Bridge-Wilkinson Photography

Roadtrip: VW T25 Campervan in the Snow

Matthew — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:33:37 +0000

We drove upto Wasdale in Cookie, from Warwickshire on the Thursday night, arriving in the dark about 9pm. The views there are stunning but arriving in the dark we couldnt see a thing, we were excited to wake up and see our surroundings. The wind was really starting to get up and made the last [...]

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Latex Location fashion photoshoot

Matthew — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:53:56 +0000

Mery is a young lady I met through Purpleport, who was keen to arrange a location shoot to shoot some clothing a local designer had loaned her. The outfit was provided by ASD Latex, so I packed the car and headed over to Birmingham. It’s safe to say it was extremely cold and I wasn’t [...]

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February SWPP Monthly Contest – 3 highly commended awards

Matthew — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:19:59 +0000

Very pleased to hear I received 3 highly commended awards in the February 2013 SWPP monthly photography contest, in the categories Monochrome, Portrait Avant Garde and Open Avante Garde. The first photograph on the left I called Aspire, and is of musician and actor Simon Hall Jr. Simon is a very talented guy, and working [...]

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Free Skin Soften Action for Photoshop

Matthew — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:43:41 +0000

Please view this tutorial in 720p to ensure you can see the detail. It is a very quick tutorial on how to use a very simple skin softening action that I created. Now don’t let this fool you I dont just run this action, there are a great deal more layers of processing that I [...]

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Snap Out Of It Project, a message from Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:34:16 +0000

So it begins… Snap Out Of It is a project that is very close to my heart, and the more I discuss it with friends and family, the more I realise that most of us have been touched by depression in one way or another. For some its a direct experience, for others they have [...]

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Experimental art nude body painting make up shoot

Matthew — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:35:18 +0000

Sometimes its good to just setup the studio and collaborate with other creatives and see what you can come up with. Sunday was just such a day, meeting up with Loretta Hope and MUA Helen Ginder. Helen trained with my good friend Neil Hughes and was keen to shoot something after a period away from [...]

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The Silence: Speak out, beat depression.

Matthew — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:08:41 +0000

Depression is something that can be different for each individual, and each person will find different ways of coping. However with advice and support the ability to cope, manage and even eliminate our symptoms can grow in strength massively. Often when we are feeling at such a low, the world can appear somewhat different to [...]

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Merry Christmas and here’s to 2013

Matthew — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:00:49 +0000

Well 2012 seems to have vanished in the blink of an eye. I had big plans for 2012 and I am sorry to admit I only dented the list of things I wanted to do. I am fortunate that photography is not a job for me but a passion that gives me great enjoyment. Photography [...]

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Snap Out Of It – Project to raise awareness of mental health/depression – First Look

Matthew — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:23:50 +0000

The above image is the first look at forthcoming images to be released as part of the Snap Out Of It project What is “Snap out of it”? It is a new photography project conceived by Matthew Bridge-Wilkinson to highlight and explore the issues and stigma attached to mental illness. Most specifically to focus and [...]

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Autumn Location Shoot

Matthew — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:55:58 +0000

Roxana in autumn colours at St Paul’s Square Birmingham I feel I must start this short post with an apologise for the lack of updates. It is safe to say that I’ve been incredibly busy and sadly not as much with photography as I would like. I’ve been shooting some actor headshots of late, very [...]

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