I’m very proud to announce that a number of my exclusive images are now available for licencing from Spaces Images, a new agency that has just launched a premium collection of exclusive Rights Managed and Royalty Free imagery via Corbis Images. Read more from this entry »

Here’s the result of a two day intensive shoot on an ad campaign shot to a strict brand guideline brief for a national hotel chain. Read more from this entry »

Seasons Greetings one and all!   While wondering what to do for a Christmas Card this year I thought it would be good to show you how it was made as well. Read more from this entry »

Sitting here in nervous anticipation of the biggest game of the year later today for my beloved Tottenham Hotspur FC.  Yes, its the home tie against the auld enemy and arch nemesis, Arsenal.  Read more from this entry »

I don’t get much chance to shoot Landscape.  That’s a shame because there’s nothing quite like picking your spot and waiting for the light. Read more from this entry »

Every now and then I’m lucky enough to get a commission that really appeals to the 7 year old boy that is deep within the psyche of all adult men.  The sort of excitement that is aroused by miles and miles of pipes and dials and shiny metal and flashing lights, not to forget the machine that goes “ping”. Read more from this entry »

Just to prove the weathermen wrong I had glorious weather for a recent shoot with England cricket saviour, Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff.   The location was Old Trafford,  Lancashire Cricket Club, and I was on a commission from Spin magazine to shoot some portraits of Freddie while he was working his way back to fitness from a recent injury. Read more from this entry »

If there’s one guy who has really taken regeneration of urban areas (especially Manchester) by the scruff of the neck and shaken it until it squeaks it’s Tom Bloxham.  Tom’s property development company Urban Splash invests in regenerating inner city areas by taking old warehouses and office blocks and creating cool living spaces out of them.  Read more from this entry »

… I am not!  But during a session in the studio that combined shooting stock with a bit of experimentation I found myself shooting some close ups of chillies and sun-dried tomatoes.   I was trying to get a shadowless wraparound light effect, soft yet well defined.  Read more from this entry »

OK, OK, I know I haven’t posted since January but circumstances overtook me, sorry! I had this blog in my sights but never quite got to it. Anyway, I’ve got a fair bit to blog about having been silent for 5 months so lets start…

It’s late April and I get a commission to go and shoot new young fast bowler of English cricket, Stuart Broad. Brief was to get some portrait shots of Stuart while he was on a promo day for VW and that I’d have an hour to share with the journalist doing an interview at the same time. There’s a possibility this could be a cover shoot and there’s nothing like that to sharpen the mind. So I set off to the location – Trent Bridge the home of Nottingham CC. Read more from this entry »