I have spent the majority of my adult life to date working in the Photographic Industry. There were no computers when I first worked hand printing in the darkroom. Now every day involves an Apple Mac, different skills,
same job.

For nearly a decade I have specialised in social photography, and am best known for high quality Wedding Photography.I am professionally qualified in Wedding and Portrait Photography, by direct panel submission, something of which I am proud. I have always strived to give customers the service I would expect to receive myself, if I were the customer.

Having worked in specialist photo retail and photographic printing I have an extensive knowledge of photographic techniques and equipment from cutting edge digital to 5x4 plate film.

I was once laughed at by a 'new photographer' at a Wedding Fair a few years ago who had come into photography from the IT sector, because I told him I still shot some film. He had, he told me, never shot a roll of film in his 'working life'. I smiled politely while wondering how he treated his customers, experience isn't something you learn from a 'how to be a photographer course'

A great sense of humour and broad shoulders are often needed when dealing with people at Weddings, or late at night at Functions when people often become a little tipsy or sometimes even when meeting other 'professionals', though I have few friends who are photographers and have had similar experiences.

I have never forgotten the magic of an image emerging in a tray of developer, when I'm making Events prints on location for customers the delight in their face reminds me of how I felt the first time I saw that image start to form. I guess the magic and the happiness Photography brings to people is more of a calling than a business, most photographers whose work I respect end up with a business rather than aim from the outset to start one, just as in my own experience. Again, a sense of humour is really quite important if you run a small business, as is being generally polite and helpful, it's a good way to be -

I have had work published in local and national newspapers, books, magazines, been on TV, had work exhibited,provided technical photographs for legal cases,and was recently asked to speak about photography, but really just prefer to shoot nice Wedding and Portrait images for nice customers of all ages, which works great for both parties, just as it should !