Food photographer tackles some ice creams in the cold studio

Food photographer Guy Harrop has been busy scooping, eating and shooting numerous ice creams for a foodie client in the Westcountry. " Ice cream has great texture and I like the fact you have to work an idea very quickly or it's gone. No two images are the same as it is constantly changing shape, so keeping the studio cool helps. I made a little foodie story board and have been following that quite strictly", Said Guy.

Exmoor Snowfall makes driving conditions dangerous as bad weather hits across the UK

Overnight snowfall on Exmoor causes havoc to drivers. Photo Westcountry photographer Guy Harrop.

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Theatrical photoshoot with Perseus and the evil gorgon Medusa

A great thing about working with theatre groups is you can create eye catching images and the boundaries of your visual storytelling are only in your mind. Thes are a few from a set that Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop was commissioned to do this week, telling the story of Perseus and his struggle against the Medusa with the talented Multistory theatre. 

Kitesurfing photographer showcases several images chasing the light......more to follow

Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop's sport images will soon be available for picture buyers online. Over the last few years Guy, has covered several International Kitesurfing and sporting events for publications and clients, and regularly supplies image libraries. His sport images are mainly of kitesurfing, swimming, rugby and surfing. Said Guy, " Making time to keep image libraries and picture buyers upto date with regular fresh stock is very important, especially when you are constantly shooting new commissions and a backlog can build up. Keeping ontop of it is the key to successful sales"

Public sector workers strike across Britain

 A public sector worker shows his support outside a hospital in North Devon during nationwide strike action protesting over planned Government changes to pensions. Photo by Westcountry PR reportage photographer Guy Harrop.

Foodie photography makes being in the kitchen fab fun especially at Christmas

 Christmas is a great time of year for food photographers, as everyone is making festive goodies and treats. Today, in between lots of other stuff, Westcountry food photographer has been helping out in the kitchen, cooking up a few rustic mince pies in time for Christmas.  All photos by Guy Harrop

More demand for online Italian travel images keeps North Devon Photographer busy

This week Westcountry photographer Guy Harrop has had several more requests for more and more of his travel images as his photos are being published around the globe. Guy, regularly visits foreign countries both for clients and vacation so incorporating valuable stock with workflow can be very rewarding. Said Guy, "Stock travel images tend to get put in a folder marked Italy, France etc etc, as my daily shoots take priority. I don't get that much time to sort and caption them up and it can be quite time consuming. Luckily I have had a quite a few requests recently so I have been able to incorporate some travel editing into my day. Often you forget a place or a name, but it is great to revisit on an edit and fortunately I am quite meticulous with caption info which helps when filling images in online."
Pictured are several images from a shoot in Italy which will be online this week.

When wildlife comes to the photographer's door

Wild foxes that stray into the cameras eye. This image of a wild baby fox was snapped by chance as Westcountry PR photographer Guy Harrop was cleaning his kit in his house. Living in the countryside does have it's perks!

Christmas photo sales up for travel photographer Guy Harrop as Budapest comes in top 10 Christmas markets again

Spicy gingerbread men, hot mulled wine, paprika smoked sausages, wooden hand made crafts and figures - this is Budapest Christmas market every winter. Wooden chalets selling hand crafted goods and beautiful smells in the festive cold air, traditional loud folk music and bell ringing. This year has been a good year for stock images with several sales alone this week from Winter markets photographer Guy Harrop has visited in Eastern Europe. 

 

Westcountry PR photographer catches up with fisherman preparing for annual Clovelly Herring festival

Clovelly harbourmaster Stephen Perham whose family have been fishing for Herring for over 200 years pulls in the days catch on an early morning tide, North Devon. He is a 5th generation herring fisherman and his fish will supply the annual Clovelly Herring festival this weekend which attracts thousands of people each year to the old smugglers village. The fishing village originally worked over 80 herring boats employing over 200 men, today , there are just 2 boats fishing for herring. This season has been exceptionally good with boats landing record numbers. Photos by Guy Harrop.