Find out all about this beautiful venue, behind Oxford Circus, with a colourful history… I first worked for No.11 Cavendish Square when I was kindly introduced to the venue by Matthew Tolchard, who I met when I shot for The Red Carnation Hotel Group. He went on to head up Commercial Activities for The Kings … Read More
What’s it like to be a……..Registrar at Lambeth Town Hall? I first met Rebecca on the London swing dance circuit, where we both regularly bump into each other at social events. When I found out she was a registrar I was very excited and had many questions. I have ‘met’ probably 200+ registrars when shooting … Read More
Aures London – Venue Showcase I first met one of the founders of Aures London, Robyn Collins (below left), when she was working at Floridita, for D&D London (which is now 100 Wardour Street. We got on well and she kept my details to hand when she left, so I was delighted when she got … Read More
What’s it like to be….. A Managing Director for the luxurious, customer focussed, Red Carnation (Hotel) Collection? Malcolm Hendry has always been someone I’ve said hello to on my various shoot at The Rubens Hotel, part of the Red Carnation Collection. Always cheerful and friendly, it was a delight to interview him for my blog … Read More
What’s it like to…….Work at Six Senses Hotel in Vietnam….and now……Viceroy Bali…. I first met Patrick at The Jumeriah Carlton Tower… ……where I was hired to photograph a new cocktail launch. Honestly, I don’t have the clearest memory of that day as Patrick kept encouraging my assistant and I to sample the drinks! Patrick subsequently … Read More
What it’s like to be……..The Vice President of Commercial at The Red Carnation Collection? I first met Suzie when I was hired to capture images for Bbar – the adjoining bar to The Rubens Hotel, part of the Red Carnation Collection, just over 12 years ago. I had a big task ahead of me as … Read More
A little luxury photography shoot in the countryside I love exploring – whether it’s the streets of London, locations abroad or the gorgeous English countryside. Part of the joy of exploration is architecture and peeping inside beautiful buildings. So how lucky was I to get to photograph in a place as stunning as The Langley … Read More
Drawing on My Travel Experience for this Travel Hostel Photography Shoot When I got the call from Astor Hostels asking if I was available to help them create a series of photos, which showed the fun and relaxed side of their hostels, for their website and marketing materials, I was delighted. Being an avid traveller … Read More
‘Tis the time for Christmas Photography One of my favourite things to do at this time of year is, of course, take photos with a sparkly Christmas theme. And where better to capture the beautiful Christmas atmosphere than the delightful No.11 Cavendish Square, where I have been a few times now, to photograph events for … Read More
Photographing Venues in the Best Possible Light It’s so important to make sure when you photograph an interior space, that the lighting is as natural as possible. In this sense I refer to the ‘mood’ that comes across in the photos, rather than natural light, in terms of daylight or sunshine. Photographing Travel and Leisure … Read More
Event & PR Photography on BB Bakery’s London Bus I met the fabulous staff of BB Bakery at World Travel Market, held at Excel last month. I only popped onto the bus out of curiosity, but after chatting to the Head of Marketing & Operations, turned out they needed a photographer to capture a special … Read More
A Little Bit About My Green Values I’ve always considered myself to be a bit of a ‘greeny’ and environmentally conscious. I remember going, when we were kids, to the recycling bins in the supermarket car-park – before we had them outside our very own front doors – and diligently recycling every glass bottle and … Read More
Activity and Leisure Photography As part of my ongoing assignment for Haven Holidays I was asked to photograph a wide variety of images to capture their sports and leisure facilities, including photography of their stunning golf courses. For the outdoor facilities, the photographs had to, of course, be captured in the best light. This involved quite … Read More
Dreamy Inspiring Travel and Leisure Photography for your Travel Brand It’s no word of a lie, all these photos were taken in the United Kingdom. Not only that, but there is no fakery, over use of filters or anything like that. All these holiday photos were taken on my trusty Nikon DSLR professional photography kit … Read More
Part of our ongoing Travel and Leisure Photography commission for Haven Holidays, I got to travel to North Wales. The holiday park here, not far from Snowdonia National Park, has had a brand new refurbishment, with a new Dragon Lakes Adventure Village, Dragons Lake play area for the children and a new Coast House bar … Read More
Travel and Leisure Photography that makes you think you’re outside the UK. When you think of a dreamy location for a holiday, you don’t always consider the UK do you? Yet we have so many gorgeous spots across the United Kingdom that many people don’t even know exist! I was so fortunate to get to … Read More
Is there a great time to get your venue photography shot? During a lovely Summer Party of course! Well that’s exactly what No. 11 Cavendish Square did on this particular occasion, choosing to book me to shoot their venue whilst they hosted a summer party for some of their clients. No.11 Cavendish Square is a … Read More
Major refurbishment Photographs One of the main reasons I was commissioned to shoot some photographs for this holiday park group, was because the parks have been undergoing major refurbishment and development. Obviously when a travel company has a brand new restaurant, has completed refurbishment, or added new exciting items to their menu, they need some … Read More
As part of a recent travel and leisure photography assignment for Haven Holidays, as well as following the standard shot list, which was required for their website and holiday brochures, I was also asked to capture ‘anything else that looks great’! What a fab request from a client – even better request when you realise … Read More
Choosing great images to help sell your hotel online It’s half way through February and most of us are starting to dream about any kind of holiday once this lock-down is over……..we need something to look forward too. Even if it can’t be a holiday abroad, or anything abroad, there’s nothing to stop us all … Read More