Category: behind the scenes

I’ve shot hundreds, probably thousands, of instruction and illustration shoots over the years. Mostly these have been in the areas of fitness and golf, but I’ve sometimes found

For a recent personal shoot I wanted to create some imagery that really got across the concept of going running in Winter. I’ve been a runner since my

Flare has become insanely popular over the past decade or so. You can see extensive use of it in feature films (Star Trek might have taken things a

The second part of my podcast interview with Verginiya Yancheva has just gone live, and you can find it here.  We talk about good habits and consistency in

I was interviewed a couple of weeks ago for a podcast by Verginiya Yancheva of Jute and Neverland magazine.  We met up at the photography show after I’d

Almost a year ago I did a shoot for FS Magazine at the Foundry just down the road in Vauxhall, South East London.  Having shot lots of fitness

I gave a talk on behalf of Nikon to the Army’s photographers last April, on the subject of “Creative headshots under pressure”.  I’m not going to reproduce the

A couple of weeks ago I spent a very energetic half hour shooting freestyle footballer Jamie MacDonald on the live stage at the Photography Show. There were a

It’s the gift that keeps on giving!  Months ago, Neil at the Nikon school asked me to give a talk at their stage during the Photography show, and

Long time readers of the blog will be familiar with my habit of creating a “Blackbox”.  Here’s the original post, here’s 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and here’s 2016: