cranston

Taylor Wessing

2010-08-06T09:58:00.000-07:00

This is the latest in series of artists in Bristol.

I've entered this into this years Taylor Wessing Prize.

Jo and Sid

2010-08-02T03:50:00.000-07:00

The Taylors

2010-07-23T10:23:00.000-07:00

I did a shoot for a great looking family last week.

Here are the moodier ones.

I really like this way of shooting families, I feel it brings out their best.

enjoy...

Tobacco Factory street party

2010-07-20T13:39:00.001-07:00

exhibition

2010-07-08T13:16:00.000-07:00

My exhibition is up at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol.

It runs all this month.

I'm extremely pleased with it, and a big thanks goes to Dave who arranged everything.

first ever solo exhibition!

2010-06-27T01:06:00.000-07:00

Well kind of.

I've had the odd little show here and there. But this is a month long exhibition at the wonderful and renowned Tobacco Factory.

The exhibition contains commissioned and personal portraiture, still life, abstract work and some observational images.

The exhibition runs from Monday 5th July throughout the month.

The opening night will have an exclusive acoustic set from Camera Culture, a fantastic Bristol band. The evening will run from 8pm - 10pm.

See you all there.

2010-06-03T05:30:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I held my first open studio sessions.

It went really well and I got some really interesting shots.

I liked doing it so much that I'm thinking of making it a regular thing.

Here is a selection of the best shots.

2010-05-21T16:05:00.000-07:00

My good friend Dave Bain did an illustration on the door of my new studio. It is beautiful, I'll get a photo up of it shortly.

As payment for his work I took some shots of him in his DJ alter-ego Waxmouse.

Here are a selection of my favourites from the shoot.

2010-05-15T01:56:00.000-07:00

The times are up:

9am: Breakfast

10am: Young & Old

11am: Beards & Moustaches

12am: Tattoos

1pm: Super Heroes

2pm: Hey Lover

3pm: Hobbies

4pm: Sport

5pm: Shoes

6pm: Dance

7pm: Dressing-Up Box

8pm: Party

So I hope to see lots of you there. There is already quite a crowd building up. The more the merrier.

Any queries, feel free to contact me.

2010-05-07T02:00:00.000-07:00

I shot my father-in-law the other day on his allotment.

This is him trimming up his rhubarb. The allotment is in a beautiful location, right beside a river.

Hopefully I'll get back down there soon to do another shoot.

2010-05-07T01:51:00.000-07:00

The new issue of fantastic online photography mag Certain Plus is out!

And Toby Tam, did a lovely piece on me.

He loved my Chef series and asked if he could publish it. Well here it is.

www.tobytam.com/certain

Have a look at the latest issue. There is some great work in there.

2010-04-15T06:45:00.000-07:00

Ok folks.

So here it is a bit of explaining regarding the themes.

They are fairly open to interpretation but I'll give a few guidelines.

Breakfast: I'll be handing out the bacon, sausages, beans, eggs, toast and juice. And we'll be going wild with them. Bacon as eyebrows, juice in your face, however you want to play it. A perfect way to start the day.

Beards and Moustaches: If you have luscious facial furniture or even a tiny seedling we want to see them. Bring us your handlebars and jazz beards. And so as not be accused of exclusivity there will be a selection of fakes for the ladies and kids. Or even better, draw on your own.

Super Heroes: Get your cape out. Put pants on the outside of your trousers. Be a hero for a day.

Young & Old: I think you can all work this one out by yourselves.

Tattoos: Got inked up? Well get it out then. We want to see it all.

Hey Lover!: Come on over with your lover. Get kissing and cuddling or just hold hands. Show us some love.

Hobbies: Knitting, stamp collecting, whatever floats your pastimes boat. We want to show the world what you do to while away the hours.

PARTY: Now this is real easy to understand. It's going to be the theme at the end of the night. Come along with your friends and get photographed together. Party poppers, hats and streamers are all welcome.

Dressing Up Box: We've got wigs, clown noses, big foam hands, funny glasses and even a pig nose you can wear. Feel free to bring your own fancy dress outfits and act a bit silly for an hour.

Dance: Whether your into break dancing, ballet, jazz or African. Get in front of the camera and show us your moves.

Sport: My might like footy, fencing, swimming or darts. Get your kit on!

Shoes: Do you have a pair of shoes that you're really, truly in love with? Or are you a collector of weird and wonderful varieties? Well get your pins out and and show 'em off. And this is not just for the girls. Guys show us your cowboy boots or your box fresh sneakers.

The times will be posted up soon. But don't worry if you want to do a particular theme and can't make the allocated time. Turn up anyway and we'll do everything we can to fit you in.

Really looking forward to seeing lots of you there.

2010-04-13T14:41:00.000-07:00

I really should have said this already

The '12 Shoots...' is on Saturday 22nd May

2010-04-13T07:03:00.000-07:00

The themes have been chosen and the place is set!

The shoot(s) take place at my new studio in Mivart Street Artist Studios.

My studio is on the top floor, there will be signs to lead you there on the day.

There will be tea, coffee and tunes all day.

So come along and join in. You can do as many of the themes as you want, or you can simply just pop in and have a quick go.

The themes are:

Breakfast

Beards & Moustaches

Superheroes

Young & Old

Tattoos

Hey Lover!

Hobbies

PARTY

Dressing Up Box

Dance

Sport

Shoes

All the themes will be explained in a day or two.

I hope to see lots and lots of you there on the day. It should be really good fun.

Remember to tell everyone you know, the more people the better.

2010-03-31T05:00:00.000-07:00

I'm holding an event for Bristol Festival of Photography

12 Shoots in 12 Hours. It is what it says.

There will be a change of theme every hour on the hour.

I need as many of you lovely folk as possible to really make this work.

The event runs from 9am till 9pm.

The first theme is fittingly: Breakfast.

So come along and be ready to be snapped with bacon, sausage, eggs coffee and the like.

The location is as yet undecided. However the likely hood is that it will be at my studio in Easton, Bristol.

Tell everyone and come along!