› Fri, 10 Feb 2012
This is a little late but I thought I’d share it anyway.
Last month I was asked to cover a local Burns night fundraiser, in Whalley Lancashire, to feature in the local Clitheroe Advertiser. The fundraiser takes place each year at The Dog Inn pub on King Street, and guests are treated to a haggis supper, neep’s and tatties, a wee dram of whiskey and traditional entertainment by the Accrington pipe band.
As part of the festivities the landlord Norman Atty (pictured with Andrea Holgate) leads a precession down to the church yard to lay a wreath on the grave of Fanny Sparks, which has been a tradition followed by the pub for some years.
During the evening a cheque to the sum of £1,876 was presented to local woman Andrea Holgate, who’s daughter suffers from Cystic Fibrosis. The money was raised by a raffle, and prizes were donated by the local residents and businesses of Whalley.
Overall the evening was a great success and had a real “feel good” atmosphere, Norman was a real gent and he couldn’t thank me enough for staying a few minutes longer than I was booked for, in order to get a few more pictures.
You can read more about the event and view the pics Here.
› Mon, 06 Feb 2012
On Friday the picture desk at the Lancashire Evening Post asked me to cover the Grab event grand final at The Grand Theatre Clitheroe in Lancashire.
Grab the event is a Local talent competition in Clitheroe which each year showcases the talent of the local schools in the area. The school’s participating in this years final were; St Augustine’s RC High School, Ribblesdale High School, Bowland High School and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School.
The standard of the performances were really high, mostly comprising of vocal acts, with exception of Paul Bell from St Augustine’s and Claudia Maybury from Bowland High, who’s performances consisted of a Diabolo act and a Ballet performance, both to an impressive standard.
Throughout the evening Video clips from the supporting charities; Make a wish foundation UK, MS Society & The Solomon Project were shown on a big screen to raise awarness of the valuble work they undertake with children.
Amongst the performances was a special appearance from 2009 X Factor contestant Lucie Jones who was also on the judges panel, and last years winner James Holt.
Overall it was a very impressive evening and congratulations to Karen Wilkinson from St Augustine’s who won the overall title and the grand prize of £750
You can view the full collection of images in this weeks Clitheroe Advertiser & Times but if you cant wait untill then, click here
› Tue, 24 Jan 2012
As a personal project I decided to get into shooting analogue film, I grew up with film and wanted to get back in touch with the old techniques. I got hold of a Nikon F100 (pictured). This made sense, as Its compatible with all my current lenses, so I didn’t need to go and buy any more kit. So far I’ve managed to get through two roles of Fuji 200, a roll of Ilford HP4 and I’m now about half way through a roll of Fuji provia 400x.
When shooting with film I found myself slowing down, and thinking allot more about the shot I was about to take. I didn’t want to waist frames! Unlike with digital, you can just delete the bad shots later, not that I ever take any bad shots by the way! ;-) I also found myself looking at the back of the camera after each frame too, as though to check the exposure! Force of habit I suppose.
I try to take the F100 out with me where I can, and hope to post some of the pictures I take using the different types of film, up on here very soon, and hopefully see some great results.
› Mon, 16 Jan 2012
As well as the Gallery prints, I’ve been working on for the Spread Eagle in Mellor, Blackburn. I was also asked to produce a set of images to showcase the interior and exterior of the premises, the images are to be used on their new website which will be going live in the next few day’s.
For more details about the Spread Eagle at Mellor visit www.spreadeaglemellor.co.uk
Here’s a little preview showing the type of images I produced. and you can view the full set of images here
› Sun, 01 Jan 2012
Happy New Year!…2011 brought some big changes to my life. My daughter turned One, and I completed my first year as a father. My photography turned some corners too, and this year I hope to build up the business even more, and have some great ideas to bring into 2012, heres to the new year, Its going be great!
