Sheila commuted from Market Drayton to Keele University Registry where she worked. Since she left the University she has earned her income from photography. Sheila works in and around Market Drayton. She responded to requests from a London photo agency to provide pictures of every day activities for the Library. This involved negotiating access with local companies and organisations and then taking shots of subjects such as dinner ladies serving dinners, interior shots of busy supermarkets and small food businesses. The photos were submitted to the agency and a fee paid when it was sold to a newspaper or magazine. They were also bought by publishers as illustrations in text books.

Sheila has developed a post card business based on scenic photos taken locally. She has also been commissioned to produce particular scenic photos for tourism leaflets and brochures. Commissions from local businesses are less prescriptive and involve reaching agreement about the images they want to represent them. Although a number of Bed & Breakfast establishments have their own web sites it is Sheila's experience that they like to send out cards with her pictures to customers. Sheila now specialises in canal photography. This is a niche market and her pictures are used in promotions by canal businesses, tourist offices and boat hire companies.