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.


Posted On Location - Digital Dennis / GrimLight / Strobistonline / Tweet @digitaldennis

Religion - Drop Of Fath

A personal project just finished today I wanted to do something out of the norm.  An image that hopefully stops people and make you thing about this image.  I wanted to create an image that has many under tones hence this piece if work.

It's In The Magners !

Another shoot been done for Magners Cider as part of a concept idea I put forward using the Bee's more from the advert.  This shot and concept work are copyright of Digital Dennis and GrimLight.  The shot was put together from multiple different shots taken to bring the components of the shot idea together during post production all work done by us here at GrimLight.

HTC Wild Fire S

Been doing some concept work for HTC around their new HTC Wildfire S.  A lot of post production work on this and conceptual drawing work to put the shot together see below for a 90% finished draft.

Capuchino Morning

GrimLight has been busy with a commercial shoot for a local Coffee Shop.  The brief was to create several shots around a cup of Capuchino with the use of strong neon colours.  Below are both the finished images.

There will be a HD Video on how the above shots where taken coming soon so watch this space

Simple - Lynx Goes All Gel At The Knees

GrimLight has been busy putting together our first Step By Step video on how to shoot high quality commercial products shots with a very simple lighting setup.  Below are a sample of some of the shots from the video based around a product or packshot shoot around Simple Skin Defence Balm for men and the every popular Lynx Fever mens deodorant body spray. To see how these shots where done Click Here To See GrimLight Photo TV

The shots where taken with a very simple setup including a LastoLite product tent, silver reflector, 1 Nikon SB800 Gelled with a Honl find diffuser grid,  another Nikon SB600 with a Sto Fen Diffuser and a Nikon D300 with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG lense the lighting was triggered using Nikon CLS.

Sigma Being Blue

Been busy doing some extra product shots this weekend based around the stunning Sigma 50mm f/1.4DG.  The shots where taken with a Nikon D300 with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro lense and lighting was from several Nikon Strobes trigger with Nikon CLS.  Also this was test using several of Honl's strobist kit including gels and fine difusser grid.  GrimLight will be doing a review of this kit over the next couple of weeks.  Here are some of the finished work.

So if you are a company who wants high quality product shots be it for a brochure, website or marketing materials why not Contact Us at GrimLight.

Creative GrimLight

Been busy with some commercial work for Creative for there new Creative Zen X-Fi 2 mp3 player and there existing Creative Zen Mozaic mp3 player. These shots are a mixture of photographic work combined with cutting edge composite work all done in house by GrimLight

You are a company with a product that you need capturing or producing in to a photographic image or you need turning in to an image around a particular design brief then contact GrimLight to find out more.