Silver Cloud Photography

The most important questions I always ask my clients fall into two categories, namely purpose and the practicalities involved.
PURPOSE:
Precisely what are their photographs going to be used for?
What do they need their photographs to achieve?
Where are they going to be used?
When are they needed?

PRACTICALITIES:
Where are the photographs to be taken ?
When?
Have you a budget?
Is quality more important than budget or are both equally as important?

It's the endless variety and stimulation that I love most about being a professional photographer. I was never going to be suited to a routine 9-5 office job. I love working in different environments, meeting new people and rising up to the challenge of creating the images that my clients love. I get huge buzz from creating great imagery out of challenging situations where there are no obvious solutions! When clients tell me how much they love the photographs I create for them - the sense of satisfaction I get from that is immense!

I turned pro at the age of 19 and have never stopped working in the industry. My profession has, over the years, given me opportunities and experiences I could never have imagined. From working in the Ministry of Defence photographing all sorts of weird things military in the west of Scotland; to running my own photography studio in London; to working all over the Caribbean, Scandinavia, Russia, South Africa; the West Coast of America, Hawaii and Alaska. These experiences only came about due to my love of photography. For me, it's the best job in the world!

It sounds like an obvious cliché, but in my case, it is true to say that photography has always been in my blood. I first picked up a camera when I was only 14 years old. My first camera was a Kodak Compact 126 format film camera. Those were the days when you had to post your film away to be processed and printed. That would take over a week in many cases. How things have changed! Back then the changes in photographic technology and capability which have happened since, were far beyond our wildest dreams, fantasies or imagination.

The inspiration? -The enjoyment and pleasure that I have always had creating exciting images. I started my formal education in photography at the age of 16 joining a Saturday morning class at The Storey Institute in Lancaster, Lancashire. That was followed by taking Photography as an GCSE at school. Following my A Level's, I was delighted to be accepted by the prestigious Blackpool & Fylde College of Art to undertake a 3 year Professional Qualifying Examination in Photography, graduating with Merit.
That feeling has ever left me - even after more than 25 years. Once a photographer - always a photographer!

I think that my 100% 5* ratings on both my Bark Review page and more so on my Google Business Review page tells you what you need to know. You will find that my clients mostly say the same thing. That I produce great work for them every time. That they love the fact that they have the complete confidence in me to get the job done. You’ll find me friendly, with an optimistic outlook, and a sense of humour where appropriate. I work swiftly, with a confidence and skill that comes from having been in most of the scenarios a pro photographer can find themselves in. Ii use the latest technology and software. I am also an experienced, fully licenced and accredited Drone Pilot, Photographer & Videographer. I routinely created promo videos for my client and have recently started producing training videos for some of my clients. Distance is not an issue. I have had assignments that have taken me all over the UK, Ireland, and most recently Amsterdam. I particularly enjoy working in environments where the opportunity to create great, creative photographs don't appear to exist - in other words pulling photographic rabbits out of the hat and making a kind of magic happen. I take great pride in my work and no job is too small or too large, so whatever your budget, give me a call or send me an email to make some great photography happen. Other equally great reasons too choose me is that I possess over 30 years of experience; I am fully insured for Public Liability & Professional Indemnity; CRB Checked and I am a fully licensed and qualified Drone Pilot.

Clients include and have included, Highways Agency; Historical Railways Estate; Capture Property Marketing; Savills & Knight-Frank Estate Agencies; Ford New Holland, Lever Brothers, Skanska, Unigroup USA, Bourne's of Rye, Carillion Communications, WJ Group, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS), the All Around Agency, McMillan Nurses and Clement Windows to name but a few.

​Famous people and celebrities? There have been a few. I have been very fortunate to photograph the late HRH The Queen Mother, Sir Richard Branson and the great British Explorer, Sir Rannulph Fiennes, not to mention the late ex British Prime Minister, Lord 'Jim' Callaghan, ex French President, Valerie Giscard-d'Estaing and the late German Chancellor, Herr Willy Brandt. Most recently I was honoured to be asked to photograph HRH Camilla Queen Consort at a charity function in London.

I always operate according to the latest UK Government guidelines. When photographing people - I use long lenses to photograph them which enables me to maintain social distancing; I always wear a mask and with frequent use of anti bacterial hand gel, I ensure that I am minimising the risk of passing on any infection. When photographing a property interior, I also wear protective gloves and wipe down any surface I may have touched. I am also fully vaccinated.