For several years I have been quietly fighting a battle with ad agencies and clients alike, regarding the use of DSLR’s for advertising shoots. “There is not enough res” is the usual response, or ”what if we want to crop?”. And yet the DSLR allows us to work quickly, efficiently and in any environment with Read More…
ILeachs / Part Two
Documenting Life on a Scottish Island. Islay RNLI at Sea
“Again!” I shout into the radio… Our boat, a 7m rigid inflatable, is bobbing like a cork as I hang on, squeezed in tight at the back. The RNLI Severn class lifeboat is the largest and at £2 million one of the most expensive in the RNLI fleet. Two 22.3-litre V10 turbocharged engines deliver 1350bhp Read More…
Islay RNLI
Documenting Life on a Scottish Island.
Saturday 21 February, 3pm. If you know my work then you’d be right in thinking that I’d be shooting a film or some form or backstage story at London Fashion week. Not this time… After an hour and a half of hanging onto the back of a 7m rigid inflatable speedboat, shooting pictures of an Read More…
Bernese Oberland
The Nirvana of skiing and shooting Landscapes
I can’t think of a better way to kick off the new year than spending it skiing in Switzerland. I first came here working as a filmmaker/cameraman shooting several ascents of the Eiger for BBC Television’s ‘Blue Peter’. This place made a huge impression upon me then and continues to do so nearly a quarter Read More…