A nice classical style portrait of 14 month old Vojtech. He was a very good boy during the shoot and was quite happy to have his photograph taken. Despite having a few toys to play with in my studio, he thought my car keys were great fun. Who needs toys when you have car keys!
I start work on a very exciting new project next week. Its not a commissioned shoot, but a personal project. Doing personal shoots is an important thing for a photographer to do, as shoots of this nature help you to develop your style of work and explore new techniques. The images taken will form a body of work which will be assessed by some of the UK’s leading photographers for a qualification grade. The qualification (known as the Associateship) is not easy to get – but that’s why I’m doing it. I’ve come up with a great idea for it, but it won’t be for several months until I can show the results. Thanks also to my clients who have kindly agreed to participate in the project.
Well, the search for the new ABC Cover Star continues. I’m now shooting for the summer issue of ABC Magazine, and here are our first two contenders – Grace (9) and her sister Sophia (6). We originally had this sitting booked for December, but it had to be rescheduled three times, due to the snow!
It was long shoot for the girls as I also did some shots of them with their mum and dad. The girls were really great to work with. Both were very patient and did everything that was asked of them. Their mum & dad were pretty good too!!
Few things to mention today…
Firstly, shown above is the beautiful Danielle. I just love her eyes. She was a lovely little girl to photograph and she was very keen to tell me about her pet cat, dog, fishes and rabbit! Danielle’s mum took advantage of our fantastic Kodak Portrait Awards promotion, where your child could win you £1,000.00. To qualify for this great offer, all subjects being photographed must be aged between 0-12 years. And the sitting is free! If you would like to enter your child into this great competition, call me now on 01279 843050 for details.
I’ve also had a few clients asking if the winner of our ABC Cover Star competition has been chosen. The answer is yes - and the winner has been informed. Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. You will be able to see the winner on the new issue of ABC magazine, which hits the streets at the beginning of March.
My new website has now been launched – and I’m very pleased with it. You can see it here.
I’m rather glad the snow has almost gone now. It means I can get on with doing a steady stream of shoots again. A number of my shoots have had to be rescheduled due to the snow. One of my clients got snowed in and had to reschedule their shoot 3 times!
One client who got through the drifts was this lovely little fella shown above. Ben came in with his mum and dad for a family portrait sitting. Some two year old boys can be a bit of a challenge to photograph, but Ben was a very good boy! He was fun too – nice and chatty.
After the success of my new-look blog, I’ve decided to update my main website. The new site has a similar(ish) look to the current site, but its able to display larger images and provide more information. If all goes well, the new site will be launched sometime next week.
First post of 2010! I hope you all had a great Christmas.
January is normally a bit of a quiet month for me, but this year I’ve got quite a lot on, which is nice – although the snow isn’t helping much!
Shown above is Andrieca and brothers Max and Julius who came into the studio to have their photographs taken as part of our ABC Cover Star promotion. Entries for children to appear in the March issue of ABC magazine is now closed. The winner will be notified in the next few weeks. We are now taking bookings for children to appear on the summer issue of ABC Magazine. If you would like the chance of your child appearing on the cover of ABC magazine, contact me now on 01279 843050 for details.
Well, that’s about it for another year!
I would just like to take this opportunity of thanking all my clients for their custom over the last twelve months. Despite the country being in recession – and portrait photography not being on a lot of people’s list of priorities, many clients have still come to my studio to have their portraits taken. As a result, it has been another busy and enjoyable year for me.
What has been particularly nice is that there has been a large increase of clients who I photographed years ago returning to have their new additions to their families photographed. I’m always amazed how children grow so quickly!
As for the photo above, I thought I’d post something a little different. Being based out in the countryside has many advantages. Taken yesterday, this is the view I got from my studio door. With views like this, I certainly don’t miss the days when I worked in a crummy industrial estate in Feltham!
Happy Christmas everyone!
How would you like the chance to win a cool £1,000.00?
We are looking to enter photogenic children into one of the UK’s most prestigious photographic competitions – the Kodak Portrait Awards.
Sponsored by one of the world’s top imaging companies; Kodak and the Master Photographers Association (MPA), we are offering entrants a FREE studio portrait sitting worth £50.00!
We shall select the best image from the sitting and submit it to the Kodak Portrait Awards. If the photograph is chosen as the outright winner of the portrait category, you will win £1,000.00! There are also some great runner-up prizes of Kodak digital Cameras too!
To qualify for this great offer, all subjects being photographed must be aged between 0-12 years.
As part of the offer, we will pay the entry fee to the competition. The proceeds of which will be donated by the MPA to the sponsors nominated charity, PACE – a fantastic organisation that helps children with physical disabilities such as cerebral palsy.
Spaces are strictly limited, so book your sitting by calling us now on 01279 843050.
Offer subject to terms and conditions, details available upon request.
Sorry for the lack of postings recently, but I’ve been giving priority to getting clients orders out in time. It gets very busy this time of year!
I really love the above shot. Four year old Tanay came in with his mum and dad for some family portraits. The reason I love it is because its a nice and simple shot – nothing complicated, just a great engaging portrait of a lovely little boy.
I’m coming to the end of another very busy week – and I doubt that I’m going to get much of the weekend off! I’ve got a load of orders to process. It seems that my multiple reprint offer has been very successful this year. Remember, if you’ve recently had a sitting with me and want to take advantage of my great reprint order, you have until midday on Monday (7th Dec) to place your order.
Shown above are some shots from sittings I’ve done in the last couple of days. First up is little Sebastien. His mum & dad are regular visitors to my studio and it was great to see him again. Secondly, we have a very striking shot of one year old Camille. I’m a real sucker for taking shots like this – and what’s nice is that my clients love them. They show a completely different side to the child’s personality, which is not often captured on camera .
Had a great shoot today with 18 month old Ryan and his sister Aisling. Ryan in particular just loved having his photograph taken. All I had to do was aim the camera at him and he would put on a lovely smile for me. It makes my life sooo much easier when children do that! Aisling was fabulous too. I think she looks very pretty in her lovely hat.
Just a little reminder on a couple of things… Firstly, if you’ve recently had a sitting and you are looking to order reprints for delivery in time for Christmas, you should place your order with me this week. Secondly, if you are stuck for an idea for a Christmas present, how about giving a family portrait sitting in the form of a gift voucher? I can make out vouchers to any amount to suit your budget. For further details, contact me on 01279 843050.
by David
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