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Creating the outdoors indoors
A large part of my work is producing photography to show building materials and systems in use. This usually means visiting recently completed projects and finding ways of showing the product to best effect.…
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Ancient & Modern
Most of my work involves photographing newly completed buildings so a recent commission to photograph buildings completed up to 800 years ago presented something of a refreshing change. One of the strengths of Nicholas Jacob Architects is…
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Affordable photography for creative makers and trades
It is often the work of small artisan makers and trades that contribute most to giving a space a unique look and feel. It is their craft and creativity that makes my work as a photographer…
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Probono video kick-starts young pianist’s career
VideoA favour for a friend of a friend has helped a young pianist kick start his career as a cocktail pianist entertaining passengers aboard cruise ships around the world. The Swan at Lavenham…
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This week I am reading . . .NORDIC LIGHT
Volume, form, texture and colour are recognised as the basic pillars of architecture but it is light that that binds them together producing an aesthetic outcome. Photography is the science and art of capturing…
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Felixstow Seafront Gardens Refurbishment
It’s awards season and as often happens, I have had a few urgent jobs to shoot which were due to be submitted for various awards. The refurbishment of the seafront gardens at Felixstowe…
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Aspect Ratios
Unless specified by the client I generally provide finished and sharpened image files output for use in two formats: jpegs for web at about 1200 pixels across jpegs or TIFFs for normal print at 4000…
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Value your image
What value do you place on your image library? Will the images you make or commission be discarded after the first use or will they stand as documents with a meaning to…
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True colours
How important is accurate colour to you? If you are an architect, interior designer or product manager and you have spent long hours agonizing over colour choices you will probably say its…
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The Stylist’s Perspective
Interiors Stylist Anna Morley from Real Homes magazine has written a lovely piece about her experience as stylist on a recent shoot we did together. A professional stylist brings to the shoot a…
