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A much needed out of the blue email enquiry landed towards the end of September last year. It had been a difficult year with Covid as a professional photographer with 14 years experience working. I was approached by Direct Line Marketing for a commercial...

_____   The third commercial shoot for Hultons Landscapes saw me travelling around Cheshire and Manchester covering 5 more locations. Those include Moor Hall, Booths Hall, Edge Hill University, Embankment near Manchester Cathedral and Media City as well. In...

_____ This was a lovely little photo shoot for Penrith Rugby Union Football Club. As with all semi-professional sports clubs in this fine country of ours, they have to diversify and look for revenue streams where they can find them. So it was for this commercial...

_____ s  It was an especially nice treat to be asked to shoot the interior of Bartle House. The offices, located in the heart of Manchester’s legal and financial district in Manchester city centre. Stonebridge had already bought a considerable amount of work...

_____   Back in July, I was finishing a meal at my favourite restaurant - you've guessed it - Nutters - with my brother in law, when Andrew asked us to join him at the bar as service had finished. Aside from being beyond full and perhaps slightly tipsy, we...

_____   One year on from the opening night launch at the Bird at Birtle, owner Andrew Nutter asked me if I would like to come to the 1 year celebration party - an event organised by the establishment to say thank you to all their suppliers and friends who had...

_____   I was delighted to be approached by the Paul Mellon Centre in London earlier in the year to locate and shoot 5 locations in Manchester that had been painted or observed by the local artists LS Lowry. The article written by Anne M. Wagner, explores a...

_____   I spent a super afternoon spent in the grand surroundings of the Midland hotel in Manchester photographing the award ceremony for Inspiring Awards. An incredible event, it is held every year and this year was also their 25th anniversary. The awards do...

_____ All about the Handrail Creations Photoshoot I especially love doing commercial photography with local businesses. And although I’m very happy to travel all over, there's something nice about keeping the local economy ticking over. As such it was great to work...

_____   I find myself doing photoshoots in some bizarre places. From a tiny boardroom or B&B bedroom, tothe 17th floor of a construction site, to a crypt under a church. Yes. I said a crypt. Over a period of 3 months I’ve done 3 separate shoots from London...

_____   I was delighted to be asked to shoot the soft launch of the refurbished Haighton Manor on Sunday 4th September for Brunning and Price as it joined their family of pub restaurants. Strictly by invitation only, Haighton Manor opened its doors at 12.00...

_____   Two photoshoots for DMM Professional - the arm of DMM International that designs and manufactures working at height safety gear, rather than climbing equipment - but both used in the same catalogue. I had worked on the DMM account from a design point...

_____   It’s always fantastic to pick up new commercial photography clients. When Hultons Landscapes got in touch a week or so back, I was excited. The brief was to shoot a number of ongoing projects across the northwest for use online and in awards entries....

_____   I truly love what I do. Be it capturing a wedding, shooting architecture or photographing an event like this, it provides me with such a diverse range of photographic challenges (and great nights out as well). So you won’t be surprised to learn I was...

_____   As well as being a photographer, I also own Think Design Manchester, a website and design agency, who produce high end graphic design to businesses large and small. One of which I recently completed (read about it here). It was large graphic design job...

_____   A recent photoshoot for scriptwriter and local poet, Argh Kid (David Scott). Tagged a "thinking man's Shaun Ryder" he combines monkey business, melancholy, grit and wisdom. From hilarious drug escapades 'Tripping with Jackie Chan', to questioning race...

_____   With any trade I think you are always learning so when the opportunity came up to do a type of studio photography I hadn't done before, I leapt at the chance. This project in question, was to shoot the product photography for Showerdrape Ltd, a...

_____ Next up: a GE Robinson location photography shoot. In essence, a timber yard that operates out of several branches across the UK. I was referred via a design agency in Northern Ireland who had been commissioned by the parent company Haldane Fisher to design...

_____   You can probably imagine the thoughts running through my head when I got a call asking if I could come a photograph a waxing studio in my home town of Radcliffe. Well… no, it didn't involved photographing the look of agony etched into their latest...

_____ About wood photography I often get work via referrals so when I was approached to undertake a commercial shoot which involved photographing a local timber yard, GE Robinson, for a new website, I thought yeah - that'd be fun... With anything photoshoots like...

_____ Getting to shoot one of the best restaurants in the North West was an absolute joy. That’s one of the things I love about photography - meeting new people and making new friends. Nutters Restaurant Photography I met Andrew Nutter, celebrity chef and the...

_____   Going into a working business to photograph it’s working day is always a challenge. Particularly when it’s a deadline driven company like Galloways Print is. This photoshoot was part of a larger project that involved the redesign and build of their...

_____   Over the past year, I have done quite a lot of exterior and interior photography for hotels and restaurants. So you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to shoot one of the best restaurants in the North West? Nutters Restaurant Interior...

_____   A morning’s photography for Greyland, a Manchester based cleaning product company. I was approached via my website to see if I would come to their head office and take 8-10 head shots for their new website. When I turned up with all my equipment they...

_____ I was delighted to be commissioned (via a third party Marketing Agency - Bluestar Marketing) to shoot an important event for Amaze. Amaze is a 20-year-old digital agency that works with some of the world's leading brands. The event was the Amaze 20th birthday...

_____   I love the variety being a photographer and designer brings to my daily life. Gone are the days when I was chained to my desk, sometimes spending 12 hours or more staring at a Mac. Sure, I still have days like that. The main difference is now I get to...

_____   One thing that hotels and bed and breakfast establishments need to do is sell rooms. A lot of hotels and b&bs use the likes of laterooms.com or Groupon for example. Regardless of which platform they do use, one of the best ways to do this is for...

_____   Getting asked to produce a range of architectural and interior photographs by a huge organisation like Amazon has been one of the highlights of my year. Especially because travelling to each location has taken me to some of my favourite places in the...