Every car I shoot has its own USP. It’s either great as a nippy city car, excellent on long winding roads “Italian Job” style or capable of climbing the most hostile landscapes in the middle of the Moors. The car usually gives me an idea of where the shoot will take place. If it’s urban, […]
Continue Reading —›Anyone that’s complained that our winter hasn’t been white enough needs to go to the top of a hill in the middle of the country on a windy day. I’m not going to complain too much as I’ve seen what winter’s done to the homes of my friends in the South, and we’d probably prefer […]
Continue Reading —›I must have got a taste for the wet and the cold on the North Sea as no sooner had my sea legs got used to dry land, was I off again a few days before Christmas. This time I decided to treat myself, by staying firmly on the ground. It didn’t stop me getting […]
Continue Reading —›It has been rather hectic the last few weeks with back-to-back shoots in the North Sea and Scotland, so no opportunity for writing the blog 🙁 ! I have worked with some great people in amazing locations, so will be posting more on those in January. In the meantime, here is one of a series […]
Continue Reading —›For a few weeks now I’ve been putting the Nokia Lumia 1020 through its paces. I’ve taken some great shots (it’s too late in the year for modesty) of copters, cars and landscapes. In a couple of weeks it’ll be coming on the North Sea with me as I choose it as my portable camera […]
Continue Reading —›We’ve had to keep this under wraps for a while but now it’s aired in the ad breaks of our favourite soaps (*cough) we can now reveal the magic behind the new MG3 ad. That little car spinning amongst the streets to a backing track by Elephant 12 is the result of a little photography, […]
Continue Reading —›Please note: ‘We’ means the royal we, such as I, Harniman and my trusty gang! Sometimes we’re lucky enough to receive covert communications from car manufacturers that reveals classified information as we’re asked to shoot at a clandestine location. These requests usually derive from some of the best car manufacturers who would like to see […]
Continue Reading —›If you happened to glance at any of the New Year newspapers, I’m sure you’d be struck by almost universal apocalyptic forecasts for the year ahead; triple-dip recessions, global political upheaval, environmental collapse… dear oh dear. So 2013 is the year to think small. Small is the new big, if you like. To celebrate this […]
Continue Reading —›Fritz Henderson, one time boss of General Motors, once opined that making petrol hybrid cars is expensive squared – but making diesel hybrids is expensive cubed. What Henderson meant was that diesel engines combined with an electric motor were just not worth the hassle to build. They were too expensive and the exorbitant costs couldn’t […]
Continue Reading —›For today’s blog I thought I’d impart some interesting facts about Monaco: – The principality is less than one mile square. – Roman Abramovich’s new yacht Streets of Monaco will cost upwards of $1 billion and is a sort of floating Monaco – boasting miniature versions of the famed Monte Carlo Casino, Hotel de Paris, […]
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