The Lady In White

Just finished the 3rd in our ongoing Supernatural series of work. Based around The Lady In White a ghostly figure that's been seen through history every where from lonely roads sides, grave yards to old hotels and inns.



This one is The Lady In White that's often been seen in Kirkleatham Village, Kirkleatham, Redcar By The Sea. She is said to be seen walking her way through the graveyard across the road. Drivers have said they have stopped only for her to disappear, some drivers had said they have driven straight through her.

So when walking through Kirkleatham late at night beware.


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Boro's Dark Knight

Been busy finishing off an original DigiArt / GrimArt for a private client introduced to me by the mysterious Green Man a villain in the making. The client is a local batman fanatic who had imported a replica batman suite from America.

The brief was simple but complicated to create an original artwork with a similar feel to the new batman posters from the dark knight rises.



A behind the scenes video showing how this shot was composited during post production Click Here


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Saltburn's Biggest Storm Hits Wedding Couple

Saltburn's been hit with its biggest storm to date during a wedding couples happy day. The stunned couple looked on as chaos rained around them.
A local farmer was heard saying "there goes my daisy"



This is a shot done at a wedding from 2 weeks ago I was booked by the couple Mr & Mrs Buckley to do their wedding. During the consultation they asked to have some shots done on Saltburn Pier Saltburn by the sea. Then the ideas started to flow I thought what a great opportunity to create something a little different something other local wedding photographers can't do something original that would allow me to show off a little.

The idea was born lets stick the happy couple in the middle of a natural disaster with twisters, tidal waves and all sorts of chaos. I also wanted to include as many of the local landmarks and attractions as possible yeah cool idea.



Then reality kicked in, its not that I could not pull this shot off I have done his kind of work many times before for my commercial clients. The hard part was getting my head round how to put the idea together how to get the idea from a thought to visual image.

The shot started as 2 photographs from the wedding day the Bride and Groom and the other shot being Saltburn Pier. Everything else in the shot was then drawn in by me during post production. So from concept to finished shot all work was done by me.

Well as you can see from the 90% finished work I nailed it the original Tiff file is over 720megs with over 70 plus composite lays to make up this image and just over 21hrs work.

End result what the happy couple wanted a shot that was original, a shot that's not been done before.



Cha Ching !
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GrimLighting By A GrimLighter

Between 1986 - 2010 I strived to create my own style of imagery / photography. I was inspired by many over these years Dave Hill in particular.

I have always had a gift for creating images that would amaze and astound those that would see my work but I could never fully understand why. You should be a professional, make a living from my gift.

Over these years I worked, I sweated, I bled blood and tears perfecting my technique my look, my unnamed style. Over this time with experience I began to realise why people commented on my work in the way they did and still do.

GrimLighting is what I came up with I had to give my style a name but if I had a style what would a person be called that practiced this style ? This would be a GrimLighter of course so what's this all about.

There have been many lighting styles over the years many prodigy photographers that have tried to create something new and fresh. This is needed to drive new creativity with in the photography sector but also with in the advertising industry.

GrimLighting what's different about this style of work, this style of photography. Why have I put so much time, life and effort into perfecting this.

GrimLighting is a style that is unique because it's all done by one person. Everything from the lighting, concept, post production right through to the finished product. This is what a GrimLighter does this is what a GrimLighter practices the art of GrimLighting the individual complete package.

Trust me when I say this, this is not only rare but does not belong until now. Let me explain this a little more clarify if you will.

With in the imagery industry, commercial, product, photography, glamour, fashion every thing you see in magazines the very images you see with every waking day. These are all created pretty much in the same way.

A design company comes up with a concept, graphic artist tries to put this together as a working practical idea, a professional photographer is brought in to capture and light the image, the image is then passed onto a professional re-touching company a post production company or specialist.

So no one individual creates the finished image. This is my main bug bare the reason why I had to create something new something not been done something where people who practice the new style can belong and have a name to go with the style.

Going back to what is GrimLighting what a GrimLighter is what makes a GrimLighter unique and it's this.

A GrimLighter is the whole deal the complete package a GrimLighter is a complete one man artist, one man photographer, a one man post production specialist. Every single step through the above process is all down to one individual no third party doing the work for you.

Trust me when I say this is both unique and very rare to have an individual that can bring a complete package like this to both the table and the industry. This individual now has a name a badge a label they can where a be proud of you are a GrimLighter a passionate and committed creative master that practices the unique and rare art of GrimLighting.

This is a new beginning a new style that should be valued above all others as we GrimLighters practice nothing but the very best in lighting, post production, from concept to the finished article. We can truly and individually say that this is my work, this has been done by me and be proud.

I am the first I am the creator of this new style come and join me come and belong. Be a GrimLighter and practice GrimLighting and show the world what we can really do lets change, let's revolutionise.

I am Grimlight and the first GrimLighter, I am proud to be called a GrimLighter and a practising pioneer of the art of GrimLighting.


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Loxley Colour & Digital Dennis Team Up

Breaking new's Digital Dennis is proud to announce that we are now teamed up with Loxley Colour.

Digital Dennis have always strived to offer the very best in print quality and product innovation and now that we are teamed up with Loxley Colour we can now offer the very best in print quality and a huge range of high quality products to our customers.

We will now be offering the Loxley product range as part of our services. Digital Dennis has always strived to provided the very best in quality with this new partnership we a very excited for future developments.

Products like Aluminium Mounted Prints, Acrylics, Raised Prints, Floating Prints and so much more.

Also we can offer the finest quality to our alto ego GrimLight.
Exciting times ahead.


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MMA Mo Lawal - Impact Wrestling

Just been putting the finishing touches on a draft shot for Impact Wrestling with MMA super star Mo Lawal.




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New Website In Development & Goodies

Well it's long over due. Busy putting new designs together and designing a new website for both Digital Dennis and GrimLight.

New look and more importantly branding and business identity.

The new websites will also bring new products and services for my existing clients and potential new clients.

Also foundations are being put in place for GrimLight Consulting which will bring new lighting techniques to the market GrimLighting more on this over the coming months.

New products on the way with Digital Dennis for both wedding and portrait customers along with a few surprises for later this year.


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Supernatural 3rd

Location work search under way for the next shot in the supernatural series the shoot will be based around either a vampire or a werewolf.

So watch this place highlights will be posted as it happens.


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White Heaven A Self Portrait

Whilst recovering from some time off my feet with a bad back I've been busy fine tuning my post production and art skills. I just finished a self portrait the shot was taken back in March 2011 I had the idea to put an image together with me snow boarding.



The image is a portrait of me shot on a black background laid on the floor the following have all been added during post production by me by hand. The goggles, snowboard the snowboard art, additional lighting effects, background, sky, snow particles and snow all drawn in by me to bring this art piece together.

Just wanted to show you what I can offer as part of a new service called DigiArt / GrimArt. Digital Dennis and GrimLight - Where Imagination Becomes Reality !


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Dave Hill Galaxy

Dave Hill's work has always been an inspiration to me and he has just made available a new 3D reel showing how some of his work is done.

I wanted to share this as it shows how much work is involved with images like this. I have posted before work that we do here at GrimLight and this video gives you an insight in to how much work we put into our images and work but also shows you just what is possible here at GrimLight.

Thanks to Dave Hill for sharing this video with us.

Adventure Series - Exposed from Dave Hill on Vimeo.



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Spooky No.2

The supernatural project continues over this next week this one will be based around the vampire.

I will be posting some of this set when I have a few more done I am looking at between 10 - 12 images to complete the set.

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Dirty 2011

Been so busy over the last Couple of months sorry for not posting due to work load but now I'm back.

Done a shoot with dirty weekend new promo shoot done. The brief was to create some black and White work replicating the early shots of Sting when he was still with Police also some of the early shots of queen.

I will be posting some shots from the shoot so watch this space.


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ILM Model Shoot

Been busy last weekend with a model shoot down Sunderland. A fun day was had by all many thanks for making feel welcome.

I will be posting images from the shoot over the next week or so when done so watch this space.


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Fringe Day 2

Day 2 in the bag some stunning and very wild performances been on the go for over 8 hours and totally knackered. 14 bands done so far including Red Rabbits, Be Quiet! Shout Loud, Performance, Lightning Seeds, Human League, Idiot Savant, Dirty Weekend, The Bicycle Thieves, John Power, British Sea Power, Calvin Harris.

Show highlight for me Lightning Seeds where superb, Human League put on a great show, Calvin Harris was just nuts and a wild croud. But the real stars for me where Dirty Weekend the best set I have seen them do, Be Quiet Shout Loud we superb with a cracking show for the crowd the lead singer what a showman well done guys. Idiot Savant very sharp with a cracking unique sound very raw, British Sea Power where totally off their rockers had the crowd going crazy where they got the trees from ? ???? ??

Well the real work begins for GrimLight as all the above images to work on and get finished so a couple of weeks hard work. We will be posting image highlight from the show as the work completes so watch this space.

Fringe Day 1

Day 1 of the Festival done shots in the bag include Be Quiet! Shout Loud, Performance, Lightning Seeds, Human League. More to come then the nightmare begins I have to work and process them all ? I will be posting a Grim Reel of shots from the event over the next couple of weeks. Back later today for Day 2 headline act Calvin Harris.

Feeling Fringe !

Well it's that time of year again. This post is the calm before the storm as GrimLight are proud to announce they are one of only a select view official photographers for the Stockton Fringe Festival.

We will be shooting the likes of Human League, Lighting Seeds, Calvin Harris, Mecury Rev and a hole host of other top bands.

So over the coming weeks you will be able to see highlights from the event here and exclusivley on our GrimLight blog. We are also hoping to put together a GrimLight Video Reel with highlight from this years show.

So enjoy and watch this space.

GrimLight TV On It's Way !

Breaking new as GrimLight TV is coming to you real soon.  GrimLight are launching a new GrimLight channel which will have step by step guides, hardware reviews, news reports and all sorts of other goodies.

GrimLight are intending to post video feeds over the coming months some of which will be posted here on our blog and others will be exclusive to GrimLightImages.

So watch this space.

Flip Ultra HD

GrimLight have just taken delivery of the new Flip Ultra HD.  One of the biggest selling HD camcorders no tapes, cd's just records on the internal 8gb memory good for 2 hrs of 720p high defination video.  So coming soon will be video review of kit, hardware and all sorts of other goodies this will also include step by step guides and how to guides more on this a little later.

Video guides will be coming over the coming months so watch this space as GrimLight hits the TV.

Incoming Hit List

Well GrimLight is busy, busy ,busy over the next couple of days we will be posting a complete copy of our HitList.  This is a list of cars that we here at GrimLight would really like to add to our portfolio in return we will reduce our commission charges by 30% and you still get a large luxury print of your choice.  So if you have always wanted to have a shot done of your car ( pride and joy ) like the ones on this blog and our main GrimLight website get in touch.

To contact us Click Here.

Welcome To GrimLight !

Welcome to our blog page here you will be able to find out what is hot and what is not with in the world of GrimLight.

This is a new blog page so please check back to keep up to date with what we have been up to here at GrimLight.