Greetings
Thank you for checking in to my blog page. Here you will be able to find out more about me, my photography and more…
Brief Biography…
I have been a photographer since 1984. I first started using a camera at school, probably because I couldn’t draw and to be honest I still can’t! Before becoming a professional photographer I had a brief period, six years, as an air engineering mechanic. I realised that I was never going to be a very good engineer and when working on aircraft, being a good engineer is a must.
As is the way sometimes, an opportunity came along that allowed me to make a career change and I have never looked back. In my twenty five years as a pro photographer I have been lucky enough to have travel the world and have worked in a wide range of photographic fields from hydrographic survey, Press and PR and even as a news camera operator and digital video editor.
In 2002, my travels came to an end and I established myself as a commercial photographer in Southampton. I had to decide whether I wanted to do both video and stills photography as I enjoy both mediums. Cost pushed me towards the stills side and although I miss working in video I have found a new passion for stills (digital) photography. I have a small office and modest studio in the commercial heart of the city. I work for local clients and nationally based agencies, SME’s and blue chip companies alike. Although I work mainly on my own I do have a network of very competent photographers and other creatives who I can call on to support me as and when required. It’s a reciprocal arrangement and one that works very well. In the current economic climate it is, I am sure, the key to survival.
These are difficult times for all small business owners, hopefully we will start to see some confidence coming back into the market place soon and we can then start to build new business relationships as well renewing old ones.
Cowes Week 2008 – ‘Xara’