Dance Lesson By Nikki Santilli I had the pleasure of popping by Camden Studios last week to capture the delightful Nikki Santilli teaching Jazz legend Ray Gelato some dance steps, to accompany his wonderful tunes. It’s fun to shoot dance photos and the key is to capture the very moment they do those steps correctly. … Read More
Update on my Photography Business during Covid-19 Lock Down in London How you all doing out there? I hope you are all ok and keeping safe, well and sane during this current Covid-19 Pandemic. I am of course currently unable to carry out any photography or business, so I am spending my time catching up … Read More
One of my absolute favourite things to do, outside of taking photos, is visit an exhibition to learn something or simply appreciate the aesthetic of the art works. I love to see creations in all their forms – traditional or contemporary, abstract or classic, painted with a brush or built with stone. I find that … Read More
As a regular swing dancer, I am used to seeing a lot of amazingly dressed people at all the events I love to go to. As a result, I’ve been shooting a long term project on the vintage scene, which I really must finish soon……but that’s another story. As I do have a keen eye … Read More
A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of being taken to Dennis Severs House, 18 Folgate Street, in Spitalfields, one of my favourite areas of London, to see their Christmas installation. I returned to shoot the house in January (check out my other blog piece on this) but I always wanted to shoot … Read More
Some fun spontaneous portraits of the well dressed vintage scene who attended the fantastic Hep Cats dance weekender. These shots were taken when I was ‘swung-over’ (basically the feeling you get when you’ve been swing dancing far too much the night before) and wanted some fresh air. So I grabbed my trusty Olympus Pen, which … Read More
I love this dish from Julie Montagu’s ‘The Flexi Foodie’. I like her philosophy as she believes in eating healthy most of the time, but not to worry too much if you want the odd ‘unhealthy’ treat. She says “By adding more superfoods into your diet, you will naturally start to crowd out the bad ones”. You … Read More
When I am running around, planning, meeting, shooting, editing etc, I need energy and I often want it quickly. So when a friend recommended Ella Woodward’s Raw Coconut and Cacao Bites recipe, I went a little nutty (groan) and made a whole tub of them! They’re great to prepare in advance and grab as a little … Read More
I love this place, it’s what London does so well. Old, historical, vintage and slightly bonkers! Dennis Severs was an artist. He acquired the house back in 1979 and lived there until his death in 1999. On finding the house, he envisioned a family of Huguenot silk weavers living there in the early 18th century and so … Read More