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A mixture of images from commissions, general thoughts and ideas about photography, and occasional photography tips
The Wildlife Trusts 30 Day Challenge
Animals and Wildlife The Wildlife Trusts 30 Days WildDavid Robinson11th June 2020Throughout June this year The Wildlife Trusts are challenging everyone to do one wild thing a day, every day throughout the month. Here's some ideas to get you started without leaving...
Real Estate in Hampshire
There are times when expensive lighting, tripods and extension cables just aren't necessary. A little fill-in flash and an occasional flash pop are all you need to use to get a well-balanced image. To expose the room *and* the view outside, set your exposure for the...
St Paul’s Cathedral Quire
Another shot from the recent St Pauls marketing shoot, this time showing the stunning ceiling above the quire. What can I say, it's breathtaking! One of the things I love so much about this sort of work is meeting people who work in the places where I shoot, and...
Lionhouse Baby Mat
This was a shoot for a new company called Lionhouse. Lionhouse produce an awesome baby mat thats soft, colourful and washable. The founders, Alex and Charles, are lovely people with a baby daughter of their own. They couldn't find an ethically sourced and produced...
PaperDry Commercial Shoot
Here's a shot from a recent product shoot for the PaperDry waterproof clipboard produced by Laserware. Shot on a rainy beach in the West Country, with Chris as the model, the PaperDry clipboard is ideal for anyone who needs to write outside in bad weather. An...
Sea Bubbles
On the beach at Chapel Porth, near St Agnes, Cornwall. A fierce storm had been blowing off the sea, whipping the water into huge chunks of sea foam. In a tiny rook pool I found these iridescent bubbles. I couldn't resist taking a shot although the wind was so strong...
Wheel Coates, Cornwall
Both these shots were taken during stormy weather in Cornwall, in the south west of England. Wheel Coates is a disused tin mine, with ruins dating back to the late 1800s. The ruin in these shots used to house the engine and pump that kept the main 180m shaft dry....
How to Create a Monochrome Colour Wash Image In Photoshop
How to Create a Monochrome Colour Wash Image In Photoshop Monochrome colour wash images, essentially a mono-coloured black and white shot, have long been part of the repertoire of digital artists. Theyare now finding favour on Facebook, Instagram and on web pages. I...
St Paul’s Cathedral Whispering Gallery
The 'Whispering Gallery' set in the dome of St Paul's Cathedral is one of it's principle tourist attractions. The accoustics are remarkable. Setting up in the gallery, early in the morning, and before the public arrived it felt like a vast space, with the onion-shape...
St Paul’s Cathedral
Recently I was commissioned to work on an advertising campaign for St Paul's Cathedral, in London. Although it's an important religious building, St Pauls is also a place where anyone can escape from the frenzied London atmosphere, find peace and quiet, buy a coffee,...
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Sea BubblesIn Landscapes, Nature Up Close