I'm 37 years old and currently live in Bournemouth, a sea-side resort on the south coast of England. For the last thirteen years I was doing IT support for a living, the last five of which was networking support; looking after the global network for one of the world's largest banks. However, this job wasn't fulfilling and due to my interest in nature and scuba diving I decided to quit my job to go back to university to study a foundation degree in marine conservation and ecology at Bournemouth University/Kingston Maurward College, starting in September 2010.

I like most types of photography but especially portraiture, glamour and nature photography. In regards to nature (and landscape) photography there is an abundance of countryside around me (Dorset) that I can take advantage of and I enjoy going out with my camera to the river Stour, The New Forest or Hengistbury Head. I also enjoy trips to Cornwall where the scenery is breathtaking. With regards to glamour photography I have had the experience of working with four professional models in studios here in Bournemouth as well as Southampton and Leicester. All were fun to work with and I gained a lot from these experiences, not only in obtaining better shots but a better understanding in working with models and creating a friendly and relaxed atmosphere in which to work in. For portraiture, I gained a lot of experience from portrait shots from the glamour models I've worked with. The biggest eye-opening portrait experience I have had though has to be when I photographed my friend's two children (ages about 4 and 6) at a local studio in Poole. The old saying about 'the hardest thing to do is work with children or animals' is very true but nonetheless I obtained some shots that my friends were extremely happy with and said looked like they had been done by a professional. You can see examples of my shoots in the people gallery.

As I've said, I'm only an amateur but I thoroughly enjoy photography and hope you can gain some pleasure from the shots I'm displaying on this site.

Other interests of mine are SCUBA diving, sailing, sci-fi/fantasy genres, movies, heavy metal, rock, dance music, classical music, fine wine and fine food, badminton and squash and all areas of science, especially natural history and astronomy.

If you have any questions or comments on either my website or my photography then please contact me at
neil@neilphoto.co.uk

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