Thoughts and stories from my experiences as a commercial photographer
An ‘occasional’ commercial photography blog
For over 20 years I have been a full time professional commercial photographer. Most of my work now is based around weddings, proposals and events in and around Edinburgh. I used to run a studio and do a lot of commercial photography work as well.
Here are my commercial photography blog posts from the past to give you an idea of the range of work I have done. If you are interested in asking me to be your photographer then get in touch below.
Yesterday I went with Holly Booth to assist on a bridal jewellery shoot for Judith Brown Jewellery at Dunwood Hall near Stoke-on-Trent. What an…
Exactly a year after leaving Banks’ Mill Studios I am now a resident of Shed 2 Studios in Ilkeston, just down the hill from where I live…
We all remember the old 1970’s shapeless bean bags, well Bright Eyes Bean Bags have taken the idea to another level! With designs…
Jo Beattie is a textile artist who likes shadows – each of her “Precious Memories” range of stitched artworks really come alive…
I often get asked to photograph unusual things but here is something both unusual and very practical – Wandlite – an LED based…
Ellie and Ross were recently married at the wonderful Breadsall Priory on a crisp winter’s day. Here is just a flavour of their day…
Tanya Burdina is a fashion designer and maker based at Banks’ Mill Studios in Derby. I have photographed most of her collection in the…
The Silk Mill in Derby is credited with being the world’s first automated factory and is one of the historic Derwent Valley Mills. In the…
Heather is a hairdresser! She wanted a shoot to promote her new looks and to help her complete her training. So Holly Booth and myself went to…
Littleover Building Services Ltd. are a company who, amongst other things, specialise in disabled adaptations for existing and new build…
Banks’ Mill Studios in Derby are a business incubation centre run by the University of Derby – and I was a resident for four years…
The Sally Montague Hair Group are one of the top hair dressing companies in the East Midlands so when I was asked to photograph their winter…
Someone who I have worked with on a number of projects is Coral Bell, now of Silk Model Management. I have photographed Coral a number of…
Over the past few weeks I have been updating my online presence and, in particular, my wedding photography. This web site is now dedicated to…
A long time ago I was trained in digital photographic restoration and have dabbled about repairing old photos ever since. One of my good clients…
If you have been enjoying the great summer weather and have been along to the Mundy Play Centre in Derby’s Markeaton Park you may have…
Last week I was back working with Jason from Jet Productions on test shooting for his #Flourish video project. This time the venue was the…
Littleover Building Services based in Derby specialise in disabled adaptions for homes as well as roofing , extensions and all types of…
Recently I have been working for DeMontfort Fine Art who are agents for many fine artists including Jack Vettriano. I was photographing…
I will be back at the Derby Cathedral Centre for February with a new exhibition of fine art images from the Island of Iona in the Western Isles of…
In the very latest edition of Photo Professional Magazine, February 2013, there is an article called “16 ways to make this your most…
When I was contacted by Savox UK about a photo shoot based around their range of communications equipment accessories for uniformed services…
From time to time I get to work on projects just for the fun of it. Recently I was in the studio with Oona and Sian and we came up with some great…
Last Thursday I got a text asking if I might be available for Monday in London, hush-hush, no details. Intrigued I said yes! The text was from…
Derby University Fashion department go each year to the Alternative Fashion Week in London with a selection of garments made by their students…
Something that I have done quite a bit of is photographing the work of 2D and 3D artists; painters and sculptors. One of these is Shyama Perera…
Here is a sneak peek from a recent photo shoot with Derby University fashion student Carly Jackson. Her collection is titled…
It has been a great few weeks of free publicity for me and now the Derybshire magazine (April 2012) has a two page spread about a wedding I did…
It’s the season when I spend time working with the final year fashion students at the University of Derby on their collections. There will…
Well there I was at Focus on Imaging and I came across the ec1 Publishing stand and there it was – f2 Freelance Photographer magazine with…
If you would like to get in touch to arrange a chat, a meeting or to book your wedding then get in touch!