Profile

Alister is a successful London-based advertising photographer, who has shot many high profile campaigns, including those for British Airways, Jaguar Land Rover and Samsung. He is also an expert portrait photographer with recent commissions including the Prime Minister.  But Alister’s secret passion is for gardens, trees and plants. This website is designed to showcase his growing portfolio of beautiful work in this area and to demonstrate his exceptional use of light and innate understanding of his subject matter. Alister undertakes both advertising and editorial commissions, employing his well-trained eye to deliver consistently strong and authentic imagery.

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Working with Alister

Initial discussion followed by estimate submission.

Site visit prior to shoot.

Shoot schedule.

Discuss weather, timings and planting appearance.


What to expect from a shoot

Alister will provide a carefully edited selection of images. These will include overviews, details, plant groupings, close ups and hard landscaping features. Everything required to fulfil the brief.

Images supplied as high resolution rgb tiff files (for print usage) and low resolution jpeg files (for web & social media usage).

Secure image delivery via We Transfer Pro and an online viewing platform to facilitate image selection.


Additional services

Alister is a qualified drone pilot with the correct permissions in place to operate in specific environments. He can arrange shoot-by-shoot insurance and the images that he captures can be used commercially. He is also an experienced retoucher.


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Please get in touch if you have a project you would like to discuss.

It would be great to hear from you.

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