-designed pieces of camera gear I’ve ever used.
If you go on their website, you can see full walkthroughs of their product designs and how flexible and modular they are. The attention to detail is incredible and that makes such a huge difference to your experience when using your camera.

They were kind enough to send out their Canon C80 cage, top handle, wing side handle, and V-mount plate for me to test out.

I’ve been using their cage system for the last month on my commercial video shoots, as well as content creation days, and it’s honestly made my workflow a breeze when on set.

The C80 top rod and V-mount plate especially mean I can top mount power on my camera rather than a bulky bottom-mounted rod system which can often get in the way when you need to be quick on set filming various things, especially when filming events.

I’ve used a variety of cage systems, and often cheap ones to get me by, but since using the Kondor Blue system, I can’t wait to keep building out my equipment with their system. It’s honestly been a huge improvement to my camera setup and workflow.

Their cages and accessories are designed to work with a variety of dedicated cameras, so if you’ve been looking to get a new cage or accessory for your camera and video setup, I’d highly recommend checking them out.

Disclaimer: Kondor Blue did send this out to me to review, but I am not being paid for this. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The chilled nature of the Algarve, Portugal. I got to visit parts of the Algarve last year and experience how beautiful ...
01/06/2026

The chilled nature of the Algarve, Portugal.

I got to visit parts of the Algarve last year and experience how beautiful it is there!
Whilst I would have loved to have captured more of the coastline, the streets were absolutely amazing for street photography.

The beautiful textures and peaceful moments where you can people-watch for hours are so nice to capture.

My favourite spot was the Lagos old town. I could have wandered around there for ages.

These were all captured on my Fujifilm X100VI. Whilst I did bring my Canon R5, I found the size of the Fuji was a lot easier to walk around with and be conspicuous for capturing those natural street photography moments, but I do wish I had captured more on my Canon.

Have you been before?
Which one is your favourite?

Finding light in the forests - AustraliaI’ve recently come back from a trip visiting family over in Australia. This was ...
27/05/2026

Finding light in the forests - Australia

I’ve recently come back from a trip visiting family over in Australia. This was my first ever time there, and I had the best time exploring the Glass House Mountains in Queensland with my sister and nephew.

Whilst I was mainly out there to spend time with family, of course I had to bring the camera.
Unlike the UK heat right now, the weather there was beautiful!!

The forests and woodlands there were absolutely beautiful to photograph! With so many little details, light and colour to capture, these locations were perfect for photography.

I did get to spot a variety of wildlife over there, but no snakes or spiders before anyone asks! We had spotted this little kookaburra sitting in one of the trees begging for a photograph to be taken of it!

Which of these shots are your favourite?

Sunlight through the gardens. The current UK heatwave reminds me of the time I visited Kew Gardens on the hottest day of...
24/05/2026

Sunlight through the gardens.

The current UK heatwave reminds me of the time I visited Kew Gardens on the hottest day of the year after a very long streak of hot weather in the UK.
Whilst I absolutely melted, the photography opportunities were endless with that sunlight!

Kew Gardens is pretty spectacular for photography anyway, but when the light shines through spots like the Palm House, it looks incredible!

If you’re both a lover of photography and nature/plant life, then it’s definitely worth visiting.

Which is your favourite photograph from the set?

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Shot on Canon

I’m capturing the rain… 🎵 Something I don’t do often enough is photograph in the rain. I think I need to plan something ...
13/05/2026

I’m capturing the rain… 🎵

Something I don’t do often enough is photograph in the rain. I think I need to plan something in for next time it rains.
Photography in the rain accentuates so many surrounding features. Like the texture on buildings, the light cascading across cobbled streets, dark and moody shadows. Extra characteristics that can bring your photography to life.

Now if you haven’t got a weather-sealed camera or lenses, it’s not something I’d recommend trying, but if you do, I’d definitely recommend trying to capture some unique moments in the rain.

Which is your favourite shot?

07/05/2026

AD | have just launched the Osmo Mobile 8P.

This brand-new phone gimbal has some really useful features packed in.
If you shoot a lot of content on your phone and want something to help elevate your content or want something to help you achieve angles you haven’t been able to, then this might be for you.

The tracking options are excellent, giving you plenty of flexibility regardless of which camera app you want to film with. The tracking module paired with the removable remote makes for excellent solo content creation, allowing you to remotely control the gimbal and track subjects using the live view stream on the remote.

Paired with the Mimo app, you can get some amazing additional features with the creative modes and a whole host of editing features.

As a photographer and videographer, I’m often in situations where I don’t have a camera on me, but I still want to capture the moment with a professional and creative look. With this compact folding stabiliser, I can pull this out of a small bag or jacket pocket and get super smooth, stabilised footage straight on my phone.

This is a lot of fun to use and perfect for both casual content creators and phone filmmakers.

If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask me in the comments!

Going from Spring into Summer. Summer usually isn’t my favourite time of year for photography. However, we do get some a...
06/05/2026

Going from Spring into Summer.

Summer usually isn’t my favourite time of year for photography. However, we do get some absolutely incredible sunsets.

For photography, I love that transition into spring, and as we slowly move into summer, the harsh sunlight forces me to spend my early mornings or evenings out with the camera capturing the start and end of the summer light.

These are a small selection of shots I’ve taken over the years through this seasonal transition.
I’ve got some new photos I’m editing currently, but I’ve not had much of a chance to head out with the camera for myself.
Once my workload starts to quieten down, I’m heading straight out to capture a load more photos for myself and get out exploring again!

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