Fathers Day

Alex Thompson B&W www.jonathanthompsonphotograpraphy.com

My Dad On Fathers Day Today is Fathers Day. A day I’ve not been involved in for, what feels like, a lifetime. I’m not the only one for sure. Many others have heart breaking stories to tell why it’s not a part of their life. Mine….. just sad for me I suppose. My Dad died of cancer. He’d taken early … Read More

Entrepreneurs and Head Shots

Roxanne Head Shot

One Light Head Shots for London Entrepreneurs Welcome back to my weekend shooting in London. Quick recap, on day one I had my first ever bump shoot with actress Jimena Larraguivel, the following morning I was shooting at Chef Robin Gill’s new restaurant, The Manor in Clapham. As soon as I was finished in Clapham I jumped in the jalopy and … Read More

Never stop learning

Zack Arias, One Light 2.0

Learning on a rainy Sunday morning Hi folks. This is a very, very quick post for a rainy Sunday morning. I decided to put the morning to good use by catching up on some video tutorials I haven’t had chance to watch. Zack Arias‘s latest one light 2.0 DVD is a brilliant guide for photography and an excellent demonstration of how … Read More

Asian brides and line of sight

Asian Bridal outfits with Holly Moriarty

Keeping it simple during an Asian bridal wear shoot, using built in optical triggers I was chatting online to my friend and beautiful model, Holly Moriarty. She’d had an Asian bridal wear photo shoot arranged for a while. It was going to involve Holly’s Mum as a bit of a treat, getting her hair and makeup professionally taken care of. Unfortunately, 36hrs before … Read More

Brighton photo walk with Glyn Dewis

Dave Clayton on Glyn Dewis Brighton photo walk

The Brighton photo walk organised by Glyn Dewis This past weekend saw me, Mrs T and Tundra heading south for a little break. The excuse was to attend my good friend, Glyn Dewis‘s photo walk, held in Brighton on the south coast of England. We intended to take our time and stop off on the way so we left the … Read More

A break at the beach

Liverpool waterfront with visiting cruise ship

It’s important to take a fun break from a busy life. Hi everyone. I love being a freelance photographer, but even when you do what you love, if you don’t have other activities it can start to feel a lot like a job.  We’d been working pretty hard without a proper day off for some time. I was taking a tea break, with my … Read More

Logo and business cards

Jonathan Thompson Commercial Photography

Sometimes a simple logo is better than nothing at all Welcome back, I hope you’re well. As you may have noticed, I’ve recently added a graphic or logo to my website. Let me share with you how it came about. My website is still very new, I expect there’ll be many minor and some major changes over the coming months. … Read More

Wood, trees and fireplaces

Cheshire commercial photographer, panorama in the Forest of Dean

A story of wood, trees and fireplaces which keeps me moving forward. Hi everyone. I’d like to share a story that means something personal to me, something I turn to almost every day to keep me moving forward, especially when progress seems slow. Before we start we’ll need a fireplace, some trees and wood. I’ll warn you now, I’m going … Read More