Category: Photography
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Local shoot
I had a fun shoot with my friend Local in my studio the other day, trying to get some fun different shots, nothing too pretty! Went for quite an exagerated lighting setup and post processing. Always fun to get a few props involved, getting wild with an axe… Found a really small little chair which…
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Blewbury Players – The Canterbury Tales
In July I went along to a local acting group to take some photos of them in action and also some portraits of the members of the cast. For those interested there are many more pictures here: Performance on 17/8/08, Performance on 19/8/08 and Portraits taken on 17/8/08 For those of you not familiar with…
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Winner of the Microsoft Future Pro People & Portrait category
This image was my winning entry in the “People and Portrait” category of the Microsoft Future Pro global competition. The image is of break dancers posing on the side of the Students Union in Cardiff. Two off camera flashes were used to light the dancers, freeze their motion and separate them from the background. You…
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Microsoft Future Pro Photographer award
I am very proud/excited/happy to say that I have won a category of the Microsoft Future Pro Photographer Contest and I will, courtesy of MS, be flying out the the Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Washington USA to attend the ceremony and find out what I have won. The competition is part of their Pro Photo…
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A week at South West News Service
I spent a week working at SWNS (South West News Service) taking photos and learning loads from the guys there. We did a huge variety of photos during the week and I had a great time. Funeral march for three males and the first female to die in the current conflicts I got the chance…
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Duffy – Cardiff students union
I had heard of Duffy’s name, but not her music so was quite excited to see if she lived up to the hype! I wasn’t disapointed, I was truly wowed by it. Only got to do two songs in the pit instead of the usual three, there was a lot of blue light too! It…
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Leather Jackets photoshoot
Last week had a fun shoot with Jim to photograph 19 different types of leather jackets for Black Scissor tailoring. I have put a couple of my favourites up here, each jacket was shot from 3 different angles. Leather jackets are not an item of clothing which I normally wear but there were some really…
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Cardiff Summer Ball 2008
Friday 13th June was the Cardiff University Summer Ball in Coopers field, Cardiff. Thousands of students turned up to enjoy massive tents featuring artists such as Pendulum, Scouting for Girls and Kids in Glass Houses. Galleries For ease of viewing the photos have been split into into three galleries: Groups of students Students around the…
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Times Young Photographer of year competition
I was recently fortunate enough to place in the final six of the Times Young Photographer of year competition. It was a great experience and I hope to try again next year, hopefully when I am not in the middle of my University finals! Here are two of the images I entered: This picture of…
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Cardiff student media awards
The student media awards were held in the Cardiff Hilton hotel, celebrating the best in student media. Amy Harrison the current edior for the Gair Rhydd newspaper and media at Cardiff.