All three of these people have great character and I like how these three images work as a set. As a portrait photographer, finding an interesting subject is half the battle. Howard and Cindy are both very talented designers and Tom is a magician.
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This was a really nice studio commission for JW Blades. You can view the images in context on their website at http://www.worldsbestblades.com
1/1 JW Blades
What's pleasing about this job, is getting a nice consistent feel between both images. I kept the same lighting and processing between portrait and action shot.
1/1 Dance
This was a set of images that began as a personal project but led to being commissioned for South Yorkshire Police 'Guns and Knives Take Lives' ad campaign. The portrait of the girl was featured in the AOP 2012 Awards.
1/1 Flats
This is an ongoing personal project of mine on football fans. I find all the different types of people, different faces, characters that all come together on a Saturday afternoon to support their local team fascinating.
1/1 Football Fans
A series of dark and direct portraits of actor Merv Lukeba for his new TV series.
1/1 Fighter
The portrait of Jessica was a commission by the Sheffield Children's Hospital for their 'Get Running' campaign.
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This is a set of portraits of Sheffield based drum and bass DJs. Two of these images were featured in the AOP 2011 Awards.
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Here are a few portraits of designers shot for a London ad agency.
1/1 Designers
This set of images includes shots from both personal shoots and commissions. This series is quite minimal and simple using natural light and reflectors.
1/1 Faces
The first image of Gavin was featured in this years AOP Awards, and has been a mainstay in my portfolio.
1/1 Gavin
The two portraits here are of Mike Bailey and Merv Lukeba, both actors from Channel 4's hit series 'Skins' The shot of Merv (2nd image) was featured in the AOP 2012 Awards.
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Butcher is a special image for me as it was the first shot I ever got in the AOP Awards. This shot was taken in a newsagent/butchers in Sheffield about 5 minutes walk away from the studio where I was based at the time. His face caught my attention and I decided to grab a shot there and then.
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This is a portrait of my Gramps doing what he loves best - golf. This image was featured in in the AOP 2012 Awards.
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Portrait of professional ice skater and costume designer Sophie Whittham. Shot at Ice Sheffield before her performance. This shot was featured in the AOP 2012 Awards.
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Portrait of Leah Slater, shot with minimal light. This shot was featured in the AOP 2011 Awards.
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Misty Derbyshire landscapes. I had a quiet day at the studio so thought I would head out into Derbyshire with my camera and see what happened. Really pleased with this set of shots.
1/1 Landscapes
These ads were for Uber design agency upon moving into their new studio at Sheffield's iconic Park Hill flats!
1/1 Uber
Me and a videographer friend shot this set in the studio. We wanted create the impression of a party scene at the end of the night. It was a challenge to light a set of this size and then balance the single portraits with the wider group image.
1/1 House Party
I wanted to see how quickly I could work to achieve a good portrait because on some jobs you have minutes to react and get the shot. My approach here was to try something simple, clean and quick. I was pleased with the outcome.
1/1 White Wall
These are my favourite two images from a lovely job for Computer Arts Magazine.
1/1 Computer Arts Magazine
The first image was shot for the Iron Door Club debut single. Great bunch of lads.
1/1 Iron Door Club
These set of shots are for KUJI clothing store. They wanted to evoke a simple clean and stylish feel.
1/1 Kuji Store
I wanted this shot to feel deep and still almost like a painting. Her pose and the lighting was carefully considered to create the desired atmosphere.
1/1 Mel
Two portraits from a commissioned shoot for an ad agency website. I just thought these two had a good look and worked well as a pair.
1/1 Advertising Workers
Set of ads for South Yorkshire Police, shot at their training grounds. It was a really exciting day with a wonderful studio full of great backdrops.
1/1 South Yorkshire Police
Portraits of former Radio 1 star Mary Anne Hobbs. The images were shot for her new role at XFM radio Manchester.
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