Phew, been a busy day for me! After Holly, I was up in Spring Wood to catch the last of the bluebells with a lovely Pilates instructor and her team from Live Pilates Ribble Valley.

We took some really lovely images!

Wow, what an honour! I was today invited to photograph a potential future star by the magazine I freelance for [ Live Ribble Valley ]

At the weekend, Holly Steel wowed the judges on Britains Got Talent and today was her first day back at School. Oakhill College made her very welcome and laid on a welcoming party for her. All the Students waited outside for her arrival with Granada Reports. They shouted and cheered her arrival back to school. It was lovely to see that new-found fame hadn't changed her.

Well done Holly!

Spring in Spring Wood!

Well, would you believe it? Spring has actually arrived and I made the most of it at lunchtime and walked the dogs up Spring Wood just outside Whalley. The bluebells had arrived in force. What a spectacle!

And the pooches loved it too!

All these images are for a new book I'm working on to promote the colour and light to be found throughout the seasons in the Ribble Valley. Only another 10 months work to go!

x

Don't work with Animals!

What a week!

I've been shooting for Live Ribble Valley all week and have had a great time. Very varied work but all fun. Just thought I'd show you an image from the Art Decor shoot and the Doggie Daycare shoot. Both with Dog's. One dog was the gallery owners and one was mine, bless! Archie is a very handsome boy!

Cherish The Dress

What can I say?

Thank you so much to Damien Lovegrove and Chris Hanley for their expert tuition on this weeks course called Cherish The Dress!
Myself and 7 other delegates were treated to a day's workshop on making the glamour side of a wedding shoot easy. Off camera flash and natural lighting techniques with the wonderful Hilton Hotel in Manchester were teamed with dresses from Timeless Bride and flowers from Green Earth Flowers to make the most wonderful powerful images.

The models were excellent and extremely professional and we had the most wonderful exhausting day.

Great to make some new friends including Emma from Cartmel Photography, Lesley from Lesley Chalmers Photography and Alex from Alex Barry Photography......... fellow professionals blown away by the day!