Welcome to Showcase UK, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, photographers' agents, rental studios, post production and full service photo & film production companies working out of London, Edinburgh and other cities in Great Britain.

More information is available in our online Photo and Film directories.

Companies and publications such as Harrod's, Hunter Boots, Vauxhall, Cartier, H&M, Heinz, Kathmandu, Net-a-porter, Lionsgate, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

The AOP has produced guidance for its members following the COVID-19 outbreak.

Here's Horton-Stephens contribution to #stayhomeHEROES, a great initiative for @helpthemhelpus. "We’re showing our every day lives in lockdown while supporting the NHS heroes on the frontline by staying HOME. So let’s share our #stayhomeHEROES moments and show that together we are a united force staying home, protecting the NHS and saving lives.

Want to know more about the HEROES organisation? They’re delivering hot meals, PPE, hand creams and other items as well as providing childcare and counselling services to NHS staff. They’ve raised nearly £1M – please check them out and donate to help them reach their goal."

Michelle Methven Productions offers full-service production and location services to fashion, catalogue and advertising clients from around the globe.

With an intricate and unrivalled knowledge of Scotland, Michelle’s 20+ years in the production industry ensures that every shoot is tailored to the exact brief from the client - making for a fun, exciting and professionally sound shoot every time.

Wild remote landscapes, beaches and cliffs, majestic and enchanting castles, urban cities, modern, traditional or quirky properties and sprawling estates make Scotland the perfect location.

All aspects of  budget management, scouting and locations, experienced crew, equipment hire, accommodation, transport, catering, props, animals and casting - and whatever else your shoot may need - Michelle can make it happen.

Clients include Next, Fit Flop, Great Glen Company, Barbour, Chanel, Bon Prix, Hunter Boots, Sassenach Spirits, Harper's Bazaar, Charles Colby, Cecil, Eberspächer, RBS, Schuh and Sfera.

Food and lifestyle photographer Steven Joyce has joined Lucid’s roster. London-based Steven creates vibrant, atmospheric stills and moving images in his self-contained kitchen/lifestyle studio.

David Boni shot his own head for Iris/ #StayHome Heroes campaign - as well as pigeons and macaws for London Power. 

Rowan Fee’s exploding pomegranate was awarded 2nd place in the Fujifilm Innovation Award/ Pink Lady Food Photography Awards.  

"We are committed to working safely and creatively on shoots. We constantly update our processes based on best current working practice, with full risk assessments available on request. We’d love to help with any upcoming projects or if you just want a chat about the way we’re now working, do get in touch."

‘Every Star Needs It’s Extras’ - "2020 started in freezing cold January shooting cars (and a lone warrior!) at a castle in the stunning landscapes of Scotland with McCann and Vauxhall for their Grandland and Crossland SUVs press campaign.

More shoots followed with Ford, not released yet (watch this space!) an interview on Production Paradise blog :) and an invitation to be a speaker at ‘The UK Photography Show’, then we all know how things changed.

Lockdown life has given an unexpected chance to reflect and during that time, we have shot some personal work and collated our ‘Analogue Archive’ - an insight into film and rig image creation. Looking forward to getting back on location and in studio in a new way of working when we can."

Follow Harniman on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and get an insight behind the scenes on the regular blog.

Michael shoots characterful pictures of people. Be it a Hollywood star in the studio, or a small business owner sharing their working life, he finds personality and emotion in portraits that get under the skin and connect.

He creates atmospheric, cinematic images that advertise, stage and screen productions as boldly as they tell the stories of brands.

All his work is punchy, precise and beautifully lit, filled with detail, drama and real feeling.

New work includes: a major campaign for Lionsgate for the July release of Summerland, starring Gemma Arterton, portraits for star Gugu Mbatha-Raw and dramatic narrative images for Motorhome Marilyn and The Heart of a Tiger. His personal Natural Hair Portrait Project (see video) on afro-textured hair remains deeply relevant.

His studio at Waterloo in London is open for socially-distanced shoots with remote access for clients.

"Absence definitely makes the heart grow fonder and during the current lockdown we’re definitely missing welcoming crews to Scotland and shooting in the incredible locations that the country has to offer. We have everything in place in Scotland for when production can resume, from our fantastic crews to world-class facilities. 

Recent clients we have shared the best Scotland has to offer include; Intersport, Network Rail, Marks and Spencer, Porsche, Skoda, Stella Artois, Adidas, Taylormade, Mercedes, Jaguar, Haig Whisky, Sky Sports and many more, as well as Starz and Sony Studios for 'Outlander' seasons one to five.

When production can resume again “Haste Ye Back” and let us take care of your next production in Scotland!"

Tapestry's post production heritage began in 1972 with their studios based in Soho, central London W1. They are fully equipped to produce still and moving images with the benefit of on-site post-production including retouching, artwork and CGI.

Tapestry have worked on many global campaigns and with top photographers, providing their creative retouching on a wide array of projects. Creative retouching campaigns include: Mailchimp, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Puma, LG, Heineken and adidas by Stella McCartney.

The experienced team are experts in all areas of post-production, from close up beauty work, to still life and advertisements involving complex multi part compositing. Not only this, but their CGI artists can create and animate products or form new environments for seamless composition.

Email or call Craig Ralph on +44 07980 234498 to discuss upcoming projects.

Dean Northcott has had a very busy and successful 2019 with both his personal and commissioned work and a cracking start to 2020 before the global shutdown. His vibrant new style for his personal work saw him as a finalist at the 2019 AOP Awards and a winner at the 2019 Colour Awards. This led to exciting commissions in his commercial work with advertising shoots for Maverick, HM Government and O2 Arena, amongst others.

Born in New Zealand, Dean was raised on a diet of sport, barbeques and beach. After several years of world travel in his early 20s during which time he developed his sense of aesthetics, he arrived camera-in-hand in London in the early 90s and went on to study Photography at LCP.

A former semi-pro rugby player, a third Dan black-belt in karate and marathon runner, sport is at the epicentre of Dean's entire life and this is exemplified in the mood and texture of his work.

London-based photographer Andy Grimshaw specialises in food, drink and still life photography.

He works out of his own central London studio with fully equipped kitchen.

Andy works with an experienced team of freelance home economists, assistants, prop stylists and retouchers. This enables him to put together a specialist team for any and all your photo shoot requirements.

In the studio it's been a really mixed time with Andy shooting the new global ad campaign for Heinz tomato ketchup and shoots for Lindt chocolate, Danone's global brands, more Old El Paso and Volvic to name a few.

In these crazy times we are currently experiencing, Andy is now shooting from his home studio for the next couple of months, so if you have any projects you'd like to discuss with Andy, please call him on +44(0)801627778.

"I am an Italian freelance photographer, born in Tuscany, the land of red wine. Currently I work as a photographer and DoP, based in Paris and London.

After my studies, left for Norway for different experiences. Photography has been always my passion and thanks to the people that I knew there, my interests and enthusiasm just continued to grow to led me to become a self-taught photographer. I really studied from scratch on my own.

My work is focused mostly on sports, lifestyle and portraits.

I'm always keen to work with people, especially athletes, who have a clear mindset, such as strength, humility, positivity and dedication."

Daniele is represented in Europe from Park Village