London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2025 (L2BVCR) My Photography & Lighting Adventures on The Mall – 2nd November 202 Ah, the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run — that magical annual ritual where brave souls take 100-year-old cars out for a spin in weather that...
Horse Portrait Photography At Dusk – A Guide To Using Flash – The Good The Bad & The Ugly
Horse Portrait Photography At Dusk – A Guide To Using Flash – The Good The Bad & The Ugly I will be sharing some tips and lessons learned on using flash at dusk for horse portrait photography within the next week or two. It’s been a while,...
Veteran Cars, Veteran Mistakes: My L2BVCR2025 Photography Lighting Adventures In London On The Mall
I’ve photographed the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run four times over the past decade, which is long enough to realise two things: These cars are older than my grandparents’ grandparents. Every year, I find a new way to make my life more complicated with gear. Out...
The Hopper Mausoleum & Godox AD300 Pro Flash
The Hopper mausoleum is a grand, elaborate structure unlike any other in the country. The mausoleum is located on Greymare Hill, roughly six miles from Consett. The location feels very remote, but the churches congregation continued until the early 1970’s when St...
The London To Brighton Veteran Car Run 2024 – Commemorating the famous Emancipation Run of November 1896.
The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2024: A Photographer’s View The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the longest-running motoring event in the world, held nearly every year on the first Sunday in November. This was our third time photographing it, and after a...
FIRST TIME USING A MAGMOD XL ON THE ROOF OF A WATER TOWER
When it comes to flash photography on location, keeping kit both portable and light weight to me is important. Moreover, the main issue with modifiers on location is usually the wind, so unless you are willing to carry a load of sandbag’s or have assistants securing...
Hand Raising an Abandoned Greenfinch Chick
Hand Raising an Abandoned Greenfinch Chick This story started on a scorching Friday afternoon, August 2nd, 2024. Fran was in the garden when she spotted a dead Greenfinch chick under our Cherry Blossom tree. Just as she was taking it all in, she noticed something move...
Lighting Examples Of What You Can Achieve With A Godox AD300 Pro Paired With A Godox AD-R12 Long Throw Reflector
The GODOX AD-R12 Godox-mount 9.3 inch / 23.5 cm Long Focus Reflector pairs well with a Godox AD300 pro providing a tighter spread of light. The reflector is constructed with a robust black metal exterior and a silver diffusive interior, despite its compact size, it...
The Four Counties Ring Through A Sony G Master 135mm Lens – May 2024
The Four Counties Ring Fran and I have undertaken week long canal boat holidays previously, these have generally involved traveling from point A to point B and then retracing the journey back to the starting point. Such week-long trips provide a good introduction to...
Another walk with the DJI Mini 3 Pro drone, learning to fly in the woods.
Another walk with the DJI Mini 3 Pro drone, but this time learning to fly in the woods and testing out a new ND filter mist edition for a more cineamatic feel and look. Certainly a few challenges flying near trees, but worth the effort. I think there’s...