This week: I’m sat in a tent in the middle of a woodland, thinking over my recent activities. Last weekend, I headed out for a spot of camping in a woodland here on the south coast of the UK. The purpose was to continue testing several items of kit, one of which was the Vango [...]
As ever, I recorded a series of conversations with various people from the photographic industry whilst at Focus On Imaging 2013. These recordings would stretch out for weeks if I included just 1 or 2 in each weekly podcast, so this year I’ve compiled them into a series of three 30-40 minute(ish) ‘Focus Extra’ shows [...]
This week: I’m continuing my series of interviews recorded at this year’s Focus On Imaging show. Of course, the event has to start with someone – and that person is the show’s owner, Mary Walker. In this edition, I’m catching up with the lady herself, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at just what goes into [...]
This week: I’m at Focus On Imaging again, and catching up with automotive photographer GF Williams. GF Williams is young photographer, carving out a career in the car photography world. With some of the world’s most prestigious car brands listed among his clients, it’s no wonder he loves what he does. But of course, it’s [...]
This week: I’m in conversation once again with photographer/writer Hugh Graham, who was one of my lecturers when I studied photography at University The topic of debate this time around is adaptability and versatility – specifically, we’re discussing the idea that photographers should always be flexible and willing to try something new in the course [...]
This week: I’m in conversation with my friend and fellow photographer Matt Sills, who lent a hand on a recent shoot for a new client. My first outing for the client in question was nothing glamorous – and, in fact, what I produced was far from the sort of imagery I’ll be shooting for them [...]
If you’ve been following my exploits for any amount of time, you’ll know that I love drybags. They’re sometimes known as roll-tops or drysacks, and I often describe them collectively as my one outdoor ‘fetish item’. And before the sniggering begins, you can leave your dirty thoughts at the door – the word ‘fetish’ here [...]
This week: I’m on a bit of a high, talking about making the most of great opportunities when they arise. By seizing the moment, getting off our backsides and making most of the conditions available to us when the odds are set against us, we’re often pleasantly surprised by just what we can produce – [...]
So then, the lovely people who bring you Focus On Imaging - Europe’s largest annual imaging show, held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre – have been hard at it again, producing the latest press ad. To briefly repeat what I said in my write-up of this previous Focus shoot, I have a long personal association with the [...]
This week: I’m taking you behind the scenes of my latest Test/Review preview video. What you see in my videos is, of course, the finished, polished end result. But often, a lot more goes on during production than you might imagine. This week’s show gives you a glimpse of some of the challenges I faced [...]
So, if you’ve been keeping an eye on my Facebook and Twitter activities over recent days, you’ll know that I headed out into the snow-covered woodland for a spot of filming. Specifically, I wanted to put together the video you see here – an introduction to a product which I will be giving the Test/Review [...]
The recent change in weather gave me the chance to put the Hi-Tec Para boot through yet more testing – this time whilst out filming in snow-covered woodland. I’m happy to report that, in spite of no attachment points on the boot’s upper, my gaiters stayed nicely in place, keeping out the elements. Most importantly [...]
