Asparagus.  It's loaded with vitamins, has supposed aphrodisiacal powers and is reputed to cure a hangover.   Entire festivals are devoted to it's arrival.  People write reams in newspaper columns about the "joys of asparagus". Am I missing something?  It's alright,...

Happily I am pretty overloaded with work right now, and as if that's not enough, some of the jobs this week have involved enormous cakes!   Since seeing him live on stage, I can't look at cake now without thinking of this genius sketch by the queen of comedy, Eddie...

Sometimes getting a project together requires a load of strangers agreeing to take some time out of their lives so that you can photograph them, with little more information than a vague explanation of an idea that popped into your head and may one day be printed in a...

The world of food photography can be riddled with faffing and fiddling, and the joy of the star ingredient can get missed in a flurry of props and garnishes if you're not careful. So when A.David, fresh produce distributors extraordinaire, got in touch to ask for a...

I had a job yesterday that saw me climbing out of my warm bed at 5.30am, but I have to say that if there was ever an excellent reason for getting up this early, it is to visit the amazing open bakery that is "Hart's Bakery" in Bristol.  This doughy heaven is under the...

The commercialisation of Pancake Day is unbelievable now.  There has been milk, eggs and flour on the supermarket shelves for months now. Happy Pancake Day for yesterday... I promise to give up lame jokes for Lent  x

It's not a very British thing to do, but a little trumpet blowing on a cold Saturday afternoon is occasionally allowed?  Here are my favourite images from a recent shoot, and the clients happy testimonial. “Thank you so much for sending the photos from our shoot last...

As outrageously coloured food goes, forced rhubarb is up there in the definitive top ten.  Pink food on a grey day - blummin' glorious.  And one of the best things I learnt this week was that this fabulous vegetable is picked by hand in candlelight so that absolutely...

There seems to be a trend at the moment for high street veg shops to have a makeover and become bespoke greengrocers selling exceptional ingredients.  It fairly makes my heart sing when this happens, especially when I am asked to make them some lovely images for their...