Straight from dumping the cards from the Bicester shoot I was heading up to Burnley to shoot the lights in Charter Square shopping centre. Not on the same scale as Bicester but a neat little centre nevertheless and spotlessly clean with not a speck of litter anywhere! The lights were mostly around the main square in front of Burnley market and the beauty of this place was the balcony which allowed me to get some height to give me a different perspective.

Another shoot for MK Illuminations but a change of plan and instead of Bicester, I followed in Dr Foster’s footsteps and went down to Gloucester in a shower of rain! However, unlike him, I missed the puddles and concentrated on some twilight photography of the Christmas lights. On arrival I reported to reception to let them know I was on site and to ask about where the lights were located, in particular the outside ones. I was told there were only the ones at the front so I concentrated on those only to find that, by accidentally taking a wrong turn out of the arcade, I stumbled upon some awesome tree lights at the back of the building! So much for the staff on site being clued up! I still managed to shoot them but once the sky has gone dark, it becomes very difficult to expose for the lights and the darkness. Just a few as I am shooting a wedding tomorrow and then I have to start work on another big commercial commission (more on that later) as well as more light shoots!