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One of the services I offer is photobooks - a unique publication of my models in all their splendour. There are so many different types of book products out there from the cheap and cheerful to the high-end glossy books on the best quality papers. It can sometimes become a bewildering choice. Recently I’ was asked to produce a 8 x 8 book of one of my long standing models Charlie (pictured below) There are loads of different suppliers to choose from. I've use ......

We've just got back from a lovely week spent (mostly) on the beaches of Northumbria. Quiff and Twiggy, whilst not appreciating the long car journey to get there, love playing in the sand. Twiggy especially has a taste for running - probably from her days on the track. Anyway the camera gear always comes along with us and I thought I'd try my hand at some very different beach shots. Part way through the shoot I was worried that the coast guard might turn up and ask me who ......

Today was spent at Elizabeth Smiths Vets in Upper Caldecote at their open day. Shared a stand with Julie Daniels from Thinking Paws (www.thinkingpaws.co.uk) in the Bedfordshire sunshine (well ok it wasn't all that sunny and only got rained on a couple of times. It was very windy though which caused not a little concern about the gazebo.The day was one of micro sessions, which were short duration portrait shots. Costing just £5 I had a few takers which was nice as I donated hal ......

Back in May 17 my then website provider - Zenfolio - wrote to me to tell me that they were going to introduce a 7% charge on all sales that went through their shopping cart. Whilst I understand that everyone has to make some money somewhere I'm a believer that you really should do something to earn your crust. Plus I would have had to increase all my prices by about 10% just to stand still which I wasn't happy with. Therefore I started to look around for a new website provider. ......

Yesterday involved a trip to Finedon to meet Olly and his Mum Tab - and her Dad! The photoshoot location was challenging as we were in a small wood with a fairly full canopy. Thankfully the trusty 1DX II came into its own allowing me to ramp up the ISO to capture those all important movement images without motion blur. And boy did I need it - Olly - a spaniel - was on full charge throughout most of the session.Still we did get him to pose for a few shots at the ......