AUTOS & ESPRESSOS

After taking some abstract photos of coffee and car images over the festive period it gave me an idea for a mini project for this year which will start on January 1st 2014, rather then do a year long 365 project I have decided to embark upon a series of single shots each day I am not covering a commercial shoot, the theme will be "Autos & Espressos", basically one image depicting a car/coffee themed shot which will form a library of photos throughout the year. I haven't set any guidelines just that one or both subjects must appear in the picture, I will have a separate page for the project on the website and will put a brief description of the settings, should be good fun and quite testing for originality as the year progresses...

THRUXTON MOTOR CIRCUIT CAR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2022 TBC

25/09/2022

Thruxton motor circuit in Hampshire plays host to the first of two exclusive car photography workshops, this is a practical days photography covering a variety of classic and modern sports cars around the venues paddock, pits and the modern designed control tower. At the end of the day you will come away with a great set of automotive images for your portfolio… ...more

NISSAN DEALERSHIP MAIDSTONE

24/12/2014

Motoring group Motorline have just opened their brand new Nissan dealership in Maidstone, Kent. The premises have all of the state of the art facilities and had just been opened the previous day... ...more

BMW M4 CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES

16/12/2014

Had a great day last week driving and photographing the stunning new M4 coupe in between jobs in Kent, the car has 425 BHP and a 3 litre twin turbo engine that jus keeps pulling and pulling… ...more

NESPRESSO COFFEE POD

16/12/2014

As the year draws to a close and the winter starts to set in I wanted to make the last few photos for this project as varied as possible… ...more

AND THE REVS KEEP RISING

05/12/2014

A good friend and fellow petrol head brought me automotive writer Mel Nichols book "And the Revs Keep Rising". it basically tells the stories of his trips across the world driving super cars and the stories behind some epic road trips, ideal for an early morning coffee to delve in to these wittily written fuel driven tales… ...more

LONDON SOUTH BANK AIRSTREAM PHOTOGRAPHY

03/12/2014

A cold but dry day in London and a pleasant walk along the South Bank, always full of photographic opportunities whether its buskers, skateboarders, the Thames or just a chance to get some street photographs… ...more

AUSTIN VINTAGE CAR LONDON

03/12/2014

During a walk back from camera shop Fixation in London yesterday I came across a very sad looking Austin vintage car, looked like it had not been used for some time… ...more

LITTLE SUGAR BOX DRAGSTER

20/11/2014

The Little Sugar Box is a company that produces a variety of bespoke cakes for all occasions, these include corporate events, parties and weddings. I covered a wide variety of product photographs for the company last year and today was covering close ups of some intricate sugar work… ...more

SHARK FIN

19/11/2014

The BMW shark fin antenna has been a big part of their designs for a number of years now, it certainly adds a modern cue on the traditional aerial and has been imitated by many other manufacturers over the years… ...more

MORGAN THREE WHEELER

14/11/2014

The Morgan three wheeler has been out for a few years now, in its modern updated guise and is great to drive as well as photograph due to its quirky character, plus its performance is bordering on super car territory… ...more

COSTA COFFEE GHERKIN LONDON PHOTOGRAPHY

05/11/2014

During a days photography trip I went in to the heart of the financial part of the City of London, one of the most iconic landmarks is the Gherkin which can be seen along the cityscape, rather fortuitous that a Costa coffee sits opposite the road from the building… ...more

NESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE PHOTOGRAPHY

05/11/2014

The Nespresso range of coffee machines are pretty much everywhere you look now, department stores, Nespresso stores in the larger cities and in peoples homes and offices. They produce a wide range of great tasting espresso, ristrettos and other be lands of caffeine for everyones daily fix… ...more

VW CORRADO CAR PHOTOGRAPHY KENT

05/11/2014

Originally conceived as a possible successor to the Porsche 944, the Corrado is a three-door hatchback/liftback with a 2+2 seating layout. The car's floorpan is based on the A2 platform (i.e. MK2 Golf/Jetta) and, with the exception of VR6 models, all versions use the subframes, suspension, steering and braking components from the A2 model range. The VR6 uses suspension components from the A3 model range, including the rear axle assembly and some parts of the A3's 'plus' type front axle assembly. The subsequent wider front wheel-track of the Corrado VR6 necessitated the fitting of new front wings with wider wheel arches and liners along with a new front bumper assembly. Together with a new raised-style bonnet to accommodate the VR6 engine, these body improvements were carried across the model range… ...more

MINI ONE & KENT AIR AMBULANCE PHOTOGRAPHY

24/10/2014

The new Mini has now exceeded 3 million worldwide sales since being built in the UK which is an amazing achievement, although the car still isn't received that well by the purist Mini owners it goes from strength to strength in terms of models and its great handling abilities… ...more

DATSUN 240Z CAR PHOTOGRAPHY BLUEWATER KENT

06/10/2014

During a car photography shoot at Bluewater, Kent for a BMW meeting their was a modified Datsun 240Z in the car park, looking radiant in a metallic blue, couldn't resist taking a few photos of it against the backdrop of the cinema… ...more

BMW M135i CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

30/09/2014

The BMW M135i is a hot hatch with 320 bhp and a 3.0 litre turbo engine, with some great styling touches as well. Took a few minutes out of valeting the car to use the 100mm macro lens and capture some abstract detail photos of the car... ...more

PORSCHE 911 TURBO

30/09/2014

An out take from yesterdays car photography shoot of a friends Porsche 911 Turbo at Wallett's Court, St Margaret's, Dover in Kent... ...more

VW GOLF GTI MARK 1

24/09/2014

The third day of our road trip to Wolfsburg and we ventured in to the original VW Museum, it is certainly overshadowed by the Autostadt with its fifteen museums but retains the tradition which brought us the Beetle and the Golf, especially the GTI shown here which marked the start of the hot hatches… ...more

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF GTI AUTOSTADT

22/09/2014

Taken at Volkswagen Autostadt in Germany, showing a Golf GTI cross section and the museum section replicated the production plant where Wolfsburg produces 3,800 cars per day… ...more

RANGE ROVER SPORT

10/09/2014

Not the first time I have posted on this blog with a photograph of the new Range Rover, the Sport version shown here was used for a photography shoot with athlete Sarah Gray who is a shooter for Team GB and in training for Rio 2016… ...more

CITROEN CACTUS INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY

05/09/2014

The Citroen Cactus has just been released in the UK and starts from just under £13,000, as usual it employs the french manufacturers quirky design with space and practicality as well... ...more

JAGUAR XK-R SUPERCHARGED CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

02/09/2014

Couldn't resist posting one of my favourite images from the recent weekends car photography course at Brooklands, another Jaguar photo but the Italian Racing Red metallic on the XK-R simply looks stunning… ...more

LOTUS EXIGE AT BROOKLANDS

02/09/2014

The technique of panning is all about practice and an element of luck, had the opportunity to do some slow speed panning during one of my car photography courses at Brooklands Museum over the weekend… ...more

AMICI ITALIAN RESTAURANT ASHFORD KENT

26/08/2014

A commercial photography shoot today for MFW accountants client Amici restaurant, the photographs will be used by the accountancy firm for case studies and also their quarterly newsletter that goes out to all of their staff and clients… ...more

JAGUAR E TYPE BROOKLANDS

26/08/2014

The Jaguar E Type is one of the most iconic cars in the world, it still looks stunning and graced the fashion photography course I covered at Brooklands Museum over the Bank Holiday weekend. The photography courses have proved to be very popular over the years and with a Lotus Eland and Morgan three wheeler the day had a very British theme to it… ...more

LAND ROVER DEFENDER BOWLER CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

22/08/2014

Yesterday I took the Land Rover Defender Bowler out for a drive and photo shoot for Barretts Land Rover, the car is a special edition and modified by Bowler Motorsport, all for a few pence under £50,000… ...more

COFFEE JAR

19/08/2014

Nothing worse then seeing an almost empty coffee jar, time to order some Nespresso capsules, thought this might be a good way of testing the 50mm lens, at 1.2 it is super shallow and requires pin point focusing accuracy… ...more

EVO MAGAZINE 200TH EDITION

18/08/2014

Evo magazine celebrates its 200th issue this month and provided an ideal coffee break opportunity this afternoon, filled with five great group tests pitting together the journalists top car tests… ...more

BMW XENON HEADLIGHT

14/08/2014

This is a close up from the BMW 235i coupe which I borrowed fromBroad Oak BMW in Ashford Kent last weekend. I have posted images of the car on my blog and went for an abstract for the Auto and Espresso project… ...more

BARRETTS HONDA SHOWROOM ART WORK

08/08/2014

Just finishing up today with some artwork photographs for Barretts Honda in Canterbury, I had covered a lot of photos inside the showroom on the new vehicles and with a perfect blue sky took some exterior photos for some extra colour… ...more

MERCEDES BENZ WORLD BROOKLANDS

06/08/2014

Mercedes Benz World is situated next to Brooklands Museum and has on show new cars including the stunning AMG range, classics and Formaula 1 models that show off the German manufacturers history... ...more

CITROEN DS3 ABSTRACT CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

29/07/2014

Covering some artwork for Barretts Citroen in Canterbury, they have just moved to a new showroom along Vauxhall Road in Canterbury and are after some specific images which will be used as acrylics in their new car showrooms… ...more

ITALIAN WAITER BELAGGIO ITALY

24/07/2014

Another photo from last weeks holiday in Lake Como, Belaggio sits opposite Tremezzo where we stayed and is only a short boat ride across the Lake, great food, coffee and service from the waiters and barista's… ...more

BMW i8 CAR PHOTOGRAPHY BROAD OAK BMW KENT

24/07/2014

The arrival of a new car these days generally goes by without too much interest, a lot of manufacturers play it safe by marginally changing their designs as its a safe way of keeping customers happy, BMW has always been one of these companies. Their cars are made with comfort, engineering and reliability in mind, plus they always drive superbly. Three years ago I saw the I8 at the Geneva motor show, BMW's electric and petrol engine super car, surely this radical design wouldn't make it to the showroom.. ...more

HUMMER SITTING PRETTY IN BELLAGIO ITALY

22/07/2014

One car I didn't expect to see as we arrived on the ferry from Tremezzo in to Bellagio was an American Hummer, it kind of still looked good though on the waterfront against the local Ristorante's... ...more

ITALIAN CAFE TREMEZZO

22/07/2014

Early morning was an ideal opportunity to look around Tremezzo which sits on Lake Como, not far from the Austrian & Swiss border, their are plenty of cafes and restaurants that line the lake and nice to see traditional coffee houses as opposed to the chains that we see in the UK... ...more

FIAT 500 CAR PHOTOGRAPHY ITALY

22/07/2014

A really good chance to get stuck in to the Auto & Espresso project this week whilst on holiday in Lake Como, Italy. I was keen to hunt out an original Fiat 500 as their were plenty of the modern ones driving around... ...more

LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO TREMEZZO COMO

21/07/2014

Last weeks holiday in Italy was always going to be a great potential for coffee and cars, also a really good chance to get a variety of images for this project in another country, especially one that is so passionate about super cars and espressos… ...more

THE THREE MARINERS OARE FAVERSHAM KENT

10/07/2014

Monday lunchtime and off to the Three Mariners pub in Oare near Faversham, Kent. I had been commissioned by the owners to photograph a selection of their food for their website and also their appearance in the forthcoming Michelin guide… ...more

THE ANCHOR INN FAVERSHAM KENT

07/07/2014

The second day of a twenty two day photography project in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London for Faversham based brewer Shepherd Neame. I am covering the photography over the Summer months of their public houses and restaurants and today I was in the breweries home town of Faversham… ...more

D TYPE ESPRESSO

05/07/2014

The Jaguar D Type is an iconic British sports car and had great success in motor racing and was produced between 1954-57... ...more

BOTTOMS UP!

26/06/2014

Busy day covering six public houses for Kent based brewer Shepherd Neame around East Sussex, was expecting to come across a few coffee inspired shots today for the blog… ...more

AUTOMOTIVE ARTWORK BARRETTS HONDA

24/06/2014

The Citroen and Honda dealerships of Barrett's Canterbury had asked me to photograph some of their vehicles with an abstract twist, these would be used for the showrooms and offices at the Canterbury based dealers... ...more

MICRO ROASTERY CANTERBURY

24/06/2014

The Micro Roastery has been opened in St Margeret's Street, Canterbury for just under a year now, it serves great fresh coffee including all the usual espressos etc plus fresh croissants… ...more

ROY HODGSON GREGG'S COFFEE

13/06/2014

This photo of England boss Roy Hodgson was taken for Gregg's Bakery, Tottenham Court Road, London. It is actually Martin from Birmingham who is a Mr Hodgson lookalike… ...more

MORGAN SPORTS CARS GREETING CARDS

11/06/2014

After producing a successful series of greeting cards for Brands Hatch Morgan over three years ago now it was time to bring a new range in, just putting the final shortlist together now… ...more

CARS AND COFFEE PHOTOGRAPHY IN ITALY

21/07/2014

Last weeks holiday in Italy was always going to be a great potential for coffee and cars, also a really good chance to get a variety of images for this project in another country, especially one that is so passionate about super cars and espressos… ...more

WHITE VAN MAN

11/06/2014

Been quiet for the last week on the car front so an opportunity did arrive for some panning automotive shots of Town and Country cleaners vans during a commercial assignment for them… ...more

FORD GALAXIE 500

04/06/2014

I covered the London to Brighton run from Royal Greenwich park on Sunday and a host of classic, kit and sports cars took part in the event… ...more

PORSCHE CARRERA GT

01/06/2014

During a super car shoot for a client one of the rarest and most iconic super cars of the modern day era had to be singled out, the stunning Porsche Carrera GT. Only 1270 were produced worldwide and left hand drive only, the 5.7 litre V10 engine produced 612 BHP with a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds... ...more

JAGUAR F TYPE AT GOODWOOD

31/05/2014

During the Morgan trackday at Goodwood Motor Circuit I had the pleasure of having a Jaguar F Type for the day, again very kindly loaned by Barretts Jaguar in Canterbury and Ashford, the photos of the car are going to be used as artwork in the dealership showroom… ...more

TREAD MARKS

31/05/2014

Whenever I am taking abstract photos of cars its always the clean ones I look at, these usually offer great reflective surfaces to include other elements as well, dramatic skies, people other cars so today I found myself doing completely the opposite and taking photos of muddy tyres… ...more

MOTOR RACING PORTRAITS

28/05/2014

Another photo from the track day held by Brands Hatch Morgan at Goodwood Motor Circuit, I really love the three wheeler Mog's and the circular mirrors are perfect to capture the drivers in, nice to have another three wheeler in the backdrop to frame the shot... ...more

MORGAN 1936 4/4 AT GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT

28/05/2014

Morgan owner David Phillips had asked me to cover a series of photos for the official Morgan magazine, MOG. Along with the track day photos I had taken we set up a series of photos of the proud owner with his stunning 1936 4/4... ...more

JAGUAR F TYPE AT GOODWOOD MOTOR CIRCUIT

28/05/2014

During yesterdays Morgan track day at Goodwood motor circuit I took the opportunity to take some photos of the F Type roadster, kindly lent to me by Barretts Jaguar in Canterbury... ...more

ESPRESSO MEASURE

28/05/2014

Been posting a lot of car images on the Auto Espresso blog recently so decided to do a macro photo of an Espresso shot glass... ...more

MERCEDES 300SL GULLWING

21/05/2014

I have seen plenty of Mercedes Gullwings but very rarely do you get a chance to see one on the road. The 300SL was being taken around the Mercedes Benz test track with a lucky passenger, the car still sounds great even up against its modern day counterpart the SLS… ...more

MERCEDES SLS AMG

21/05/2014

During the 1940's day held at Brooklands Museum I took a stroll over to Mercedes World, around lunchtime they have the Silver Arrows on display, a group of silver AMG Mercs and seriously talented drivers then proceed to wag the tails out of the high powered Mercs around the MB test track… ...more

1940'S DAT AT BROOKLANDS MUSUEM

19/05/2014

The 1940's Relived, a celebration which included vintage stalls, re-enactment groups, 1940's themed cafe and displays, world war 2 aircraft, shelters and military vehicles plus swing dancing, singing and music. Their were plenty of characters to capture on the day, I took the portrait of this slider whilst having an early morning coffee break… ...more

MERCEDES A45 AMG

15/05/2014

The stunning new hot hatch A45 AMG from Mercedes has just been released and very conveniently a friend has just purchased one! The car looks stunning in metallic black… ...more

PORSCHE CARRERA

12/05/2014

During a car and fashion photography shoot today at FCX Off Road Innovations today a Porsche 911 was one of the cars available for the day, an opportunity for a few photos of the car on its own before the shoot started… ...more

RED

08/05/2014

Auto Italia at Brooklands Museum saw an amazing display of cars form Italy, with over 200 hundred Ferrari's on display the most prominent colour on display unsurprisingly was the iconic red livery… ...more

ALFA 4C AT AUTO ITALIA BROOKLANDS

06/05/2014

The new Alfa 4C hasn't been released in the Uk yet so it was a real treat for Italian car fans at Brooklands this year when the 4C made an appearance at their Auto Italia annual event… ...more

MONIN COFFEE

02/05/2014

Up in London yesterday for cocktail syrup manufacturer Monin, in their new training facilities in Shoreditch they have a new coffee machine which produces some great tasting and smelling espresso… ...more

LAMBORGHINI MIURA

30/04/2014

During Barkaways Ferrari spring open day at the weekend they had all eras of the Italian super cars on display. Apart from the body shell of an Alfa Romeo their was also a Lamborghini Miura... ...more

COSTA COFFEE EAST KENT COLLEGE

29/04/2014

It seems that the large coffee chains, Costa and Starbucks have cafes all over the place now, cinemas, petrol stations, supermarkets and ever increasingly colleges and universities… ...more

BARKAWAYS FERRARI OPEN DAY

28/04/2014

Ferrari specialist Barkaways in Kent had their spring open day on Saturday which welcomed 200 owners, on display were some stunning examples of the iconic Italian super car marque... ...more

MERMAID STREET CAFE RYE

23/04/2014

An early morning drive down to the picturesque Rye in east Sussex, the photography was for Stannah lifts who had installed a double decker lift system for the charming Mermaid Street Cafe where they serve great coffee and pastries along with other savoury goods… ...more

AERIAL VIEW

20/04/2014

After a week away in Edinburgh their has been a distinct shortage of car photography available, Saturday morning and catching up with the dealership photography for Barretts Jaguar in Ashford gave me a chance to take an abstract of their white F Type Coupe… ...more

ESPRESSO HOLYROOD PALACE EDINBURGH

20/04/2014

A short break in Edinburgh and no shortage of coffee shops, the architecture in the capital was my main focus and a visit to Holyrood Palace was a must… ...more

NEW MINI COOPER S HATCH

10/04/2014

Had a lot of fun taking some photographs of the new Mini Hatch which has just recently been released and with Broad Oak Mini in Ashford lending me one for the morning it was a good idea to test the new Profoto B1 light along with some lifestyle images… ...more

SHOT GLASS

08/04/2014

Espresso shot glass taken with the 100mm Macro lens, used the millimetre marking as the point of focus for this shot… ...more

ROLLS ROYCE WEDDING CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

08/04/2014

I covered a wedding in Surrey just over a week ago now and am just in mid editing, included this abstract image of the Rolls Royce wedding car as the framing of the bridal party in the background filled the frame really nicely, the early morning Spring sunshine helped as well give a real lift to the shot… ...more

COFFEE MACHINE

07/04/2014

Hadn't used the Fuji 100S for a few days so on a Sunday morning decided to take an abstract of my Nespresso machine… ...more

DEFENDER X-TECH

04/04/2014

An outtake from photography today at Barretts Land Rover in Canterbury Kent, using the Profoto B1 light and placing the defender on top of the dealerships outdoor four wheel drive course… ...more

IN THE SHADOWS

02/04/2014

Just a shot out of nothing today, playing around with the new Profoto B1 lights and saw this shadow on the office wall from the modelling light, the coffee cup was doubled as the light was high up and the Nespresso pod holder capsules made a nice framing as well on the right side of the photo… ...more

NESPRESSO PODS STILL LIKE

31/03/2014

A simple still life as I was just practicing with the Profoto B1 portable light that had just arrived from Calumet in Birmingham. I have used sets of Speed Lites over the years and always meant to get some battery powered studio lights, the problem was with the battery itself it weighed more then the light and their was the portability issue, so when the B1 came along which was battery powered only with its compact battery attached to the head it seemed the perfect choice… ...more

COFFEE & HORSES

29/03/2014

Two new additions this week, one is the Santender Columbian espresso range from Nespresso and the other Patti Smith's classic "Horses" album remastered on CD. Always good to listen to new and old music and their really is a hard edge to Smith's vocals and lyrics on this album... ...more

JAGUAR XF R SPORT SALOON

26/03/2014

The Jaguar Xf has been out since 2008 and year on year has topped the JD Power drivers polls and won numerous awards, a couple of years ago it had a facelift which incorporated daytime running lights and a sportier stance to the car. The Sport model was also introduced which gave you leather and alcantara seats, a lower front spoiler bumper along with piano black inserts around the dash and centre consoles. Just before Chrsitmas the R Sport was announced with a few tweaks here ands there… ...more

MINI "RUST IN PEACE"

25/03/2014

One of my most successful images was a photograph of an old Daimler rusting away, I titled it Rust in Peace and seeing this Mini during the Mini Day at Brooklands Museum at the weekend reminded me of the old classic.. ...more

COFFEE HOUSE BOTANY BAY HOTEL

25/03/2014

The Shepherd Neame Brewery owned Botany Bay Hotel in Broadstairs, Kent has just been fully refurbished and now with 30 en suite rooms, three restaurant areas and a coffee lounge it has everything to offer the locals and visitors to the coast... ...more

MASERATI 100 YEARS PARTY KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON

21/03/2014

Thursday evening and I was covering 100 years of Maserati at HR Owen's dealership in Knightsbridge. The celebration invited Maserati owners past and present including an Italian called Reno who proposed to his wife in a red Sebring like the one in the showroom… ...more

HONDA CIVIC TOURER PHOTOGRAPHY

21/03/2014

I posted quite a few images on my blog of the new Honda Civic Tourer, left this one out to post on the Auto & Espresso blog, the high elevation really accentuated the lines of the car and ave a nice backdrop of the harbour and buildings in the backdrop… ...more

PHOTOGRAPHER'S BREAK TIME

19/03/2014

Along with fellow professional photographer Nick Simmond's we covered an automotive shoot on the new Honda Civic Tourer together, the location was Margate and the harbour and Turner Gallery were the backdrops we had chosen, but most importantly a coffee break was on the agenda... ...more

COFFEE IN HAND

18/03/2014

Just a simple mono image of an early afternoon Espresso after 8 hours of editing covering four shoots from Friday through to Sunday… ...more

AC COBRA FASHION SHOOT BROOKLANDS MUSEUM

17/03/2014

Been a busy week of photography training covering DSLR beginners, fashion and car courses. Sunday on a glorious sunny day and the first fashion photography course of the year took place at the historic Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey… ...more

MORGAN SPORT

17/03/2014

On Friday I covered a beginners photography course at Brands Hatch Morgan, during the course various techniques were covered including some detail shots of the cars, the one shown was one of my favourites… ...more

COFFEE & MUSIC

11/03/2014

Simple shot today, one of the most iconic rock albums ever released along with a Roma Nespresso coffee during an afternoons editing in the office… ...more

LAND ROVER DEFENDER FASHION PHOTO

10/03/2014

I was covering a fashion shoot in Mote Park, Maidstone this morning and saw a Land Rover Defender which was parked up, this belonged to the park staff and with Georgia set in the foreground and a shallow depth of field it ticked the box for todays automotive photograph… ...more

THE TIMES FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH

09/03/2014

I have covered the portraits for Paralympian Alpine skier Millie Knight over the last two years and with her appearance in the Sochi winter games this month their has been a lot of publicity surrounding her, especially as she was to be the flag bearer for Team GB during the opening ceremony… ...more

COFFEE PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

07/03/2014

A day in the office covering a multitude of admin and marketing, plenty of coffee on tap plus I had to do a few product photos for a client, with the speed lives set up I done a shot of my fourth espresso of the day… ...more

GOODS SHED CANTERBURY BREAKFAST MEETING

05/03/2014

I have taken a lot of coffee cups and car photos for the project so thought that as I was meeting up with fellow creative Martin Jewiss of MPJ Design I would take a portrait of him and his Americano, venue was the Goods Shed Canterbury, all locally sourced food and a great English Breakfast… ...more

PORSCHE 918 SPYDER

04/03/2014

After just watching Top Gear and seeing Richard hammond test drive the new Porsche 918 Spyder in Abu Dhabi it gave me some inspiration to take a photo of it, well in the Top Gear Portfolio book that is… ...more

MUSTANG GT 350 CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

03/03/2014

Along with the Mercedes Gullwing the Mustang GT 350 is one of my all time favourite cars, the new version appears in the forthcoming Need For Speed movie and will I am sure enhance the values of the vintage Mustangs even more… ...more

RAIN RAIN RAIN

03/03/2014

The wet weather we have been having has at least made for some interesting abstract images along the way, especially with close ups on various parts of cars… ...more

WEDDING CAR PHOTOGRAPHY CHILSTON PARK LENHAM

03/03/2014

As I covered a friend's wedding on Friday a vintage Austin provided the shot for the day, Chilston Park in Lenham is a beautiful location and the fountain worked well as a backdrop for the classic car… ...more

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

27/02/2014

After a busy afternoon covering sports photography at St Edmund's School in Canterbury a quick coffee break before editing… ...more

RANGE ROVER SPORT

24/02/2014

The Range Rover Sport since it was released late last year has been in constant demand so an hour with it this morning gave me and fellow automotive photographer Nick Simmonds the chance to capture it in all its glory… ...more

MORRIS MINOR

20/02/2014

A day spent in London and plenty of opportunities to cover some portrait and city scape shots, not many interesting cars around apart from a rusty old Morris Minor, not in the best of places but the corrosion on the rear badge looked good… ...more

FERRARI ALLOY

18/02/2014

A visit to Barretts Land Rover this morning and a Ferrari 458 was sitting in the car park, early morning sun was very harsh so used the rear screen of the 100XS to do an obscure angle with some added sun flair… ...more

BIRDS EYE COFFEE

18/02/2014

Sunday morning and the first coffee of the day, looked to do something with the machine as the Nespresso designs have some interesting textures and angles on them… ...more

NESPRESSO TOWER

02/10/2014

Being a big coffee fan I always have plenty of Nespresso capsules of a mixed variety at the office (and at home!), the Nespresso storage tower was the perfect gift from a good friend, made for an interesting abstract image for todays shot… ...more

AUDI R8 ROADSTER LONDON

13/02/2014

The Audi R8 has been out for a number of years now but still looks great, especially in Spider form. The location for the photo was Camden, London… ...more

F TYPE COUPE PHOTOGRAPHY

13/02/2014

An abstract rear alloy photograph from the stunning new Jaguar F Type Coupe that made an appearance at Canterbury Jaguar dealer Barrett's of Canterbury on Monday… ...more

COFFEE AND ALE HOUSE

12/02/2014

A mid afternoon and a promotional shoot for brewery Shepherd Neame at their pub in Canterbury, the Shakespeare where they were looking for images to promote their coffee range... ...more

VOLKSWAGEN CAMPER VAN PHOTO

04/02/2014

After taking a detour off the beaten track in Canterbury I came across a Volkswagen Camper van, it was sitting along a narrow driveway with a pink wooden garage door as a backdrop... ...more

AUTOMOTIVE CAR PHOTOGRAPHY KENT

03/02/2014

A very cold and windy Monday morning but at least the sun is out. Heading down to Ashford to cover the used car photography for Kent Jaguar and Land Rover dealer Barretts of Canterbury… ...more

HONDA CIVIC

02/02/2014

I had the luxury of a weekend off so after cleaning the cars in the morning decided to cover a couple of abstract images of my wife's Honda Civic… ...more

PROFOTO NEWS

31/01/2014

Mid morning coffee break and reading Profoto News which is highlighting the impressive looking B1 off camera flash unit, great article with extreme sports photographer Michel Muller's work and getting his opinion on this stunning piece of kit… ...more

CAFE 46 CAMDEN LONDON

29/01/2014

The Fuji X100s arrived yesterday and with a meeting in London this morning I decided to take it along with me, ideal for some candids and also for some recce shots at the client I was meeting… ...more

RANGE ROVER EVOQUE

24/01/2014

The Range Rover Evoque has been out for a couple of years now and still looks great, a friend of mine called it a Freelander with a frock on, bit harsh but it is popular with the female drivers which is why it has been such a success for the brand, also a younger customer has hooked on to the coupe version, hot hatch looks with off road capability... ...more

LAND ROVER DEFENDER CAR PHOTOGRAPHY KENT

22/01/2014

After covering some amazing sports cars recently it was nice to do a car in its natural environment with the addition of a friendly horse as well... ...more

SHAKESPEARE COFFEE AND WINE BAR CANTERBURY

19/01/2014

This photograph was taken during a commercial shoot at the recently opened Shakespeare coffee and wine bar in the Butter Market, Canterbury. The photos were a mix of reportage and detail images of the bar and on a Friday afternoon their was a nice mix of clients coming in for a well deserved glass of wine after a busy week... ...more

MORGAN PLUS 8 BRANDS HATCH MORGAN CAR PHOTOGRAPHY

16/01/2014

The Morgan Plus 8 is a great car to photograph, this shot was taken against a garage at the Paddock Wood Hop Farm in Kent… ...more

FERRARI 458 INTERIOR

15/01/2014

Bit of a cheat but taken during the 458 Ferrari shoot in London on Sunday and not today, but I didn't include it in the blog montage and thought it deserved a spot in the Auto project... ...more

FERRARI 458 KNIGHTSBRIDGE LONDON

12/01/2014

Sunday morning spent in London covering a super car photography shoot for Ferrari dealer HR Owen, not surprisingly their was no shortage of super car exotica including this amazing grey 458 parked outside a coffee shop… ...more

COLD MORNING

10/01/2014

Looks like the cold weather is approaching, promise this will be the last Jaguar photo for some time but couldn't resist the early morning sun and water droplets on the boot of the XF… ...more

TIMBERYARD COFFEE SHOP LONDON

09/01/2014

Always good to visit independent coffee shops, especially in London. Timberyard in Old Street is a great spot for superb coffee, free wi-fi and quality food all locally sourced. Literally opposite the coffee house was an alternative take on the coffee theme for todays photo... ...more

CANON AV-1

08/01/2014

Coffee break and time to have a look through Top Gear's 2012 portfolio, full of great images from across the world, also time to dust off the Canon AV-1 35mm film camera… ...more

JAGUAR XF

06/01/2014

I cover the photography for automobile dealer Barretts of Canterbury in Ashford and Canterbury. The new 2014 model year Jaguars now have a red background to the Growler Jag symbol on the grill, nice lighting and another abstract shot for the project… ...more

EARLY MORNING COFFEE

05/01/2014

Sunday morning and with signs of frost first thing and an early morning espresso to wake me up I combined the two for a photo for the project… ...more

BENNET'S COFFEE SHOP CAMBRIDGE

03/01/2014

A visit to Bennet's Coffee shop in Cambridge and a good time for a coffee break during a busy afternoon for my client Bell Worldwide Schools, also a good chance to grab a shot for the Auto & Espresso project… ...more

JAGUAR F TYPE SPORTS CAR PHOTOGRAPHY CANTERBURY KENT

02/01/2014

Couldn't resist an abstract shot of the F Type parked on Barretts Jaguar's forecourt in Canterbury this morning, the added effect of the rain makes the image… ...more

AUTOS & ESPRESSOS PROJECT 2014

01/01/2014

The first day of the Autos and Espressos project, the decision was car or coffee, so I decided to take a photos that would combine the two together to start the project off... ...more