A photographer since 2008 and a published photography writer, I am currently a full-time car photographer based in Dorset/Somerset. Read-on as these car photography tips will help you improve your photography. When you own a stand-out car or just enjoy capturing cars, chances are you’ll want to show your photos on Instagram, to friends, family and the occasional stranger you meet at the pub. Perhaps you just want to sell your car and through better photos you’ll get more interest and possibly a better price for it too. Ford Capri So how can I make my car look good in pictures? Car photography ..read more

I love photographing beautiful watches, often sports watches or luxury timepieces and I’m very lucky to be able to do this full-time. I've already shot dozens of them including Rolex watches, Breitling, Omega, Longines and Tag Heuer watches. I do a good job at it but I also know that learning never stops! But how do you photograph watches? In this article I share my best watch photography tips (to date) and if you are interested to see more examples of my watch photography, head to my dedicated luxury watch photography gallery/portfolio. Watch photography tips: 1 - Choose the right backgroun ..read more

Many budding photographers with a passion for cars, motorcycles, scooters and vehicles in general will wonder how to become a professional automotive / car photographer. If you are one of them, then you have reached the right place as I am always happy to help, I’m a full-time automotive photographer and I also recently published the book “How to take amazing photos” (available here). I will happily share here some useful tips and pointers. Strangely enough, I started my photography career shooting a lot of street photography in London, as well as being hired to create content for clients like ..read more

Is Liftoff a good FPV sim? You can skip straight to the drone-flying video further down, otherwise keep reading to find out exactly why I think Liftoff is an invaluable tool to learn to fly FPV drones or quadcopters. I have been flying camera drones since 2014 and consider myself an experienced pilot. I fly drones regularly for automotive shoots in particular as this is my full-time job. But I’m looking for a little more thrill and have had a growing interest in FPV drones and the freedom they offer. FPV Goggles are a trip   Many FPV pilots who review Liftoff are seasoned FPV pilots, the ..read more

Enjoy my latest aerial drone video of Sherborne, Dorset. (Aerial drone video work conducted in line with CAA drone regulations). I’m a Dorset-based drone pilot also often found in London. This 4K aerial drone video is a perfect example of engaging content I create which can be used on social media channels and websites to promote locations, events and businesses. Contact me for all your photographic and video needs, in the Dorset and London regions as well as throughout the UK. Nico RECOMMENDED GALLERY: LONDON & DORSET EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY RECOMMENDED VIDEO: RECONNECT (filmed with the DJI M ..read more

For over a decade whilst living in London, I shot photos of Londoners. Street photography is how my photography career began and it is what attracted my first photography clients. When I began in 2008, there weren’t so many people dedicated to the street photography genre but the rise of Instagram popularised it and the masses embraced it. Olympus cameras were one of the first brands to notice my work and enrolled me in their Ambassador program, I was an Olympus ambassador for nearly 5 years with my work used in print advertising campaigns for their early micro four-thirds cameras. “We can be ..read more

My photography website generates on average 250,000 page views per year and at a time when Instagram is seeing photographers jumping ship from frustration with the social media platform which now favours videos, a photography website is still as relevant as it’s ever been. Why should a photographer have a website? 1 - A website escapes trends A website is freedom from Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Flickr, Vero and the rest. Social media platforms are time-consuming and many people put in a lot of time in them for often very little return. Especially when for example Instagram makes it hard to b ..read more

I still find it hard to believe that my photography-learning book, How to take amazing photos, will soon be released. This is not a self-published photography book, instead, a reputable publisher established in London for over 30 years, approached me and asked me to write it.  What a trip. OK, let’s rewind a bit and pay attention as this next bit could help some of you wondering how to get more online visibility. My website generates 250,000 page views on average every year, 72% of which come through organic search, through Google. I’ve been writing on my photography blog since 2014. Cov ..read more

This latest aerial drone video showcases Bruton, Somerset. Including Bruton’s high street, Hauser & Wirth Somerset and Bow Bridge, a Grade I listed 15th-century packhorse bridge over the River Brue. Bruton is only 2h20mn from London Paddington by train, an easy escape from urban life and only a short walk to open fields and woodland. I hope you enjoyed this aerial drone video of Bruton, Somerset. Perhaps will visit when next in the South West. Until next time, Nico RECOMMENDED VIDEO: PORTLAND DORSET AERIAL DRONE VIDEO RECOMMENDED GALLERY: EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO RECOMMENDED READS: MY ..read more

When shooting clips with a drone with a view of creating a video/film there are as many workflows as there are videographers. I’m going to share here my tips for drone filming in the hope it can help others enjoy the process as much as I do. I’ve been flying drones since 2014, admittedly not intensively initially but gradually ramping up to where we are today and I fly a drone multiple times a week if not daily when the weather allows. This takes me to my first tip which is: The more you fly drones the better you will fly drones Practice makes perfect but flying aimlessly up, down, forwards, a ..read more