About BAX Photo

About me

Hi! I'm Brad. I'm originally from Southampton, Hampshire. I moved to uni in South Wales for four years before moving to Gloucestershire.

I studied Electronics and Electrical engineering at university, which is the basis for my current job. In between designing circuits and testing PCBs, I like to get out and about as much as I can. Previous to May 2024, I didn't drive so relied on public transport to get around - and walking through cornfields! According to Google Maps I have been to over 1400 places in the UK. In 2024 I also made my first trip abroad to Circuit de Navarra and Bilbao in northern Spain.

Later Hobbies

I had always been interested in motorsport from a young age, the usuals such Formula 1, MotoGP and the like. I also had a small interest in Indycar and to a lesser extent, NASCAR. But I had never been to an event. That changed in April 2022 when I discovered Prescott Hill climb was close to me. Some random Saturday morning I went there for their first hillclimb meet of the year, and oh! The sight! The sound! It was really cool to go see something in real life for once. The sounds of engine and smell of exhaust then kickstarted a motorsport photography hobby which continues to today.

Cameras & Equipment

2022

When I was relatively new to photography I wanted to slightly dodge the high initial cost and purchased some second hand equipment for 2022. £300 later, many eBay searches and some extensive deliberation led to my first only DSLR purchase, a CANON EOS 100D. With the kit came a couple of lenses, a kit bag, external flash, shutter release and everything else a beginner photographer would want. Perfect

Unfortunately since then both lenses have broken (typical for second hand ones!) but they have been replaced by a Canon 15-80mm lens from Cardiff, and a Tamron 70-300mm lens from Birmingham.

2023 - Now

Due to the successes in 2022, and meeting so many amazing people, I decided to bite the bullet and buy a new camera. Decided to go for the Canon R7, with an extra-zoomy lens. And a spare battery - never know when you're gonna need one of those! Amongst this I got an adapter so I could continue to use the old lenses. I continue to use this camera - and learn all the settings! - until now.

Other Equipment

Before the Canon 100D purchase I had a multitude of small digital cameras - mostly for filming. These include a Panasonic TZ93 preceded by a small but mighty Canon Powershot camera.

Ancillary equipment includes two Velbon tripods, a selection of screw-on attachments for the front of the lens, a monopod, and of course the all important lens wipes!

I hope to use the TZ93 a bit more in 2025 to get some p.o.v. videos and generic videos of everything.