I see the role of a Directory of Photography as a collaborative one and gain great satisfaction from helping to bring high quality projects to the screen. This requires me to bring a strong photographic team to each project I work on and to quickly tune into the Director's needs and vision, to deliver a photographic approach that suits the project's specific requirements. The basic philosophy I have is to deliver shots that reveal the story — Hemingway's advice that you should “kill all your darlings” is just as applicable to film as it is to words.

I hope that you have already had the opportunity to look at some of my work on the site. If you have, you will have seen that over the past twelve years I have gained significant experience on film and digital based dramas, documentaries, commercials and promos. This has enabled me to develop a real confidence in my ability to use light, composition and lens selection to achieve shots that are as subtle or as stark as the story demands. I have also gained an assurance in moving between fixed and hand-held camera operating to enable appropriate levels of intensity or movement to be captured. Both Home (Quicktime movie / 12 Mb / 1 min 59 sec), and Birthday (Quicktime movie / 9.6 Mb / 1 min 35 sec) show this particularly well. While the Herald Commercials (Quicktime movie / 18.8 Mb / 3 min 25 sec) demonstrate the use of framing and lens selection to capture the emotion/mood of a character or scene and give them a clear sense of both place and space.

I am based in Edinburgh, which is a great place to live. From this base, I have worked all over the UK as well as North America and North Africa. I have really enjoyed the range of work I have been involved in, whether this has been for independent companies or broadcasters including the BBC, Granada and Channel Four. If you have a project you would like me to become involved in please get in touch.