Ileachs

In the company of heroes: Documenting

Article From Canon Professional Network published July 2015. Canon Explorer Clive Booth’s personal project documenting the culture and the people of the stunning Scottish island of Islay provided an ideal testing ground for the Canon EOS-1D X and EOS 5DS recently. CPN writer Ian Farrell takes up the story… In recent years Clive Booth has Read More…

Karen Gillan

The Actress in Cannes before Hollywood

“The British Film Company would like you to go to Cannes as their guest and photograph Karen Gillan”. I’m deep in an edit for a new film project in London and not home in Derbyshire where my kit is. My manager, Mark George continues, “They want reportage pictures of her at a Villa, as well 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…

Tea and Terence Stamp

Not having a camera meant shooting the portrait of a British movie icon

I don’t believe in fate, luck, destiny, Karma or Kismet, as the saying goes ‘you make your own luck’. My particular favorite is ‘preparation meeting opportunity’, the mind being open to and tuned into the infinite possibilities of our interaction with both people and places and how we then interpret, make sense of and utilize this. Read More…