Friends and Family

Posts and photographs of family and friends.

Out of the blue

Friends and Family / Geek stuff / Portraiture / Technique
Tuesday, 31st August, 20102 comments

Jo posed for me in the stairwell to an underground car park during last Sunday’s Swiss Strobist practical day, whilst I fiddled with the camera white balance to create an unusual effect.

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All new Choo Choo

Friends and Family / Music / Portraiture
Thursday, 26th August, 2010No comments

When Bern band Choo Choo were looking for a photographer for some new shots in June of this year, I was happy to step in and work with an art director to shoot the raw images for their website and new promotional material.

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All Staff 2010

Event galleries / Friends and Family / Work
Sunday, 20th June, 20102 comments

Photos from a Burson-Marsteller company trip to canton Thurgau in north eastern Switzerland.

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All Staff

Event galleries / Friends and Family / Work
Tuesday, 15th June, 2010No comments

Black and white images from previous work trips out to Zürich, Basel and Neuchâtel.

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From whence much of it comes

Friends and Family
Wednesday, 9th June, 20103 comments

From my first photographic steps to my love of travelling around the U.K. by car, my Dad is an inspiration and always has been. Happy birthday Dad!

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Suisse Majestic, Montreux – Valerie

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Wednesday, 2nd June, 20101 comment

The first set of photos from a portrait session in the Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic in Montreux

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Metempsychosis

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Thursday, 13th May, 20101 comment

A stern portrait of a fun guy and friend at last weekend’s studio meetup near Bern.

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Studio fun

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Friday, 7th May, 2010No comments

I return to the studio this weekend, to use full studio lighting for the first time in many years and share experience and ideas with a number of colleagues from the Swiss Strobist group.

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Gimme! Gimme!

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Tuesday, 27th April, 2010No comments

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If You Go Down To The Woods Today

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Monday, 26th April, 20101 comment

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Waiting for Spring

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Monday, 12th April, 20101 comment

Jo, photographed on a Sunday outing to the Gurten hilltop park on the outskirts of Bern.

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Float Like A Butterfly

Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Portraiture
Thursday, 8th April, 20102 comments

A re-edited version of a picture from 2008 has been added to the One Frame Movie series.

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Rest in Peace

Friends and Family
Saturday, 20th March, 20104 comments

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Sven

Friends and Family / Portraiture
Saturday, 20th February, 20103 comments

Sometimes, an image stands alone, with no need for description.

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Open air studio

Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Photography / Portraiture
Wednesday, 17th February, 2010No comments

After trying out the lighting technique I mentioned yesterday, of a large diffused light source right above the subject, I wanted to apply the technique to an outdoor location. When we set up the shots under cover in Interlaken (but outside), the first problem was that there were no suitably white walls to hand. If you ever find yourself in this situation, there’s an easy solution: simply expose your shot for the person you’re photographing and then over-expose the background of the shot by at least three stops.

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