Rescue Dogs

My first 2 rescue dog portraits for The Kit Wilson Trust. Bodie above, who was very well behaved, is of indeterminate age and breed, but she is thought to be 9 to 10 years old and of mainly rottweiler and staffy stock. Tidgi below, also very good natured, is a 5 year old staffy previously owned by an abusive heroin addict who never gave her exercise.

Live Crib

A few shots from last week's Live Crib, a nativity put on by the girls of St Leonards-Mayfield School featuring a real donkey and baby and a procession through the village of Mayfield.

Compassion In Nicaragua

Some children at the Compassion Project in Tipitapa, a very poor neighbourhood in Managua, Nicaragua where I recently visited, taking pictures for the american child sponsorship charity, Compassion. This place is a vital refuge from extreme poverty for these young people. They go once or twice a week, they play and learn and are given a hot meal.

Nicaragua Black and White

Just back from Nicaragua shooting children living in poverty for child sponsorship charity Compassion International. I noticed a few pics, not of children, that work well without the usually welcome, rich central american colours. Children in colour to follow soon.


Art Of The Retouch

It comes as a relief that even the most acclaimed historical images have undergone a significant degree of post production. I always thought those old school film shooters had just nailed the shot and that was that. Not only, as I do, they shoot a good few frames, but those greatest shots are also retouched to make them as good as they can be. These images by brilliant american photographer, Dennis Stock give an idea of the retouching process when printing from film.

Audrey Hepburn © Dennis Stock

Audrey Hepburn © Dennis Stock

James Dean © Dennis Stock

James Dean © Dennis Stock

Mohammed Ali © Dennis Stock

Mohammed Ali © Dennis Stock

Time to re-do those head shoots with my friends at Red & Green. This time we try and create a bit of movement with 3 or 4 frames animated together like this one of Creative Director Jonathan Jewell.