After watching the Stargazing Live and having tickets to actually go to the live event at the Gibside, I thought I would see what I can capture with my camera. It’s actually quite chilled out heading out into the middle of nowhere in the pitch black. The pressure is off, and if you don’t get [...]
On Friday gone, I went to Beamish Museum with my family for their Christmas Evening. It was a complete step back in time. I have been to the museum a good few times before, but never at night, or in the snow for that matter. They did a fantastic job getting it ready for the [...]
A few shots of a family christening at St John the Baptist, Carlisle Upperby. Great day! Proud parents Suzi and Andrew didn’t let the rotten weather dampen the day. We drove through snow blizzards, icy patches, blasting winds, you name it to make it there on time! Anyway, enough of the ramble… Good day had [...]
For the last couple of years we’ve gone to York to do a spot of Christmas shopping. York feels pretty festive around this time of year, with the dark narrow sheets of the Shambles lit up with Christmas trees and the smell of roast chestnuts flowing around the wooden huts. I often take my camera [...]
Just got back from this years’ Durham Lumiere and i must say there are some absolutely fantastic pieces of light you must see!! Here’s a few from tonight: The Giant Snow Globe in Durham Marketplace. I Love Durham by Jacques Rival (France) One of my favourite images of the Durham Lumiere light festival. Waterfall from [...]
Last night I had the pleasure of photographing Tilly’s Halloween Masquerade Ball at the Derwent Manor. For those of you who don’t know the story behind Tilly’s incredible little journey through life, i’ll remind you: Tilly contracted meningitis at just 17 months old. She had to have her hands surgically amputated after septicaemia brought on [...]
Mechanical failure on a epic scale. This crane ended up on it’s roof as a result of brake failure. Ebchester Hill is quite a steep decline in a car, never mind a crane. The driver came away unharmed, certainly using up one of his nine lives. I dare say it’s not very often someone can [...]
With it being the school holidays i find it’s my only time i get to go out, other than a weekend of course . We decided to have a quick plodge (is that even a word?) around Tanfield Railway with Sarah’s nephew, Lewis. Lewis is a real character and has a real love of trains [...]
It’s been a while since i last made a post on my blog, so here goes. I attended a workshop about a month ago at Banana Studio, Newcastle, where one of the models of the day was Raphaella McNamara. I had previously read somewhere that it was basically impossible to take a poor shot of [...]
Some of you may or may not know, I have a real interest (borderline obsession) in New York City. I guess it all started in 1992 when I sat down to watch ‘Home Alone 2, Lost in New York’. From then onwards I basically fell in love with the place. There’s just something about the [...]
Here’s a few from my trip with my family to The Lakes last week. Castlerigg Stone Circle – Tourist hotspot as it’s so easy to get to. These buggers were pretty friendly, but very hungry! Quick pano of Derwent Water. I revisited the same spot from 2 years ago. A view from the summit of [...]
I’ve known Sinead and Paul for a couple of years now through work, and when I was asked to capture their special day it was hard to turn down. Despite the rather wet week, Saturday turned out to be a perfect summers day. The rain had even held off for the whole day. This was [...]
This has to have been the wettest wedding of the year so far, and infact probably the wettest day of the year. Needless to say this didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits, especially those displayed by John and Sam’s family and friends. I arrived just before 10:30am hoping to get there before the rain came tumbling down. [...]
On Saturday I attended the High Fashion Workshop at Banana Studio, Byker. The day started by meeting our models, Bambi and Charlie Banks who had travelled from Scotland for the day. We also had Jordan and Laura modelling for us too. In all, the day was absolutely well worth every penny, and i came away [...]
Just arrived back from spending a couple of days in The Lake District with my parents and girlfriend. The weather was surprisingly good so I had to make the most of it and get a few images to come home with. Here are just a couple from the trip. A view from Surprise View overlooking [...]
Quite a decent day spent down at ‘The Quayside, Lloyds Bar’, covering the Freevo 2011 music festival. The event basically showcases some of the talented unsigned artists/musicians and comedians in the north east; a great place to be heard! UPDATE: Full gallery is now available on Facebook. Tag yourselves in if you like… Feel free [...]
Yesterday saw me second shooting with Debbie Todd at a fantastic location in Hartlepool. It was something completely different, unique and simply fascinating! It was on-board an 19th century battleship called HMS Trincomalee, now docked at Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience Centre. The day held great weather, with the exception of the wind. This didn’t stop us [...]
A few shots from Bananastudio’s Creative Talent Circle. It’s a great opportunity to network with other photographers, models, stylists and MUA’s. The nights are often busy but you get to work with some fantastic models and hopefully come away with some great shots. Here’s a small selction of photos from the night. Many thanks [...]
Quite a drizzly and blustery afternoon didn’t stop dozens of supporters turning out to see their local team parade the FA Vase through the streets of Whitley Bay. Maybe one day we’ll see Newcastle United on an open top bus…
Here’s a few photos from the Pirelli Rally 2011. The weather held out great for the rally. The only downside was the heat had really dried the stages up covering us in dust after each car had passed. More soon… tk…
