Angela is CEO of the group that has high-street shops Simply Be and Jacamo under its belt. We met at the Simply Be store in the Arndale, Manchester, and I set up store in the changing rooms for one of the pictures. Back-lighting Angela led to me ditching dozens of shots afterwards, since you could […]
read moreSamples from a headshot session that took place on location at PLS Solicitors in South Manchester. They installed me in their boardroom with a good view of the street – and kept my caffeine levels high throughout.
read morePaddy McGuinness, host of Take Me Out, and James Argent from ‘The Only Way Is Essex’. They’re both teaming up with Pizza Hut, and there’ll be a series of viral videos explaining what all that is about. For better or worse, Paddy’s reclining pose was inspired by this 70s gem.
read moreShots from a recent commission for the Stockport based hospital, taken around the corridors of the maternity unit, paediatrics, pharmacy and A&E department. Show mostly stolen by a hungry baby who went unfed several minutes longer than he would have liked to.
read moreTivydale make shoes, bags and accessories, and Susannah was looking for some pictures that equally suggested both the fashion and the business aspects of what she does. For convenience’s sake we shot the portraits in her apartment, which was well lit, with a balcony, and a few nice sticks of furniture to try pictures out […]
read moreLeeds-based Shama Zulqurnain, a model and makeup artist, getting her 16 year old daughter Neelam ready for that most important of occasions: prom night. Photographing this was an education for me, as I walked in on a bed covered edge to edge in makeup and accessories, and more surprising still seeing them all get used […]
read moreSculptor Jason Hackenwerth contributed to this year’s urban gardening festival Dig The City with enormous ballon structures that tower over New Cathedral Street and Exchange Square. The sculptures were put together in a nearby industrial space by Jason and his gang of artists, then walked through the city centre very early Saturday morning to be […]
read moreA fundraising event held for autism charity Hearts and Minds at Haydock park, attended by cast members of Hollyoaks, singing talent Cleo Higgins (who along with the very talented band had the place dominated by an over-too-quick rendition of Respect), Jon Fashanu and football hero Paul Scholes (who received no end of worship all night). […]
read moreA networking event and fun fundraiser for Manchester’s PA network, held within the inimitable surroundings of the Imperial War Museum – first drinks on the Quays, then guests moved inside where the interior was decked out with the Cruise theme – and people wore sailor’s hats to prove it. The event was put together by […]
read moreA recent commission by a firm of barristers, who wanted to show off specific Manchester locations on their website – namely those around the legal buildings in Spinningfields and the Trinity Bridge, connecting the Lowry Hotel to the town centre.
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