The Secret Garden...
Last year I had the most incredible opportunity presented to me. SmugMug, a company that I’m a huge fan of and one that I’ve been supported by since almost the beginning of my journey asked me if they could make a film about me where I give an insight into my craft, from inspiration to approaching and executing a shoot.
This is something I’ve never really done. Sure I’ve made some behind the scenes videos but I’ve never really shared where the art comes from and what drives it still. So of course I said yes! …
Creating 'Floral Storm'
I forgot how wonderful it is to create out of the comfort zone. Pushing boundaries of self, and having no expectations only to blow past the ghosts of them.
Shooting in a controlled setting was never on my radar. While others learnt in classes, understanding the foundations of lighting and composition, my growth took place in my neighbours gardens, in the woods, in summer blue lakes, in bushes against the roadside. What can I say, the countryside offers a thousand options and the soft diffused light of English cloudy days was the only lighting I strove to master…