Sharing The Roijoy

 This year's May 4th image for Emma at  Motorbike Rentals & Alternate Adventures - Hopkins, Belize   featured Emma riding a Speeder bike through the jungles of Belize. There are no outlets to buy Star Wars toys here in Belize but Emma was able to use her contacts and have one brought to Belize from the USA. Once we had the toy we went out to do our shoot. A friend gave us permission to shoot amongst some trees on their property on Sittee River. To help with getting the correct angles we had a ladder that Emma could sit on as if she was sitting on a life size Speeder bike. I also used lighting to define the direction we wanted the sunlight to be appearing from. We shot various spots around the trees and mixed poses and directions so that we could have choices when it came to putting the final image together. Once we had the location shots, it was time to shoot the Speeder bike. The Speeder toy is 20cm in length so I was able to light and shoot it on a tabletop from various angle

  After 12 months of saying I'm going to do another painting, I finally have. When people ask me what it is I tell them it's sort of a selfie. When I paint like this it's almost like a daily journal and the symbolism gets more complicated. Some are influenced from life, while others are taken straight from dreams I have while sleeping. I've titled this piece Insides Out. It's acrylics on a 40 x 30 inch canvas. You can see my painting sequence in the video below.

Recently I had a newborn shoot to do. In addition to some more conventional shots I also did a few fun shots. So that everyone understood what I was aiming for I drew a visual to show to the parents. Once I had the green light it was time to get my props organised. I bought a toy toolkit. The plastic construction, being much lighter and not having any truly sharp edges, would be easier to manage in case the infant moved around while in contact with the props. The pink construction hat and fluffy blanket was supplied by the parents. Now the only thing needed were miniature concrete sacks. I cut up one of my old white tee shirts and then sewed six small pouch pockets. Stretching each completed pouch flat, I was able to hand draw a simple logo onto the front of each one. When the ‘sacks’ were ready, I filled them with cotton wool before closing the open ends. Next I prepared the set and arranged the lighting for the scene. I shot this on a tabletop using a white seamless photography backd

Viewing prints digitally on a screen can be enjoyable but viewing a physical print adds to the experience. And when that's the case, sometimes bigger is better. I have a whole range of prints that I currently print onto canvas and have them available for sale. I’ve also been receiving order for larger format prints. My largest so far included 2 prints that are 9 feet by 3.5 feet each in size. These larger canvases were for 2 bedrooms in a resort.  The majority of my work is currently Belize based. The canvas prints are printed for me in Belize City and the wooden frames are made to custom sizes by  Kelvin  Baizar   in Belmopan. (Kelvin is also an accomplished artist so check out his work). Finally I mount and stretch the canvases myself. I have a searchable collection of my Belize photography and you can see my photos  here . If you'd like to see my range of photography subjects and styles, browse  here .

Whenever I’m asked to do a photoshoot with any sort of complexity, I like to produce a visual to give the client some idea of where my head is going. Sometimes I sketch the visuals with markers onto paper, other times I will draw and paint electronically on my computer. And at other times I’ll do a combination of photos and digital drawing to create the visuals. A couple of days ago, Adobe put up a Beta version of ©Photoshop that has an AI engine at the heart of the release. So I signed up and downloaded it today and played around with it for a while. It’s still in Beta but really amazing and the potential is undeniable. In its current beta release it doesn’t handle large high resolution images but for day to day visuals and for some social media need or smaller hi-res images it is usable. To give you an idea of what the AI part of the software can currently deliver, I’ve included this image that I made in less than ten minutes. To create this, I started with a blank workspace on my

Emma called me, "Hey, I have this really cool idea for a shot for May the 4th. I'm dressed in motorcycle gear but I'm riding an Eopie ". Well it sounded a little off the wall so how could I not say yes! Emma owns and runs Motorbike Rentals & Alternative Adventures - Hopkins, Belize , and I often collaborate with her on photoshoots. Emma would be the model — not a problem. The shoot would be on a beach location — not a problem. And we need a full-sized Eopie from Star Wars — hmm. After scouring the inter-webs we found that good old eBay had a supply of the creatures, but they were only 3 inches tall. If you've worked with me on anything creative you'll know immediately that size really doesn't matter. What was concerning though was getting the Eopie delivered to Belize in time for me to shoot it and have the image ready to go live on May 4th. Again, Emma reached out through her business connections and found someone who would be in Belize on May 1st, a