Here is some of my latest work of architectural photography in Manchester.

These photographs are part of a group of images of Chips, New Islington, Manchester. The building was commissioned by Urban Splash and designed by Alsop architects. Inspired by  three fat chips one on top of another it sits by the side of the Ashton Canal.

It is a colourful building that is why I decided to photograph it in black and white, concentrating on reflections a deep shadows rather than the obvious bright colours. I am still on a mission to be as minimalist as possible with my photography.

There will be more to follow as soon as I have worked through the images.

As always I would love some feedback.

Here are a few photographs from a corporate photography shoot for Altium based in Manchester, UK.

I was commissioned to capture images of the offices and some of the people working. No strict brief but more of a feel for the place. Nice modern offices with clean lines (and clean walls!!) always helps.

I was left to get on with it and come up with something interesting and original (No Istockphoto here!!!). It is great when a client realises the need for commissioned photography of their workspaces rather than using stock images, it adds an element of realism to the images. It shows their offices and their people.

The biggest problem with stock images is that they can become generic, very clinical and they can become almost invisible and pointless. Clients that are in the know, do not under any circumstances want to risk stock images that have been used elsewhere (possibly by a competitor), appearing in their literature/websites etc. This would be a huge risk take that could spoil the corporate image.

Here are a few of the images from the shoot.

Some of you will probably know via Twitter and Facebook, that I took delivery of my brand new business cards yesterday. How exciting.

This next bit is very geeky so you have been warned.

Utilising one of my photographs of the Imperial War Museum, Darren from KPstudios set out the artwork. My brief was ‘it had to be have a simple modernist feel’  and that the font be the same as what is used on the signage at  Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris (yes I know, I did warn you, I am a geek after all!). So he sourced various samples of cards, we finally settled on a GF Smith 270gsm colour plan pasted to a 290gsm Peregrina Majestic Moonlight Silver, the image was screen printed to the silver side with black ink and the text side was black and metallic ink. After a bit of searching we discovered  that the font used on the signs at Charles de Gaulle airport was in fact designed specifically for the airport by Swiss designer Adrian Frutiger and was eventually released as Frutiger font in 1976. Luckily Darren had the font.

Thats the history, here are the cards. I would love your thoughts

I was on a corporate portrait photography assignment earlier this week. My clients offices are situated in the centre of Manchester, UK and offer an interesting viewpoint above the city.

I had some time to spare whilst waiting for my subject so I captured a couple of photographs of Manchester, one of the CIS building and the other of the Arndale and big wheel.

Here they are. I would love some feedback.

As those of you who are following me on twitter or Facebook will realise I did not win anything last night at the Shot Up North (SUN 22) award evening, however one of my images is now part of the SUN Limited Edition range of prints for purchase.

The SUN 22 awards night where held at Matt and Phred’s Jazz Club on Tib Steret in Manchester last night. It was standing room only and a bit sweaty but it was a good crowd and we saw Simon Winnall take the first prize for Best Image. You can get more info here http://shotupnorth.co.uk/sun22/

The SUN awards are a showcase for professional photographers working in the Northern Regions. Originally it was a single open exhibition for northern members of the Association of Photographers. You can read more about the history on the SUN website – http://shotupnorth.co.uk/about/

Anyway back to the LE edition Range. It gives people the opportunity to pick up original works by professional photographers that are rarely displayed in public.

This year 17 images where chosen by Claire Turner at Comme Ca Art, Manchester and Sam Knowles at The Biscuit Factory in Newcastle.

The prints are limited to a maximum of 25 from each images, the size is approx. 50×40cm and are priced (unframed ) at £140 incl delivery.

All the images are currently on display until 17th Oct. 2010 at Matt & Phred’s Jazz bar, Tib Street, Manchester. (If you are interested my image is on the right hand side as you look at the window from inside, next to the door, tucked away, but hey ho it is at the top of the promo leaflet).

They are will then be displayed at The Biscuit Factory, Stoddart Street, Newcastle upon Tyne from 12 March 2011 until 24 April 2011.

According to the promo leaflet you can purchase images from the venues or online at www.shotupnorth.co.uk (but there does not seem to be a facility as yet to buy them????)

Anyway this is my image