About Me
I was 10yrs old when I got my first SLR camera and the fire to take pictures was ignited. Working for local papers at the age of 12 shooting local events and processing and printing my own images.
I told the careers advisors at school I wanted to be a photographer, when they stopped laughing they directed me to BT or British Gas, I was not happy, luckily my Mum (bless her) sprang into action securing me an interview and subsequently a job for the Met Police Photographic Branch.
Starting as a Scene of Crime photographer (oh boy I have some stories). I moved on and managed to get the hang of photographing people in the vertical position spending 5yrs working for the Mets press and publicity office at NSY shooting everything from Royalty (yes I did meet Princess Di) to major recruitment campaigns for outside agencies and art directors.
I left the Police and struck out on my own and now the list of companies I have worked for is endless inc: Sainsbury's, BOC, Breaks, COI, Cabinet Office, Met Police (yep they had me back working independently for TMP), HSBC, GCE, Eurostar, London Underground, Sika to name a few.
I don't think photography is about the equipment (although all my equipment is up to date) Its about people (I really like people) and a comprehensive understanding of light.
As I have been doing this for quite a while I also see in images, my brain constantly re-frames my life in oblong boxes, significantly reducing set up time, reducing a 2 day shoot to perhaps half a day. I know what works, I listen well and understand what you need, working together to achieve the best possible imagery no matter how gnarly the location.
I recently had a quick shoot for a company to be used for an article about an individual, when submitted to the trade magazine, they moved the image from the inside pages to the front page. Images are important, and decent ones can be very worthwhile and save you money!
With the cost of library pictures and licensing I can shoot bespoke relevant images at a fraction of the price that includes an unlimited licence to use worldwide.....forever....Give me a try!
My prices start at £250/hr
all the best
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