
Portraiture with Ambient Light Intermediate Workshop Ibn Batutta Gate Hotel 26th Nov 2011 9am-6pm This intermediate workshop follows on from the Intro to Digital Photography and looks at portraiture in depth with a focus on using ambient or available light. It is a fully hands-on, practical, one day workshop where you will be able to [...]

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 have decided to title my newsletter ‘Chiaroscuro’ so I thought I’d explain a bit about why I’ve chosen this name and what it means. The term is from the Italian and is most often used in the Fine Art realm, specifically in oil painting, but also in etching and sketching. Leonardo Da Vinci was [...]

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 [...]

Just experimenting with lighting a single snooted speedlight to dramatically light this dried leaf I found. Looking for interesting compositions from the one subject, I used a piece of glass to get the reflection, which translates quite well in the dramatic black and white. I love the lines and textures in the veins, but it’s [...]

Recent environmental portrait shoot for DogWalk, a new company just opened their doors this week. For this shoot I unconsciously adhered to the advice given by Greg Papazian: “Use a short lens and get close”. We were after a fun, colourful look for the company’s website, so I wanted to get some of the setting [...]