Part 4 (and final) of Monica’s Birmingham portrait photography session (check out Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) took us to Edmund Street that connected Church Street Square with Chamberlain Square. Just a few meters away was a Grade 2 listed building built ca 1900 with four distinctive curved…

Autumn is so different in Birmingham from the one I used to as a child – extended spells of sunny weather and a veritable sea of blazing red, crimson, purple, burgundy and yellow leaves that changed shades daily and delighted the eye. Here some leaves are still green, some yellow,…

What is Illuminate? A three-day interactive festival of light organised by Birmingham Hippodrome for multi-ethnic urban community. John and I were meaning to attend earlier but could only make it last night, to the event finale at Gallan car park. I am glad we went! As we entered Gallan car…

Another installment of Birmingham portrait photography with pics for Monica (view Part 1 here), this time at Church Street Square in Colmore Business District. How and why did I choose this location for a portrait shoot? When Monica initially contacted me she mentioned that she liked Kuku’s photos where she…

I went past New Street railway station countless times. I observed how multiple construction signs appeared everywhere and how the new stainless steel cladding designed to transform the station into a futuristic-style building went up. Of course, I had an eye for an eye-shaped feature above one of the entrances…

Editing some photos from the Saturday’s portrait shoot with Monica. Started from the end (just because…) Most of her session was quite urban, but I always wanted to take a portrait of an Indian girl, head covered with traditional scarf. After all, we are in Birmingham! I saw so many…

Added a new Pinterest board to inspire you while you are getting ready for your urban photo shoot. It’s all about photogenic hair and beauty, with the focus on styles that are fairly classic and achievable at home (once the initial haircut and colouring is done by a professional, of…

Finally, the last installment of Chante’s Birmingham photo session at Jewellery Quarter (view Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 on my blog).  We changed the outfit and went for something more feminine – she is wearing a long delicate black blouse/vest with some lace detail on the front with…

As you can tell, I continue processing some more images from Chante’s Birmingham photo session. After the palm trees (Part 1) and lavender (Part 2) of St Paul’s Square we moved down to the footbridge on the edge of Jewellery Quarter at the end of Ludgate Hill. This time we…

After we finished with the jungle vibe look that I posted in Part 1 we moved to a small lavender field (or a large lavender flower bed, if you wish) nearby at St Paul’s Square, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. I thought that colours of Chante’s urban camouflage shirt and light jeans…

We often walk through St Paul’s Square in Jewellery Quarter on our way home from the city centre. My photographer’s mind keeps taking these mental snapshots (neurograms, as Sue Bryce calls them) of urban locations that may look great for a portrait or fashion photo session. And it’s not only…

I love Birmingham’s cultural diversity! I was set on photographing this sartorial old guy selling flowers on New Street for my Urban Life street photography project. I found out at home that I also captured (by accident) two Chinese guys that stopped for a chat and a passing bearded Indian…