Long exposure photography and water reflections were the order of the day in this episode of the vlog. I made the most of the canal in Leeds to shoot some night time cityscapes and urban landscapes. It had been a while since I photographed the city at night and it was nice to get back to where things started on my YouTube channel (albeit in a different city!). Check out the vlog: It was a super-hot day in early May and the temperature meant even by 10pm it was really comforta

I visited Flamborough in East Yorkshire and did some long exposure landscape photography by the sea. It's not often I get the chance to shoot landscapes or seascapes during daylight hours and I relished the opportunity and change in pace. I feel the concentration level required is completely different to that needed for night time landscape photography and astrophotography, and I generally felt a lot more relaxed and at ease with my surroundings. There certainly didn't feel l

After my last vlog I decided to get back to those pesky wind turbines at Penny Hill wind farm but go for some more "normal" landscape photography. I arrived before sunset with the aim of also using that time before dark to figure out my compositions and then shoot at night, hoping for more success than my previous visit. I got a couple of decent shots while it was light, but the wind was just too much again and as the light faded was struggling to get anything usable as thos

Photographers: hands up who routinely cleans their lenses? I admit it; I don't. If I spot something really obvious I'll give it a quick wipe with a lens cloth. After processing a recent shot though, I think I'll have to change my ways. For comparison, here is the shot before and after I'd cloaned out the muck and spots in Photoshop. The spots are quite visible across the top of the image. I was quite annoyed when I saw it to be honest and I'll make sure I don't make the same

Recently, a few people have asked me what I consider to be the best places to get married in Sheffield. So this is a list of my top five wedding venues in Sheffield. 1. Sheffield Town Hall The Town Hall is a classic wedding venue. Despite feeling a little like a wedding conveyor belt at the height of wedding season, it's great to have the tradition that goes along with it. And with some rather grand aricitecture inside, there are some stunning photo opportunities to be had. G

A mild late autumn day at Rossington Hall was the setting for Louise & Chris's beautiful wedding. We'd been there previously over summer for an engagement photoshoot which was great, and I was excited to see how the grounds looked during autumn - I had several ideas for awesome shots planned and couldn't wait to try them out with the happy couple. The rather foggy day started off inside as the bride and wedding party got ready. There was a great atmosphere and it was fantasti

Louise & Chris are getting married at the rather grand Rossington Hall near Doncaster this November and I've met them up there an a couple of occasions to talk about their plans for the wedding day and to do a little engagement photography for them. The weather was beautiful with the sun shining through the trees in the magnificent garden at Rossington. I'm sure we're not guaranteed weather like this come late November but I do have some plans for shooting in the garden that

Lynn & Phil are getting married in Swinton, South Yorkshire, next year and before the big day we got together to have a look at the venue - St. John's Methodist church, a lovely little church that has been tastefully and respectfully modernised inside. I wanted to shoot a little engagement photography for them while we were there so a quick stroll over the road and we found a small park and nature reserve that made for a great location to get a couple of shots. Lynn and Phil