Stock Footage Dispatches: Field Notes from a Specialist Cameraman
This isn't a soppy lifestyle blog. It’s a documentation of the work behind my footage.
From field-testing and reviewing camera gear to hauling it all up into Snowdonia for a wild camp, these are my notes on stock footage filming, gear, my new fine art prints and the great British outdoors.
Coffee in the rain video
Spending a few hours in Uffmoor Woods in the pouring rain during storm Babet. The nearby higher ground and Clent Hills weather gave this place a proper soaking. Brilliant video
DJI Ronin on a GVM slider video - with a Samyang 85mm t1.5
I stuck my Samyang 85mm T1.5 lens on a Sony A7iii, in a DJI Ronin RS3 Pro, on a GVM GT-60D camera slider, with superb results. A video.
Sony 200-600mm POV Wildlife Photography Video
POV Wildlife photography video with a Sony 200-600mm lens
The OLD Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART Lens Review Video
Reviewing the OLD Sigma 50mm f1.4 DG HSM ART Lens - Video
All the gear I’ve used to create my adventure videos - 2023
A closer look at all the cameras, lenses, drones and hiking and camping equipment I’ve used to create my adventure videos on YouTube.
Leave No Trace - A camping trip video
“Leave No Trace - A camping trip” is a short fun video that follows a man on a solitary wild camping trip in a remote woodland, where he encounters enigmatic events and inspires the “Leave No Trace” message in others.
Coffee in Uffmoor Woods Video, Worcestershire - September 2023
Bountiful Berries - Coffee in Uffmoor Woods Video, September 2023
Nottingham Stock Video Footage
A collection of premium video clips around the city of Nottingham in England. Available for download in up to 4K quality.
Caernarfon Stock Video Footage
A collection of exclusive 4K video clips from the royal town of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales.
Coventry Stock Video Footage
A collection of stock video clips and images from the West Midlands city of Coventry in England.
York Stock Video Footage
Stock video footage of York, the beautiful cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. With Roman origins, York is situated at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. The collection holds videos of many of its historic buildings and other structures, such as a York Minster, York Castle, and the gorgeous old city walls.
Ukraine Footage
A selection of exclusive stock video clips of Ukrainian families and refugees marching through the streets of York in England.
Gloriously full of custard - August 2023
I filmed a load of great cities and a Spitfire (with custard legs), visited the wreckage of a World War 2 plane at Fynnon Lloer, met some Ukrainians in York, and read about Stalin’s War.
Worcestershire Coffee Bonanza - Slug Stories! Coffee in the woods video, August
Worcestershire Coffee Bonanza - Slug Stories! Coffee in the woods video, August
Chester Video Footage
A collection of premium stock video clips from in and around the city of Chester in the UK.
Chichester Stock Video Footage
A drunk man in a wheelchair tells me to F off, but his charming accomplice said “Welcome to Chichester’, so I continued, and captured a load of Chichester stock video footage for this collection.
Uffmoor woods deer encounter video - Daring Deer - Coffee in the woods, July
Uffmoor woods deer encounter video - Daring Deer - Coffee in the woods, July
To B (roll), or not to B (roll) - Stratford-Upon-Avon Stock Footage
William Shakespeare’s hometown, his birthplace, his new place, his wife’s house, his theatre, a big wheel, some statues, and the inability to go into McDonald’s and order a Macbeth.
It’s not unusual - July 2023
Barriers, cones, dilapidated buildings, new lenses, loads of rain, authoritarian taxi drivers, WW2 aircraft, dive-bombing birds, and Tom Jones.
Wonderful Warwick - Stock Footage
An exclusive collection of premium stock footage from the historic market town of Warwick. Everything from drone aerial views of Warwick Castle, to low fast gimbal tracking shots of Warwick town center.