Zena Holloway - a limited edition

Zena Holloway · Issue 12, Apr/May 2003 · pp. 18–22

Products mentioned: Nikon SB104 strobe, Nikon F90, Aquatica housing, Mamiya RZ67, Nikon F5, Nikonos, Provia 100, Fuji 400

18 Zena Holloway - a limited edition Hetty This shot was part of a collection of commissioned material for the Daily Mail which ran in June 2001. The ‘Little Mermaid’ was great fun to work on. The kids were just electric and didn’t need any encouragement to dress up and prance around in the water for the camera. The little girl in this shot was just so cute, I think her face looks like she’s just walked off a Pears Soap commercial. I used natural light and a Nikon SB104 strobe on the camera to pick up detail on her face. Nikon F90 in Aquatica housing with 20mm lens. Zena Holloway is without doubt Britain’s leading underwater commercial photographer. Her images are striking, instinctive, driven by a deep understanding of her medium’– Zena has been diving since she was a child. She delivers the remarkable–– combining the highly technical aspects of underwater photography with superb creati…