The Midnight Beast

The Midnight Beast performed a highly energetic and hugely entertaining live set at a private event that I photographed a few weeks ago. Described on Wikipedia as a "British comedy music group", the group delight in exposing and ridiculing the lifestyle of today's youth and have over 62 million You Tube views. Highlights from the set performed by t...
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013

Very hot, very noisy and totally awesome! A selection of images from today. Amazing how many GoPro cameras feature in the shots.
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Philip Bloom workshop

With more and clients realising the potential of video, the opportunity to join the world-renowned filmmaker Philip Bloom for a 1 day workshop to further develop my videography skills was an opportunity not to be missed. A fantastic day including a sequence shot live at the workshop that was edited and graded in camera. If you are a member of Vimeo...
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Marquee timelapse

I used this timelapse video as the intro for a personal project photographing and videoing a recent 40th birthday party. The marquee was from Ben at Marvellous Marquees and the catering was led Laura at McBaile Exclusive.
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Update to interior shoot

Have fallen behind on my blog posts but will try to catch up over the next few weeks. Here is an image from a recent interior shoot which was an update to the original shoot last year to include some shots of the garden in summer. Technically interesting (if you are that way inclined)with the requirement to balance the harsh direct sunlight outside...
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The benefits of a UV lens filter

I know a lot of photographers don't like to use a UV lens filter on the front of their expensive glass but I have always thought that the benefits outweigh the (perceived?) drawbacks. After a slip of the hand with my Fuji X-E1 with XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 attached, I now have definitive proof.....
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Coworth Park Hotel & Spa

Just a short journey from London in the Berkshire countryside lies the über glam & luxurious Coworth Park Hotel and spa (www.coworthpark.com). The whole place is spectacular with great service and fantastic attention to detail down the highly amusing and OTT Mission Impossible style earpieces worn by the front of house staff to communicate with eac...
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Baroness Thatcher's funeral

Amidst a heavy but relaxed police presence, Baroness Thatcher's funeral passed off peacefully and with dignity in the City of London yesterday. With a lack of planning on my part, I ended up on Ludgate Hill on the approach to St Pauls' Cathedral without any good vantage point and hemmed in on all sides by spectators and unable to move. As a result,...
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The 2013 BNY Mellon Boat Race

The 159th Boat Race takes place this Sunday starting at Putney Bridge and is likely to be one of the coldest races ever. The teams are out on the water each day during Tideway Week in the run up to the race as part of their final preparations............ There was even the briefest glimpse of the sun as the Cambridge Blue Boat headed bac...
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Weekend in the country

In the midst of all the recent bad weather, we managed to find some sunshine, lots of mud and even a sign of Spring at Lower Mill Estate in the Cotswolds.
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