Perched

When I was around 7-8 I always had a toy gun strapped in a shoulder holster pretending to be James Bond or some crime fighting detective or other.
Later at about the age of 10 or so I was never without a football at my feet and when my interest in Photography developed (no pun intended!)it was a camera that replaced a ball.My camera still travels with me most days especially on family days out which is when this image was taken.Most of my images are pre planned to capture the subject when the light falls at the best angle at the best time of day and season.Sometimes however you spot something that catches your eye in the most uninspiring light and this is one such image.
I did not touch this shot for 6 or so months until I had decided how I wanted the image to be completed.Most of the post production work on this image simply consisted of adjusting colour and tone and took about 3 hrs to complete.
The finished image is available as a fine art print at www.simonplantgallery.com

Canon Eos Magazine

We have had our work featured in the April-June edition of Canon Eos Magazine.
View PDF Here

Sacre Coeur Dusk

Last November I was in Paris for a meeting with an Advertising agency that I was shortlisted to do some work for.
I decided to stay on a couple of extra days to shoot some pictures and this is one of those I produced.
Sacre Coeur is a famous Basilica in the very beautiful Montmartre area of Paris.
God it was cold ! myself and a friend had to wait around 40 minutes for the correct balance in light and I was not very popular !!
I love this time of day (or is it night?) especially in the city with it's artificial street lights, it creates a real magical moment full of anticipation (for me anyway !)... bloody hell I'm getting all intellectual !!
As for post production well there was very little... I had to remove some Graffiti but the rest was just adjusting colour and tone.
More images from this trip can be viewed at http://www.simonplantgallery.com
in the European Cities Gallery.

Advanced Photoshop Magazine

27th February 2008
My work is featured over 6 pages in the Feb (Number 41) issue of Advanced Photoshop magazine.The feature interviewed me about my Car Photography including CGI Imaging and also featured some of my fine art photography.View PDF Here

Digital Photo Pro Magazine

January 2008
My Car Photography including CGI Imaging is featured in Digital Photo Pro Magazine this month. The magazine interviewed me regarding the future of Car Advertising and the use of HDR (High Dynamic Range) Photography in combination with CGI to render realistic models of automobiles into photographic locations. View PDF Here

Latest Work,Aston Martin Vantage

Just finished retouching this image of an Aston Martin Vantage for my fine art gallery www.simonplantgallery.com and my commercial Book (Portfolio).The image was shot on location last November for one of my clients.Compared to some images I work with this was a pretty straightforward retouch and took approx 4 hours in total.Depending on my mood/time constraints I sometimes will start an image and then pause for a few days and view it's progress before finalising what I want to produce from the shot.
Apart from adding a new sky and doing tonal-colour adjustments this is the image that came from the camera.

About

My name is Simon Plant and I'm an award winning British Photographer specialising in Car Photography and Fine Art.
About.......
I was born in Birmingham England in 1967 and raised near Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset.
At the age of 19, I borrowed my father's camera and traveled around
Greece. This was the very beginning of my interest in photography.
It was around 1989, that I came across the photographic work of John
Claridge, a world-renowned advertising photographer. His work had a
very big impact on me and ultimately inspired me to make photography my
career.
In 1990 I started up my own photographic business doing advertising work,
and shortly afterwards I received my first big break - shooting
Lifestyle images on location for Clark’s shoes.
Many assignments followed and I was on my way to becoming a full
Professional.
Over the years I have photographed a range of people - from heads of
Industry to TV celebrities. I have also travelled to many locations that
would normally have been inaccessible if it were not for my camera.
2005 saw me change direction and shoot less people based work and
concentrate on shooting locations & cars (another passion of mine).
Constantly exploring new imaging technologies and developing new
techniques I became one of the first car photographers in the UK shooting
specialist HDR images for the CGI Rendering of cars.
In 2007, I decided to launch my online gallery to cater for the ever-increasing interest that has grown for my work as fine art.
My work has won many awards and been featured in all the major photographic press in the U.K. and been commissioned and published by many Nationally and Internationally known clients worldwide.
I live with my family in the rural South West of England.

My work has been both commissioned and purchased worldwide for many high profile clients & companies.
A small selection includes.

AOL
American Airlines
Bank Of England
British Airways
Clarks Shoes
Delta Airlines
Enviroment Agency
Hallmark
Headworx Clothing
IBM
Microsoft Multimedia Publishing
Minnesota Orchestra
National Geographic.
National Rivers Authority
Orange
Oxford University Press
Severn Trent Water
Time Magazine Online
Welsh Tourist Board

www.simonplantgallery.com
www.plantphoto.com