Suffolk Artists

  • Why Artists Should Consider Using a Professional Photographer

    I recently photographed a selection of figurative oil paintings by local artist Sophie Crockett at my studio at Bentwaters near Woodbridge. Her work has a distinctive, dreamlike quality, with figures, horses, landscape forms, and rich colour playing an important role. This post looks at why photographing artwork accurately is often more technical than artists expect, and why controlled lighting, colour calibration, correct file preparation, and a consistent workflow matter when paintings are being used for catalogues, websites, prints, or professional presentations

  • Laurence Edwards sculpture – double take

    It is always a pleasure to watch an artist at work, and Laurence Edwards is no exception. I was lucky enough to visit him at his studio in Saxmundham, a stark contrast to the foundry in Butley where I had photographed him before. Where the foundry was busy and industrial, the studio was calm and…

  • 5 Photographers at The Halesworth Gallery, Halesworth.

    The recent exhibition at the Halesworth Gallery brought together five Suffolk-based photographers: Eamonn McCabe, Bill Jackson, Stephen Wolfenden, Peter Everard Smith and Eileen Haring Woods. Seeing their work up close was a real pleasure. Here is a little about each of them and what makes their photography worth your time. Eamonn McCabe: a legacy in…

  • Ania Hobson

    I would like to thank Ania for sitting for her portrait. I will be busy editing the rest of the photos over the next few days but I could not help myself and i had to  share one that I have just finished editing.