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February 17, 2021
How I Got The Shot – Flour Shoot
I’ve lost count of the number of times people have messaged me asking “what lights did you use to get that photo” “how do you come up with your shoot ideas” – so I decided to go back through the hard drive to one of my most creative shoots and explain “How…
February 10, 2021
Live Streaming with a Nikon Z6
As we are still currently in a lockdown and the whole “work from home” idea is still very much present, I decided to create my own home “live streaming” setup. One thing I wanted to do however was to use my Nikon Z6 as the main streaming camera, which wasn’t too hard…
April 21, 2020
Documenting My Daily Walk COVID-19 Photography
2020 has been such a strange year and one that I’m not going to forget in a hurry! With lockdown still in effect and COVID-19 putting everything on hold, it’s a strange time to be in at the moment. Personally, I’ve been using this time to work from home to update the website, catch up on editing as…
June 26, 2019
Charlotte and Rob
On Saturday 8th June I was back up in the awesome Dedicated XL gym up in Liverpool. A gym I’d shot at previously however, this was before their huge Watson Equipment refit! So not only could I not wait to see the new gym I couldn’t want to capture some stunning photos with Charlotte and Rob. The…
January 8, 2019
How to: Editing Fitness Photos using Adobe Lightroom
Since I started shooting fitness photography, it’s always been a bit of a learning curve. It’s not something you can really study or just pick up and start shooting. Magazine after magazine I’d look at the photos shot by some of the best and kept wondering “how can I be…
August 1, 2018
New York New York
NYC, The Big Apple, home of TV series Friends or Marvel’s Luke Cage (on Netflix) – however you know New York everybody knows something about this city. The city that never sleeps and awash with the famous yellow taxis. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit. Countless…
July 16, 2018
Sunset Fitness Shoot
Recently the weather in the UK has been incredible! Sunny day after sunny day. So when you get a phone call from your friend Gaz asking if you fancied a rooftop shoot to try and capture the evening sunset, you can’t really say no. Plus what better to enjoy the sunshine than on a rooftop in…
June 20, 2018
Matt Tapp Memorial Jam 2018
Farnborough skate park was once again for the 5th year home to the Matt Tapp Memorial Jam, created and organised by the amazing Charile Norton aka Big Boss. The previous years (2017, 2016, 2015) have set the way for this event to bring not only Matt’s family together but close and distance…
May 1, 2018
Paris – Week in the City of Lights
The last time I visited Paris was back in 2009, so almost 10 years ago! This was for a short break skateboarding around the French capital, with a few friends. However, the main purpose of this was trip to capture some stunning photography of this wonderful city. There was no real set plan in terms…
February 22, 2018
Fast Kicking Action Photography
The other weekend I was approached by a local IFBB bikini athlete, Effie Parnell-Hopkinson, to create some unique photography for her social media channels. The main idea for the shoot was to capture some fast-paced action photography down at Kickboxing Cheltenham. Boxing, roundhouse…
December 31, 2017
How To: Update your Metadata in Lightroom
As another year comes to an end, it’s time to prepare for what’s in store for 2018. This might be looking over all the shoots from 2017 and seeing what worked and where the improvements are needed. Maybe it’s time to update your equipment, buy a new lens or even a new camera…
December 27, 2017
Winter 360 Gloucestershire
The festive season is well and truly upon us. Christmas parties, plenty of food and as of today the magic that is snow! It might have been two days for a “white Christmas” however nevertheless, the feeling of Winter was ever present. Therefore, I tried to capture this magical moment by…
December 12, 2017
2017 Review
As the year is finally coming to an end, it’s time to reflect on the past 12 months. 2017 has been quite an eventful one. So sit back and enjoy this short round up of events and various projects!! 2017 Review - The Year of Fitness Photography!I’ve been shooting fitness for about 2-3…
September 13, 2017
Developing your Style as a Photographer
Being a photographer can sometimes be a stressful job but most of the time it’s a very rewarding one. Creating images that others enjoy as well as meeting new people with inspirational stories. When I first started photography my passion was capturing my friends skateboarding. Now however, my…
July 25, 2017
Owner vs King 2017 – Battle of the Beasts
Owner vs King is a well know event hosted byThe Gym Gloucester. The other monthly competitions include the Queen and King of the Gym events. The theme with all these different events are about proving your strength, endurance and willpower. Saturday 15th July it was the turn of the owner, James…
July 3, 2017
First Look: Elinchrom ELB 1200
If you’re passionate about location photography and use a lot of flash, then you would have heard back in February that Elinchrom replaced their old Ranger RX system. The new system would be a revolution in portability and the ideal power-tool for the most adventurous of photographers. Say…
June 29, 2017
A Week Along the Amalfi Coast
At the start of June, I was boarding a plane to visit the sunny area of the Amalfi Coast. This was my first holiday in quite a while, therefore I was rather excited! The views along the coastline looked stunning and I couldn’t wait to explore the city of Sorrento. Before leaving I wanted to…
June 28, 2017
Colburn Homes – Project Overview
Colburn Homes are a residential development company based within Gloucestershire. For their latest project in Warwickshire, I was asked to capture a bespoke 360 virtual tour. The purpose was to highlight and showcase one of the new properties at the Devereux Close development. The final tour would…
June 18, 2017
Matt Tapp Memorial Jam 2017
This is the fourth year of the Matt Tapp Memorial Jam and this year was bigger and better than ever! Not only down the massive support from various different sponsors but also the increase in support from friends, family members and loved ones. It was safe to say that a quite a bit blood, various…
May 18, 2017
Fitness Photography Lighting
I tend to get a lot of questions asking about my fitness photography lighting and what I use. I therefore decided on my recent shoot with Mark Weston to give a quick run down on my lighting. Lighting is something that can make or break a shoot in my opinion. With a poor lighting setup you’ll…