BLOG 2020

30/12/2020

It is fair to say that 2020 was a difficult year, emotionally and mentally for everyone. It still feels very surreal that we are still in this situation, being self employed it has been an unnerving time but there were some highlights... ...more

30/12/2020

Late Summer and a trip to North Weald airfield was the setting for modified car company Steeda's driving day, a wealth of Ford Mustangs were on display and taking part, plus a showcase Fiesta ST... ...more

22/12/2020

One of the highlights of this unusual year has been the batch of great cars that have surfaced, the talk of this year has mainly been around the WRC homologated Toyota Yaris GR, based on the rally car and sharing very little with the standard Yaris model... ...more

18/12/2020

After looking through instagram one weekend I came across @jcw_andy stunning Mini R56 JCW and knew it would be prime for a photo shoot for Performance Mini magazine... ...more

17/12/2020

Thruxton is becoming a regular spot for me, alongside covering car magazine photo shoots it is also home for some of my car photography courses that take place next year. This shoot was of a modified Toyota MR2... ...more

15/12/2020

In addition to the three dates at Goodwood motor circuit I am pleased to a announce two new dates at Thruxton motor circuit, a new location for the car photography workshops which takes place at the fastest circuit in the UK... ...more

14/12/2020

Who doesn't love the original Mini, compact and they all come in different guises, especially this race inspired MK1 of Jack Ward's, photographed exclusively for Mini magazine... ...more

09/12/2020

After waiting eighteen months for a Suzuki Jimny, mid covid and the SZ4 model I was after turned up. Just as Canterbury Suzuki opened up in June it was one of the first cars they sold after the first lockdown... ...more

08/12/2020

A few months ago I photographed Ray Austin's Mini van from the 1970's, this car had a great story behind it and was originally from South Africa... ...more

04/12/2020

Carzam has just launched their new company and website, part of Big Motoring World it has access to 1000's of used cars that can be collected form the Carzam hubs or delivered directly to the customers home... ...more

03/12/2020

After a busy years car photography across the UK I spent today updating my shopify online retail store with some new material... ...more

02/12/2020

To link ij with news of my car photography workshops at Goodwood motor circuit I have just published a date for the beginners Digital Photography workshop on April 11th 2021, a chance to brush up on your photography skills or put that new camera to the test... ...more

02/12/2020

The last two weeks I have been covering a variety of sports photography for St Edmund's private school in Canterbury, with the current situation their have been house teams competing against each other in different activities... ...more

01/12/2020

Early Summer and I met up with Mini Cooper S owner Ian and his highly modified R53, we chose the location of the New Forest which was on the doorstep and provided a nice neutral back drop to set off this pocket rocket... ...more

30/11/2020

After a busy Summer shooting a variety of cars for multiple magazines a large amount is now being published, these cover BMW, Ford, Mini and other automotive mags... ...more

27/11/2020

Seem to have shot a series of stunning Sierra Cosworth's over the last few months and Matthew's Sapphire is no exception, immaculate inside and out it is now featured in the months Fast Ford magazine... ...more

26/11/2020

If you follow me on instagram @jasondoddphotos then you would have seen plenty of photos for Alpine this year, I have been covering car photography work for them at some of the car shows that have taken place at some of the UK's most prestigious location, namely Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court. So a few weeks ago i borrowed the Alpine 110s for the day... ...more

24/11/2020

Earlier in the year I photographed a Mini that had been built to a unique design and has since featured in Mini magazine and this month the pages of Fast Car magazine... ...more

23/11/2020

I am pleased to announce that new car photography courses have been announced in partnership with Goodwood Motor Circuit, three dates have been agreed and will take place during April, June and August next year... ...more

20/11/2020

First photography shoot for Performance BMW which specialises in highly modified German cars, todays shoot at Thruxton motorsport circuit was for Dan's F82 M4 which was producing in excess of 700 BHP... ...more

19/11/2020

A few months back I visited Motor Craft who had a customers BMW M2 CS, with only 105 units brought to the UK this was a rare opportunity to photograph this hot German coupe that will definitely be a future classic... ...more

18/11/2020

A couple of months back I photographed the brand new Volvo dealership in Canterbury, the state of the art showroom looked superb in the day and last month I went back to capture the new Fiat and Jeep showroom that is now located next door to its Swedish neighbour... ...more

17/11/2020

Last month I traveled to Richmond to photograph a classic Mercedes-Benz W108, fitted with a 4.5 litre V8 engine and imported from the States by owner Titus it looks the part in some of the London suburbs on a wet and cold Autumn morning... ...more

16/11/2020

Sussex was the location to photograph a private collectors car collection, one of the gems was a very rare Rouse Sport Sierra Cosworth 4x4 saloon which was shot for Fast Ford magazine... ...more

13/11/2020

Roots Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms are based in Boughton, near Canterbury in kent and have been established sicne1998. I have recently been covering some bedroom and kitchen photography installations for them... ...more

11/11/2020

For the recent months edition of Fast Ford magazine I photographed Brian's rare Roush Mustang, a real muscle car with approx 540 bhp through those wide rear wheels and in white against some late Summer sunshine it was a lovely car to photograph... ...more

10/11/2020

I had spent a few weeks trying to source a BMW Z1, then by a chance meeting at Bicester Classic drive in weekend I met Darren with his bright red example, I mentioned that we needed one for a magazine shoot at BMW Car and he asked how many would I like? So a shoot was arranged with a trio in various colours... ...more

09/11/2020

Thruxton Circuit hosted charity Mission Motorsport's Remembrance Sunday service, fortunately it was allowed to go ahead with safety measures and track and trace procedures, I covered the ceremony and it was a real honour to be part of a very different service... ...more

07/11/2020

Now in to my sixth year of lecturing at the University of Kent in photography, just a short Autumn term that goes through the Digital SLR with some practical sessions along the way in giving tips and advice to over forty students on the course... ...more

05/11/2020

A few months ago I photographed Dean's Fiesta ST-3 which is producing in excess of 300 bhp, a real pocket rocket that not only backs it up with performance but looks as well... ...more

02/11/2020

Another photo shoot for Performance Mini magazine, this time as Astro Black R56 Cooper S which is owned by Craig Wilcock. The car has been heavily modified with a track focus in mind... ...more

30/10/2020

I have photographed some amazing and rare cars over the years, this year has been no exception with this stunning classic Mini, a Z car twin Yamaha R1 powered lightweight weapon... ...more

29/10/2020

After a conversation online with James we met up with tow of his cars, the BMW 1M I posted a few weeks back, the second was his track focused M3 Evolution model, manual and in Brilliant Red (official BMW colour)... ...more

28/10/2020

The first of a number of visits to St Edmund's School last week where I was covering some up to date photographs for the private school which sits at the top of St Thomas' Hill in Canterbury... ...more

24/10/2020

A few weeks ago I covered a photo shoot for BMW Car magazine, the car in question was a superb example of an E30 325i, the car had just had some final bits modified and was in A1 condition for the session... ...more

22/10/2020

The annual portraits took place last weekend on a cold Saturday morning of Yiannis Christodoulou, early Autumnal light set against the iconic Reculver Towers in Herne Bay, Kent and some atmospheric photos for his portfolio and sponsorship... ...more

21/10/2020

Last month I covered a twin shoot of two Mini GP3's, a limited edition track focused hot hatch with only 3000 being produced worldwide. The reason for two is that Aaron's decided to take his to the next level with some modifications to make it even more of a track day weapon... ...more

20/10/2020

Rondos football academy provide tailored sessions across five Centres to Children aged 2 -16; through Mini Rondos, Pre-Academy, Advanced Pre-Academy, Goalkeeper Academy and our Technical Academy. This evening I was covering a training session at one of the sports centres they use in West Kent... ...more

19/10/2020

Commercial photography today for Kent based firm Cook Fabrications and covering photography for social media and website use at the companies 35,000 square feet facility... ...more

16/10/2020

Thruxton motor sport circuit in Hampshire is now home to two Alpine sports cars, during my visit to photography a 700 bhp M4 for Performance BMW magazine (photos to follow) I took a series of images of the 110 model at the circuit... ...more

14/10/2020

One of the UK's most active YouTubers, with over 75,000 subscribers, Petrol Ped is Mr Mini and his Roadster JohnCooper Works was a recent car photography shoot I covered for Performance Mini magazine at Goodwood motorsport circuit... ...more

12/10/2020

Sunday and the first Digital photography workshop I have had the chance to hold this year, a small group of photographers from novices to more seasoned hobbyists came along for the camera course in Canterbury where they would learn new skills and have a refresh over the basics of using a camera and working with a model... ...more

11/10/2020

National car dealer Motorline Group opened the doors to its brand new Audi showroom situated in the heart of Canterbury on Wednesday, the new facility has the latest facilities and boats a drive in drop off service facility for its customers... ...more

08/10/2020

After covering the new Lipscomb Volvo dealership in Canterbury, Kent I was commissioned by the group to photograph the dealerships in Maidstone, this included Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Jeep and Volvo... ...more

05/10/2020

Been a while getting together with Mini owner Leo for a photo shoot on his Cooper S Monte Carlo recreation but we managed to meet up last week at Bewl Water reservoir... ...more

03/10/2020

Father and son Steve and Liam have been life long Ford fans and between them own a pair of classic and future hot hatch legends. Liam has the old school Escort Cosworth and Steve has the MK2 Focus RS in ultimate green... ...more

02/10/2020

I covered some stock image and branding photographs for Kent design and print agency Parkers yesterday, also towards the end of the session some portraits fo the staff for the companies website... ...more

01/10/2020

Canterbury College have developed their Spring Lane campus in to a place for conservation and land management education courses. Today I covered some general photos for the College with students and a batch of diverse animals, birds and reptiles... ...more

29/09/2020

Been really busy period over the last few months with car magazine photo shoots for a number of magazines, including BMW Car magazine where four of my shoots are featured in this months edition... ...more

29/09/2020

Show `Off is a pop up shop for rent in Harbour Street, Whitstable and until the 1st October is the home of Lynn Taylor's from R92 Organics, a new skin care range by the Kent based company... ...more

25/09/2020

Salon Price took place at Blenheim palace this week, in the heart of the historical village of Woodstock it is one of the grandest automotive events in Europe and will be the last event this year as well... ...more

23/09/2020

Back in 2011 BMW introduced a new M car to its range of Motor sport derived cars, the 1M was limited in numbers to 450 and owner James has owned this example for number of years which was used for a future issue of BMW car magazine... ...more

21/09/2020

As Summer comes to an end so does the automotive calendar, with just a handful of events left now before Autumn kicks in Ford Power live made its debut at Brands Hatch. The event was fortunate enough to go ahead with COVID guidelines set in place by MSV who own the circuit... ...more

19/09/2020

This weekend is the start of a three day event at Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire. I attended with the Mustang Owners Club of GB and covered some general photos for a number of magazines and social media outlets... ...more

14/09/2020

Last week was a really busy week, covering car photography in the Midlands and West Sussex for Fast Ford, Mini and Performance Mini magazine alongside a meeting for the Sussex RS owners club, East Sussex and GT101 in Colchester... ...more

07/09/2020

As we start to get in to Autumn its that time of the year where a lot of car photo shoots are lining up before some owners cars go in to hibernation for the Winter, last weekend I covered a stunning example in the shape of Andy's MK2 Focus RS... ...more

06/09/2020

Hampton Court hosted the annual Concours of Elegance show in London over the weekend of the 4th - 6th August, with a collection of some of the rarest and most expensive cars in the World all on display... ...more

03/09/2020

Yesterday I covered a photography session with Canterbury based Harwood building and landscaping services, this was situated in two Villages on the outskirts of the city... ...more

02/09/2020

The Sussex RS Owners club held a Ford classic and modern car meeting at AC Cars, an independent Ford dealer since 1988 in Forest Row, East Sussex... ...more

30/08/2020

Steeda are an American tuning company that specialise in the Ford Mustang, with the Simply Mustang owners club they hosted a driving day event at North Weald airfield in Essex, I was covering the photography for Fast Ford magazine... ...more

26/08/2020

Broad Oak Performance are a specialist sports car dealership based in Canterbury, they cover all makes including Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche... ...more

25/08/2020

Alongside photographing car magazine shoots and events I have been busy covering headshots for business owners in Kent, a real mix of companies who were after photos of staff and their premises... ...more

24/08/2020

After attending the London Concours show in London on Thursday, Saturday was a more grass roots affair with the B Road Hunting cafe holding the Mini day at there venue in Collier Street, between Maidstone and Tonbridge... ...more

21/08/2020

Taking place over two days, the London Concours event celebrated the very best of automotive design and engineering at the Hinourable Artillery HQ. I was covering the event for Alpine cars... ...more

19/08/2020

Looking to use you Digital SLR in manual modes as opposed to the default automatic settings? This course is perfect for anyone using a Digital SLR, Mirrorless, Advanced Compact, Bridge or any Camera with Manual controls... ...more

18/08/2020

Kathtan House is a fine dining restaurant situated in the village of Sturry, just on the outskirts of Canterbury, Kent. Today I covered some interior and exterior photography for the restaurant... ...more

17/08/2020

Over the last few months I have been covering a lot of car photography for numerous magazines, with lockdown no fresh content was available so its been very much a case of sourcing suitable cars and doing some mini road trips over the Uk to capture the owners and there cars... ...more

13/08/2020

Like most of us who are in to cars the introduction of electric vehicles over the last few years has been an interesting one to observe, a manufacturer like Tesla who have come out of nowhere dominate the market and all of the other brands are playing catch up. Honda's first all electric vehicle comes in the shape of a compact city car with price that is attainable... ...more

11/08/2020

BMW Car magazine commissioned me to photograph a series of M cars for a group photos hoot and feature, these included M3, M5 and 6,7 and 8 models all in one place... ...more

10/08/2020

After covering numerous car magazine photo shoots and events recently I had some time to cover three private sessions for Ben, Aaron and Trevor of there cars. A real mix Maserati Ghibli saloon, an Audi R8 V10 and Porsche 718 GTS... ...more

08/08/2020

I met Mini owner Mike at a Quadriga car club breakfast meet at Lydden Hill race circuit, i've photographed a lot of classic, super cars and unusual vehicles but this "Mad Max" style apocalyptic classic is certainly one of the most unusual and photogenic cars i've covered... ...more

06/08/2020

Among all of the car magazine photography I have had some commercial work come through, the majority corporate headshots for business owners. A real eclectic mix from architects, business coaches and farmers... ...more

05/08/2020

After a busy week of covering a wide variety of car photography in Kent, Epsom and Northamptonshire I had a day off and spent it with the London and Kent Mustang owners in the idyllic backdrop of Hever Castle, this was there annual car show which had a display from a mix of other car clubs... ...more

04/08/2020

Second visit in a week to Santa Pod Raceway in Northampton, another Mustang track day, this time the Mustang Owners Club of GB and this also incorporated other American car clubs to give a more diverse feel to the event... ...more

03/08/2020

Wilson's Automotive group in Epsom are a large independent retailer with several showrooms on one site, these include Alfa Romeo, Dacia, Fiat, Peugeot and other brands. The photography was to cover social media content for 67 Degrees who look after the feeds for Wilson's... ...more

29/07/2020

Yesterday evening and an architectural photography shoot, this time utilising MMS 360 as well who I am working with to supply aerial photography and videos with there Drone units. The client was Mullery Architects based in Kent and the property was the Hub on Rye Hill... ...more

28/07/2020

Lipscomb's are a family run business and have been established in Kent since 1996, the new multi million pound showroom opposite there original showroom in Canterbury has just opened and today I was covering the photography for the group... ...more

26/07/2020

Simply Mustangs UK organised a driving event at the legendary Santa Pod raceway, set in the beautiful Northamptonshire country side it is a mecca for fast cars and the legendary Mustang was at home on a fun packed day out for everyone... ...more

22/07/2020

Dynamix Group are an accountancy firm with offices in Canterbury, Hove and Sandwich. Spread across the South east in kent and Sussex they provide SME's and larger corporate clients a wealth of accountancy services... ...more

21/07/2020

Another German marque photographed this time, an Audi RS5 in a very rare colour, Sonama Green. Owner Josh had contacted me about photographing the car for him so he had an editorial style shoot of his pride and joy... ...more

20/07/2020

The BMW Z3M coupe arrived in 1997, the M model came with a limited slip differential, a wider rear track giving it a mean rear stance and "Roadstar" style 40 alloy wheels, this example in Estoril Blue was in immaculate condition and perfect for the BMW Car magazine photoshoot... ...more

17/07/2020

The B Road Hunting club is an exciting new coffee house and eatery set in the Kent countryside, it is due to open its doors next weekend and will be the South East's equivalent of Caffeine and Machine, today we done a branding shoot for the team and also a car photo shoot of Edd's Mini for Performance Mini magazine... ...more

14/07/2020

First car magazine photo shoot for Mercedes Benz Enthusiast magazine, and what a great car to photograph, a stunning 1966 W108 2.5 litre saloon. The location of London Golf Club in Kent seemed fitting for this upmarket limo, especially on a gorgeous Summer morning... ...more

13/07/2020

SEB are based in Broadstairs, Kent and through Annabel from Bean Marketing I was commissioned to cover some corporate portraits and business photographs for the company which can be used for there website and online social media advertising... ...more

09/07/2020

A busy Saturday as I left the office in Canterbury early morning to travel direct to Birmingham for a double Mini car photo shoot, the first one was Paul Wood’s immaculate grey metallic John Cooper Works... ...more

07/07/2020

The Ford Fiesta ST500 was introduced in 2008 and limited to 500 units, hence the moniker. Hazel's car is a little different as it has 52 wheels and hats been wrapped in a storm grey vinyl, giving it a unique appearance... ...more

06/07/2020

Over the last year I have been covering car photography work fro BMW Car magazine, one area that we like to cover for photo shoots are twin testes, today the M3 convertible was the model set up with the help of Shine Auto Detailing in Maidstone... ...more

03/07/2020

Headshots is the more casual name for portraiture photography now, with all the social media channels that we are on it is now more important than ever to have a quality photograph that makes you stand out and represent your business to a high standard... ...more

02/07/2020

I met up with Miriam and Jonny during a photoshoot at their new premies in Chelmsford, Essex last weekend. I was using the industrial estate where they were based for a Performance Mini photoshoot for one of their clients and they had a trio of Mini's and staff on site as well. What followed was an impromptu photoshoot... ...more

01/07/2020

I have been covering more automotive photography than commercial since post lockdown, so excuse the forthcoming posts but in time a few commercial jobs will appear. Covering a lot of work for Fast Ford magazine and these two stunning Focus ST models belong to the same family, one a real supper and the other fully modified... ...more

30/06/2020

One of the areas that has been severely effected over the last few months and for the remainder of 2020 is the Summer car show scene, worth millions to the UK for the event and hospitality businesses that cover the thousands of meets that take place on a weekly basis. So when an opportunity arose to cover a small private meet I detailed the car and couldn’t wait to meet up with a group of fellow petrol-heads for a socially distanced meet... ...more

27/06/2020

A summers day and two luxurious BMW’s to test drive and photograph with BMW car magazine editor Simon, the only thing missing was a pub lunch in the picturesque Kent countryside just outside of Coxheath near Maidstone... ...more

24/06/2020

TMLEP have just moved from their offices in Canterbury, kent to a new base in Ashford, situated next to Ashford International Station it is a perfect location for clients from London to visit them... ...more

23/06/2020

Recently photographed a very rare classic Ford Escort, the model is a Gartrac and has a 2.8 V6 engine which produces 160 bhp in a lightweight design... ...more

21/06/2020

Twin brothers, twin Mini's and a glorious Summer morning made for a perfect shoot at London Golf Club for another car magazine photo shoot post lockdown... ...more

19/06/2020

Local Motors aren't a well known name, but in America they are a niche company that produce the mad looking Rally Fighter. This has a 6.2 litre V8 Corvette powered engine and with a carbon fibre warp looks and sounds amazing, no wonder its appeared in Fast and Furious films and also on Forza Horizon video games... ...more

18/06/2020

London Golf Club was the location for an exclusive car photography shoot in Kent for Barretts Land Rover of the all new Defender 110 model... ...more

17/06/2020

Over the years I have covered a variety of classics, motorsport, sports and super cars, fair to say that this Orange Mini is one of the strangest and unique... ...more

15/06/2020

As we are nearing the final stages of lockdown from this week "non essential" shops can re-open, with safety measures and social distancing in place. Canterbury jewellers Fitxgerald's contacted me to photograph there store in Burgate, next to Canterbury Cathedral to do some new images for social media... ...more

12/06/2020

Kent based car detailer David Robinson runs Dr Car Care detailing services, a photo shoot with one of his customers produced a fresh set of images to go alongside his new website. ...more

10/06/2020

Sunday afternoon was perfect weather for another car photography shoot for Fast Ford magazine, this time a stunning mercury grey Sierra Cosworth, owned by Chris Whelan... ...more

09/06/2020

Over the last week I have been covering property photography in Kent, for local companies who are letting and selling houses in the Canterbury and Ashford areas... ...more

08/06/2020

Over the next few weeks you will see me blogging on a lot of car photography shoots, with the lockdown the pole of cars needing to be photographed has grown and now I am ticking the lost off, todays post is a rare Fiesta ST200 that belongs to Hampshire based owner Stephen Vincent... ...more

04/06/2020

Dr Car Care have just had their new website designed by kent based design company LS Creative, I have been supplying stock images for the website which went live yesterday... ...more

03/06/2020

As we are starting to come out of lockdown the list of car magazine shoots is starting to get ticked off, 26 cars and counting. After a few shoots last weekend the first one in June was "bumblebee" a yellow classic BMW 2002 Turbo... ...more

29/05/2020

Beck Evan's are a premium car dealership based in Sidcup, Kent just a short drive away from London. I had been asked by the company to come in and photograph two of there high end cars that had just turned up, both at the same price point but completely different as 45 years separated the two... ...more

28/05/2020

After working hard to get some car photography shoots in the bag for the next few weeks i'm glad to say that the first went under way in private grounds at the weekend, certainly the Ultimate green Focus RS looked very fresh and a great way to start the first of numerous shoots lined up... ...more

26/05/2020

I have been covering the photography for Millie Knight since 2012, it all began when Suzanne Knight phoned me about taking some promotional portraits for her daughter who had just started as a downhill skier for Team GB. Who would have thought back then the success that Millie has achieved across the World... ...more

22/05/2020

When you start a business one thing that you need is a logo, this was always going to be a tricky one to design as I don't want to use the cliched camera/lens approach, step in Martin from the Familiar... ...more

21/05/2020

Since 2005 when I started my photography business my ambition was to be a full time car photographer, magazines, events, dealerships, motorsport the list goes on. I slowly realised that it was not going to be a full time job if I just kept to a niche so the commercial photography business was set up with some car shoots on the side, roll on 15 years and half of my photography is now car related... ...more

20/05/2020

Over the years I have covered portraits for models, actors and run fashion photography workshops in Kent, London and Surrey. The models have been diverse and for me portrait photography, especially fashion is the most creative area in my work... ...more

19/05/2020

As we start to ease down from lockdown I wanted to do a promotional offer for local companies, a one hour photography session for £100 + VAT, up to 5 employees with 5 hi-res images per employees... ...more

18/05/2020

Just updated some new lines on my online print shop, including a pack of car photography greeting cards... ...more

15/05/2020

Slowly but surely uploading the stock images up to Shutterstock, among the backlog of photography work I have covered a lot of animal and wildlife photography, these can be used for a number of marketing posts and as you'll see from the montage they are part of a diverse group... ...more

14/05/2020

NPS are based near Ebbsfleet, Kent and located centrally for all of the work that they carry out, the photography was to show a mixture of there team working around the local area for the companies new website... ...more

13/05/2020

This time last year everything was so much different than today, I was just returning with a group of friends, ten cars, 2000 miles, some of the best driving roads in Europe and some fine dining along the way made for an epic road trip down to St Tropez... ...more

12/05/2020

One area that I have filed the miscellaneous photographs taken over the last 15 years is still life, this covers such a wide range of images that depict static items and can be used for a number of online resources... ...more

11/05/2020

Back in July 2018 I covered the photography for a kayaking expedition that took place in the Alps, this led to an epic road trip down to the South of France with friend and assistant Al Sullivan... ...more

09/05/2020

Dr Car Care are a detailing company based in Kent and are in the process of having a new website developed by LS Creative... ...more

07/05/2020

The Range Rover Evoque has been out for a number of years now, I have fond memories of a car photography shoot for Barretts Land Rover that took place five years ago when for once the car didn't need to be immaculate for the pictures... ...more

06/05/2020

Following on from the ZZ Top and St Paul's Cathedral limited edition framed prints I have Alpine View available, a real one from the archives as this was taken over ten years ago... ...more

06/05/2020

After a few weeks of going through 15 years of photographs I have now completed the categorisations, just the task of uploading them all to image libraries now. Today I wanted to highlight the largest area, business stock images... ...more

05/05/2020

Todays case study is local restaurant to me, The Dairy in Boughton, the hospitality business has been hit hardest during the current crisis and I wanted to put some focus on local independent companies I have covered work for over the years... ...more

04/05/2020

One of my longest standing clients has been the University of Kent, over the years I have covered a wise remit of photography work for them, and over the last four years have also been an associate lecturer on there photography courses in the Winter and Autumn terms... ...more

01/05/2020

Brooklands was the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation and the site of many engineering and technological achievements throughout eight decades of the 20th century. The racing circuit was constructed by local landowner Hugh F. Locke King in 1907 and was the first purpose-built racing circuit in the world. It has hundreds of volunteers and a few years ago I photographed some of them... ...more

30/04/2020

Still updating the archives during this period of downtime, I am categorising the photography taken over the last 15 years and today i'm going to highlight architecture photography... ...more

30/04/2020

One of my favourite ever images is this night time photograph of St Paul's Cathedral, taken from the Shard one evening in November, I am now issuing it as a limited edition framed print... ...more

29/04/2020

Concluding my top ten tips for car photography we conclude with lighting, the most important aspect of any photography subject, the driver and having an extra pair of hands to assist n the shoot... ...more

28/04/2020

As I am going through the archives during this period of downtime I am categorising the photography taken over the last 15 years, today i'm going to highlight food and drink photography.. ...more

28/04/2020

Continuing the series on automotive photography tips, today looking at depth of field, some housekeeping when photographing cars and interior details, plus that last photo of the owner and there car, so brush up on those portrait skills... ...more

27/04/2020

If like me you love taking photos then one of your most captured subjects will be your pride and joy, a classic or modern Mustang. I’m fortunate enough to be doing this hobby as a full timer profession now for fifteen years and in that time have photographed some amazing exotica of cars in the UK and Europe, but nothing quiet comes close when its your own car that your capturing, or even a friends... ...more

23/04/2020

As I am going through the archives during this period of downtime I am categorising the photography taken over the last 15 years, today i'm going to highlight travel photography... ...more

22/04/2020

Girling's solicitors based in Kent have been a client for a number of years now, alongside the portraiture work I also cover reportage photography for them which is used online and for there regular newsletters... ...more

21/04/2020

Back in 2008 I covered a project with Canterbury Cathedral titled "A Day in the Life...", this took place over a year and culminated in two exhibitions and a book of my photographs... ...more

20/04/2020

One thing that is always in the calendar is interior photography, whether its for architects, event companies or industrial facilities this work takes me all over the United Kingdom... ...more

17/04/2020

Today marks the classic American icon, the Ford Mustang's 56th birthday. With in excess over 10 million sales and the top performing sports car in Europe over the last few years ts legacy goes stronger each year... ...more

17/04/2020

During the last 15 years of being a professional photographer I have endeavoured to grow the automotive photography side of the business, during that time I have increased it now to a third of my business. One of my longstanding client has been Mark Spence, previously at HR Owen and now with his own company Atelier Petworth... ...more

16/04/2020

July 30th, 2017 is a date firmly set in the memory, not only for attending the Ramblin' Man Fair which celebrates blues, rock and heavy metal music over three days in Maidstone, Kent, but also for the fact I was covering the event for a sponsor of the event... ...more

15/04/2020

Over the years I have been very lucky to cover some amazing cars, for publications, clients and events, some of my favourites have been for RM Sotheby's auction house... ...more

14/04/2020

Continuing the case study series from the archives, back in August 2015 I was invited by Canon UK to take part in a fashion portrait workshop in Greenwich alongside two Canon ambassador photographers... ...more

09/04/2020

Continuing the case studies and on to one of my favourite ever commissions, two years back to back 2010-2011 I covered The Full Monte road trip down to the South of France, the trips were in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust and my job was to photograph the day to day events... ...more

07/04/2020

First in a series of case studies from over the last 15 years, I’m going through the archives at the moment and wanted to revisit some memories from past photo shoots... ...more

06/04/2020

As I start to delve in to the archives I just thought i'd cover a post of professional portrait photography and the different areas that I have covered over the years... ...more

02/04/2020

Due to current events it has been a chance to do those admin jobs that you never get around to during the normal busy schedules, I am going through 15 years of images from the archives and compiling a stock image library to supply unique images to clients and other resources... ...more

31/03/2020

After a couple of weeks just finishing off recent photo shoot editing and some administration I thought that with this downtime I would set up an online print shop, something I have been meaning to do for a some time now... ...more

30/03/2020

A recent car photography shoot for Fast Ford magazine in Kent was to photograph Danny's Fiesta ST. The car has had a wealth of upgrades making it a road car with very much a track focus to it... ...more

27/03/2020

Managed to capture a couple of car photography shoots last weekend prior to the lockdown, BMW Car is the leading magazine for the German marque and a lot of work has been generated by the editorial team over the last couple of months... ...more

25/03/2020

I have been covering a number of car photography shoots for Mini magazine, this covers the classic cars up until 1996 prior to the modern version being introduced... ...more

24/03/2020

Last week i took advantage of some lovely Spring weather and managed to get a handful of car photography shoots in for a variety of magazines, Tahmid who has a series of classic BMW's has just purchased this rare 850 CSI V12, a German muscle car for the nineties... ...more

23/03/2020

Having just started on my fourth year as a guest lecturer at the University of Kent recently I covered a second workshop for the hospitality and sports marketing teams... ...more

20/03/2020

Brands Hatch Morgan who are based in Borough Green, Kent have been in contact with London Golf Club, based just a few miles from the dealership and in a twin collaboration asked me to photograph the three wheeler and Plus Six together at this stunning venue... ...more

18/03/2020

Photography today for Mark Brooks of Artisan Memorials in Canterbury, the brief was to capture some work that had just been completed and also some generic images for the clients new brochures which are to be produced soon... ...more

16/03/2020

Yesterday was the first of three car photography courses at historic Goodwood road and racing circuit, nestled in the heart of West Sussex... ...more

13/03/2020

Last week I spent a day in London for International House School photographing a series of properties that are rented out to students, the buses were situated in five different locations around the capital... ...more

12/03/2020

Another car photography shoot in Kent for BMW Car magazine, this time a rare and stunning example of the 3 series E30 325i automatic, silver with a grey interior and not a mark on it, the clean lines and paintwork were enhanced by the backdrop of Lydden Hill circuit and the triple light set up of the Profoto portable studio kit... ...more

10/03/2020

Like all good things the Quadriga cars and coffee meet was put together over a cup of coffee with fellow petrol head Shaun Hopper, all we needed was a venue, loads of petrol heads and fresh coffee. Shaun's connection with Lydden Hill race circuit in Kent was the location and with his company Quadriga car having following on social media we had the basis for our first meet of the year... ...more

10/03/2020

Two years ago I covered a photography shoot for Faversham plumbing and heating company Weatherall and Wyles, yesterday was a follow up session with the addition of some new vans and staff... ...more

06/03/2020

As we start to come in to Spring and hopefully some better weather the magazine photo shoots have started to roll in, nice and local this time for Brett Michael's Mini Cooper S... ...more

04/03/2020

The start off the year always brings in a lot of corporate headshots for clients, the last few weeks have ranged from Insurance companies to the Bioscience departments at Kent University... ...more

03/03/2020

Second days education photography in London for IH schools, the time the focus was to capture the facilities and one to one sessions between the students and teachers… ...more

02/03/2020

Had the chance to photograph a rare car, an Ultima owned by car builder and mechanic Shaun Hopper from Quadriga cars at the Kent based motorsport circuit Lydden Hill... ...more

28/02/2020

Last weekend saw the arrival of the London classic car show which debuted at Olympia for the first time, the previous years it had been held at the Excel centre... ...more

26/02/2020

Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire was the location for yesterdays photo shoot at Swift Aerospace, this was an update for images that i had taken five years ago... ...more

24/02/2020

First day for International House Schools at their main location based in Covent Garden, London. Over the next few weeks I will be covering the photography for the website, brochures and social media content... ...more

23/02/2020

Jon Nielsen is the owner of one of the first drift Mustangs in Europe, I was lucky enough to photograph the car a few months ago during a Mustang Experience UK event at Millbrook proving ground... ...more

18/02/2020

During the latter part of last year I borrowed the new BMW 135i from Barretts BMW in Canterbury, with a friend whose 140i had been purchased earlier in the year we done a twin car photo shoot, the results are in this months BMW Car magazine... ...more

14/02/2020

Pro Share now in its 28th year held its annual celebrating excellence masterclass, with a conference in London championing the winners from last years awards event. Companies from Aviva, Marks and Spencers and other global brands were represented and showcasing how they achieved recognition... ...more

12/02/2020

The practical sessions covering photography with the students at the University of Kent are coming to a close now, we ended this week with two models, Paralympian Millie Knight and fashion model Georgia Bliss so the photographers could use the workshop to work with two people that are used to being in front of the camera... ...more

11/02/2020

A portrait session and tutorial with the University of Kent students with Paralympian Gold medalist Millie Knight, have en't seen her for eighteen months so it was great to catch up and get a few new images in a studio environment... ...more

10/02/2020

Fast Ford publication has just released a special edition Ford Mustang bookazine, dedicated to fifty five years of the US icon sports car... ...more

05/02/2020

As a guest lecturer at the Engineering and Digital Arts based in the University of Kent I have to come up with practical sessions, having the studio as our base its on hand to run through a mix of studio lighting which covered the basis of this weeks lessons... ...more

04/02/2020

At the weekend I had two cars to photograph for BMW Car magazine, this was a twin test with a 1989 M6 Coupe and a latest generation M6 Gran Coupe, worlds apart in performance and styling but very much iconic cars that provide subtle looks with straight line performance that embodies the M performance badge... ...more

31/01/2020

Having just started on my fourth year as a guest lecturer at the University of Kent the marketing teams contacted me about covering beginners guide to digital photography, this was spread across the hospitality, sports and theatre teams... ...more

30/01/2020

Which? consumer magazine has been around for a long time and over the years I have covered a variety of portrait photography for them, this months magazine covers Computing... ...more

29/01/2020

Digital photography and image editing is the subject during my guest lecturing slot at the University of Kent, in my fourth year now and for the next ten weeks I will be teaching the fundamentals of photography to over forty students... ...more

28/01/2020

A full days portrait photography session took place at the University of Kent at the School of Biosciences, capturing a selection of academics for some large display panels that will highlight the research that the University undertakes... ...more

27/01/2020

Saturday afternoon and a visit with a group of fellow petrol heads to see the recently installed Cars:Accelerating the Modern World exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum... ...more

24/01/2020

Bespoke bathrooms and kitchens designed by the team at Root's in Kent are a speciality, and the recent kitchen design and installation photographed this week in Whitstable, Kent show the companies quality and attention to detail... ...more

22/01/2020

After covering a photoshoot for Mustang owner Shaun Parker last year, his 1965 GT has turned in to a global icon. Plenty of publications in the UK have covered it, and this month it has a five page spreads in Street Machine Australia... ...more

21/01/2020

Morgan has been a big part of my car photography for almost a decade now, so when the team at Brands Hatch Morgan asked if I could photograph the new Plus 6 today I jumped at the chance... ...more

20/01/2020

BMW CAR magazine is a publication covering the popular German marque, it looks to showcase all of the classic and modern vehicles from the companies vast history, a photoshoot from Autumn last year has juts been published in this months magazine... ...more

16/01/2020

Girlings Solicitors photo shoot this morning in Ashford, Kent. The backdrop for the photoshoot was the brand new Curious Brew brewery, part of the Chapel Down group... ...more

15/01/2020

Up in London today covering public relations photography for the British Beer and Pub association and there campaign to support the local beer industry in the UK... ...more

13/01/2020

Another car photography shoot for Mini magazine, this time with Jeff and his modified 1994 Mini 35 which is a superb conversion and a delight to photograph... ...more

13/01/2020

Over the years I have covered numerous automotive, fashion and beginners workshops on digital photography. In addition to these camera courses I also run refresher courses for estate agents in the Kent region... ...more

10/01/2020

Looking to use you Digital SLR in manual modes as opposed to the default automatic settings? This course is perfect for anyone using a Digital SLR, Mirrorless, Advanced Compact, Bridge or any Camera with Manual controls... ...more

08/01/2020

Portrait photography for companies and individuals is always a busy time of the New Year for me, it is a great opportunity to use the new headshots for your social media, marketing and LinkedIn profiles... ...more

08/01/2020

Last year I photographed a selection of cars for Atelier Petworth, based in Wes Sussex. One of the highlights was this stunning Ferrari Testarossa, a true supercar icon from the eighties... ...more

06/01/2020

Renault introduced the Alpine A110 model, this wasn't a new model though as the roots of the 110 go back to 1973 which was an historic year for the compact and lightweight sports car... ...more

06/01/2020

Teamtheme are a sports education organisation that is passionate about encouraging and increasing children’s participation in sporting activities. This was the first job of the year and took place at the Canterbury Innovation Centre where my office is based... ...more

03/01/2020

Fair to say 2019 was a big year for the automotive photography side of the business, covering work across the UK and also in Europe for car clubs and editorial work for Fast Ford magazine... ...more