Wow, what a busy week so far!

I’ve spent 3 days shooting for NG Bailey Offsite on a project they are working on in Penrith. I was shooting a corporate video for their website which involved starting at the factory in Bradford and chasing the trucks up the motorway to Penrith to watch the installation at a new Morrisons store.

We were booked in a hotel right next to the lake at Ullswater which I have to say is one of prettiest places I’ve ever seen in the UK.

The last time I was up in the Lake District I was playing the part of Wedding Photographer, in such an amazing location its a real treat to come up and work for any reason. I’m not normally one for landscapes but I gave is a quick go for fun…

And here is the real reason we were there, it was a great crew onsite so we took a quick snap for them.

Some of our crew members were a little more reluctant to b filmed

I’ve got a couple of days editing to do and I’m looking forward to the pre-wedding shoots coming up this weekend as well as the Pan Asian Awards on monday. Mmmmm free curry!!!!

I think it’s always good to try a new challenge and do work that offers you something a little different. When Nina asked me to go along and do some food photography for Gusto’s Restaurant in Keighley I knew I would be in for a treat. It was a hard task, picking all the items that looked fantastic on the menu, watching the chef create them, photographing them and then the hard task of sampling each dish. It’s a tough job but someone has to do it!

I’ll let you decide if I made the food look as good as it tasted (you’ll have to trust me it was very tasty!)

I’ve got myself an interesting week, ending with a first for me. Come back later in the week for some pictures…

On the 11th September it was the Alea Casino’s first birthday and my good friend Andrew Barrett and I were invited down to take some pictures of the evening. Now taking pictures in a Casino is not as easy as you might think, as you can’t actually take pictures of people doing what they go there to do, so it set quite a challenge. Andrew worked his magic on some interior shots while I caught a few shots of the party…

The girls here were celebrating their own Birthday at the practice tables

I borrowed Andrew’s 15mm fisheye for this shot, it is now on my “sell a kidney for” list!

DJ Paul Dunphy played out some funky tunes, it was a shame I had to leave to get the pictures off the same night!

It was really fun stepping out of the comfort zone for a while, as well as having to work to a tight deadline. It’s always a pleasure to work with Andrew, and the girls at Alea are just the best, I recommend you pay them a visit.

Coming later in the week there will be more shots I have taken at Alea, this time a little different, but here is a little tease…