It was early spring and arriving at la Bastide de Moustiers, just as dawn broke, was as memorable as for any early morning location shoot I have experienced. The grounds and the meadows beyond were thick with frost. A dense mist hung like a shroud; so that the mountains which surrounded us went unseen accept [...]

In this week’s issue I concentrate on colour. Most of us live in a world where we are surrounded by colour, so much so, that the majority take it for granted. However, for many photographers taking colour for granted can be one of the main reasons why their pictures end up looking dull and flat. In [...]

Have just been on the phone to Barclaycard to make a payment. Naturally, the call was routed through to India. In between giving payment details and having my personal details checked, the person I was talking to – having verified my email address – started to tell me how he wanted to be a photographer [...]

  It’s windy, grey and not particularly warm in London this morning, so as I was sorting out some pictures this one made me wish I were back in Kenya at Manda Bay. I took this shot shortly after the sun had risen. You can tell by the length of the shadows. I was in [...]

It is said that photography is memories made of shadows. Shadows are formed by light, and depending on the time of day, if we are talking about sunlight, they are shorter or longer. My favourite time of day for strong shadows is the morning. Nothing beats getting up early in the morning, long before the [...]