Monthly Archives: May 2010

Lisa's Beauty Portraits

I absolutely adore my latest acquisition a Nikon F/1.8 50mm lens. I couldn’t imagine life without it. Everyone who buys this lens is amazed by the quality and sharpness. I arranged a test shoot recently with Lisa Bostock from Boss and the results are stunning. Continue reading

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Hot in the Kitchen

Today I was commissioned to shoot a cook-off competition. Eight chefs competed to win a prize of £1000 and a week in a top UK restaurant. The pressure was on in the kitchen and I wanted to capture the fierce atmosphere.

It was very hot in the kitchen as the chefs only had a short time to prepare 2 courses for a panel of very distinguished judges. I have shot several cook-offs in the past and this one was very close as you could feel the tension in the kitchen. Continue reading

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Plain Sailing

I spent an enjoyable afternoon in Camden yesterday photographing a new London Girl Punk band. I struck upon shooting the band with a Rebellion theme; Camden was an excellent location. Continue reading

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GMM Magazine Style May 2010

I’m soo excited! My monthly feature in GMM! Magazine is out on stands right now! You can also view the magazine online.
I shot two features for the magazine this month. Quite recently I spotted Angelina’s St John Campaign images and fell in love with them. Looking for a theme for this months fashion feature I decided to shoot something similar. Continue reading

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SUBTLE EXPRESSION

This afternoon I had a test with Claire from PHA Models. We shot the below image at Posh Pads in Liverpool. When I am photographing a model, or models look for subtle emotional reactions. If your model isn’t giving you anything, then make up a story and put your model in that story, give her or him a character and watch the magic happen! Continue reading

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