Chickens and a Cowshed

I love Interior shoots; the chance not only to SEE inside some of the most interesting houses in the UK, but also to rearrange their furniture and contents to suit the shot, if only I had the time to create that magic on my own neglected house! The owners are often as...

Light and Space

There is an incredible photographer I admire called Richard Barnes, (http://www.richardbarnes.net) whose work hangs in such hallowed places as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library and the Harvard Photographic Archive.  He photographs interiors...

Seafood and eat it

So, my attempt at the 5:2 diet is going badly, but in my defence I would have to have the willpower of a shark in a fish tank to turn down the feasts that I photograph.  I was recently asked by Crumbs magazine (www.crumbsmag.com) to head to Nailsworth to meet the...

Autumn

Finally Autumn is here.  The busy, bright, hot, noisy days of summer are coming to a close, and I can’t wait to dig out my jumpers, draw the curtains, and start eating more puddings!  Greengages, Blackberries, Pumpkins and Plums – just saying those names...

The green connection

I have spent a lot of time this summer photographing the great and the good of the gardening world, and have discovered that spending time in their world has decreased my stress levels tenfold.  A typical shoot with a grower involves cups of tea, often cake, and...