Oh boy I had fun this weekend. A great couple that I took time to get to know as well as a photographer can and i envisaged them in a style of imagery that was complimentary to their personality and their home.

I hope they love the shots as I had great fun doing them and I love couples who just ooze in front of the camera. They have a beautiful connection which I hoped to capture and their love of art helped this go in a direction that for me worked.

They won a Lifestyle shoot and I am glad because they get married next year and it could not be a more suited couple who will just have the most fabulous day.

Dallas and Ian, thanks for a great and easy time guys, it was fun and I had fun processing the images as even I did not know what was coming. x x

As an Apple evangelist for the last 6 years this weekend I begrudgingly had to concede my 6 year old MAC Quicksilver had done its full tour of duty and needed to be upgraded. In this time I have had 3 PC's and yet the MAC has been faultless, undergone 3 major O/S upgrades and countless patches. Never a problem never a support call. That is a product and I am sad to see it sit at the side lines for now. Alas the King is dead.


All hail the new mahooley machine !!!! What a beast and the screen is staggeringly amazing. 30 inches and a second screen of 20 inches, takes 30 minutes to move the mouse from one side to the other. I love it. Fast zippy and lots of expandability which will keep this machine going for another 6 years I am sure. That is investment return in the true sense.


But most people dont realise the greatest piece of engineering. Connect the old one to the new one via Firewire and ZAP it all moves across seamlessly, and apart from a couple of products that need the keys re-entering the new machine looks just like the old one just prettier, faster, bigger and quieter.

Apple I salute you ! Thank you for allowing me to give you far too much money.

Every so often things conspire to bring together a perfect storm. This day was one such day. Two of the worlds great wedding photographers in one place. Two different styles both a huge influence to my photography and attitude in helping to provide the best service to a bride for a given price.
Joe Buissink famous for capturing the moment in B&W film and Yervant for creating the moment in digital.

So I had them for what felt like a whole day to myself and I asked lots of questions and furthered my technique and attitude to my photography. Yervant brought some real insights into the glamour of Wedding Photography and was very humble.

Joe was his usual creative self, always looking for the new moment to capture.

There are a couple of other greats I hope to meet in time, until then I allowed myself a little hero worship on the side. Nice Cheese !!!!

Tonight I just wanted to post, no images, nothing photographic just some simple thoughts. I organised and gave a Photography lecture last week. Entry level stuff about exposure, white balance and digital with a heavy slant to portrait and landscape techniques and the common rules.

50 people attended and whilst 80% of the room was Canon users, us Nikon boys & girls hung in there. I moved away from Canon 2 years ago after being with them for 18 years. I felt being so large the service when needed, was very removed from the end user. I started travelling and found Nikon lighter, more flexible and after 2 years if you get it right, the images I feel for my style of shooting are more real life.

So before I open up the Canon/Nikon debate I am dedicated to Nikon for their service, build quality and general availability compared to others. Many of my favourite photographers and growing friendships are Nikon boys and one of the reasons I started down this path again.

Another debate is PC or Apple. Well you know what, thank you to Apple for an amazing product. I am still using my 6 year old Quicksilver tower and yes she is struggling now with large files and is a little slower on the Photoshop I have gone through 3 PC's in the same period.

Photoshop CS2 is perfect and Capture One Pro for RAW using iView to catalogue. I am being tempted by Aperture on a daily basis, but need a new MAC for that so we shal see.

Anyway thank you Nikon, Apple and PhaseOne and Adobe. I hope to become all I can be with you and my growing friends. Check out Ray Santana and Kevin Keelan. Two inspirations and great people who guide and stear with great images and experiences when I loose a path.

First weekend back and i got to process a bunch of images I needed to do including some stuff i found interesting in Dallas, Texas. A place of extremes. Temperature, wealth, food, architecture and other stuff. I share a few more interesting angles hope you enjoy and if you ever visit, well i won't say anymore I will leave it to you.


And of course never one to miss a wedding shot. It was great as the local photag saw me shoot and laughed saying you don't see that everyday. Well actually I do I replied ........

It was the umbrella/dress/makeup combo that was unique. !!