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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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
March 25, 2018
2BroPro Royal London Show
On the 10-11th March, I had the pleasure of being invited to the very first 2BroPro fitness show in London. This was the first bodybuilding show I’d been asked to photograph, so there was a mixture of excitement and nervousness.…
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…
January 15, 2018
The Big Photography Equipment Update
Back in 2014, I made the jump to swap my main camera, a Nikon D700 to the 36-megapixel beast – the Nikon D800. It was quite a jump and since then the D800 was my go-to camera. Countless fitness shoots and it produced some amazing…
December 31, 2017
2018 Photography Checklist
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…
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…
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…
October 26, 2017
Creating Your Perfect Website
Having a website online for the world to see is a powerful tool and method of building business. However like any tool, if it’s not correct for the job then it’s just not going to work! Having a site that’s not correctly configured can…
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…
August 15, 2017
Easier Online Checkout Experience
Recently I’ve been spending quite a bit of time within the back end of the website, tidying up some code and developing some new exciting features. The main area I’ve been looking at is the online checkout, the final payment…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…