SEPTEMBER 2019 DIGITAL CAMERA^9
Ron Timehin
Commercial
photographerBased in London, Ron is a Sony
Europe Imaging Ambassador
and shoots for a range of clients
including Asahi (pictured, above),
Nike, Red Bull and Mercedes-Benz.
rontimehin.comCity scenics with Ron Timehin
usic and photography have overlapped
for decades – Bill Wyman, Stewart
Copeland and Bryan Adams are just
three rock stars to have enjoyed success
on the other side of a lens. And although
a young Ron Timehin seemed destined
for a successful career as a trumpet player, having
achieved grade 8 at the age of 15, sheet music lost
out to shutter speeds and apertures.
Ron nurtured his nascent love of photography by
shooting cityscapes during downtime on overseas
tours with the Bromley Youth Music Trust, initially
on his smartphone. He started posting his images
on Instagram in 2011, becoming the social media
platform’s user of the week in 2013. The high profile
that resulted allowed him to build a career as a
commercial photographer, and cityscapes feature
in much of his output – his location work often
inspires assignments for clients including Asahi
beer, adidas, Nike, 2HR SET, Google, Switzerland
Tourism and Canada Goose.
Although his first DSLR was a Canon EOS 6D,
in 2018 Ron was invited to become a Sony Europe
Imaging Ambassador, so his current setup sees him
use Sony’s full-frame mirrorless models, including
the Alpha 7R III and Alpha 9, plus the brand’s growing
range of native E-Mount lenses (see page 106).
It’s a nimble and flexible system for shooting
cityscapes, so what better than an evening photo walk
around London’s financial district to witness Ron’s
skills and techniques at first hand? The dramatic
change in the City of London skyline over the past
two decades has resulted in a wealth of new photo
opportunities. Buildings once home to offices now
house restaurants and bars with bird’s-eye views of
this continually changing panorama. Ron’sM
Name City Hall and Tower Bridge
Lens Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
Exposure 15 sec at f/14, ISO 1009.25pm