My favourites from 2011
It’s that time again…. In keeping with the last couple of year’s reflections on the year that was (2010 here, and 2009 here) below are my 12 14 favourite images from 2011. Slightly different from these previous entries though, I haven’t picked one image from each month, I’ve simply tried to pick my 12 (which [...]
Snappy Tips for Better Photos – Part 3 – People pictures
Hopefully, having been enthralled by my two previous Snappy Tips posts on Snappy Tips for Better photos and Snappy Tips for Better Photos – Part 2 – The Holy Trinity, you’ll now have been brave enough to venture out the safety of automatic even if only for a frame or 2 and see where you [...]
Anna – Part 2
This is the second part of this shoot that I did with Anna a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been longing to use this brick pre-war bus shelter on Wicker Lane in Hale Barns for a model shoot for ages and this particular afternoon fitted the bill perfectly. My original plan had been to place [...]
Model shoot with Anna and June’s selected links
The other week I was lucky enough to have the pleasure of working with the lovely Anna again. We did 3 separate location shoots, though the last one was a complete disaster for one reason and another, but the less said about that the better….. Instead I’m going to give you a quick insight into [...]
Engagement shoot with Jay and Vicky
The morning of that fateful night at Wembley for the Champions League final I shot Jay and Vicky just round the corner from their home for their engagement. Time was very tight for all of us to say the least, but within around 30 minutes of dropping a light stand, we were wrapping up and [...]
Lena part 2
A couple more images from a recent shoot with Lena in Old Trafford. Another manic week so another brief post….. Both images using natural light only. Have a great weekend TTFN…..
Lena
Shot with Ukranian model Lena at sunset on a cool location I’d scouted in Trafford Park a couple of weeks ago. I was looking for a setting along an industrial theme and must have driven round the whole area 4 or 5 times, before I discovered this setting. It’s West facing and I returned a [...]
Quick and easy portrait shoot
These are a couple of simple portraits I did on Monday. The location was a city centre flat, which had a lot of reflected sunlight coming in through a very large floor to ceiling window. There was no direct sunlight, so the result was a lovely soft and diffused light source. A great start from [...]
Selected from the web – March
As I’m away (without a laptop for the first time in years), and no scheduled post prepared, here’s a few interesting photography related items for March for this week’s post:
The uniforms spoil another shoot
A couple of weeks ago, an image that I’d like to make took shape in my mind. One of numerous on a daily basis. This one in particular was of a musician seated on a wooden chair playing a guitar with a cityscape in the background. I spent a little time working on the details [...]
High speed teddy bears
I’ve been asked a few times lately about high-speed sync – what it is, and how it works so I’m going to have a go at explaining what it is and how it works. The simple answer to the latter is that I’ve absolutely no idea (it’s far too techy for my meagre brain [...]
One light portrait in Castlefield
I thought I’d do a brief description of the process right the way through on this image.
Why I love my Lastolite Ezybox
Quick post this morning… The images contained in this post were shot on location in Castlefield, Manchester late one sunny but very cold afternoon towards the end of January. The original shoot had been planned for two models with a make-up artist, but when first one model cancelled, then the make-up artist cancelled (all for [...]
Best of 2010
Once again, I’ve gone through all my images shot during 2010 and selected what I feel to be my best images. Thanks to my revised Lightroom workflow and organisation it was a significantly less painful task than last year, and when I compare the final selection to last year’s post (see here) I definitely feel [...]
Selected from the web – November 19th
It’s a while since I’ve done one of these, so I’ve a few worth sharing and as it’s Friday….. The Poetics of Pictures – Chris Orwig : John Paul Caponigro Blog Fantastic presentation from Chris Orwig James Appleton Photography Inspirational landscape photography Reduce Noise With Multiple Shots Simple yet effective for reducing digital noise in [...]
Next stop Sa pa
After Ha Long Bay we blasted back to Hanoi, stopping on the way to shoot some farmers in their paddy fields, and jumped on the overnight sleeper to Lao Cai. The journey takes around 9 hours, but the train only covers around 200-250km, so as you can imagine it just trundles and bumps along at [...]
Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam trip – the intro
You will have guessed from my previous post that I’m not actually in the UK at the moment. I’m on a workshop with MM Photo Tours and guest pro Adam Barker and it’s been so full on and short of decent internet connections that my posts have backed up a little. I set off from [...]
Greetings from Luang Prabang
Finally, day 5 and we finally have some usable internet access. We’ve just arrived in Sapa after our overnight train journey from Hanoi to Lao Cai. It’s pouring down but we’re off out shortly to take a look around. So this is just a quick post with a couple of images from earlier in the [...]
South Bank shoot
As part of my trip to London the other week I arranged with Karolina to meet on the South Bank in London at 5am. I was very surprised that I was going to get a model to meet me this early and was even more surprised to find that she was actually there before me [...]
John Swannell – Photographer
British photographer with amazing landscapes, portraits & nudes. One of a few who has photographed the Queen. Started out as David Bailey’s assistant. John Swannell – Photographer
Peter Yang Pictures | NYC
Peter is a regular contributor to Rolling Stone, ESPN Magazine and Wired, among others. His work has been recognized by American Photography and Communication Arts, but he would never tell you because he is too modest. Peter Yang Pictures | NYC
Selected from the web – August 16th
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but there’s some interesting stuff in here I thought I’d share. 13 Places Take Beautiful Motion Blur Shots Business Day Thursday: How I Sell My Wedding Services 20 Eerie Black and White Seascapes | Light Stalking B.MOORE VISUALS – Entertainment and Concert Photography by Brad [...]
Shooting on Hampstead Heath
Last Friday I went down to London for Kelby Training’s “On location lighting workshop” with the legendary National Geographic and Life photographer, Joe McNally. Having been to David Hobby’s fantastic workshop in Leeds, where there were about 30-40 attendees, I was quite shocked to see an auditorium packed with more than 500 eager photographers. It [...]
Getting lost on the Edge
Last week, I hooked up with Frankie for another on-location portrait shoot. I decided on Alderley Edge as a location, specifically Stormy Point, which has a great view as a backdrop. As I knew this was National Trust property, and after the debacle at Lyme Park I decided very early on to clear this with [...]
