Wow, very busy week and only set to get busier. The 5th is fast approaching and my launch into the full time world of freelance photography. My marketing campaign has to begin with gusto, I have some solid contacts to approach so fingers crossed, hard work and focus will bring success.

It is scary but I am very excited at the same time. Any help you want to offer feel free to get in touch and don't forget if you need a photographer I am your man.

So here is a little something I have been shooting on a commercial basis, thank you to my main man, top graphics guy and brilliant artist Stu Ross of We Love Visual...

I am completely buzzing off working with a great team yesterday at the Barbican. Our model Amee was a trooper and absolutely charming in every respect. Michi our great make up artist worked magic with the brushes. I cannot wait to start the post production, not something you hear me say very often!

Things have been very busy.....I am now a registered business, Duncan Longden Photography Ltd, very exciting and also a little scary ;-/

I was in Oxford at the weekend shooting some lifestyle commercial shots which I am sure will pop up on here at some point. I shot another set for the "Violence and Consumerism" piece with Marie Wilson modelling, she did a great job. This one is entitled "Conform"......

So the Olympic & Paralympic summer is over and we have to get back to normal. It was a great celebration and although I was a real nay sayer before it started it didn't take long for me to get swept up in all the excitement, here is "Remembering the Olympics".....

...Well back to the grind stone and all that, have to turn some shot around and get them out before the next wave of shoots comes in, oh and we are painting the house this weekend!

What a busy weekend. I spent all day Saturday in front of my pc getting portraits turned around for my new website. I hope to launch it by the weekend, it didn't help that I decided to do a load of extra post production but it has made them more striking so well worth it.

Today (Sunday) I took myself off to Chelsea Legends motors show at The Royal Hospital. I landed a media pass, there was a fantastic turn out of cars from the very latest Bugatti to vintage Bentley's and everything in between, including to my delight a mint Ford Capri in white with a black vinyl roof, awesome!

I now have a whole load of car shots to work through and of course I don't want the crowds and mess in the background, time to get to grips with the true nature of building a composite image, this is going to be long but hopefully worth it. I get to learn a new bunch of techniques too, every day is a school day.

So things to do this week....

Complete post on L&C's shots.

Encrease my network of MUA's

Get set and enjoy a great shoot on Thursday for my ongoing art project, and make a piece for the models wish list (really looking forward to this).

Get set for a commercial shoot in Oxford on Saturday, a new location (well old but revisited after 15 years).

A full week of fun and frolics.....bring it on!

Today I have been busy casting for my ongoing Art project, examples of which are below. I have had a good amount of interest so hope to get busy making new shots for this soon.

I also saw a really cool old Bedford Camper Van which I grabbed a shot of on my travels, I will have a little play around in post production and see what I can make of it.

This weekend I am looking forward to my new website getting going and also zipping into Chelsea to check out the Chelsea Legends show. Also by the sounds of it I will be getting my wife a new hair-dryer!

In the mean time here is a little something I put together at the weekend with my good friend and oldest photo partner Jim.

We are off down to Tavistock tomorrow to see my good friend and one of my earliest photographic buddies tomorrow. The weather forecast doesn't look great but should hopefully clear for some midnight photography shinanigans up on the moors. Going to try a new technique, I will be sure to post the results if they are any good.

It'll be good to get away though as have a busy week next week. Have another commission from Banham and a shoot for my ongoing art project on Wednesday.......

I have been shooting a few showroom interiors for Banham Patent Locks, This is their Berkhampsted store.

Of course though I managed to get out for an evening by the river in Kingston. I spotted this shot whilst enjoying a traditional Austrian dish and a few top German beers with my wife, Looks like we weren't the only ones enjoying the wonderful summer evening.