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Gabriella Jackson

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Gabriella Jackson

GABRIELLA JACKSON in conversation with Emyr Young
PENARTH, MARCH 2023

GABRIELLA JACKSON yn sgwrsio gydag Emyr Young
PENARTH, Mawrth 2023

Still life and product Photographer Gabriella Jackson at her studio in Penarth, near Cardiff. © 2023 Brian Carroll / Ffoton
Still life and product photographer Gabriella Jackson talking with Ffoton's Emyr Young at her studio in Penarth, near Cardiff. Image © 2023 Brian Carroll / Ffoton

Gabriella Jackson is a professional still life and product photographer creating advertising and promotional images for Brands and businesses of all sizes.

Ffoton talked with her about her journey to date in professional photography and discuss the competitive and high pressure market for product photography working with clients in and beyond Wales.

Ffoton's conversation with Gabby covers her start in photography, mixed views on her time studying for a Degree at University followed by the benefits of assisting in a professional studio before finally setting out on her own from her studio space in Penarth near Cardiff in South Wales.

Ffoton’s Season 3 conversations now include audio Chapter headings which will be visible in Podcast Apps supporting enhanced podcast features.

See below for a small selection of Gabby's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

See more of Gabby’s work on her website www.gabriellajackson.com
Follow her on Instagram @gabriellajphoto
Gallery images © Gabriella Jackson and used with permission of the photographer.

Ffoton images of the photographer © Brian Carroll

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Simon Regan

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Simon Regan

SIMON REGAN IN CONVERSATION WITH GLENN EDWARDS
Cardiff, August 2017

SIMON REGAN YN SGWRSIO GYDAG GLENN EDWARDS
Caerdydd, Awst 2017

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff. Listen to Simon's story of the discovery and restoration of Jack's remarkable negatives. © Jack Cardiff

Audrey Hepburn by Jack Cardiff. Listen to Simon's story of the discovery and restoration of Jack's remarkable negatives. © Jack Cardiff

Simon Regan is a Cardiff-based advertising photographer with over twenty five years experience in stills and, more recently, professional video production for a wide range of commercial clients.

We sat down with Simon alongside friend and fellow photographer Glenn Edwards to discuss his career, staying competitive in the advertising photography genre and extending his skills (and passion) for printing photographs and fine art for himself and others.

Y mae Simon Regan wedi bod yn ffotograffydd hysbysebu masnachol am bum mlynedd ar hugain ond y fwy diweddar fel cynhyrchydd fidio yn delio gydag ystod eang o gleientiaid.

Cawsom sgwrs gyda Simon yr holwr ei gyfaill y Ffotograffydd Glenn Edwards. Mae’r sgwrs yn cynnwys sylwadau ar y byd hysbysebu, sut i gadw’n gystadleuol ac argraffu lluniau personol.

See below for a small selection of Simon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Simon's work on his website www.simonregan.com
Follow him on Twitter @simonregan on Instagram @itssimonregan and 500px @simonregan

Gallery images © Simon Regan. Used with permission of the photographer.
Audrey Hepburn image used with permission. © Jack Cardiff
Podcast images © Brian Carroll.

Further Reading...
O. Winston Link > LENS / New York Times article
Jack Cardiff > Obituary / The Guardian

JACK CARDIFF...

Jack Cardiff OBE, BSC, Cinematographer. Portrait © Simon Regan

Jack Cardiff icon photography

Find out more about Prism - the Theatre production (6 Sept - 14 Oct) of the last six months of Jack Cardiff's life that Simon mentions in the conversation via the Hampstead Theatre's website

Gallwch gael mwy o wybodaeth am y cynhyrchiad theatr o ‘Prism’ sef hanes 6 mis olaf bywyd Jack Cardiff; sy’n rhedeg rhwng y 6ed o Fedi a Hydref 14 ar wefan yr Hampstead Theatr.

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Huw Jones : Part 2

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Huw Jones : Part 2

HUW JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES, JUNE 2016

HUW JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
CASNEWYDD, DE CYMRU, MEHEFIN 2016

With a highly specified professional studio and support team situated close to the M4 motorway, experienced food photographer Huw Jones offers top name UK Culinary and Food Service Industry clients an end-to-end service in creating top quality food photography.

Ffoton spoke with Huw and his team on the demanding niche of professional food photography and the skills and resources required to deliver consistently high standard images. In this second of 2 parts, we talk with Huw about his start in photography; move into and approach to video; and advice for aspiring food photographers.

Listen to Part 1 here >

See below for a small selection of Huw's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Huw's work on his website www.hjphoto.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @huwphoto and Instagram @hjphoto

Gallery images © Huw Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Glyn Shakeshaft.

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Huw Jones : Part 1

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Huw Jones : Part 1

Huw Jones IN CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CARROLL
Newport, SOUTH WALES, June 2016

Huw Jones YN SGWRSIO GYDAG BRIAN CARROLL
Casnewydd, DE CYMRU, MEHEFIN 2016

Food photographer Huw Jones preparing a shot

Chef André making final plate adjustments for a shot

Chef André making final plate adjustments for a shot

Chef André Moore at work in the Huw Jones studio

Huw Jones is a busy man.

Ffoton spent some time with Huw at his impressive studio just off the M4 in Newport South Wales.

His roster of clients include many national and international companies who require levels of service and image quality of the highest order. Working with a talented team of chefs and retouchers, in a sector of the industry where attention to detail is paramount, Huw and his colleagues have earned a reputation of providing a comprehensive total service which is second to none.

We spoke to Huw of the daily demands and challenges he faces in producing work of such a consistently high standard in a very competitive sector.

Listen to Part 2 of this conversation here >

Y mae Huw Jones yn ffotograffydd bwyd ac yn ddyn prysur.

Mae ei stiwdio nodedig nepell o'r M4 yng Nghasnewydd De Cymru.

Y mae rhestr cleientiaid Huw yn cynnwys cwmniau cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol sydd angen lluniau a gwasanaeth o safon uchel. Y mae Huw yn gweithio gyda thîm arbenigol lle mae sylw i fanylder yn holl bwysig. Y mae Huw a'u gydweithwyr wedi ennill enw da trwy ddarparu gwasanaeth cynhwysfawr.

Bu Ffoton yn sgwrsio gyda Huw am ei waith mewn cilfach arbenigol y byd ffotograffig yn trafod y sgiliau a'r adnoddau sydd angen i greu gwaith o safon a gwaith o safon uchel.

See below for a small selection of Huw's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.

Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.

View more of Huw's work on his website www.hjphoto.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @huwphoto and Instagram @hjphoto

Gallery images © Huw Jones. Used with permission of the photographer. Podcast images © Glyn Shakeshaft.

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Seimon Pugh-Jones

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Seimon Pugh-Jones

SEIMON PUGH-JONES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG.
LAUGHARNE, APRIL 2015

SEIMON PUGH-JONES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG
TALACHARN, EBRILL 2015

Seimon Pugh-Jones. Laugharne 2015. Image © Glyn Shakeshaft

Based in the sleepy town of Laugharne in South West Wales, Seimon Pugh-Jones' passions for photography, Militaria and History have combined at various points in his career.

He has worked for the Ministry of Defence in the UK, stills photographer on documentaries for The History Channel, advise behind the camera on Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Saving Private Ryan and even advise and appear on camera (wielding a camera) in Spielberg's and Tom Hanks' acclaimed American war TV miniseries Band of Brothers.

Seimon in conversation with Emyr Young at The Tin Shed Experience in Laugharne

Seimon playing the part of a war cameraman in the award-winning HBO TV miniseries 'Band of Brothers'

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Seimon's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
He can be contacted via www.tinshedexperience.co.uk - a 1940's themed museum he co-runs in Laugharne. Well worth a visit!

Islaw galeri o waith Seimon trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
 

Gallery images © Seimon Pugh-Jones. Podcast images © Brian Carroll & Glyn Shakeshaft

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Keith Davies

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Keith Davies

IN CONVERSATION WITH Brian Carroll & EMYR YOUNG.
CARDIFF, SOUTH WALES, January 2015

Yn sgwrsio a Brian Carroll ac Emyr Young
Caerdydd, De Cymru, Ionawr 2015

Keith Davies is a Cardiff-based commercial and advertising photographer.

He studied photography in college then moved to London and worked as an assistant with many talented commercial photographers before changing course and following a course in design and art direction. His love for photography never left him and he returned to the medium with the advent of digital.

We spoke to Keith in his new studio and discussed the challenges and opportunities in a commercial photographic studio and his views on the skills required to be successful.

Y mae Keith Davies yn ffotograffydd hysbysebion a masnach yng Nghaerdydd.

Fe astudiodd ffotograffiaeth yn y coleg ac yna wedi graddio gweithio fel cynorthwyydd i nifer o ffotograffwyr masnachol talentog yn Llundain. Er ei hoffter o ffotograffiaeth penderfynodd newid byd a dilyn gyrfa fel cynllunydd a chyfarwyddwr celf. Yr oedd ei hoffter o ffotograffiaeth yn rhan o'i gyfansoddiad a dychwelodd i'r maes gyda'r datblygiad o ffotograffiaeth ddigidol.

Siaradom a Keith yn ei stiwdio newydd a thrafod yr her a'r cyfleoedd o weithio mewn stiwdio fasnachol a'i sylwadau hefyd ar y sgiliau angenrheidiol sydd angen i fod yn llwyddiannus yn y maes.

Keith making fine position adjustments to a jewellery shoot

Keith making fine position adjustments to a jewellery shoot

Each link on that bracelet has to be positioned just right

Each link on that bracelet has to be positioned just right

Final adjustments before using the big boys/girls toys

Final adjustments before using the big boys/girls toys

See below for a gallery of a small selection of Keith's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.
Visit his website www.keith-davies.co.uk
Follow him on Twitter @keith_davies

Islaw galeri o waith Keith trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd.
Ewch i'w wefan  www.keith-davies.co.uk
Dilynwch Keith ar Trydar @keith_davies

Keith Davies, January 2015

Gallery images © Keith Davies. Podcast images © Brian Carroll

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