Heidi Gibbs – The Bank Pottery
Heidi Gibbs is a potter working out of her delightful studio near Crowdecote in Derbyshire called “The Bank Pottery“. She was the latest artist I have photographed for Artsbeat Magazine. Heidi teaches classes at her studio an in local colleges so her work is very diverse with everything from animals to cups & saucers and […]
Kerri Pratt – Fine Artist
I do like working with fine artists! Kerri Pratt is a painter who has a building reputation and is the current holder of the biennial £18,000 Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award, one of the biggest in the country. The award is intended to bring a rising artist to Derbyshire to produce work inspired by the county’s […]
Fashion Photography Special
Each year I work with some of the 3rd year Derby University fashion students photographing their final collections. It is always interesting to see what they have designed and made and work with their ideas on the shoots. This year there was a lot of variety as well as great tailoring. Everything from a kind […]
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, […]
Dreams to Reality – hand crafted stationary
Dreams to Reality created hand crafted stationary for all occasions, with an emphasis on the wedding market. They are big sellers on Not on the High Street and were looking to photograph their entire range in a new style more suited to that environment. I chose to use the table top I made from old […]
Rachel Bowler – Super Model!
Rachel is a favourite model who insists that she is not really 6ft tall! So when Rachel asked if I could take some model portfolio pictures for her agency I was more than happy to help. Siân Revill came along to apply make-up and we set about creating simple shoots to show off Rachel in […]
Jeweller Rachel Helen at Work
One of the advantages of sharing a large studio space at Shed 2 Studios is meeting and working with other creative people every day. One of those is Rachel Helen Designs who makes amazing bespoke high end jewellery. Rachel is going through the process of rebranding and wanted to show how she works. So first […]
Focus is Dead! Long live The Photography Show!
Focus is Dead! Long live The Photography Show! This years major photographic industry show at the NEC as rebranded The Photography Show after the demise of Focus on Imaging. New name and new organisers meant I just had to go. So on the last day I drove down to the NEC with Holly and Lara […]
Shed 2 Studios – I have moved in!
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. I am so excited to be back in a permanent home where I can continue to experiment and work. Shed 2 Studios is a collective of artists sharing […]
Silk Model Management – Male Model Shoot
Someone who I have worked with on a number of project is Coral Bell, now of Silk Model Management. I have photographer Coral a number of times but this was a shoot for two of her models from the agency, Sam and Adam. Coral just wanted some good studio portfolio shots to use to promote […]
Commercial and Industrial Photographer for Edinburgh, the Highlands, Lothian and Borders of Scotland 