Over the 18 years I’ve been a professional photographer I’ve realised that the ‘professional’ part of the job title means a lot of different things. One of them, and one of the most important meanings, is the ability to be flexible and adapt to circumstances and situations. Let me give you an example. I was…
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I had to change my car recently, and it’s been an interesting exercise choosing a new one. All cars are basically the same aren’t they? They all have a steering wheel, seats, a dashboard. You turn the key, put it in gear and drive off. They do the same job – get you from A…
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I’ve spent years honing the way I shoot headshots, and now have a straightforward approach that works for most businesses and almost all locations. It’s a simple and replicable formula that I’ve created, that doesn’t take long to set up, works to show off people at their best and provides crisp, clean photos. Some good…
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Portraits and portrait photography seems such a simple thing doesn’t it? They’re just photos of people, after all. Of course, when you dig a little deeper, things become more complicated. I shot these images for a health company earlier this year. I was invited to visit them to shoot, principally, a magazine cover image; of…
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If you live or work in the South Manchester area, especially Altrincham, then you will have come across Alex McCann. Alex is the owner of Altrincham HQ, the number one social media marketing company in the region. He’s also a thoroughly nice guy, and somebody I’m proud to call a friend. I’ve known him…
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