It has come to my attention that the number people visiting my website has rocketed in recent days. In the last 48 hours, my site has had over 50,000 hits. 9000 of those were people searching for ‘David Calvert’.
Naturally I was curious to find out why and on further investigation, I discovered to my horror that it was connected with the recent news of Jon Venables (who was convicted of murdering Jamie Bulger) being put back into custody after breaching the conditions of his release from prison. It seems that an untrue rumour started to circulate on the web that Venables had previously changed his name to… David Calvert. Stories also circulated that a Mr David Calvert of Fleetwood, near Blackpool was Jon Venables – a story that is completely untrue.
Despite Venables being in prision, Mr Calvert of Fleetwood (who is a free man) has been wrongly victimsed. Because of this rumour, thousands of people have been Googling ‘David Calvert’ and as a result, they have come across me: David Calvert – a photographer who specialises in family and child portraits. I would also point out that Venables is aged 27 and I am aged 46.
I would like to make it very clear that I am in no way related or connected to Mr David Calvert of Fleetwood, nor am I in any way connected with the Jamie Bulger case. Any accusations stating the contrary will be put into the hands of my solicitor and/or the police.
I thought I’d show you a photograph from the last shoot of the week. This is Finn and his little sister Taryn. Finn was a little shy to start with but he soon was smiling away. This was Taryn’s first portrait shoot and she did very well.
I first photographed Finn a couple of years ago, and he’s grown up to be a very handsome little boy. Here’s how he looked when he was around a year old.
I’m coming to the end of another very busy week and shown above are two gorgeous children who came in to have their portraits taken.
First up is Ella (3). She was lovely and chatty and told me that her favourite colour was pink. Even her car seat was pink! I also did some shots of her against a pink background, which she loved.
Then we have the beautiful five month old Gabriela. Her mum took advantage of our fantastic Kodak promotion, where you could win £1,000.00. She was a super little girl and loved showing everyone how well she can kick her legs and wave her arms!
Some more shots taken in the last few days.
First up is the lovely ten month old Daniel. I love this portrait of him – just look at his lovely blue eyes. Secondly, a newborn portrait featuring the gorgeous Callum, who was only six days old when I took this shot. Finally, we have Thomas-Paul(2) who came in as part of our Kodak promotion. A lovely little boy who was keen to check out all the nooks and crannies in my studio!
At last I can reveal the winner – or should I say winners of our ABC Cover Star Spring promotion!
I have the great pleasure of introducing Julius (5) and Maximilian (7) from St Albans. Out of the many fabulous children I photographed for the competition, The editor of ABC Magazine was particularly taken by the shots of Max and Julius. When I submitted all of the photographs to the magazine, I had a feeling that the editor may go for boys this time, as its been about a year since a boy last appeared on the cover. It seems I was right!
A huge thank you to everyone who entered the competition. I hope you loved the photographs I took – and judging from the lovely messages I received, you all did.
Well, we now start all over again! I am now looking for beautiful children aged between 6 months – 11 years old who live in Hertfordshire and would like the chance of appearing on the cover of the summer issue of ABC magazine (Hertfordshire edition). Entrants get a FREE portrait sitting worth £50.00. Plus! I will also enter one of the photographs I take at your sitting into a seperate competition – namely the Kodak Portrait Awards, where you could win £1,000.00!
For bookings and full offer details, call me now on 01279 843050.
We’ve had some fabulous children in the studio recently. Firstly, shown above is the beautiful Eve (2). She was a tiny bit shy at the very start of the sitting, but with the help of her mum and my ‘assistant’ Sooty, she had a great time.
Secondly, we have Robbie (3), who came in as part of our Kodak promotion. He brought Scooby Doo with him and he seemed quite impressed with my Scooby impersonation!
In the next few days, I shall be revealing who will be appearing on the next issue of ABC magazine. Be sure to visit us again soon to see who’s won!
I’ve come to the end of a busy week – and here are a few shots from some of the portrait shoots I’ve done.
First up is Charlotte (5) and Millicent (2). They came in as part of our ABC promotion. Despite it being very cold and damp outside, we got some lovely summery looking shots. Both girls were really good and mum told me they were going to be rewarded with their favorite food… Saveloy and Chips!
Secondly, the lovely Gemma come all the way from Leicestershire for a shoot. She’s a dancer and needed some publicity shots to send to casting agents. It was quite a long but very enjoyable shoot and she worked very hard. As a result, we got some great shots. I hope the journey back wasn’t too bad!
Bookings have been very brisk in the last week and I’m near enough fully booked until late March for clients wanting to take advantage of my Kodak and ABC Cover Star promotions. As we are still very much in the colds and flu season, there is a chance that some shoots might need to be rescheduled. So if you are looking to have a portrait sitting done, give me a call on 01279 843050 to check my availability.
There’s been a great response to my Kodak Portrait Awards promotion that I recently launched. The next available slots I have for the Kodak promo is in the second week of March. Please note that the first phase of judging is at the end of March, so if you want your sitting to be submitted in good time for this, call me now to secure your sitting date/time. Spaces are strictly limited. The second phase of judging will happen at the end of August and bookings for this phase will be open shortly.
Still on the subject of the Kodak awards, here are two entrants to the competition. Shown above is the beautiful Milly and Dixie. Milly (on the left) told me before the shoot that she wasn’t too keen on having her photograph taken, but I think you will agree, she and her sister look amazing. Well done girls!
To book your sitting or for more details on the Kodak offer, call me now on 01279 843050.
Regular visitors to my blog will remember my November 21st post which featured Amy, who came in for a pregnancy portrait sitting. Yesterday, Amy and her partner Kieron were back in my studio with their beautiful new addition to their family – the absolutely gorgeous Ava-May.
She was very good during the shoot and only complained a couple of times! But after she had a nice feed, she was very happy to have her photograph taken. You could tell that mum and dad are completely overjoyed with her arrival into their family.
Our Kodak promotion is going very well and as a result, I now have very limited space left for February and I’m now booking into March onwards. If you have a photogenic child aged between 0-12 and would like the chance of winning a cool £1,000.00, click here for details, or call me on 01279 843050.
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.
by David
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