The Caufields came over from Huddersfield today for a family shoot of all the grandkids for Toni and Tracey’s mum’s 60th. Kids can often be a challenge and a total of six in the studio at once is right up there! Anyway. here’s a few from the shoot and if you’re thinking of a shoot for a birthday gift, just call the studio on 01924 229800 to book your slot.
With all this snow and at least three portrait shoots being postponed, I’ve been trying to get to grips with a website overhaul. This, I admit, has been a long time coming! It’s one of those things I always mean to do but never get round to it. Anyway, there’s been a few changes to most of the pages and the addition of the new baby bump pages and FAQ, as well as a new flash movie on the wedding pages and a general change of colour to black!
There’s also a new website coming to specifically promote the newly refurbished studio at Durkar – you read it here first folks! The studio website will feature much the same content as this site and will share the blog, but it will also have other new features such as monthly group portrait shoots for photographers as well as workshop sessions and will sport a snappy new name and logo!
With all the Christmas festivities out of the way, now is the time to be looking towards Valentine’s Day on February 14th and thinking about giving something a bit different this year that is both lasting and personal. So, with this in mind I’ve come up with a Valentine’s Day photoshoot at a great price that also includes 6 10×8 prints in elegant black folders, 20 web-sized images for use on Facebook or Myspace etc and a very large 20×30 canvas gallery wrap of your favourite image complete and ready to hang as soon as your partner unwraps it! This is a very personal gift that will last a lifetime, not just a few weeks and all for only £150!
The shoot will last around 1hr in our well equipped studio and can involve a couple of changes of clothes; the style and content of the shoot is entirely down to you: it could be a sexy boudoir shoot, a fashion style shoot, a beautiful Hollywood glamour style portrait or even a lifestyle shoot involving both you and your partner to create a beautiful centre piece for your living room wall. The images will then be put on a private web gallery for you to choose your favourite image for printing on the sumptuous large canvas wrap.
To book your Valentine’s Day photo session call now on 01924 229800.
Helen came over to the studio today to discuss the options for a celebrate the dress shoot and after we’d had a chat about that and decided on what style of shoot we’d do, I took the opportunity of a couple of quick portraits by natural light from the studio windows. The frosted glass is just a bit too diffuse for my taste, unless there’s a lot of daylight, but with leaden skies like we had to day, not enough gets through. Here are a couple of the results: I used a very shallow depth of field to cope with the low light and also to emphasise the eyes. I’m looking forward to the celebrate the dress shoot later this month.
Although the snow is having an impact on my business with three portrait sessions having to be postponed already this week, I have to admit it does look spectacular, especially with the sun out and blue skies! So, with perfect shooting conditions, but less than ideal driving conditions, I managed to to get to Nostell Priory to shoot some snowy landscapes as part of a commission to shoot images for the new interpretation centre and tea rooms. Here’s a few images from this morning.
Emma & David came braved the snow and ice today to come over to the studio for a baby bump shoot. I’m shooting the couple’s wedding later this year in July and, while that may be some month’s off, the baby is due in a few weeks, so it was top priority to do the maternity shoot. We did both high key and low key lighting and tried various ideas and got some great shots by the end of the session. With bumps, baby and a wedding, there’s bound to be more of these two on the blog!
If you’d like a baby bump session, just call the studio on 01924 229800 or send me a mail for some information and don’t forget to click on the baby bump category for more maternity images or visit the new bump pages.
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