Our local walk, which takes around an hour, is very colourful at the moment with the yellow fields of rapeseed ablaze. The bluish late evening light provides a stunning backdrop too. I was thinking about the work of Franco Fontana as I took my walk.
I’m chuffed that my submission to this new festival has been accepted. I thought quite hard about which image to submit and decided on this one as something a bit different. My main focus is portraiture rather than landscapes or architecture but I like this image, created whilst in Valencia in January. It’s simply a
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It was great to welcome Rachel Watkinson to the studio on Friday. Rachel is the co-founder of the York based Gillygate Collective and though still working occasionally as an actor, has recently retrained as a mid-wife. She asked for acting shots as well as some that reflected her new profession, so we got to work.
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It was great to spend time with voice over artist and actor Jessie Brooks who visited this week. We’d not met before, she followed up my offer of free head shots to the York-based Gillygate Collective, so it was lovely to have lunch and a good chat before we started the shoot. I’m still very
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I’d come across the work of the legendary Italian photographer before but it was reading a review of his latest, and life’s work, exhibition that generated an idea. First of all though, if you are reading this and are unacquainted with Franco Fontana, watch this: So having just returned from two months in Spain, far
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It was lovely to see Ariel again, just over a year ago she came for some headshots and, as she’s had a colour change, it’s time for some more … She’s a fantastic model to shoot – so energetic, confident and fun! I can see why she’s such a hit doing stand up comedy. It
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Great to meet Daniel yesterday and create some portraits with him. Daniel has recently moved back to the UK from Rome where he has been teaching. He’s looking to set up a public speaking business, training people to speak more confidently. I’ve also worked in this area so we had a really good chat about
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We’re in this beautiful Basque city for 10 days before heading back to the UK. A very different vibe to Valencia – slower, more sedate and elegant. Cooler and wetter too so good preparation for home. Not sure how I feel about the Kursaal Centre, designed by Rafael Moneo. At night it’s lit up and
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