This month I made a little trip up the M1 to the Focus on Imaging trade show in Birmingham. It’s one big playground where manufacturers, photographers and consumers all get to see whats coming up, pick up some amazing deals, see the work of inspirational top-photographers and get to catch up with photographic fellows. The biggest talking point, and the one that overshadowed the show, was the FTA of Canon. Dropping out a week before …

I have a long standing relationship with Big Wooden Horse Theatre Company, having for the last 5 years photographed their shows.  Having worked with the artistic director Adam Bampton-Smith on several projects as an actor and a photographer I have a strong awareness of the style of publicity photograph he requires for his production and publicity stills.  Of course having worked professionally in theatre for almost 10 years gives you a good eye for these things too! …

So how has 2011 treated you so far? In what is always a quiet month, the party of Christmas being well and truly over and the hangover of January lingering around like the after-effects of the booziest of nights, we find ourselves in romantic February.  Believe it or not the days are getting longer and spring is just around the corner and suddenly the idea of an outdoor headshot or portrait session starts to seem …

Same Sex Dance and a Big Red Bus This summer I was lucky enough to spend part of it working with the T-Mobile Big Dance team around London. With the hot summer it was fantastic to have spent the days outdoors, traveling around London on an iconic Route Master Bus teaching people to dance and signing them up to one of the worlds biggest dance events.  Of course I saw many great photo opportunities and …