Visiting our friend Kitty in Cumbria always means a walk down to the tractor graveyard in the valley below her house. I love the decay, nature slowly engulfing machines that have done their best to tame it and colours – oranges, reds and blues sitting among a sea of green.
Last week I was in Leamington working with fellow role players at a vets training event and one of them, Ali, volunteered for a portrait shoot. So after dinner one evening I set up the lights and back drop and off we went!
A last minute request to cover a singing workshop in Easingwold came from a friend in need on Saturday but with nothing particularly planned for the following day, I agreed. All I knew was that the two-hour workshop was being led by Bruce Ncube and that it was being held at the Methodist Church. I
As usual we took on this fundraising stall at the Sinnington May Fair – items dropped off by local village people, mostly of little value, but somehow we managed to raise £250 in the two hours we were there. Just before it kicked off I had a little free time and thought I’d photograph a
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A few days on the island with the family is always a tonic – walks, eating out, catching up and Bella’s tenth birthday. Here’s some photographs created while I was there. The house boats in Bembridge are always fun to walk past, there’s usually work being done and it’s now looking quite trendy with several
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In a little bit of downtime between portraits at Helmsley Arts Centre I noticed some of their cafe chairs on the stage and thought how beautiful they were caught in my lights. I had a quick play for 5 mins and was pleased with the results: I posted them on my IG account and a
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I was delighted to be asked by Tash, the arts centre director and ‘Woman of Kirkby’ if I’d like to help them celebrate their 30th anniversary by creating thirty portraits of their staff and volunteers. More chance to practice! I took my black backdrop and set up with the lights in the auditorium. Here are
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Well not really. Rachel had an evening event at the Spa so I took the opportunity to have a bit of a wander around the seafront. By the time I got there a chilly wind had blown up, that knocked my creativity a bit, so I decided to ‘go macro’ and stay in one small
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