The war photographer in the 1640s. I’m not a re-enactor though, and this was one of only two times I’ve worn 17th century gear!

Photography used to be a hobby. I took pictures in my spare time, made B&W and some colour prints in my kitchen-darkroom, and I shot a few weddings, but I was horribly sure I’d remain locked in a suit and tie (or at least in business casual). Somehow I escaped.

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In recent years I’ve been photographing the historical re-enactment scene – I read history at Cambridge. But landscape always was a favourite, and I equally enjoy documentary photography and have a few long term projects like Speakers Corner.

Most pictures are available as individual fine art prints and I do a few weddings, portraits, and other commissioned work.

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Working in the printing industry, my first experience of Photoshop was around 1990, but my days were spent working on computers and I wanted my spare time to be a relaxing change. So I took a “wet and dry” path towards digital imaging, preferring darkroom work but gradually scanning more film and picking up Photoshop. Then in 2003 I mentioned on my blog that I had finally got a digital camera, and this led to writing my first book on digital B&W. I’ve now written 7 books with the latest published in early 2010.

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More recently I’ve been lucky enough to devote my time to photographic work, especially digital asset management and improving clients’ Photoshop, Lightroom and iView Media Pro /Expression Media productivity, and designing web sites.

My murky past includes many years as a chartered accountant, then in implementing financial IT systems, so I’m very hot on Excel, OLAP, integrating systems and migrating data between databases. But shush – I don’t want to ruin the image!