It seems like at this time of year everybody is reviewing the year that was so I thought I’d join in. Below are my six favourite images of 2017, not necessarily the most successful but the ones that I like the most… First up is a simple portrait of Carla Monaco from the last shoot…
I had a studio shoot with Carla Monaco at the beginning of December and have been slowly working through the images since. I shot against black / white / grey walls with the intention of compositing the images into a different scene. I have used a range of textures, overlays and scenes to create these…
I’ve just had a selection of images chosen for a couple of 2018 calendars, so if you see the Dugdales or Ragged Victorians calendars you may well come across a few familiar images. The chosen few are shown below…
Having had a studio shoot recently I wanted to try to create something that was a little different to my usual ‘style. I had set up a few really simple shots with a view to working them a little in Photoshop as part of the post-processing stage. Below are a ‘Before’ and ‘After’ shot of…
I can proudly state that as a result of an adjudication today in Colchester that I now hold the ‘Distinction’ level of photography in the PAGB (Photographic Alliance of Great Britain). This involved creating 15 prints that scored 300 points between them against a standard of ‘Good Exhibition Level Photography’. As a member of the…
I’ve been informed this week that an image of mine has just won the ‘Best Male Portrait’ at the PAGB GB Cup. The image was used by Chorley PS and is titled ‘Ink and Iron’. This is an image that has done pretty well in various exhibitions and competitions over the last 12 months. I’ll…
I attended this competition for the first time and as the title suggests this was a Club rather than an Individual competition. It was held locally so there was no excuse for not going – oh and I am a member of one the competing clubs too ! The day consisted of the top two…
