I'm so glad spring has sprung!
The days just keep on getting warmer and warmer! Its fantastic!
The only problem is, in this country, when we have a stretch of good weather, it just means that it'll end very soon and very horribly! So I've been trying to take advantage of the weather, and Sundays photoshoot was no exception.

One thing I love about the brits is that the very second the sun comes out, everyone is like "QUICK! GET THE CHARCOAL AND THE BARBEQUE!" or..."Quick!! get some sun tan lotion on!" or "lets all go down to the beach at once!! Hurry though, because they're only beaches in Devon and Cornwall!!"
Anyway...
I loved Sundays shoot. Even though I was telling Phil and Hannah (My brother and his Wife) that it was a terrible shoot the whole time, I had a great time.
I'm very similar to Phil in the same way that he is similar to Dad...(Remind him of that regularly, he loves it!)...in that when we're nervous, we clown around and go all silly and try to show off and pull faces, and basicly act like idiots! Its terrible!!

The shoot went very well though, and for the first time, I have actually been satisfied with my pictures straight after taking them, Whereas previously, I would leave it a couple of days before I start looking at the images to edit them because I "Knew" that I had failed....But then I'd edit them and realise that they're actually pretty cool shots!.... Weird

Another reason why I think this shoot went well is that a few of these pictures made me realise that I have my own style, and I like it. This sounds like a simple statement, but for me, this is groundbreaking! For the first time I'm really pleased with my pictures!

Enjoy these please.

Phils Eye lashes are like, 4 inches long in this picture!

Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me whats the other side of this fence?



I love being able to shoot with the d300 and a 50mm 1.f8 lens with no flash at 7pm!

I really love doing photoshoots, they're totally underated over here. Going back to the brits again, I think in general, we don't like having our picture taken (me included)...but why? Are we the only nation who are so camera shy? Probably not, but we're pretty bad at freezing when we see a camera! Hopefully the falling prices of decent digital cameras will encourage the younger generations to relax a little infront of the lens! If you feel like putting your inhibitions to one side and having a photoshoot with me then drop me a line! I'd love to hear from you!

Hi Everyone, I hope you're having a great weekend. Its so frosty here at the moment in Bristol, its beautiful.

Enjoy the rest of the pictures from Emma and Jays photoshoot that we did in Clifton, Bristol.
As I said in the last post, if you feel like having a shoot like the one I did with Emma and Jay, or my other couples, then please feel free to contact me.

This was shot with my lensbaby. It rarely creates technically perfect pictures, which it what I like about it I think!

(sorry number 10 for shooting on your doorstep, well you see it looked so nice, we couldn't resist!)

Photography,  just like any other skill, means that if you want to stay on top, you need to be constantly learning.

Recently, I thought that there was not much more that I could learn, but after being on a 3 day course recently, I'm not as smart as I think I am. Very humbling.

Many photographers tell you that you need to understand the rules of photography, the most common and simple one is the rule of thirds.
They will also tell you that the rules are there to be broken.

At the moment, I am trying hard to learn more about the magic of light, and how I can use my camera to capture the light.

Like any learning process, it takes time but I am really enjoying looking at everything with a photographic eye.

But like any good photographer, I will apply the "rules are there to be broken"-rule when it makes me look good.
Camera shake? I prefer to call it, Oh I don't know... "An artistic quiver"?
Out of Focus? Lets call it from now on "Gaussian blur!"
Or, you could just convert to black and white, and everyones happy!

Enjoy these pictures.