It was a lovely autumn day as my daughter, Rebecca, and I drove to Surrey the day before my latest fashion shoot. As we drove down the M1, we enjoyed a superb sunset. I noted the time, for scheduling the next day’s shoot. After checking into our hotel, we joined fashion designer, Lacry Puravu, who took us to look at locations …
SHAKEDOWN AT CURBOROUGH My Jaguar XJ13 film, Shakedown at Curborough, has been a labour of love. I shot it in early August 2016. Apart from about four days when I was working on other projects, I have been fully occupied editing it. It is the latest of my films about the amazing story of Neville Swales‘ most authentic …
I have a new showreel, SHOWREEL 2016 v1 I have had about 4 years off work with family care commitments. But I have been back at work, starting to rebuild my client list and buying lots of great new kit for about a year. And so the new showreel is to signpost the re-launch of …
JAGUAR XJ13 – the Le Mans racing car In the 1960s Jaguar were making great and iconic cars. Cars that have stood the test of time far better than most others of the era. Meanwhile, Jaguar’s Competition Department were having great success in international motorsport, despite being rather underfunded, compared to some of their rivals; …
Training-off to London, to get some more training. This time from 2 award winning master cinematographers. Photo 1 I make photographs and films. As a Director of Photography (DP) and Lighting Cameraman, I shoot television programmes and films. But so far Hollywood has not called. So I was delighted to get the chance to attend …
Filmmaking For what seems like an eternity, I have been very busy filmmaking for Tees Valley Arts. It is another really hot day, and here I am again, working indoors editing. I was contracted to shoot and edit a set of 3 films for the awfully nice team at TVA; Rowena, Peter, Miki and Maurice. This wonderful group …
My latest camera investment has been in the Sony FS7. This is a fantastic television/digital movie camera, capable of producing the most beautiful pictures. With a super 35 sensor it’s stunning pictures are very well suited to high quality television; commercials, docos, corporates, sports, news, dramas etc. but also the FS7 is a brilliant digital …
For well over 15 years I have been an active, enthusiastic and proud member of the Guild of Television Cameramen. In fact, I was on the GTC’s council some years ago, until the pressures of work meant I could no longer afford the time needed to serve the membership as they deserve. This organisation has …
Today was a very tough day. And yet it was a brilliant day. So why so tough, you ask? I needed to re-mount my photographs from last month’s London Classic Car Show, to be better presented at the Trinity Car Solutions – Breakfast meet. I had been invited to display my Classic Car Portraits at …
I have been, gone, and come back from The Photography Show. And it was good. I went to take a serious look, at the Eizo monitors range, Wacom tablets, Sigma Art series lenses and the Carl Zeiss Otus and Milvus lenses. But would I buy anything? I love Carl Zeiss lenses but was dismayed to …
