Jamming with a new friend

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...

Naked Veg

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...

The early bird catches the croissant

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...

Happy Pancake Day

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

A little toot on my own trumpet

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...

Pretty in Pink

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...