This session was shot recently with Burcu. It’s one of the test sessions I’ve been undertaking with the new Quadra pack to get a handle on how best to use it and also I was also testing another new piece of gear a Lastolite Skylite. The article thumbnail is a pull back from the session showing the set up [More…]
I’ve just got time for a new lighting diagram for this update. I’ve quickly put up this glamour shot of Cat taken a few months back. We wanted to created a retro glamour look reminiscent of the golden age of Hollywood in the 30s and 40s. It’s not a straight replica but more of a interpretation of that style. I’m [More…]
This is one of my Film Noire sessions for 2010. A last minute session put together with Cat to take advantage of my schedule. The location for the session was in Dundee, and makes for a wonderful backdrop for this image. The session was what I call run and gun, basically find a location and grab shots before moving [More…]
Autumn Collection series of images was actually supposed to be the Winter Collection, shot in January 2008 up in the Lecht area of Scotland. However due to conditions in the area I planned to be using was snowed out and the bridge was missing. So we had to find and use an alternative location, luckily I know [More…]
Call it an epiphany of awareness (or, more likely, a side effect of insomnia) but I decided to go back to the early days of my photography. A time where all I had was a single lens for my new camera and learning how to ‘see’ a scene. My project is as simple as it’s complex. To view the world with [More…]
Bad Girl was taken in 2009 as part of an assignment with Saks Hair and Beauty. I had been commissioned to produce prints for the branch in Dundee. The Bad Girl image is taken from one of the Avant-garde sessions and is my personal choice from the session rather than a client selection. I love to work with [More…]
Summer Dreams was shot in 2009, it was a dark, overcast evening in Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen and I wanted to create something a bit more vibrant to reflect the time of year (June). This image was taken as part of a model session for her portfolio and was one of 3 sets taken on the day.