
Registrations are now open for the June Intro to Digital Photography classes: Intro to Digital Photography Friday 1st June – 22nd June 2012 3 pm – 7 pm Studio on Al Wasl Road, Al Manara Area - OPEN FOR REGISTRATONS! Intro to Digital Photography Saturday 2nd June – 23rd June 2012 2 pm – 6 pm [...]

I was commissioned to shoot the ever eccentric Danish folk singer Michael Love Rexen (one half of the brains behind Fridge favourites A Key Is A Key) for the Fridge last year and we had an awesome time out in the sun experimenting with capturing Michael falling into the pool… shaking off water in the [...]

“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.” – George Eastman Photography is capturing light, therefore, light is our medium, as a sculptors medium is clay. Without light there is no image, without an [...]

I spent an exciting three days shooting in the Madinat Theatre for The Fridge as they prepared for their first stage show, Cirque du Souq. The performers were fantastic and awe-inspiring! Congrats to the whole team for a wonderful show! It is impossible to choose my favourites from around 1000 shots, but here is a [...]

So, you’ve seen backstage, now for the actual performance. It was too difficult to narrow down the selection, as there were so many virtuoso moments in the performance that there are a lot of keepers! Enjoy!

We were so lucky to have the Sofia Ballet tour Dubai at the Madinat Theatre last week. I was able to photograph backstage with them before their opening show, thanks to the company. It was fantastic being on stage with the dancers as they prepared mentally and physically for their performance: stretching, getting make-up done [...]

Last week I visited the home of Dogwalk owners, Hugo and Gui to do the second half of their Pre and Post Birth shoot. Rafaela, their little girl is an absolute darling who was more than happy to sit and pose for the camera. We had a fantastic shoot, with my own selection shown below. [...]

I had the pleasure of capturing the wedding ceremony and celebrations of a wonderful couple, Raquel and Thorsten last month at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club. Below is a picture story of their marriage.

For the Lightroom tip today, I have chosen to look at selection methods and systems. I insist on the importance of careful, thoughtful, and sometimes harsh selection of final images for editing. The more you practice paring down your images, the stronger you photographic portfolio will become. It is a hard lesson to learn, and [...]

The next workshop is due to start on the 27 May 2011. It is a four week course, four sessions of four hours each. Dates will be as follows: 27th May 3rd June 10th June 17th June Fees: 1200 AED Includes: 4 X 4 hour sessions (total 16 hours of tuition) Your course notes and [...]

These images are a selection of my own photos of our model Tareq during the Portraiture with Ambient Light workshop. All the photos were taken on location at the Mugrudy’s Head offices utilising any natural light that was available throughout the day to demonstrate the abundance of beautiful light that is available and the creative [...]

I am pleased to announce registrations for the next intermediate workshop “Portraiture with Ambient Light” taking place on the 4th March 2011. This may be the last time I am able to hold this particular workshop as it is very dependent on the venue, which is filled with natural light possibilities, and Magrudy’s is moving [...]

This shoot was done some time ago in Abu Dhabi for multi-talented musician Mathew Curtis. I wasn’t able to release the images till now, however. Here are some of his selection from the shoot. They were done with speedlights, one behind and snooted as a back-light, and one diffused from the upper right.

A compilation of puppy images from a recent shoot for the charity K9 Friends. We had so much fun with the help of Indika, who is just great with the dogs, giving the pups a play and capturing their little quirky moments. Kemsley discovered that the ‘Puppy Slide’ technique was great for getting really cute [...]

Registrations are now open for the Intro to Digital Photography Workshops starting on the 28th January 2011. It is a four week course, four sessions of four hours each. Dates will be as follows: 28th Jan 4th Feb 11th Feb 18th Feb 2-6pm At the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre, MoE. Please click on [...]

Last week saw me driving up to Abu Dhabi for a shoot with Mathew Curtis, a talented musician who plays with the Abu Dhabi Big Band. I was also commissioned by the band to do some shots on the same evening. I nearly didn’t make it when my car battery died at a petrol station [...]

The Fridge Concert Series came to a close with a solo guitar performance by Sach Holden. His moving, sometimes dark, sometimes funny, lyrics and his timid charm, winning the audience. I wasn’t able to get as many shots as I would have liked to, but I am so looking forward to January when I will [...]

I recently held a workshop for Canon Middle East about profile photographs and social media, using their new Ixus range. It was a really fun, interesting day with great participation from the audience and good feedback. I thought I’d write a post on the subject and offer some advice on profile photography for social media [...]

DUCTAC, the venue where I hold the majority of my workshops, have a yearly event celebrating their anniversary and to spread the word about the wonderful facilities, shows and workshops they have on offer. This year I decided to set up a mini studio in the gallery area and let people stop and have a [...]

I will have a mini studio set up at DUCTAC Open Day tomorrow, Friday the 5th Nov. Come along to find out about the Into to Digital Photography Workshop and have a fun, funky, free portrait taken!

I was completely blown away by Haley Kallenberg’s performance, her free-wheeling, experimental, improvisational spontaneous composition is very compelling. She plays as if the instrument were an extension of her body, closing her eyes and rocking back and forth as she variously strikes or softly strokes the keys. The pieces she played were charged with emotion [...]

Performers’ Headshots Great, professional quality headshots are a vital part of any performer’s career, whether a musician, dancer, singer, actor, band, comedian, radio personality or TV presenter. They can determine whether or not you get that much desired job or gig. Headshots are also needed by business-people, executives and business owners for their websites and [...]

Wow! What an evening. It was like being transported back to varsity days when I used to follow the Rhodes Big Band around in adoration. The Abu Dhabi big band (from which the Little Big Band comes) must be incredible, judging by the performance of their members last night. Most of them are teachers, so [...]

The October workshops started this weekend at DUCTAC, MoE, and I have two fantastic groups who are already showing their natural talent with some good assignment work. The next Intro to Digital Photography workshop dates have been set to start on the 19th November 2010 at the Magrudy’s Centre for Education in Jumeirah 1, please [...]