Cambodia Picture on Travel Website

Found this using TinEye (great search engine for any photographers out there wanting to trace their own work or find any usage of a picture) tonight. The picture on the left is one of mine from a fantastic trip to Angkor Wat, Cambodia a few years back.


This is the original:

Home Studio: Hands!

A couple more examples from my home studio before it gets dismantled and turned back into a bedroom.

I wanted to try and get all the family's hands in one shot without looking awkward and cumbersome. The first attempt was just with three of us:




And the second one required somewhat more coordination and much bribery of chocolate:

Home Studio: First Pictures

It is amazing what you can do with a bit of research (and I'd like to claim a bit of ingenuity but it took me so long how to figure it all out when really it's so simple I'm not sure I can make that claim!).

I have been meaning to try and sort out some decent lighting and make a studio, on a budget, with not much room and not much time...sounds like a recipe for a disaster. I haven't quite got the lighting how I want it yet but I'm really pleased with some of the photographs.

List of equipment I used:

• 1 very big sheet of white paper
• 1 camera
• 1 decent flash
• 1 flash dug out of my Grandad's cupboard and about 30 years old
• 3 pocket wizards (this bit blew my budget but it's well worth it!)

I'll post some more detailed instructions later on how I put it together and where I got the kit. Strobist's Lighting 101, which so many people recommend and link to, is brilliant, but it still took me a while to adapt this for a Canon camera.

Anyway, here are my first results:

This shot showing the contrast of a grown-up's hands around a newborn baby's foot doesn't have the hard isolated white background but I'm pleased with the smooth lighting and the lack of harsh shadows.


These two were some of the first I did with the subject cleanly isolated against the white background and deliberately going for a high key effect. A bit of a classic posey shot but it was fun trying it.

Welcome, Charlotte

It is always good to welcome a new model into the fold but this one is particularly special.

Fast asleep and just 2 days old



Just a day later and already putting on some weight


I love pictures of babies yawning. (Don't ask me why!)

snapfish mugs

It's been a while since my last post but a friend just emailed an advert featuring two of my pictures. Well done Reuben and thanks for spotting it Cheryll!

NHS Pregnancy Book 2009

For some unknown reason, Kate and Reuben seem to be outselling me significantly when it comes to photos we're in! A friend from our NCT class found this one and emailed to let us know that Kate and Reuben are in the latest NHS Pregnancy Book which goes out to all pregnant mums. It's in the Sleeping section, page 140 for any of you expecting families out there or is online.

This is the picture:

Dinner Jacket Model

Not just another photograph of mine in use (for Jakob Custom Clothiers), but check out the model (the one on the left), and yes, I know that's the one you can't see the face...

Night Time Photography

I thought I would try my hand at a bit of night time, astronomical photography with my 200m zoom lens and new 2x extender. I'm quite pleased with the results.