I’ve lost count of the number of times people have messaged me asking “what lights did you use to get that photo” “how do you come up with your shoot ideas” – so I decided to go back through the hard drive to one of my most creative shoots and explain “How I Got The Shot”. The shoot in question is the flour shoot I shot back in 2018, a shoot that received over 300+ likes on my Instagram. Therefore with it being one of my most popular shoots, it was only fitting to take the time to film a short video break down. Flour Shoot – It’s All About Planning Sometimes the simplest of lighting can cr ..read more

As we are still currently in a lockdown and the whole “work from home” idea is still very much present, I decided to create my own home “live streaming” setup. One thing I wanted to do however was to use my Nikon Z6 as the main streaming camera, which wasn’t too hard to do, but finding the right pieces to make it all work together was! After watching a few YouTube videos for ideas and watching the Joe McNally home broadcast setup from the last lockdown, I put together a list of “must-haves” and slowly ticked them off. The idea behind wanting to do more live streaming or video content was the ..read more

2020 has been such a strange year and one that I’m not going to forget in a hurry! With lockdown still in effect and COVID-19 putting everything on hold, it’s a strange time to be in at the moment. Personally, I’ve been using this time to work from home to update the website, catch up on editing as well as trying to learn new skills. One of those skills has been video and video editing. Therefore, I decided to setup the Nikon Z6, plug in the Rode WirelessGo and hit the record button! The idea behind the video was to document the social effects that COVID-19 and this pandemic. Capturing COVI ..read more

On Saturday 8th June I was back up in the awesome Dedicated XL gym up in Liverpool. A gym I’d shot at previously however, this was before their huge Watson Equipment refit! So not only could I not wait to see the new gym I couldn’t want to capture some stunning photos with Charlotte and Rob. The couple had decided to book myself for a shoot to document their personal transformations. So after getting in touch with myself via Instagram they booked in at the start of March. This gave them that date to work towards their target and be accountable for their training and diet going forward. A G ..read more

Since I started shooting fitness photography, it’s always been a bit of a learning curve. It’s not something you can really study or just pick up and start shooting. Magazine after magazine I’d look at the photos shot by some of the best and kept wondering “how can I be editing fitness photos as good as these guys?!” Looking at the lighting and developing my style over the years, I’ve been managed to create a look I’m happy to apply to most of my editing. Due to this, the most common question I get asked online by fellow photographers is – “What editing software do you use or how can I start ..read more

NYC, The Big Apple, home of TV series Friends or Marvel’s Luke Cage (on Netflix) – however you know New York everybody knows something about this city. The city that never sleeps and awash with the famous yellow taxis. It’s a place I’ve always wanted to visit. Countless Hollywood films have used these streets and blocks as scenes in blockbuster movies, so once the trip was confirmed I started to binge watch film after film featuring New York! 5 days walking block to block, travelling between boroughs on the subway and not forgetting tasting some amazing food….NEW YORK style! I’m a big f ..read more

Recently the weather in the UK has been incredible! Sunny day after sunny day. So when you get a phone call from your friend Gaz asking if you fancied a rooftop shoot to try and capture the evening sunset, you can’t really say no. Plus what better to enjoy the sunshine than on a rooftop in Bristol somewhere. It was also an excuse to try out my new Nikon 300mm f/2.8 VR II, on what was going to be an epic outdoor location. The Only Way is Up! I didn’t really know much about the location of the rooftop, but as I was meeting up with Gaz later that Saturday to try and shoot some more content fo ..read more

Farnborough skate park was once again for the 5th year home to the Matt Tapp Memorial Jam, created and organised by the amazing Charile Norton aka Big Boss. The previous years (2017, 2016, 2015) have set the way for this event to bring not only Matt’s family together but close and distance friends back to the skate park to remember the life of Matt Tapp. With an even bigger prize haul from last year, the 2018 jam was going to be the biggest and best one yet! Going Bigger for 2018 The format of the day was much the same of previous years. Everyone heading to the skate park for ..read more

The last time I visited Paris was back in 2009, so almost 10 years ago! This was for a short break skateboarding around the French capital, with a few friends. However, the main purpose of this was trip to capture some stunning photography of this wonderful city. There was no real set plan in terms of “this day I’ll go here” although before my trip I did look through Pinterest for Parisian inspiration. Locations, times of day to visit these locations as well as the all-important – how to get the very best out of my week-long trip. So with all that knowledge (mainly gained during my Eurostar ..read more

The other weekend I was approached by a local IFBB bikini athlete, Effie Parnell-Hopkinson, to create some unique photography for her social media channels. The main idea for the shoot was to capture some fast-paced action photography down at Kickboxing Cheltenham. Boxing, roundhouse kicks……..basically some bad ass photographs in an amazing photogenic environment. So with my Elinchrom ELB’s packed and charged it was time to up that shutter speed and capture the action! High Speed for Fast Action Photography The lighting on the shoot was rather simple, almost the standard setup that I use ..read more