Simon Ridgway Photography

On assignment at a typical corporate portrait shoot.

Rediscovering work from my archives.

I was commissioned to shoot some portraits of a lady who is training to be a priest and was the subject of a magazine feature. The shoot had been scheduled for midday on one of the hottest, sunniest days of the year so far. As most photographers will tell you, midday sun does not make for ideal conditions for photography.

When you photograph a makeup artist, the one thing you don’t have to worry about is the makeup!

I’ve got a small studio attached to my office and, when I’m not shooting for clients, I like to try out new techniques on willing volunteers.

Some portraits of painter Liam O’Connor in his Cardiff studio, for a newspaper feature.

A set of portraits of TV and radio presenter Eleri Sion near her home in Barry in South Wales. These were for a profile piece in a welsh language magazine, with one shot for the cover and a couple more for inside.

A portrait session in Swansea to illustrate a feature on Mothers’ Day in one of the Sunday supplements.

Some portraits of Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Health and Social Services at the Welsh Assembly Government for a trade journal feature piece.

So, what are the worst possible weather conditions in which to shoot cardboard cutouts? Hmmm, wind perhaps? Yes, the day we shot these pics was INCREDIBLY windy with just a little bit of torrential rain!