A friend asked if I could take some photos of her daughter at her pre prom gathering. Took me back to when my two were sixteen and got all dressed up, with their partner for the evening and headed off to the Feathers in Helmsley to celebrate the end of secondary school. It was a […]
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 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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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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Buy your own Zine of this project. I haven’t posted in ages because I’ve been preparing for my second exhibition ‘Women of Kirkbymoorside’ It ran at our Methodist Chapel March 4th – 11th and included, as its focus, ‘International Women’s Day’. I wanted to both practice creating portraits but also to highlight and celebrate the
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An unusual request but one I was delighted to accept. Amy was releasing some new music in the Spring and embarking on a tour and needed an image of her holding a goose. Luckily her neighbour Phil had a friendly goose that fitted the bill perfectly. It was a beautiful morning, the best of the
As part of my ongoing ‘Women of Kirkbymoorside’ project I recently photographed our town clerk, Lisa Bolland. Following on from what was an hilarious and fun shoot she proposed she bring her daughter along next time for a mother and daughter session. With Christmas coming she thought it would be lovely to give her parents
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I was so delighted to have my camera with me earlier in the week when I was working as a role player at the Hull York Medical School. When I asked my fellow actor Narelle if she wanted to have her picture taken during our lunch break she showed such enthusiasm I was shocked. I’m
