• Photographing light – when the subject isn’t an object

    Photographing light when the subject isn’t an object When we talk about pictures we are taking, have taken or are going to take, most often we do so in terms of what that picture is of. We talk about that amazing giraffe, or the beautiful river winding through the landscape, the smiling child or the …

  • The power of eye contact – Dean looks up

    I had been asked to take pictures at a First Holy Communion by the father of the boy in this picture. I’d done all the usual shots and had more than enough pictures to keep daddy happy. With the job safely covered I was able to hunt out some different angles, and to take a …

  • Picking the decisive moment – at the Bank of England

    Give yourself choices • adding depth • simple or complex • when it all comes together   There’s too much reverence attached to Cartier-Bresson’s mystical Decisive Moment – the moment in which all the elements of a scene come together to make the perfect picture. Of course decisive moments do happen, but there is no …

  • A single bold colour – red umbrella on a snowy morning

    Using bold colours · making a colour stand out · low light photography · having patience · shooting raw I’m not a great fan of black and white images that use a spot of colour. It seems a little forced to me, and the effort that goes into this sort of picture post capture is …