Can you dig it? ..

Whoo! Up for air after a manic three days at the PR 'coal-face' where I've photographed the new James Martin restaurant, a brochure for a casino, a dressage display and two portraits for use as internet-dating profiles! I've also held the inaugural meeting for The Culcheth Collection - my 'One-stop' shop for Wedding services in Cheshire - so I'm going to use today to eat, shower and drink beer! (Actually, I'm not! I have to be at the studio by 10.30!) Really happy with the work I've done though, although this 'arty' shot of a conference room converted to its use as a disco might have gone a little too crazy to show the client!! (Hey, you gotta try, innit!..)

So, The Culcheth Collection. Well, it's coming along nicely, since you ask. We now have a hairdresser, a nail technician and a bridal dress shop on board, so I think we're all set to sail forth and start plugging our wares to the discerning brides of Cheshire (.. and Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire! Sorry to go on .. SEO keywords and all that!) All a new couple have to do is book just a minimum of two suppliers from The Collection and they'll receive either a discount or a little 'something extra' from each of the suppliers! It's win, win for newly engaged couples .. and hopefully it'll do us lot a bit of good, too!..

And now, back to the coal-face. I look so cool with a miner's helmet on...

Grub up! ..

Well, here's something to get your teeth into! I seem to be setting a trend here, based around food, glorious food! You've already seen that I spent Monday shooting PR pix in a sausage factory, and last week I was back at Smiths restaurant in Eccles to put up some new food-themed photographs from my Twelve for '13 archive. Today I'm returning to the Deli-Lama Cafe in Salford to put up a banner of Joy Division photographs that will form a backdrop to gigs during the Salford Music festival, but the BIG news is that I've just been selected to shoot the brochure for a new restaurant in Manchester. I can't tell you whose restaurant it is, although my pals James and Martin might be able to drop you the odd hint!! How exciting! Anyone for seconds?..

Stop Press: Had a portrait sitting at the studio this morning. The sitter brought me a bacon butty!!  Foodtastic!!....

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