Specialising in cinematography from Napier University’s BA Hons Film degree she graduated with a 2:1. Alongside her degree, she worked as a content photographer, capturing food and events for small businesses in and around Edinburgh.

From here Claire was awarded BBC’s Natural History’s Project Songbird Bursary and went on to work as a camera assistant and drone pilot for BBC’s Spring Watch, Autumn Watch and Winter Watch, as well as working as a studio camera assistant on Andy’s Global Adventures.

Claire has since gone on to work as a camera operator and drone operator for BBC Countryfile, Fake or Fortune and Antiques Road Show. She has also worked as a wildlife camera operator for the feature film ‘The Salt Path’.

Alongside her broadcast work Claire also works as an experienced photographer, working for businesses in Bristol such as Freddie’s Flowers, and capturing events and BTS for film sets. Alongside this, as a hobby she photographs the natural world around her, with a keen interest in wildlife photography.

Claire is experienced in macro, long lens, arial, and sync camera work, as well as DIT, recording sound, and directing short sequences.