Thursday, 6 September 2012

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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Monday, 27 August 2012

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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Tuesday, 19 June 2012

MMA Mo Lawal - Impact Wrestling

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

Mo Lawal - Breaking The Rules


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Wednesday, 9 May 2012

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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Monday, 7 May 2012

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. Religion - Drops Of Faith

Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Phil Oakey - The Human League

Just finished some new work done with Phil Oakey the lead singer of the massive 80's band The Human League.


 Philip Oakey - Human League .


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Thursday, 11 August 2011

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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Sunday, 24 July 2011

The Viper Strikes

Just putting the finishing touches to a draft production shot for WWE wrestler Randy Orton. Randy was shot earlier this year and the background effects where all hand drawn in during post production by
GrimLight. Below is a first draft about 85% complete.

Randy Orton - Viper


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