In an impromptu shoot while visiting family I photographed a neighbours grandson. Here’s a frame of little Jamie using nothing more than their lounge, a sofa, a blanket and using the minimum lighting gear required for this kind of shoot. If you want your child photographed like this in the comfort of your own home, feel free to contact me for details…
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Little Jamie
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on January 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Urban/Forest Portraits
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings, Outdoors on January 22, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is a selection of photographs while I was out testing some new urban locations as well as new types of woodland imagery at a nearby forest.
Spain 2012
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings, Outdoors on January 22, 2013| 5 Comments »
In October in 2012 I attended another one of Damien Lovegrove’s life changing workshops, this time in Spain. Upon arrival it seemed like everyone had known each other for years! It was amazing! That was the start to the most amazing 3 days which will be a memory forever. I love these kinds of workshops because they really focus on creativity and a good healthy dose of instructional training as well. This was my 9th Lovegrove workshop and my photography skills have been sharpened every time I’ve been with Damien (or one of his instructional trainers, most notably Martin Hill and Chris Hanley). I really like the way that Damien refers to workshops like Spain 2012 as “passion” workshops. This describes these workshops perfectly because you are with like minded photographers, they help you in finding your own voice/style, you explore the world with other creative folks and its a chance to focus on something you want to get better at. For me, I specifically wanted to master shooting in bright sun light which we did a lot of…
I think mastering something “creative” like photography has a “time element” associated with it. This means you need to progress with a carefully thought out plan. Being able to use a camera is one thing, being able to direct a person to make the best images is an entirely different thing. As well as how to approach editing the images and how they might end up in a physical product. Every stage needs equal attention to detail. Every workshop I’ve done with Damien has been carefully selected to move me forward at the right time. This has to be coupled with applying the knowledge straight away with real people in real settings back home. I can honestly say that I am the photographer today because of Damien Lovegrove.
Anyway, let’s move on and show you some images from Spain 2012…
Aimee’s 18th Birthday Photo Shoot
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings, Outdoors on August 22, 2012| 1 Comment »
Exploring something different
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on August 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I worked with Graham Law to come up with some new ideas for our portrait photography shoots. Most people don’t see how wonderful their local environment is and we wanted to shoot something our town probably hasn’t seen before. This exercise was also about exploring a post-production style that was believable but not too overdone. Below are our images from the shoot with Hannah.

The first location with post-production utilising Nik Software’s Photoshop plug-ins to achieve the Indian Summer look.

This is photographed under a bridge and this particular location is popular with people taking their dogs for walks. This is a two flash setup with one flash lighting the stone ceiling and one lighting Hannah through a softbox.
A man and his dog
Posted in Flash, Outdoors on August 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Last week I did a quick photo shoot with my very good friend Ken and his lovely dog Lancelot. I scouted the location the day before and managed to get the whole shoot done in around 30 minutes. My buddy Joe helped and assisted on the shoot which made things move on much quicker than normal. Here are a few frames from the shoot:
Will & Julie’s Pre-Wedding Shoot
Posted in Flash, Outdoors, Wedding on July 27, 2011| 4 Comments »
Back in mid February Will and Julie contacted me to photograph their wedding. We met up at the pre-wedding shoot to take some lovely images before their Big Day. Graham Law and I did a location scout the day before and picked our locations carefully. The pre-wedding shoot lasted nearly 3 hours.
If you’d like us (Graham Law and myself) to photograph your wedding, get in touch…
Enjoy the photos below…
The Lead Mines
Posted in Flash, Lightroom, Outdoors on June 13, 2011| 6 Comments »
A while back Graham and I did a photo shoot with Hannah down at the Lead Mines at Clywedog Dam in Powys, Wales. My goals for the shoot was to create something special with a bit of class about it. An evening gown in the middle of an ancient ruin seemed a good contrast to me…

This frame from the first location needed no post-production treatment and is straight off the camera.

I always take close-up and wide angle frames when on a photo shoot. I particularly like this frame in Black & White.
5 Minute Portrait
Posted in Flash, Outdoors on March 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here are some images of Steven taken in just a few minutes for his facebook profile.
A Model Wedding
Posted in Flash, Outdoors on March 1, 2011| 5 Comments »