Those FAQs ...

I do have a Frequently Asked Questions section on this website, but I do get a lot of similar questions when I'm either in my retail space in Red Brick Market or out at events. So I thought that it was about time that I answered them in a bit more detail on here.

"Did you take all these?"

This must be the most popular question! And it's a big YES. All the prints are images that I have taken myself, which is why I am very proud to hand sign each one. Sometimes the images are created in camera (double exposures, camera movement techniques etc) and sometimes I creatively edit the images & more often it's a mix of the two. My aim is to make the image more than 'just a photo'. I want my work to be different and recognisable.

I also mount each print myself & also do my own framing. It is very much a labour of love! No mass producing or printing things myself as cheaply as possible. These are high quality and made to last.

I also love talking to people about my work, so it's me that you see in my space in Red Brick Market, Liverpool or out a Makers Markets etc.

"What's a photographic print?" and "What's the difference with a fine art print?"

A photographic print - isn't me taking a photo of someone else's print (yes, someone did say that!) - it means that the image is professionally printed onto photographic paper. I use lustre rather than glossy prints, as I think they look much better. These aren't printed at home onto regular paper!

A fine art print is also sometimes called a giclee print - these are very high quality prints. Both the inks used and the medium that it's printed onto guarantee that these prints will last. The fine art prints look especially amazing when the images are brightly coloured or really detailed.

"Can I buy online?"

This is another question often asked at markets. I quite understand that you might not be able to buy from me at that moment in time and of course, I am very happy that you like my work enough to want to buy something at some point but it's really important that you support and buy from markets / shops etc directly if you can.

If visitors don't buy on the day from markets, then there is a real risk that the vendor or the market won't be there next time. It costs to be at these markets and vendors have to cover their costs in order to make it viable. So, if you like to browse ... be prepared to make a purchase, even if it's only a small one as, as they say, every little helps!