I’m Simon, an unabashed geek who enjoys writing about photography, graphic & web design, technology, productivity and all round hustle. In my spare time I fly 120km/h racing drones.
A couple of weekends ago, Ken Block's Gymkhana Grid finals landed at Santa Pod. Winners form the four previous rounds in France, Germany, Holland and the UK came together to go head to head in a battle to face off against Vaughn Gittin Jr or Ken "This is my sport"...
In a break from my normal location shooting, I spent a little time at Saracen House studio nera Milton Keynes last weekend. My subject was the very talented Amber Tutton and while it's virtually impossible to take bad photo of her, I wanted a concept to make me images...
If you don't want to miss that epic shot that's about to happen right in front of you need to be quick, and to be quick, you need to know you camera better than it's own mother. When you become truly comfortable with your camera you can adjust settings without...
The end of February every year sees Race Retro take over Stoneleigh Park near Coventry. The highlight for me is the live rally stage - a chance to get up close to some classic Group B rally cars as they are diven like their makers intended. No hermetically sealed...
If you've spent any time on my blog, you'll know I like shooting on location. I love all the choices I get when it comes to balancing strobes with the available light - juggling all the variables is so much more fun than shooting in a studio where you have complete...
Sunset is my favourite time to shoot, not just because of the "golden hour" light you get, but because it's the time adding flash to an image can change it the most. You can take a photo of your subject, under what looks to the naked eye to be pretty dull conditions,...
If you have followed me on Facebook or Twitter, or been a reader of this blog for a while, you'll have seen Jen before. Last week we finally got the chance to work together properly on a Hollywood glamour-themed shoot in a local cinema. Once I had the location...
Another weekend and another opportunity to shoot cars going sideways at high speed! This time it was the final of the JDM Allstars series at Wembley stadium. Here are the resulting images, some of wish you can find in MyMod magazine and hanging on the garage walls of...
I realise this is shameless trumpet blowing but I've been awarded first place (and a free 7 day lens rental) in a photography competition by the good chaps at Lens Pimp with this image:Thanks to Adham at Lens Pimp for the exposure and all the people who voted for my...
Last weekend saw Trax come to Silverstone and another chance to be to shoot in the famous Formula 1 pit lane. No planning, no preparation - just a beautiful car and an unlocked garage. Rather that just hitting you with the eye candy, I thought I'd de-construct a few...
