The Lady In White

Just finished the 3rd in our ongoing Supernatural series of work. Based around The Lady In White a ghostly figure that's been seen through history every where from lonely roads sides, grave yards to old hotels and inns.



This one is The Lady In White that's often been seen in Kirkleatham Village, Kirkleatham, Redcar By The Sea. She is said to be seen walking her way through the graveyard across the road. Drivers have said they have stopped only for her to disappear, some drivers had said they have driven straight through her.

So when walking through Kirkleatham late at night beware.


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Boro's Dark Knight

Been busy finishing off an original DigiArt / GrimArt for a private client introduced to me by the mysterious Green Man a villain in the making. The client is a local batman fanatic who had imported a replica batman suite from America.

The brief was simple but complicated to create an original artwork with a similar feel to the new batman posters from the dark knight rises.



A behind the scenes video showing how this shot was composited during post production Click Here


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The Cowboy James Storm A Perfect Storm

Here a near finished draft shot for Impact Wrestling of the legend The Cowboy James Storm. A challenging shot with a lot of post production work just over 4hrs work and a hugh Tiff file.



More shot to come over the following months so watch this space.


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GrimLighting By A GrimLighter

Between 1986 - 2010 I strived to create my own style of imagery / photography. I was inspired by many over these years Dave Hill in particular.

I have always had a gift for creating images that would amaze and astound those that would see my work but I could never fully understand why. You should be a professional, make a living from my gift.

Over these years I worked, I sweated, I bled blood and tears perfecting my technique my look, my unnamed style. Over this time with experience I began to realise why people commented on my work in the way they did and still do.

GrimLighting is what I came up with I had to give my style a name but if I had a style what would a person be called that practiced this style ? This would be a GrimLighter of course so what's this all about.

There have been many lighting styles over the years many prodigy photographers that have tried to create something new and fresh. This is needed to drive new creativity with in the photography sector but also with in the advertising industry.

GrimLighting what's different about this style of work, this style of photography. Why have I put so much time, life and effort into perfecting this.

GrimLighting is a style that is unique because it's all done by one person. Everything from the lighting, concept, post production right through to the finished product. This is what a GrimLighter does this is what a GrimLighter practices the art of GrimLighting the individual complete package.

Trust me when I say this, this is not only rare but does not belong until now. Let me explain this a little more clarify if you will.

With in the imagery industry, commercial, product, photography, glamour, fashion every thing you see in magazines the very images you see with every waking day. These are all created pretty much in the same way.

A design company comes up with a concept, graphic artist tries to put this together as a working practical idea, a professional photographer is brought in to capture and light the image, the image is then passed onto a professional re-touching company a post production company or specialist.

So no one individual creates the finished image. This is my main bug bare the reason why I had to create something new something not been done something where people who practice the new style can belong and have a name to go with the style.

Going back to what is GrimLighting what a GrimLighter is what makes a GrimLighter unique and it's this.

A GrimLighter is the whole deal the complete package a GrimLighter is a complete one man artist, one man photographer, a one man post production specialist. Every single step through the above process is all down to one individual no third party doing the work for you.

Trust me when I say this is both unique and very rare to have an individual that can bring a complete package like this to both the table and the industry. This individual now has a name a badge a label they can where a be proud of you are a GrimLighter a passionate and committed creative master that practices the unique and rare art of GrimLighting.

This is a new beginning a new style that should be valued above all others as we GrimLighters practice nothing but the very best in lighting, post production, from concept to the finished article. We can truly and individually say that this is my work, this has been done by me and be proud.

I am the first I am the creator of this new style come and join me come and belong. Be a GrimLighter and practice GrimLighting and show the world what we can really do lets change, let's revolutionise.

I am Grimlight and the first GrimLighter, I am proud to be called a GrimLighter and a practising pioneer of the art of GrimLighting.


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Religion - Drops Of Faith

A personal project just finished today I wanted to do something out of the norm.  An image that hopefully stops people and make you thing about this image.  I wanted to create an image that has many under tones hence this piece if work.

Carte D'or Ooooooooo Laaaaaaa La

Got to be one of the best ice creams next to ben and jerry's shear heaven and another shot for the porfolio.

These shots where taken with a Nikon D200 with a 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lense and lighting was provided using a SB800 to the right and an SB600 to the left they where triggered using Nikons CLS system. These where also shot on a blue chroma screen and the background where added during post production.

Bud Of My Life

Bud is simply one of he best beers in the world.

These shots where taken with a Nikon D200 with a 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lense and lighting was provided using a SB800 to the right and an SB600 to the left they where triggered using Nikons CLS system. These where also shot on a blue chroma screen and the background where added during post production.

Nintendo Wii Shoot

Just finished a strobist shoot with a Nintendo Wii to show highkey work for an electronics client several shots have been posted below. To find out more on how this shoot was done Click Here For A Step By Step Guide.

Roads Get TT

Here are the final set of images from an Audio shoot back June 2008 these shots are of the new Audi TT Roadster you have to agree another stunning car from Audi. These shots where taken with a Nikon D200 with a Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 DX lense lighting was from 2 SB800 flash lights which where triggered using Nikon CLS system additional lighting control was given using a full size silver reflector.

Audi R8 Gets Sexy

These shots where part of an Audi shoot mentioned else where in this blog the Audio R8 is regarded as one of the finest sports cars ever built in our generation not to mention a Ferrari beater come look at these pictures and tell me this is not a seriously sexy car

All shots where done the same way as the Audi A4 shots.

Lets Get A4

Busy weekend this week with the Chrysler shoot but also busy doing a shoot with Audi including the Audi A4, Audi R8 and finally the Audi TT. All shots where taken with a Nikon D200 with a Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 lense lighting from a single Nikon SB 800 flash triggered using Nikon CLS system additional lighting control from a full size silver reflector.

Big thank you to Audio in Stockton on Tees for making me feel welcome I had a great day and result is some awesome shots.

Caplio R30 Strobist Shoot

This work was done to produce a very clean high key effect for the Caplio R30 shoot this was shot inside a white light cube lighting from a single Nikon SB600 flash gun set to +2 EV and triggered with Nikon's CLS system. The image was captured with a Nikon D200 with a 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lense.

The levels where bumped up during post production to give the high key effect wanted.

Smell's Like Hugo

The shots below where taken using a blue chroma screen inside a light cube lighting was from a single SB600 flash triggered with Nikon's CLS system the flash was moved around the subject and the background was added during post production.

Sony Get Strobist

Another shoot just finished around Sony's Ericsson W350i phone this was shot on a blue chroma screen with the background being added during post production.

Lighting was from a single SB600 setup just behind and to the left of the phone setup on a Nikon flash gun foot plate and triggered using Nikon's CLS system.

Getting Creative

Just finished off a shoot based around the Creative Zen Micro MP3 player the brief was to produce an image that was one with nature and also involved water. As we all know water does not mix too well with electronics but I had to come up with some thing a little different in order to complete the brief.

Lighting was provided by a single SB600 setup on a stand to the left this was setup high and downward towards the Zen player to create natural down light this was triggered using Nikons CLS system and taken with a D200 with Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 DX lense.

The water splashes, water drops and condensation where all added during post production.

Champagne & Bubbles

Another shot in the bag this one was again shot on a blue chroma screen to speed up post production work. This one was shot with a Nikon D200 and a SB600 setup behind and to the left of the subject. The bottle and glass where also placed on a perspex sheet so I could pick up the reflections too. The flash was triggered using a SB800 as a master remote.

The other reason why these shots where shot on chroma screen was also to allow quick and easy post production work in this case I wanted two sets of images one on a natural wood table top and another to reflect if shot on black glass by shooting with chroma screen this allowed me to do one shoot and then replicate the shots wanted later in adobe photoshop all the images above have had there backgrounds added by being hand drawn to create the effect wanted.

King Of Shaves

King Of Shaves is well know to all you young stallions out there chasing he ladies below is a product shot done using Nikon's CLS system.

The above shot was taken in a lighting cube with a blue chroma screen background more on this later. Lighting was provided by a single Nikon SB600 Flash Gun that was triggered by another SB800 Flash Gun which was mounted on a Nikon D200 set to remote mode.

Then in post production the background was then removed and the one above was then hand drawn and added with a little extra work then done on both the contrast and the lighting and shadow detail.