Big changes ahead!

Big changes ahead! For some time now I’ve been working towards a change in direction, moving away from wedding photography and concentrating more on commercial work, so over the last twelve months I’ve slowly pulled all my marketing material and magazine ads. I’ve known the guys at Red90 for many years now, in fact they gave me my first break …

School Prospectus

Prior to the summer break I had been shooting images for a brand new school prospectus, and from my very first meeting with the Head, it was clear that the school was open to all creative direction. It was felt that the new prospectus should be a sleek and stylized document, with the emphasis on the school’s ethos and character …

‘Project K’ Ceremony

Today I was at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to help celebrate the closing ceremony of ‘Project K’ 2013. 10 songs of Peace, 10 schools and roughly 300 children, all benefitting from workshops provided by the Nathan Timothy Foundation. None of this would have been possible if it were not for the generosity of so many of you, helping to support our …

International Dark Sky Reserve

Having recently become an International Dark Sky Reserve, the Brecon Beacons National Park is now officially the darkest mountain range in the UK, and only the fifth ever destination in the world to be awarded the title, along with Exmoor National Park in England, Parc National du Mont-Megantic in Canada, Aoraki Macenzie in New Zealand and NamibRand Nature Reserve in …

Wild Behind the Scenes

If you’ve looked at my blog at all recently you’ll know that over the last six months or so, I’ve been shooting a project with Chef and Forager, Chris Bax. Along with his wife Rose, Chris runs Taste the Wild, operating from their 18 acres of woodland in Yorkshire, providing wild food and foraging courses to successfully promote wild foods …

Under Pressure

Working under pressure is always interesting, and usually something I actually rather enjoy. It’s no coincidence that this pretty much encapsulates shooting weddings, but most likely originated from filming countless live events in my previous life as a camera operator. When there is little or no room for error, it helps to keep you super focused on exactly what it …

Coastal Foraging Shoot

This week saw me shooting the second assignment for Taste the Wild with Chris Bax off the coast of Staithes, the once home town of Captain Cook. We took a fishing trip out into the North Sea with Skipper Sean Baxter, on his boat, ‘All My Sons’, for what became the single most gear drenching experience I’ve ever had. Luckily, …

On Location Food Photography

Most of last week I was working with Chris Bax at his woodland in North Yorkshire, creating images of his wild food dishes. Aside from the desire to work with fellow creatives who are passionate about what they are doing, the interest here was working with the unknown, adapting tried and tested product photography setups to work on a location …

Llanwern High School Opening

Yesterday I was back at Llanwern High School to document the arrival of the pupils and their integration into their new learning environment. They had only opened the previous day, so the whole place was a buzz of excitement and discovery, and a huge difference form the old School building. One of the core design concepts of the build was …

Glen-Yr-Afon Wedding

Thankfully, luck was with me on the weekend for what was forecast to be a very wet and windy Sunday wedding. The worst of the weather held off, and what rain we did get was never going to be enough to dampen the spirits of the day. The days celebrations took place at the Glen-yr-Afon hotel in Usk, which not …