About Me

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BASED IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

I TRAINED IN THEATRE PRODUCTION/STAGE MANAGEMENT AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART. AFTER TWO YEARS AT SHEFFIELD PLAYHOUSE I JOINED THE BBC AS A GENERAL TRAINEE.

THERE FOLLOWED A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN TELEVISION DRAMA PRODUCTION RISING THROUGH THE RANKS TO PRODUCER, EVENTUALLY GOING FREELANCE IN THE LATE 80'S, AND WORKING MAINLY IN ITV.

AS A LIFESTYLE CHANGE I RECENTLY RETURNED TO ONE OF MY ALL TIME PASSIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY. HAVING REACHED A PROFESSIONAL STANDARD I CONCENTRATE ON THE THEATRE, ART AND ARTISTS, AND A LITTLE DOCUMENTARY JOURNALISM AS MY MAIN SUBJECTS. MY HERO HAS ALWAYS BEEN BERT HARDY FROM THE PICTURE POST ERA. I LOVE HIS INTEGRITY AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE PEOPLE IN THE FRAME. IT ALL LOOKS SO SIMPLE AND OF THE MOMENT. BUT OF COURSE IT IS NOT, AS YOU KNOW, THAT EASY, TO FIND AND TECHNICALLY ACHIEVE, THOSE "MOMENTS" IN TIME. I HAVE POSTED A SMALL HOMAGE TO BERT IN THE GALLERIES SECTION.

CONVERTED TO DIGITAL I MAINLY USE A CANON IDS MK2 and 1D MK3 WITH AN ARRAY OF FAST ZOOM LENSES. I TRY TO STICK TO A 50MM PRIME LENS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. MY FAVOURITE SOFTWARE IS ADOBE LIGHTROOM AND I AM LINKED TO AN AGENCY USING IPSWITCH FTP.

AN AFFILIATE MEMBER OF THE BIPP AND A LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY I AM CURRENTLY PLANNING MY ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP PANEL FOR SUBMISSION LATER THIS YEAR.