I was planning this shoot for sometime. I wanted a dark feel to the image that completed the gin bottle. Careful thought went Into the colour of the backdrop and also the props that where used. I alway start off with lighting the background. This was a thin softbox placed a low angle giving a …
This was the beginning of my new studio sessions. Which will be running monthly from AWOL Studios Manchester. This month’s theme was macro photography where we tackled a technique called focus stacking. We had a group in the morning and a group in the afternoon, who both gained knowledge and direction from me on my …
This week my focus was on a pair of cycling glasses. This was going to be a challenge for me dealing with shiny and mat surfaces. On building the set I knew that I was going to use three lights for this shoot two on the glasses and one on the background. My problem was …
This year I’m excited to be working from a studio based in Manchester. I’ll mainly be focusing on product photography as well as training people in my approach to lighting and studio work. This is my first challenge in the studio photographing a floating trainer. The idea came from seeing other images online of …