It’s not every day you see an amazing display of orange poppies in Watford, someone had scattered some poppy seeds and forgotten about them and now there is a glorious orange field. Mixed with some pink and white poppies and thistles which will bloom in June will produce a kaleidoscope of colour. These orange poppies…
The beautiful Cheslyn Gardens is now in full bloom as spring is near its end. Sitting in one of the many seats in the garden you could be transported far away as you hear the birds singing, collecting food for their young. You can hear the water rushing over the pond’s waterfall in the background…
It was London Fashion Week in February 2020 and I am writing this blog in May after starting the 7th week of lockdown in the UK. Who would have thought that this may be the only physical London Fashion Week shows this year. It now seems like a lifetime away February, where the early signs…
Welcome to another tutorial, this time we are going make a star trail photograph like the one above which I took on the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower on the 21st April 2020. Also includes one meteor that I picked up. There are many ways to create this but I have found the following…
These psychedelic images are produced from real photographs using some of the tools in Adobe Photoshop. Creating a beautiful abstract arty picture. Below are the steps you need to go through to create these kinds of images, it is relatively straight forward but if you have any problems leave a comment below. What you would…
One of the most iconic tourist attractions turns 20 on Monday 9th March. It is London’s most visited attraction and one of the places I photograph a lot. I remember watching it being erected and all the controversy at the time about white elephants and no one was going to go on it. It certainly…
If someone had told me 15 years ago that I would be doing & enjoying fashion photography I would have said they were mad. Back then I was more interested in product and landscape photography. But now I have the buzz for fashion catwalks and photographing people. London Fashion Week (LFW) has just finished this…
A new exhibition opens at the Barbican Art Gallery called Masculinities: Liberation through photography. It explores how masculinity is experienced, performed, coded and socially constructed as expressed and documented through photography and film from the 1960s to the present day. With over 300 works from over 50 International artists, photographers & filmmakers the exhibition shows…
It’s blooming marvellous, the beautiful annual festival of floral art which took place between the 20th to 25th May 2019. It extends the RHS Chelsea Flower Show into the local neighbourhood. There were some impressive floral displays all made from real plants and flowers. Below I have listed my favourites although I didn’t get to…
Step into the sounds smells and sights of Colombia, starting off in a desert area with all the cactus and then into the jungle. Prepared to be amazed at the variety of orchids there are here. It was the last week of the Colombian inspired Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens. The crowds have been visiting…
