News and Views
TWO YEARS IN A ROW !
02/03/12 18:12
International Garden Photographer of the Year Awards 2012 have just been announced and I am a finalist in the Garden Views Category for the second year running.
Also made a highly commended in the Tree Category.
'Borrowed View' - Finalist in Garden Views
'Poplars' - Highly commended in Trees category
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Also made a highly commended in the Tree Category.
'Borrowed View' - Finalist in Garden Views
'Poplars' - Highly commended in Trees category
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The Garden Photographer
09/01/12 12:47
I have just started an independent website dedicated to garden photography. This is because I am getting more and more well known for photographing gardens.
I was amazed to be able to pick up the URL www.thegardenphotographer.com , do have a look.
I was amazed to be able to pick up the URL www.thegardenphotographer.com , do have a look.
Armscote Garden Photography Workshop
16/10/11 10:54
Sixteen enthusiastic photographers gathered at Armscote Manor for a Garden Photography Workshop. The high winds of the previous few days magically dropped allowing everybody an opportunity to photograph this wonderful Dan Pearson designed garden.
New Look Website
23/09/11 08:51
I have for sometime been thinking about some ways to improve my website and spent last weekend redesigning it . The background colour has been lightened and I have simplified and updated some of the images on the portfolio pages. Off to Venice with my camera next week and I am sure that I will be publishing some of the best shots on my return.
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Armscote Lecture Series
21/06/11 18:02
A Garden Photography Workshop Wednesday 12 October 2011
I am giving a Garden Photography workshop at Armscote Manor, this is an unmissable opportunity to see and photograph this wonderful garden and learn some of the secrets of garden photography
Full details can be found on the Armscote Manor Lecture Series Website
All images from Armscote Manor Garden. © James Kerr
I am giving a Garden Photography workshop at Armscote Manor, this is an unmissable opportunity to see and photograph this wonderful garden and learn some of the secrets of garden photography
Full details can be found on the Armscote Manor Lecture Series Website
All images from Armscote Manor Garden. © James Kerr
Industrial Commision
27/05/11 13:59
Approached by an engineering company that had just completed building this giant Bio digester unit at Trafford Park, Manchester, I took this shot from an elevated platform about 50 ft up to show the whole site.
Also this shot showing the giant chimney.
Also this shot showing the giant chimney.
Brass Monkey Art Group
18/05/11 17:57
I am taking part in the Brass Monkey art Group Exhibition which takes place near Charlbury ,Oxfordshire over the Weekend of 3-5th June .
This is a by invitation show involving five painters - James Kerr, Wiilliam Mackesy, Netta Carey, Edmund Fairfax - Lucy and Marina Meredith Owen as well as two potters a furniture maker and some sculptors.
SOLD -18K WORTH OF ART AND POTTERY IN THREE DAYS! - BEST EVER SHOW
if you are interested in coming contact me
This is a by invitation show involving five painters - James Kerr, Wiilliam Mackesy, Netta Carey, Edmund Fairfax - Lucy and Marina Meredith Owen as well as two potters a furniture maker and some sculptors.
SOLD -18K WORTH OF ART AND POTTERY IN THREE DAYS! - BEST EVER SHOW
if you are interested in coming contact me
Working for a Communications Company
13/04/11 09:44
Commissioned by local company BDR Communications, a rapidly expanding telephone company that needed some fresh images for their new website and brochures. This involved a mixture of styles from office shots, product and exteriors of their office..
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2011
03/03/11 12:06
It may not be the Oscars but I have been shortlisted as a finalist in the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2011 competition . Most exciting news as this is The most prestigious award for garden photography anywhere. Garden photography particularly landscape and views are amongst my favourite subjects. Winners will be announced in May - can't wait
See other finalists work here
My entry : Pollarded Willows A Private Garden Warwickshire - designed by Dan Pearson
See other finalists work here
My entry : Pollarded Willows A Private Garden Warwickshire - designed by Dan Pearson
Holiday Let photographed
13/02/11 15:15
The moment I saw Custard Cottage between Chipping Campden and Mickleton I knew it was going to be pleasure to photograph. This perfect hideaway has been beautifully restored, equipped and styled by its owner Sarah Bevan. She was keen to have some of the images taken on the slant to give them an up to the minute look - I was only too happy to oblige. See sarahscottages.co.uk for more information.
Warwickshire Life Front Cover
13/01/11 11:16
Having just taken some images of the RSC - see last months blog - I just thought of sending in a photograph to Warwickshire life on the off chance
Its now cover photo for their January edition !
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Its now cover photo for their January edition !
Read More...Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre
27/11/10 13:16
It's not everyday that a multimillion projects gets finished on your doorstep but at last the RSC have completed their 4 year refurbishment and I could not resist getting my camera out. I have now put them on Alamy picture library.
I wished I could have got more swans to pose !
Top: F16 at 40th, Canon 24-70 zoom. Bottom: F14 at 60th, Canon TS-24mm
Canon IDS Mk3
I wished I could have got more swans to pose !
Top: F16 at 40th, Canon 24-70 zoom. Bottom: F14 at 60th, Canon TS-24mm
Canon IDS Mk3
Photographing Bed and Breakfasts
02/09/10 18:16
Good Bed and Breakfast websites are pretty rare and as for the photography, most attempts are obviously done by the owners and it shows. This year with the economic climate not in good shape I have seen a considerable increase in demand for my services from B&B owners. With fewer visitors about owners are looking at their marketing and realising that professionally taken images puts them ahead of the competition.
Here is one website which I did earlier this year which definitely raises the bar.
Here is one website which I did earlier this year which definitely raises the bar.
Ely Palace shots on BBC website
13/05/10 11:12
Shots I took earlier this year of the old Bishop’s Palace at Ely in Cambridgeshire have gone up on the BBC website see here
Canon 1Ds + 17-40 zoom - Ely Palace
Canon 1Ds + 17-40 zoom - Ely Palace
Results: Alupro Photo Competition
03/05/10 09:57
I had an enjoyable day judging the Alupro photo competition ‘Love Where You Live’ at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and incredibly high standard of entries which made selecting a winner very difficult.
National Photo Competition
10/03/10 16:38
I am a judge at a national photographic competition with nearly 4000 entries to date, prizes up worth up to £10,000 to be won see LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE . Photographs must be from local landscapes,wildlife or ‘people having an impact on where we live’
Sponsors include Alupro - Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation and Trinity Mirror Newspapers.
Some great entries, I will post a link when results have been announced.
Sponsors include Alupro - Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation and Trinity Mirror Newspapers.
Some great entries, I will post a link when results have been announced.
Ely Cathedral
06/02/10 14:41
I was commissioned yesterday to do some routine property photography at Ely in Cambridgeshire, it was some way to get there so I decided to make a day of it. If you are a photographer that is into interiors, then Ely Cathedral is an absolute gem. An additional £2.00 to the entrance fee secures you the right to use a tripod -essential for slow exposures where no lighting can be used - fantastic value. I spent a happy couple of hours chasing the low winter light to get some wonderful images. Finally, if you are still there when Choral Evensong takes place put you camera away and enjoy a wonderful spiritual experience as well!
Here are a couple of shots I took.
The Nave , 24mm T/S Tripod Mounted F9 at .8 second.
The Octagon - Tripod mounted, Sigma 12-24 mm at 12mm F9 at 1.6 second Cropped 2:1
Here are a couple of shots I took.
The Nave , 24mm T/S Tripod Mounted F9 at .8 second.
The Octagon - Tripod mounted, Sigma 12-24 mm at 12mm F9 at 1.6 second Cropped 2:1