A little bit about me (but not too much)

I seem to have been using cameras for ever - from 110s, 35mm cameras and even my mum's Kodak No. 2 Pocket bellows camera (she inherited it).  I remember taking photos when I was six or seven years old, of the old Space 1999 Eagle craft next to a Lego house!

I also remember being fascinated by the aperture lever on the bellows camera and watching the image on the back of the plate. How we have moved on.

^{I went on to study photography at Nuneaton Art College  in 1982 as part of my Art foundation course and quickly developed a passion for it. I am particularly interested in the composition of an image, and the fact that you have to look at what's around you to find the right composition.}

I started running my own darkroom in 1989, while I was working as a freelance computer programmer, occasionally selling images and undertaking one-off assignments. I also worked as an assistant  for a photographic studio in West Wales for a few years, which included running courses. Being involved with computers also allowed me to develop my second passion, digital photographic editing, although I prefer to get as much out of the camera as possible - using filters, for instance.

I set up Builth Wells Photography in 2003, providing a range of services including courses, portraiture, commercial and event photography. I have developed my own technique and style over the years.

My  free time is often spent scuba diving (mostly off the west Wales coast), hill walking and bouldering - all of which have given me an intimate relationship with the landscapes around me which is reflected in my photographs. I enjoy teaching on a one-to-one basis, and sharing my technical and artistic know-how. I still get a kick out of the moment when my students start to understand what light and composition are all about.

My images are sold through shops, restaurants and craft centres, as well as via the internet and at shows and fairs. To order prints online, see the online shop section here

^{My equipment - for techies!}

^{Still use a Bronica ETRsi 645 Medium format camera with a 75mm PE lens, running with ilford Delta and Fuji Velvia.}