In between wedding work recently I have been working with Matt Swift a photographer based near Buxton who I’ve known for a few years. He shoots portraits for agencies based in Sheffield who supply their clients with advertising and branding 
material. We have done many shoots for a wide variety of clients through Sheffield’s few agencies. This work affords the opportunity to travel far and wide and get a glimpse into many working environments. We are always using portable studio lights and working to a brief set by an art director. The shots are staged and it takes hours of work to get exactly what we are looking for.

This is a stark contrast to weddings where I think on my feet and only have onc chance to get the desired result. As well as the technical work I do on these shoots I am often drafted in as a model due to budget cuts in advertising and the need for ‘average looking people.’