Red head in the woods with Laura Robinson

Having worked with Laura on a previous dance shoot, some of her features which stuck in my mind was exceptional emotive control and great hair, so I always had her in the back of my mind for a future spring/floral themed shoot. This year was a really good year for blue bells and it coincided…

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Black Swan shoot

Going back a few months I wouldn’t have thought it possible for me to convince 3 other talented people to work on one of my projects…. but on this I’ve been able to get Dancer: Poppy, MUA: Rochelle Jennison-Smith and Costume: Cathryn Brown to bring together this Black Swan themed ballet photoshoot, my most elaborate…

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Dance Duet

Small World Back in December dancer/choreographer: Kris Wright contacted me about doing a shoot together and subsequently saw some flour powder photography shots I had done with the students at Lisa Marie Performing Arts in York, he told me he happened to be a ex-student, so I got in touch with the vice principal: Laura…

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Exploring turmoil & mental illness

After going through a rough patch I became inspired to create a series based around turmoil & mental illness. The first inspiration of the series was ‘Lost’ (the top image) to represent the directionless haze I felt myself trapped in at the time. It would eventually (and ironically) become a way for me to get…

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How comically hard colour matching is

Have you ever got a print back from the printers and thought the colours were off? say overly bright or dark or with a bluish or yellow tone? Welcome to the world of colour calibration where you’re you’re about to find out how comically hard it is to match what you see on your screen…

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York Cake Smash – Ideas

Cake Smash Ideas Cake smashes are a very popular option at my studio for children approaching their 1st birthday. Customers can customise the theme of the shoot but aren’t always sure of what to do so here’s a showcase of some of my cake smash work which might give you a starting point:   Pink…

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Kerry & Chris’ Wedding – Skipton

The most relaxed bride ever? Kerry & Chris’ wedding is probably the most pleasantly surprising wedding I’ve done so far. The venue itself was a converted barn on a farm in the middle of nowhere (presumably used mostly by ramblers for the Yorkshire Dales) which was also housing their guests. Given the venue wasn’t particularly…

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