James Monahan

Hi I'm James (or Jamie whatever you prefer!)

I have over 6 years of experience assisting in the photographic and advertising industries. I've returned to assisting on set after managing Alva studios for over three years, during my time there I've accumulated a wealth of technical knowledge, the ability to work under immense pressure and being dedicated to getting the job done no matter the time frame. Prior to this I used to shoot headshots and assist a few photographers.

If you're curious about my technical knowledge you can have a gander below;

Lighting - Profoto, Broncolor, Elinchrom, HMI's, Briese, Kinoflo.

Camera Systems - Canon (EOS & R), Fujifilm (X

& GFX), Phase One, Hasselblad (H & X)

Computers & Software - Mac OS, Capture One, Phocus, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, Indesign CC, Silverfast 8, Flexcolor.

I'm familiar with a large variety of film camera systems from 35mm, 120 & 5x4 Field cameras, but have most frequently worked with Nikon F range, RZ67, Pentax 67 cameras.
I'm darkroom trained in both B&W and Colour printing and development, while also tinkering with alternative processes such as wet plate collodion (I'm an absolute nerd for anything technically challenging :-) )
In addition to processing film I run a film scanning service, feel free to ask about any samples if you're interested.