Picture of the month | June 2011
I consider colour to be something of a crutch in the image making process. In someways it is essential for the creation of a successful image yet in others it can be something of an hindrance, an unwelcome distraction from the core elements of the scene which could be used to compose a shot with [...]
Win a copy of Spirit of Northumberland
I am delighted to announce that my first book to be released this year, my seventh book so far, has just been released! Northumberland is not only the northernmost county to be found within England but also the least populated. The ‘land of the far horizons’ offers some of the most picturesque scenery to [...]
Plan B
One thing that I have learnt over the last 10 years of pursuing photography as both a hobby and an income (has it really been 10 years since I had my first ever image published?), is that you should approach each shoot with an open mind and a willingness to employ a flexible approach to [...]
Dunstanburgh Delights
We were blessed with some fantastic weather during the recent photography workshops held at Dunstanburgh Castle situated along the Northumberland Coast. The ‘sunrise shoot’ on the Sunday morning provided all that attended with some great opportunities to capture a number of images of the spectacularly beautiful Embleton Bay. The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle on the [...]
Back on the road
Please do accept my apologies for the lack of news recently but I do have a very good excuse for the missing posts. I’m a Dad! To a gorgeous baby boy whom Lynette and myself have called Rhys. After a couple of weeks paternity leave, dragging myself away from mother and son was something of [...]
Autumn workshop dates announced
The last scheduled workshop dates for the year have just been finalised and are as follows: Warkworth and the Northumberland Coast – 6th September 2009 Join photographer David Taylor on a one-day workshop on the Northumbrian coast in the villages of Warkworth and Amble. Dunstanburgh Castle & Northumberland Coast – 20th September 2009 Join Jason [...]
Northumberland Spirit
The last few months have seen me photographing the cities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh and whilst this may have given me something of a creative rush of blood to the head, I must admit to being somewhat pleased about the subject for my next two books to be released by Halsgrove in 2010. [...]
2009 Photography Workshops Announced
We are delighted to announce the schedule for the forthcoming North East England based Photography Workshops, to be held during the first quarter of 2009. New for 2009 is that all of the Photography Workshops are now entirely based in North East England, and all are led by award winning Newcastle Upon Tyne based photographer, [...]