My Partners

Although the photographic work that I do is typically a solitary pursuit, it would be impossible for me to run a successful photography business in the modern world without strong and reliable support from dependable business associates.

I choose business partners carefully. The following partners are ones that I can recommend. They provide a variety of products and services to the professional (and amateur) photographer but are defined by their shared traits of reliability, creativity and

Online Archive: Photoshelter

Photoshelter powers the Portfolio that you see on this web site. Photoshelter gives me an online archive of my high-resolution files – the very best insurance for my valuable image files. Photoshelter provides me with the functionality to deliver press-ready images to my clients without having to e-mail hefty files. Photoshelter is, simply put, the foundation of my online presence and the most innovative, comprehensive and dynamic online tool a photographer could ask for. Without Photoshelter my ability to create and manage an online presence for my work would be much more complicated and time-consuming.

Sign-up for a Photoshelter account and get a special, referral discount rate.

Web Site Templates: Graph Paper Press

Perhaps more frequently than any other, this is the question I’m asked: “Who designed your web site”?

Well, the answer is that although I did some work on it myself, it looks the way it does because I invested in one of Graph Paper Press’s excellent WordPress themes. The one that this web site is built on is called “Modularity” but there are many others and many integrate with Photoshelter.

Some themes are minimalist, others are more complex but each offers photographers the opportunity to display their work in a professional and engaging way.

Register for Graph Paper Press themes and download your own web site theme template.

Camera Gear Supplier: B&H Photo

When it comes to buying gear, there really shouldn’t be any shortcuts. Hardware suppliers must be reliable, reasonably priced, responsive and knowledgeable. Throughout my travels, B&H Photo have proved to be all of these.

I can get gear shipped to pretty much anywhere in the world and B&H will help me out of a tight spot when necessary. I haven’t found a consistently more competitively priced supplier and know that B&H prices will be hard to beat.

I’m all for taking the route of least resistance and whilst there are many other suppliers who no doubt offer a great service, I think that B&H are consistently the most reliable and, in a job where time is money, consistency matters.

Training: Lynda & Chromasia

I’m a photographer, first and foremost, not a computer operator. However, digital photography requires me to perform my own post-production and so learning how to use applications like Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop has been an essential part of my business. Establishing a post-production workflow that is quick, efficient and which produces the results that I need and which my clients demand has been made much easier when I’ve used online resources to help me learn.

Lynda.com has arguably the widest range of online tutorials and it seems that every piece of software that a photographer might need is covered on the Lynda web site. Video tutorials have been created by experts in the field, they’re up-to-date, relevant and easy to watch. I use them whenever I want to top up my knowledge and know that my valuable time will be well spent.

Register at Lynda.com for free Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials.

Talking of training, David Nightingale, photographer and creator of the always engaging Chromasia web site, offers a number of Photoshop tutorials. David’s portraits are always gorgeous and it is well worth taking advantage of the generosity that prompted him to compile and release tutorials that follow his Photoshop post-production techniques.

Register your account at Chromasia for comprehensive Photoshop tutorials

I hope that you will find these resources useful to you if you are looking for reliable suppliers. They come to you recommended by me and none of the suppliers I use are listed here before we have established a long-term relationship and they have proven their value to my business.