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Zen Captures
A photography and videography practice that started as a hobby and slowly turned into a brand. Years in, still figuring it out.
- started
- 2017.01.01
- ended
- — present
- role
- Photographer, editor, brand owner
- stack
- Sony A7R IVSony GM lenses[ADD EDITING TOOLS]
- live
- zencaptures.com.au ↗
What it is
Zen Captures is a photography and videography practice I’ve been quietly building for years. It lives at zencaptures.com.au. This page is the version of the story I tell about it on my own site — less polished, more honest.
It started as a hobby. It became something I cared about enough to give it a name, a website, and a real camera. It has gone through several rebrands, half a dozen website restructures, and a steady upgrade path in the equipment that sits behind every frame.
How it started
[ADD THE ORIGIN STORY — what made you pick up the camera in the first place, what kind of work pulled you in. Two or three paragraphs. Specific moments, not generic backstory. e.g. “The first photograph I took that I was actually proud of was…”]
I started with a Sony A6000 — an entry-level APS-C mirrorless, and a remarkable camera for the price. I shot with it for years before I needed anything more. Most of what I learned about composition, light, and the discipline of editing came from that camera.
How it changed
The upgrade path took years, not months. APS-C to full frame. Kit lens to a couple of f/2.8 zooms. Eventually, the Sony A7R IV and a set of Sony G Master primes.
The gear didn’t make me a better photographer. What made me a better photographer was [ADD HONEST ANSWER — e.g. shooting consistently for years, learning how to edit, working with subjects rather than at them, etc.] The better gear meant I could deliver work that held up commercially.
Where it is now
[ADD CURRENT STATE OF THE BRAND — what you shoot, who for, where most of the work happens, what the current direction is. Two paragraphs.]
The website has been through more iterations than I can count. SEO, blog content, visual storytelling, brand positioning — each one a season’s worth of work. It’s a long apprenticeship and I’m still in it.
What this page is for
The full body of work, current portfolio, and booking information live at zencaptures.com.au. What I’ll keep on this site is the back story — the build-log version of how a hobby slowly became a serious creative practice, the gear decisions, the website rebuilds, the things I’d do differently.
What’s next
[ADD CURRENT FOCUS FOR ZEN CAPTURES — e.g. a project, a shift in style, a redesign, a particular subject you’re working on.]