Pudsey Bear is pictured getting friendly with 'Pawlette' (Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear)
I was commissioned to cover the opening of Build-A-Bear Workshop in Bury, Greater Manchester.
October 21, 2011
Bear Face Cheek
On Visiting Bury, Greater Manchester today, for a client of mine, I created this image of two Bears getting friendly at a Build-A-Bear Workshop shop opening and charity event....
I was commissioned to cover the opening of Build-A-Bear Workshop in Bury, Greater Manchester.
I was commissioned to cover the opening of Build-A-Bear Workshop in Bury, Greater Manchester.
August 17, 2011
Hotel Photography
I was commissioned this week to do some photography for The Brooklands Hotel in Scarborough.
They wanted some quality photos for a new brochure and their exsisting web site.
The shoot took me 5 hours and I was very happy with my results, as were the Hotel too.
Anybody want their Hotel Photographing please give me a call on 01723 860770 or 07802 530583.
The Brooklands Hotel
August 15, 2011
Old Character
While doing some Hotel Photographs in Scarborough today, this Old Gent was dropped off.
I couldn't resist in firing off one frame of him walking towards me.
Looks like he has lost a Leg at some point.
Bet he is a real character and has many a story to tell.
Blipfoto - My Photo of the Day
August 02, 2011
Photographing Pearl Lowe
I was commissioned by one of my clients this week to do some photography for a Wallpaper Company Feature on the home of fashion designer Pearl Lowe in Frome, Somerset.
They were producing a vodcast at the former Singer-Song Writers home and needed various photos of the filming and room shots showing the wallpaper.
Pearl is married to Danny Goffey, the drummer of rock group 'Supergrass'.
York Minster in the Evening Mist
It had been a Beautiful day all day today, until I got back to North Yorkshire.
After working in Frome, Somerset all day photographing Fashion Designer & Former singer-song writer Pearl Lowe for a Wallpaper Design Company. I travelled back home to Yorkshire.
When I got back to York it started raining and there was a really thick evening mist around the City.
I first stopped to do some photographs of the sunset and then photographed the misty fields with York Minster in the distance.
Blipfoto - Picture of the day.
July 31, 2011
Grump Competition Winner George Dale
Yorkshire Grumps do battle at the annual "Grump" competition.
Grump Competition Winner George Dale (76) of Newby, Scarborough.
The contest has been held for the past three years at the village of Scalby, near Scarborough, in North Yorkshire.
Participants are invited to moan for one minute during the knock-out rounds, with their rants judged based on the laughs and cheers of the audience.
The winning moaner George Dale received a special trophy and the honour of being the grumpiest person in the community.
Scarborough Evening News
Blipfoto - My Photo of the Day
York Evening Press
Yorkshire Coast Radio
BBC North Yorkshire
July 12, 2011
HARRY POTTER FAN CREATES WORLD’S LARGEST ‘SPOT THE DIFFERENCE’
Boarded a Helicopter yesterday for a Photo Call at York Maze. Story Below...
HARRY POTTER FAN CREATES WORLD’S LARGEST ‘SPOT THE DIFFERENCE’
A Yorkshire farmer has created the World’s largest spot the difference competition as a tribute to Harry Potter.
Farmer Tom Pearcy has carefully cut out two portraits of the boy wizard in his crop of maize plants at his field near York. With some subtle differences between the two images it creates the world’s largest spot the difference competition.
At over 50m in diameter each head is also believed to be the largest image of Daniel Radcliffe ever created. The images have been painstakingly carved out of over 1 million living maize plants. The 10km of pathways form an intricate maze for visitors to explore. York Maze is the largest maize maze in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
Tom Pearcy’s previous incredible maze designs have included a Spitfire, Astronaut, the Statue of Liberty and the Flying Scotsman.
Says Tom Pearcy, “I’m a big fan of Harry Potter and the release of the final film this summer marks the end of an era. I wanted to do something imaginative to say farewell to Harry, so creating the biggest image of him ever made and making it a spot the difference competition seemed like an interesting way to do that.
York Maze opens to visitors on Saturday 16 July and will be open every day until Sunday 4 September. www.yorkmaze.co.uk.
Thanks to Anna Gowthorpe (PA) for photo of me in the Helicopter.
July 08, 2011
Just Me Myself and I
Thought I would do a humerous self portrait while waiting to do a school leavers photo of my eldest sons class.
My Daily Blipfoto
June 02, 2011
X FACTOR favourite Katie Waissel
X FACTOR favourite Katie Waissel leaves the Mayfair Hotel in Stratton St London.
I was in London on commission doing photos of various locations including the Mayfair Hotel. Bumped into a Paparazzi photographer who was waiting for stars including Katie Waisel, and Jedward.
May 19, 2011
Huge Fire in Newcastle
I was in Newcastle today for one of my clients. When I finished I walked out to find a huge fire the other side of the river.
Links...
Daily Blipfoto
Photographing Former Olympic athlete Jonathan Edwards CBE
Had the priviledge of photographing Former Olympic athlete Jonathan Edwards CBE at Gateshead Games Maker event in Newcastle for one of my clients.
Earlier this year, the London Organising Committee for Olympic & Paralympic Games (LOCOG) opened the first volunteer interview selection event to interview and ultimately find the 70,000 volunteers needed to help stage the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, they will be known as Games Makers and the presenting partner for this programme is McDonald’s.
Links...
London 2012 - Gamesmaker Event Newcastle
April 24, 2011
April 10, 2011
LEGO WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND ROYAL WEDDING
I was commissioned by LEGO through their UK PR Agency to photograph an amazing LEGO model of Westminster Abbey for a press story to co-inside with the Wedding of Prince William & Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey at the end of April. I even used my two boys as models for the photos.
I was always very confident that this would make the majority of the national newspapers & magazines in the UK as well as abroad, but Unfortunately, due to the timing of of their press release there had already been a similar press story done by LEGO LAND in Windsor, and even though I feel my pictures and the models were so much better than the one they did, the papers spiked it as they obviously felt this angle had already been covered.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
I was absolutely gutted when I found out. Still, it was good enough for other papers all round the world to use it - My photos and children were published in Thailand, Canada, the USA, Australia, Thailand and Pakistan.
Links...
Daily Blipfoto
Bangkok Post
Rex Features
Telegraph
Scarborough Evening News
April 07, 2011
Elton John Concert - What a Joke!
Elton John Concert
I have been told today that our photo agency cannot get accreditation for an Elton John gig which is happening in the town where we are based and that the only photographers who are allowed in are the local paper who have had to sign a contract which probably severely limits how and where the images can be used. God knows what they are signing!
I bet the paper still turns up and gives them loads of FREE publicity – even if they are being told what they can do with their own images!
This is happening more and more nowadays with many of these music artists even getting editorial photographers to sign over their copyright.
The only way this is going to stop is by photographers and publications completely boycotting these concerts, and therefore not giving any publicity to them. There have been a few instances where photographers have refused to sign and editors have pulled them off the event.
What they are totally forgetting is that it’s partly down to the newspapers, magazines and their journalists & photographers who have made all them all who they are today.
Some interesting Links...
Rolling Stone Magazine
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/photographers-respond-to-lady-gagas-new-copyright-demands-20110307
Jeremy Nicholl - Photographer Blog
http://www.jeremynicholl.com/blog/2011/03/07/dear-photographers-lady-gaga-wants-the-copyright-on-your-work-oh-and-by-the-way-so-do-we/comment-page-1/#comment-1447
I have been told today that our photo agency cannot get accreditation for an Elton John gig which is happening in the town where we are based and that the only photographers who are allowed in are the local paper who have had to sign a contract which probably severely limits how and where the images can be used. God knows what they are signing!
I bet the paper still turns up and gives them loads of FREE publicity – even if they are being told what they can do with their own images!
This is happening more and more nowadays with many of these music artists even getting editorial photographers to sign over their copyright.
The only way this is going to stop is by photographers and publications completely boycotting these concerts, and therefore not giving any publicity to them. There have been a few instances where photographers have refused to sign and editors have pulled them off the event.
What they are totally forgetting is that it’s partly down to the newspapers, magazines and their journalists & photographers who have made all them all who they are today.
Some interesting Links...
Rolling Stone Magazine
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/photographers-respond-to-lady-gagas-new-copyright-demands-20110307
Jeremy Nicholl - Photographer Blog
http://www.jeremynicholl.com/blog/2011/03/07/dear-photographers-lady-gaga-wants-the-copyright-on-your-work-oh-and-by-the-way-so-do-we/comment-page-1/#comment-1447
April 06, 2011
DOTTY DONKEY SAVES SHEEP
Brave Dotty the donkey is honoured for saving
Stanley the sheep from dog attack
Dotty the donkey from Scarborough has received a coveted bravery award for galloping in to save her friend Stanley, the sheep, from being savaged by a dog.
The presentation of the PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery took place on the farm in Throxenby today (Tuesday 5 April) where Dotty and Stanley were accompanied by their owner Ann Rogers (63) who was delighted with the award.
She said: “Dotty was so brave on the day of the attack. She saw her friend Stanley in distress and charged down the field to rescue him from the dog’s jaws. I am so proud of Dotty and so pleased that her bravery has been recognised by PDSA.”
Presenting the PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery, PDSA Trustee John Murphy said: “When Dotty was faced with her moment of truth, her ultimate test of character, this brave rescue donkey did not shy away. And even if she felt fear, she did not show it for a second.
“We are not sure how donkeys think. But we know Dotty saw her friend Stanley, the sheep, being viciously attacked by a dog and was compelled to gallop to his rescue. Dotty saved her friend with, it seemed, no thought of the obvious danger to herself. Today, it is PDSA’s turn to recognise Dotty for her bravery and her overwhelming need to protect her friend.”
Brave Dotty’s deed took place on 18 April 2009 when a dog being walked close to the animals’ paddock launched a frenzied attack on defenceless Stanley.
Seeing the sheep’s plight, the heroic donkey intervened and pinned the dog to the ground until it let go of Stanley. As a result of the attack, the terrified sheep lost two teeth and suffered facial paralysis. Nearly two years on, Stanley is now fully recovered and never far from his rescuer – even sharing the same stable at night.
Elaine Pendlebury, PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, says Dotty’s behaviour was outstanding: “Donkeys are very stoical and protective animals. Often when faced with a threat they will rise up to face their enemy, in this case an aggressive dog. Dotty showed herself to be a true protector of the animals she sees as her family and her bravery saved Stanley from further harm, and possibly death.”
Ann Rogers rescued Dotty three years ago when she saw the skinny and frail donkey tethered on the side of the road. She is stable mate to Stanley (five years old) who was orphaned as a newborn lamb. They share the fields around Row Brow Farm with a menagerie of pets and rescued animals including rabbits, goats, peacocks and llamas. Since the attack on Stanley, Dotty, who is the only donkey on the farm, has remained very protective of her ‘family’ especially around dogs.
The PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery was instituted in 2001and Dotty is the tenth recipient alongside nine dogs. Each story is a unique account of inspiring bravery.
For more details about the PDSA Awards programme including the PDSA Dickin Medal, PDSA Gold Medal and Certificate for Animal Bravery and Devotion recipients go to www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards
Stanley the sheep from dog attack
Dotty the donkey from Scarborough has received a coveted bravery award for galloping in to save her friend Stanley, the sheep, from being savaged by a dog.
The presentation of the PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery took place on the farm in Throxenby today (Tuesday 5 April) where Dotty and Stanley were accompanied by their owner Ann Rogers (63) who was delighted with the award.
She said: “Dotty was so brave on the day of the attack. She saw her friend Stanley in distress and charged down the field to rescue him from the dog’s jaws. I am so proud of Dotty and so pleased that her bravery has been recognised by PDSA.”
Presenting the PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery, PDSA Trustee John Murphy said: “When Dotty was faced with her moment of truth, her ultimate test of character, this brave rescue donkey did not shy away. And even if she felt fear, she did not show it for a second.
“We are not sure how donkeys think. But we know Dotty saw her friend Stanley, the sheep, being viciously attacked by a dog and was compelled to gallop to his rescue. Dotty saved her friend with, it seemed, no thought of the obvious danger to herself. Today, it is PDSA’s turn to recognise Dotty for her bravery and her overwhelming need to protect her friend.”
Brave Dotty’s deed took place on 18 April 2009 when a dog being walked close to the animals’ paddock launched a frenzied attack on defenceless Stanley.
Seeing the sheep’s plight, the heroic donkey intervened and pinned the dog to the ground until it let go of Stanley. As a result of the attack, the terrified sheep lost two teeth and suffered facial paralysis. Nearly two years on, Stanley is now fully recovered and never far from his rescuer – even sharing the same stable at night.
Elaine Pendlebury, PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, says Dotty’s behaviour was outstanding: “Donkeys are very stoical and protective animals. Often when faced with a threat they will rise up to face their enemy, in this case an aggressive dog. Dotty showed herself to be a true protector of the animals she sees as her family and her bravery saved Stanley from further harm, and possibly death.”
Ann Rogers rescued Dotty three years ago when she saw the skinny and frail donkey tethered on the side of the road. She is stable mate to Stanley (five years old) who was orphaned as a newborn lamb. They share the fields around Row Brow Farm with a menagerie of pets and rescued animals including rabbits, goats, peacocks and llamas. Since the attack on Stanley, Dotty, who is the only donkey on the farm, has remained very protective of her ‘family’ especially around dogs.
The PDSA Certificate for Animal Bravery was instituted in 2001and Dotty is the tenth recipient alongside nine dogs. Each story is a unique account of inspiring bravery.
For more details about the PDSA Awards programme including the PDSA Dickin Medal, PDSA Gold Medal and Certificate for Animal Bravery and Devotion recipients go to www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards
March 06, 2011
Capturing 'the Power'
Photographing Phil 'The Power' Taylor.
I was commissioned by one of my clients (Grosvenor Casinos) on Sunday to photograph Darts Legend Phil Taylor at one their Casinos in Stoke-on-Trent.
He was making a guest appearance at a Poker tournament which was taking place at the Casino and my client needed pictures for local press, trade and
internal publications and web site etc.
I was great to meet Phil and I found him very amenable, relaxed and friendly.
February 18, 2011
Sir Matthew Pinsent
Photographing Sir Matthew Pinsent in Slough for a PR campaign.
4 x Olympian Gold Medal Winner Matthew Pinsent launches JJB’s sports shoes recycling scheme, giving consumers cash for their unwanted sports shoes, in Slough this morning.
Links...
Sport.co.uk
Whizz Kidz
Lancashire Sport
Facebook - Whizz Kids
JJB Sports
February 10, 2011
Deborah Stephenson - Build a Bear Workshop, Bournemouth
Deborah Stephenson
I had the pleasure in photographing the actress Deborah Stephenson this week, who was taking part in a PR event at Build-A-Bear Workshop in Bournemouth.
Links...
MORE PHOTOS
CHFED.org
October 12, 2010
October 08, 2010
XtremeAdventuresUK - Web Site Photos
This summer I was commissioned by a local extreme adventures centre, Xtreme Adventures UK, to create some stunning action photos for their new web site. Xtreme Adventures UK are based near Thirsk in North Yorkshire and offer numerous activities, including 4X4, Flying, Various Buggies, Quad Bikes, Clay Pidgeon Shooting, and Segways.
I spent nearly a whole day at the centre and really enjoyed doing their pictures for them. They are a very enthusiastic and friendly team, and a very welcoming and helpful. Their web site is now live and was created by E & P Creative based in Stainton, near Middlesborough.
It's a fantastic location and a great day out. I am thinking of doing some of their activities myself.
See the Gallery areas for more of my images...
Gallery of my images
http://www.xtremeadventuresuk.com/ourvehicles_4x4.html
http://www.xtremeadventuresuk.com/ourvehicles_segway.html
http://www.xtremeadventuresuk.com/ourvehicles_quads.html
http://www.xtremeadventuresuk.com/ourvehicles_sidexside.html
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)