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Just uploaded a video presentation of some of the Cinderella Ball photos. Hard work but exciting time and we are looking forward to photographing more events this Christmas: D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKagY9vAnvU
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Thursday, 5 November 2009
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Studio opening date
OK, The official opening date for the studio is Saturday 3rd October and we are offering free portrait sittings, with an 8x6 print, for the first month.
No Catch, just ring us to make a booking.
If you are in the Milton Keynes area, print off the flyer and bring it to the studio for the chance to win a bouquet of flowers.
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Photographer plans exciting new business and opens new studio
The last couple of weeks have been very exciting with three major developments all coming together at the same time.
Firstly, fellow photographer and friend, Graeme Shiplee, is joining me as a partner in forming a new company to concentrate on the baby and portrait market.
Graeme is an experienced landscape photographer and has assisted me on several photo shoots. He has a long and varied career in sales and marketing in the photographic sector so will be well placed in that part of the business.
Secondly, we have been offered studio space for the company by a local florists that we have worked with at wedding fairs, etc. They have just moved to much larger premises and have offered us the first floor suit to use. We hope that this will be up and running in late September and will kick off with some enticing offers to attract new customers.
Thirdly, A local hair and beauty chain has asked us if we would like to work with them to offer complete makeover sessions followed by a studio photo shoot. This should be up and running about the same time as the new studio s, this will be a busy time to kick off the new venture.
Full details will be announced once the details are finalised.
Firstly, fellow photographer and friend, Graeme Shiplee, is joining me as a partner in forming a new company to concentrate on the baby and portrait market.
Graeme is an experienced landscape photographer and has assisted me on several photo shoots. He has a long and varied career in sales and marketing in the photographic sector so will be well placed in that part of the business.
Secondly, we have been offered studio space for the company by a local florists that we have worked with at wedding fairs, etc. They have just moved to much larger premises and have offered us the first floor suit to use. We hope that this will be up and running in late September and will kick off with some enticing offers to attract new customers.Thirdly, A local hair and beauty chain has asked us if we would like to work with them to offer complete makeover sessions followed by a studio photo shoot. This should be up and running about the same time as the new studio s, this will be a busy time to kick off the new venture.
Full details will be announced once the details are finalised.
Monday, 17 August 2009
Honored to be selected for first ever wedding at venue
A couple of weeks ago I had the honour of visiting Tofte Manor in Bedfordshire to shoot a wedding. All I knew about the venue was the web site which lists it as a perfect venue for retreats, residential courses, workshops, conferences, weddings, therapies and holistic get-aways.
I had been asked a while ago by the owner, Suzy Castlemaine, to quote for a very small wedding, consisting of just the bride and groom, the brides sister and grooms best friend. It would only take about an hour and a half and end with a picnic in the gardens. I was chosen to do the photos and went along nice and early to take some background shots of the place. And what a delight it is.
Unlike most of the old manor houses that you see that have been taken over and revamped by faceless designers to remove any vestige of what it would have looked like, Tofte Manor is still in private hands and the 16th century house has been restored to its former glory. The gardens are magnificent and I had this unbelievable sense of peace just walking about.
Suzy and her staff were attentive but never pushy and allowed me free access to wander and take photos. Meditative music played in the background as I walked round and enhanced the calmness of the occasion.
Amanda & John were very private people who didn't want any fuss and proclaimed themselves to be very camera shy. I let them do their own thing and just, gently, took them to the locations I had picked out.
It was only when we met the registrars, that I was told that it was actually the first wedding at the venue, so I feel very proud and honoured to have been chosen to photograph the event for them.
Finally, we walked to the patio area, where the staff had decorated the table and the benches were covered in an array of orange, red and green cushions to make it a bit like an Arabian fantasy.
It was hard for me to drag myself away from the place, I'd had such a great time. I got the same sort of calmness while I was editing the photos. I wish Amanda, John and Tofte Manor all the very best for the future.
I had been asked a while ago by the owner, Suzy Castlemaine, to quote for a very small wedding, consisting of just the bride and groom, the brides sister and grooms best friend. It would only take about an hour and a half and end with a picnic in the gardens. I was chosen to do the photos and went along nice and early to take some background shots of the place. And what a delight it is.
Unlike most of the old manor houses that you see that have been taken over and revamped by faceless designers to remove any vestige of what it would have looked like, Tofte Manor is still in private hands and the 16th century house has been restored to its former glory. The gardens are magnificent and I had this unbelievable sense of peace just walking about.Suzy and her staff were attentive but never pushy and allowed me free access to wander and take photos. Meditative music played in the background as I walked round and enhanced the calmness of the occasion.
Amanda & John were very private people who didn't want any fuss and proclaimed themselves to be very camera shy. I let them do their own thing and just, gently, took them to the locations I had picked out. It was only when we met the registrars, that I was told that it was actually the first wedding at the venue, so I feel very proud and honoured to have been chosen to photograph the event for them.
Finally, we walked to the patio area, where the staff had decorated the table and the benches were covered in an array of orange, red and green cushions to make it a bit like an Arabian fantasy.
It was hard for me to drag myself away from the place, I'd had such a great time. I got the same sort of calmness while I was editing the photos. I wish Amanda, John and Tofte Manor all the very best for the future.Thursday, 13 August 2009
Trash the dress
Not a title that I prefer, but the opportunity to wear your wedding dress again for some fun photographs. They can be an extension of your formal wedding day photos, but without the stresses of that day and without hordes of guests trying to see what you and the photographer are up to. It is also the chance to have some photos done in a favourite place or somewhere completely out of character, the choice is entirely yours.
Read this article on Wedding Chaos to give you some ideas.
Read this article on Wedding Chaos to give you some ideas.
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