It’s no secret that we live just far enough away from the city to enjoy a bit of rural living. Mostly this allows me to the space to play on quad bikes and motorbikes without upsetting anyone. Part of the land though is actually an orchard with great old apple trees that bear quite a […]
Continue Reading —›I don’t have to tell you that I love cars, I love speed and I love off-roading so it’s natural that my kids would share at least a bit of their Dad’s passion. To be fair, they couldn’t avoid it if they tried as motors are everywhere, from our drive, to reminders, to family days […]
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 —›Canary Wharf is always considered the business hub of London and it’s an area we’re all proud of. With the sparkling glass reflecting the ultra-clean streets and the best of modern architecture grouped together it feels like every city should. Without traffic congestion or crowding it’s difficult to imagine that in those mirrored towers millions […]
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 —›Readers of these pages know by now that my philosophy is to shoot anything that moves – and most things that don’t. Have camera will travel is the motto of all good photographers. Surely! Nevertheless, the harsh Russian winter with its -30 degrees C temperature is probably one of those locations I tend to avoid […]
Continue Reading —›Before CGI A photographer at heart, Nigel’s career started in London where he looked for the biggest photographers he could find doing location photography and tried to get work experience with them. “There were loads of people I tried to get work with at the time such as Alan Brooking, who did the iconic 1970s […]
Continue Reading —›Here is my ‘Big Interview’ (their words, not mine) in Professional Photographer, November 2012 issue. Nigel Harniman tells Kathrine Anker why photography is so important to his CGI ad campaigns, and how his invented chocolate car got its sexy shine. My chat with Nigel Harniman was my first peek behind the scenes of Computer Generated […]
Continue Reading —›In many ways the Hyundai Grandeur shoot was different from my other work because Hyundai wanted me to attach my name to the pictures and the video of their latest car. Usually I remain invisible from the product; a hired gun who shoots and moves on to the next job. Essentially they asked me to […]
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