Lumilight – Solar Wooden Nightights

Lumilight – Solar Wooden Nightights

Now here are some wonderful night lights for everyone to enjoy!  Lumilight are solar powered, wooden, laser-cut, nightlights and I love them!   Each nightlight comes flat packed for you to assemble or easily send as a gift.  The light is provided by a little LED bulb and looks just like there is a candle […]

“Fiz” from Coronation Street Opens “The Fashion Parade”

“Fiz” from Coronation Street Opens “The Fashion Parade”

Jenny McAlpine is and actress in the long running soap “Coronation Street” where she plays the character Fiona “Fiz” Stape. A long time fashion client of mine, Elaine Croft, was opening her first “Fashion Parade” store in Uttoxeter and asked Jenny along to cut the ribbon and make the day a special one. Jenny was […]

Love Aroma – Home Fragrance Specialists

Love Aroma – Home Fragrance Specialists

Over the past year or so I have been photographing the stores of Love Aroma – home fragrance specialists.  Love Aroma sell fragranced candles and burners to enhance the look, and smell, of your home.  Brands like Yankee Candle, Woodwick, Stoneglow, Lampe Berger and On a Wick and a Prayer are brought to you in […]

Niven and Joshua – Bathroom Treats!

Niven and Joshua – Bathroom Treats!

Niven and Joshua are an online male grooming product specialist who import the very best cosmetics for men from around the world.  The latest brand they are bringing to the UK is Malin + Goetz from New York.  Now What they needed was a classy bathroom and a header shot for the web page to […]

Samways Cycles – From Shop to Workshop

Samways Cycles – From Shop to Workshop

Cyclists across Derbyshire know all about the family firm of Samways Cycles who have been in business for over 80 years. One of the unique features of the company is that they fit every bike to every rider in their specialist workshop.  They are so proud of this service that you can’t just go online […]

Vintage Model Company – Big Trucks

Vintage Model Company – Big Trucks

More known for their fabulous model aeroplane the Vintage Model Company came to me with a range of big trucks to photograph.  These precision, laser cut, beauties were a joy to work with and look great close-up too.  I made good use of my new Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro lens to get in very close. […]

Portable Lap Desk Installation No.1 – A Desk and More

Portable Lap Desk Installation No.1 – A Desk and More

Never tried a Kickstarter campaign myself but I hear that they do work.  Liyang Liu, of Yois Design, came to me with his “Portable Lap Desk Installation No.1” and now I know they work.  This clever design enables you have a portable desk that is firmly held on the wall, either for use, or storage, […]

Vintage Model Company – Magnificent Flying Machines!

Vintage Model Company – Magnificent Flying Machines!

When I was a teenager I spent a lot of time building models out of balsa wood and tissue, mostly yachts, and once I built a control-line diesel engine powered plane.  I was not that great at flying it but I did enjoy the process of building and the smell of the engine!  many people […]

Embers Merino – the Very Best Cycling Gear

In New Zealand the Merino sheep produces some of the very best wool in the world and from that Embers Merino, from Belper, make some of the very best cycling gear I have seen.  It is hard to believe these luxury items are made from wool.  I have photographed some of their range before but […]

Love Aroma – Burning the Sweet Smell of Success

Love Aroma are a specialist retailer of scented candles and essences with outlets across the East Midlands.  I went to see the store at the intu Derby shopping centre to capture their displays in preparation for Christmas time. You know when you are near to a Love Aroma shop by the wonderful scents that greet […]