ɡˈɑːdfɹi wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌɔn baɪ ðə lˈɑːɹkɪnz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːkt wɪð pˈiːɾɚ sˈæks bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈiːvɪŋ tə sˈɛt ˌʌp bˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪk wɪð kˈiːθ lˈɜːnɚ ænd dʒˈɛf hˈeɪl.
Godfrey was taken on by the Larkins Studio in 1950 where he worked with Peter Sachs before leaving to set up Biographic with Keith Learner and Jeff Hale.