With Fiona Rukschio of the Fiona project

With Fiona Rukschio (left) of the Fiona project. My new friend and a fellow artist. She is travelling the world rounding up Fionas and photographing them. Really I think the new way forward with portraiture is to photograph people at this angle.

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Win A Post Wedding Couple Shoot!

Be a model for the day and capture your love story in beautiful images! This is a chance for one lucky couple to win a post wedding couple shoot at the sumptuous manor house, www.owlpen.com on Friday 5th July. I am looking for a bride and groom to model for me for a styled photoshoot […]

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This week’s date: to the Polo we go!

I was asked not to take my camera to the VIP section, but I did sneak in my iPhone, so you can have a look on my new instagram account http://instagram.com/p/aTuZiXN6Wx/ (or click on the link at the bottom of the sidebar)Please don’t hate me for saying that I love polo. I made friends with the sport […]

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First Faith

I loved photographing these First Holy Communion ceremonies at St Joseph’s Church, Highgate. Children combine fun with faith in a very moving way, I think. Here are a few reportage pictures from the day.  

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The secret of natural wedding photography

‘We are looking for natural wedding photography.’ Clients often say this to me, and I am always thrilled when they do because I love natural pictures.It’s all a matter of taste, but I think it’s fair to say that the pictures in this link have a pretty strong whiff of fromage to them: http://thechive.com/2010/03/26/got-a-little-too-creative-with-the-ol-wedding-photos-17-photos/Natural portraiture can […]

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Glass half full

This week’s date is at The Sampler, on Upper Street, Islington http://www.thesampler.co.uk/store/ . They also have a branch in South Ken if you must live over that way.If you haven’t discovered Jamie Hutchinson’s truly brilliant little off licence, then get thee down there at once. Buy yourself a sampling card (like an oyster card only for […]

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Bright young things at St Joseph’s Church, Highgate

On Saturday night a friend asked me to photograph the confirmation ceremony at St Joseph’s Highgate. It was a beautiful ceremony and I love the way these teenagers approached their confirmation with such genuine enthusiasm. Confirmation is about identity; committing yourself to be who you are. In a way it’s a coming out ceremony – […]

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