Xsightn Photography is a Nigeria based fashion, wedding and lifestyle photography outfit.
We love to think our approach to wedding photography is both fresh and urban. We pride ourselves of being one of the top wedding photographers in Nigeria, shooting high-end weddings for Nigerian couples based outside Nigeria. In 2010 we were privileged to shoot weddings for Nigerian brides based in the USA, UK, South Africa, Canada and Cameroon .
While I started off shooting weddings, I have discovered a brand new love for fashion photography.
"I love the fact that i am a wedding photographer and I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to capture and document, the memories, love, look and the happiness in my work"
"I approach my wedding photography in a way that leads to an intimate and artful expression resulting in images that reflect your unique personality, capturing the natural mood of the day that will be cherished in your family for years to come."
Kayode(the lead photographer) started his career in IT before training under some of the world's best known photographers. Throughout his photography career, Xsightn has developed a unique style of creating timeless imagery. He draws inspiration for everything around him, from movies and television, to literary figures and, of course, journalism. Email us at bookings@xsightn.com or Call +2348097899454 or +2348023702640
Xsightn Website
Ok, the bride harassed me into making this post. She sent me a bb message saying my wedding is not on your website !!!!!.
So I had to quickly reap myself out of my lazy couch and dig into the archives to pull out this one.
To Titi and Ibrahim Aliyu, your wedding was one of the most Xsightn I ever shot (then you would expect me to say that wouldn’t you ?) and I mean it from the bottom of my heart.
The wedding was different, there wasn’t any time wasting, the church was not conventional as it was outside, to add to that, it rained on the day and that added a bit of drama to the whole experience. Was scared of getting my equipments wet while at the same time conscious of the fact that i had to get “the” shot, every time.
It was truly a honor to shoot such an awesome wedding. Ibrahim is the nicest dude you could ever expect to meet, he was very quiet, very shy initially but as the day unravelled, all date shyness quickly vanished into thin air.
Titi on the other hand was the ultimate playful bride, she couldn’t stop making jokes all day.
Here are some pictures from their Nigerian wedding and I hope you can see live the whole wedding via this timeless images.
@TITI.. Oya I don post the images now o, make I rest jor…. Lots of love from @xsightn
Nothing as good as waking up in the morning and the very first call you receive is from a total stranger who really likes your work.
Because of my online presence I am fortunate to receive numerous emails from fans and buddying photographers who simply want to say nice work or just rub minds.
I missed a call on my phone this morning and decided to call back, the person on the other side introduced himself as a pastor and that he was calling from Ondo state.
He wanted me to know he had been on my website for the past 6 hours eating through my blog posts. He couldn’t stop showering me with praises and I felt really honored.
He went on to ask me to drop the call so he could call back (So that I wouldn’t finish my credit, I think, which was really thoughtful of him). He called back and spent the next 15mins praying for me, I mean it was really strange and I have had the shivers all day. It was really intense prayers o, the type that combines english with yoruba.
I am only a photographer and to be getting the sort of attention I get at times is really nothing short of amazing.
I was just wanted to use this blog post not to talk photography but to thank God for my life, my family and my business and to bless all you guys out there. I pray all your heart’s desire will be met in Jesus name, Amen.
My name is Kayode, I am a leading wedding photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Because a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s something I like from my collections, it’s a Nigerian bride getting ready.
Still in the UAE. Here’s a stunning image from Martin Prihoda’s workshop. Main light was a 1200 watts Profoto kit. Location was a tile factory in Bur Dubai.
This picture was taken in the blazing sun !!! And I mean blazing sun, am black and I got burnt real bad after like 3 hours straight in the sun.
Really haven’t taken time to edit the picture properly, hope it comes out great.
My name is Kayode and I am a leading wedding photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. I shoot weddings all over the world.
To book me : bookings@xsightn.com and I will get right back to you.
I am currently in the UAE attending a series of workshops, ranging from wedding photography to commercial advertising photography as well as food photography.
I have had the distinct honour of being in the presence of the world’s best photographers for the last 7 days and it has been magic all the way. I have been in the presence of such esteemed photographers such as Gregory Hiesler, Joe Mcnally, Louis Pang, Martin Prihoda, Steve Simon, David Tejada, Bobbi Lane, David Hobby and the magnificent David Burrnet. For the last 7 days I have also had the pleasure of networking with photographers from countries such as South Africa, Oman, Australia, New Zealand, New York, Russia, Malaysia, Turkey, lebanon, India to mention a few, the learnings from these alone has been priceless.
As a photographer despite my “crazy” schedule I really had to make time out to update myself and I think every Nigerian photographer should do this. I am always on the look out for trainings that will add value to me and to my clients.
I will tell you all about the workshops as soon as I get back to Lagos, Nigeria but in the interim, here are a few images from my wedding photography workshops that’s got me all excited. Am off to Abu Dhabi tomorrow to see the town
My name is Kayode and I am a leading wedding photographer based in Lagos, Nigeria. I shoot weddings all over the world.
To book me : bookings@xsightn.com and I will get right back to you.
This is not a review of any sort, just my personal rumblings on Nikon’s new offering.
Nikon professionals the world over have been drooling since the announcement of the brand new Nikon D4 camera early this morning. The new D4 is the new flagship product in the Nikon range and rightfully so too.
Now, its not too often you find me blogging about cameras and gear but I just had to this once. This camera is a dream come true for photographers like me and I really can’t wait to get my hands on one of this baby. While I already own the Nikon D700 and the Nikon D3s, 2 top of the line pro cameras from Nikon. This new camera opens up new possibilities for me as a wedding photographer, I can see so many potentials already. Imagine having http access to your camera controls and files wireless from an ipad or mobile device, half way around the world !!!!
Normally I won’t expect to see such a substantial increase in image quality from my existing cameras but the new features this new camera offers certainly does make them very tempting. I expect to see improved low noise management which the D3s was already amazing at. I expect to see improved low noise management which the D3s was already amazing at.Now this camera isn’t for everybody, this camera is aimed at the pros who are at the very top of their game and for whom only the best will do.
The Nikon D4 becomes the first Nikon full frame dslr to fully support 1080p video( the D3s supports 720p) and while I don’t expect to shoot a lot of videos, its nice to know I have that just when I need it.
Inside the D4′s magnesium alloy body, there’s a 16.1MP FX format CMOS sensor, a 91,000 pixel 3D Matrix Metering system, support for an ISO range from 100-12,800 (expandable from 50-204,800), the ability to shoot 10 fps with full AF/AE (or 11 fps with AF locked), a place for CF or XQD memory cards, and everything it needs to spit out full 1080p video.
Now talking about the new XQD memory card, Sony became the first company to offer a range memory cards in the XQD format. XQD was recently announced by the Compact Flash Association and is based around the PCI Express specifications, allowing write speeds of 125MB/sec and beyond. Sony claims that, when used in the brand new Nikon D4, (currently the only camera supporting the format), the cards can record up to around 100 frames in RAW format in continuous shooting mode. The first cards will be available from the end of January. Sony has also announced a USB 3.0 card reader for the format.
Starting at $6000 ( about 1 million naira) for just the body alone, I think its pretty pricey but fully worth it. Can’t wait to get my hands on this baby.
Below I have embedded an official video announcing the camera, images of the camera from Nikon’s website and a link to Nikon’s page for more detailed information about the camera.
Nikkor AF-S 85mm f-1.8G today for $500 Now to call Okey Japan, to see if he can hook a brother up with this baby
Now to call Okey Japan, to see if he can hook a brother up with this baby
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