The modern concept of my work is to concentrate more & more on people rather than objects.

There are exceptions but I enjoy the interaction with subject & photographer, the change that can be acheived in confidence & range during a shoot - the recording of a moment in life which is way more profound than shooting lets say a flower or church.

I enjoy recording fleeting moments in time, not just big events.

Most of my current work, and therefore most seen here is with often young actors and performers. The concept is to build up charactor and range.

I also have been working towards more "story telling" visual series of images often based on books or plays. Whilst funding is always an issue I hope in time to build and exhibit this part of my work.

Photographers get a buzz from what they do - the excitment of acheiving an image is what fires us on. Photography can be industrial or shot catalogue style - but thats commercial work.

With my later work I have tried to be more open to ideas and taking risks. The change to digital imaging has the potential to enhance or destroy photography - so modern photographers need to be aware of the potential pitfalls and avoid them.

My training was in film and "wet" [chemical] processing and my continued aim is to use the film training but with digital equipment. This in particular applies to lighting where my training was one light good...two lights great - three lights - overkill!! This is often where my work varie from younger togs who have been taught to use far more "flat" and even lighting techniques - great in the product/commercial studio - but not so great for outstanding portraits.

Like everything there are exceptions but the use of shadow to me is a vital factor in studio work, and often is a technique used - just as in theatre lighting is key to the ultimate performance.