Car and Automotive Photography, Preston
Photographing cars on a sunny day. Something I love to do, although the sunny day bit is a bit of a rare occurrence.
Food Photography for Just Prepd in Preston
I have to say, I am surprised at just how many “niche” areas there are within a particular market. And I consider myself to be very lucky to work with a few companies that excel in niche areas.
Wedding Photography at Samlesbury Hotel, Preston
The Samlesbury Hotel, just outside Preston, has some interesting locations for wedding photography, if you go looking for them.
Wedding Photography at Gibbon Bridge, Chipping in Preston.
This is Emily and Richard, who married at Gibbon Bridge in August. A beautiful venue with some stunning opportunities for wonderful bridal portraits.
Motorcycle Photography
Having had my first shoot with the ELB1200, I wanted a complete change of subject and challenges for my second shoot.
Asian Bridal Brochure Photography
This particular image was part of a bridal brochure shoot for the Marriott hotel group. They had a healthy number of wedding bookings, but there seemed an obvious lack of engagement with the Asian community. A review of their wedding marketing image quickly revealed why. There were no Asian bridal imagery displayed anywhere. It’s difficult to engage a target customer if they cannot see an
Product Photography – Perspex Signs
As products go, these signs had their own set of challenges. The main thing I wanted to preserve, was the three dimensional nature and depth of the acrylic. The numbering was quite pronounced within the plastic, and I wanted to make sure that was obvious to the viewer. What I didn’t want, was any glare or flaring caused by the highly polished perspex.
The Black Widow
This portrait was always going to be black and white, hard hitting, and pretty much influenced by “Sin City” and the like.
The Light Painted Bride
This is an image from last year that seemed to have all the right ingredients, but just fell flat on the light test. The background was just far too dark to have any kind of detail in the hedges or bushes. If I opened it up for the bushes, the sky instantly blew out, and I lost any kind of atmosphere from the setting
Let There be Light!
This was a very simple, but effective setup. The image was taken quite late in the evening and in darkness. All light is provided by off-camera flash, and the downside was having to setup by touch in the dark. We had a solitary LED torch, which helped, but it took a great deal longer to setup than I would have preferred.