September 2nd, 2008 § § permalink
On this past Saturday I photographed the wedding of Karen Burnett and Koen Vanstaen at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Plymouth; Karen contacted me earlier in the year to say that she was looking for a photographer in the Plymouth area and found my website, loved my images and would I consider shooting her wedding? It’s always hugely flattering to be approached for work that I don’t market myself to – especially with so many specialist wedding photographers in Plymouth – and my calendar was open so we hooked it up. The wedding was especially interesting as the bride’s family was Cornish while the groom’s was Belgian (the couple met while both at University in Plymouth, hence the Plymouth wedding location) giving the marriage a wonderful cross-cultural theme, with national flags distributed to the respective guests and local customs from both families integrated into the celebrations and enjoyed by all. I was only on location for three hours or so with a lot to cover during that time including both documentary style images of the ceremony/early reception and portraits of the bride, groom, and family. Above is one of the portraits from the balcony at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, while below is an individual portrait of Karen taken on the Plymouth Hoe, and one of the smaller Belgian guests at the reception. Part of what I enjoy so much about being a photographer is the diversity of work and clients that I meet, and the success of the shoot has me thinking about dropping one or two wedding images into my on-line portfolio with a view to picking up a few more wedding assignments in the future, so if you’re planning a wedding and like my work then drop me a line.
August 27th, 2008 § § permalink
The 2008/2009 Shred Publishing Print Demon brochure has just gone to print and will be delivered to businesses across the Plymouth area by the Shred 500; it can also be viewed on-line at
www.printdemon.com Featured above is Shred founder and Director Steve Toze.
The brochure features ten portraits of local business-people; all clients of Shred Publishing, with the aim of showcasing both local businesses and services as well as Shred’s own products and services. Each portrait was taken on-location in order to capture the subjects during the course of their normal working day and composed to fit the layout requirements of the brochure. A few more tears from the brochure below.
Barbara Jones of Jones Recruitment
Martyn Salt of mountain bike event/race organiser Inevent
Owen Pike of O.F. Pike Carpentry
If you require a photographer to work with you on a commercial or corporate project please either call or email me to discuss your photographic requirements.
August 3rd, 2008 § § permalink
John Fordy is the owner and founder of the Surfing Life surf shops; I shot this portrait of him in the Plymouth store a couple of days ago just before closing time so we didn’t disturb the customers when I started setting up lights and inevitably begun rearranging the shop displays in the name of getting a good photograph. John was a great subject and made the shoot feel pretty easy; we were done by 6:00PM with some strong images and a couple of alternate looks. The photograph of John is part of a series of commercial portraits that I’m currently producing on assignment for a design and print agency that wishes to feature a cross-section of their local clients (all Plymouth based business people) in their upcoming brochure advertising the company’s various products and services.
July 16th, 2008 § § permalink
This is a corporate portrait I shot recently of Plymouth Drake Circus Mall Manager Mike Jones; my simple, creative approach to lighting allows me to be extremely flexible when working with busy clients who need to be photographed on location and between appointments, while still delivering studio quality images. I specialise in location portraits and this sitting was actually done in a small conference room within the Mall Management Suite, and the entire shoot was carried out inside of 30 minutes including set-up and strip-down time; the actual time spent with the subject can be as little as just a few minutes if their schedule dictates it. If you require a commercial photographer in the Plymouth area (I’m also available to work nationally if required) to produce corporate or commercial portraits for your business please contact me to discuss your requirements.
