Glorious Food

I was recently commissioned to photograph the catering service provided at a birthday event in Milfield, Northumberland.  Boldon Farmhouse Pantry (www.boldonfarmhousepantry.co.uk) provided the food, staff and linen and the event was attended by 60 guests in addition to a Northumbrian pipes player.

Food served included cod loin with a tapenade crust, beef sirloin with a red wine jus, potato dauphinoise and buttered greens, but the highlight for the guests was the dessert - lychee and lime jelly, mango & mint salad, espresso posset, and cinnamon & vanilla mascarpone feuillete.

2010 in Review

There are some in the photographic community who believe that a photograph is made by the photographer and not his or ker kit.  I agree.  But, when you make a leap from an amateur camera to pro kit there's no doubt in my mind that the photographs that then are made are inherently better.  Same photographer, better kit, better photographs.

In 2010 I took the plunge, forced myself into debt, and bought a Canon 5dmkii and a 24-105mm f/4 L lens.  I invested in a decent Manfrotto (190xdb) tripod with a three-way head (804rc2)  (http://www.jacobsdigital.co.uk/p-48778-jacobs-digital-manfrotto-190xdb804rc2-tripod-kit.aspx) and, after seeing the inspirational work of Julius Tjintjelaar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjintjelaar/) added a B+W ND110 filter to my kit (http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-b-w-77mm-nd-110-3-0-sh-filter/p1013508).

What a year it has been - I've secured commissions that have set me on the road to a career in photography to run alongside my continuing practice of architecture.

I'm hoping that 2011 continues the success of 2010 and that I'll be able to grow what was once a hobby into a successful business.


2010