In an effort to retain creative freedom Daniels maintained copyright of his work and developed hand printed photographs from his small studio.
Born George Frederick William Daniels in Churchover, Warwickshire, he pioneered innovative techniques and experiments with light that created a more sophisticated still image.
The Antibes summer schools attracted artists from the performing arts, and for Daniels it was an opportunity to capture the grace and elegance of the human form.
Daniels entered the film industry in 1929 when he was discovered by director E. A. Dupont and was hired as the stills photographer for Anna May Wong at Elstree Studios to promote Piccadilly.
Coventry Street was a popular West End destination with nightclubs, bars and restaurants although it was badly damaged on 08 March 1941 during the Blitz with heavy casulties and several properties including Cafe de Paris were put out of action.
However, in 1942 the Empire Studio re opened and Daniels resumed his work with Powell and Pressburer and their newly formed production company known as The Archers became one of his clients.
In 1949 he worked on Gone to Earth and sitters included Jennifer Jones, Cyril Cusack and David Farrar and the assignment was featured in Picture Post Magazine.
Daniels was also recruited by Michael Powell Theatre Productions between 1944 and 1949 including publicity photographs for Hemingway's The Fifth Column performed in Glasgow by Roger Livesey and Margaret Johnston.
Despite his obvious talent both as a photographer and designer of The White House it is difficult to establish the full extent of his career due to a fire that destroyed most of his archive.