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Boudoir & glamour photographer Wakefield| Hollywood portraits | boudoir photographer West Yorkshire

April 5, 2016

boudoir & glamour photographer Wakefield: Hollywood glamour for Lyndsay

boudoir & glamour photographer Wakefield: Lyndsay is an experienced model but was really looking for some high quality images to update her model book when she found me. After a couple of quick emails discussing the shoot, we met in the studio to create some Hollywood style black-and-white portraits as well as a few headshots and glamour themed images. We began with a headshot session using my favourite beauty lighting on a mid-grey background to create some lovely portraits of Lyndsay. Following the headshots, I created a classic Hollywood lighting feel for the gorgeous boudoir session we did and I used a combination of 85mm f/1,8 and 135mm f/2 DC for all the images and shot wide open for a beautifully shallow DOF.
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Wakefield commercial photographer | commercial photographer Wakefield | West Yorkshire Commercial photographer

March 30, 2016

Wakefield commercial photographer: Nationwide call centre

Continuing a busy Easter week, I was again wearing my Wakefield commercial photographer hat but this time for a new client – Nationwide. I was booked through a marketing agency to shoot some images of Nationwide’s call centre staff on Paragon business park with the brief of capturing natural shots of the staff at work on the telephones, interacting with each other and also to grab a few images of the front of the building. I really enjoy the challenge of creating images on location and used a simple two light set-up with a couple of off camera flashes. The key light was pushed through a small octabox and I used an accent light fitted with a home-made snoot to carve the subjects out of the background. The exposures were, of course, balanced to ambient and once this was done, it was just a case of walking round the office capturing the images. As ever, my go to lens was the 70-200 as I just love the shallow DOF wide open, but I did use the 50mm f/1.4 a few times. I’ve recently fallen back in love with the humble ‘nifty fifty’ and have been using it for a good few shoots, paired with the exquisite 135mm f/2 DC lens which delivers some dreamy OOF backgrounds. Here’s a sample of what I shot on the day and if you are looking for a Wakefield commercial photographer, then just give me a call on 01924 229800 to discuss your requirements.

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Photography workshop | ballerina photography workshop | photographic workshops West Yorkshire

March 29, 2016

Ballerina photography workshop Wakefield

Over the Easter break I had Ayla in the studio for a ballerina photography workshop over two days. The photography workshops on both days were sold out and those delegates that attended captured some amazing images of Ayla as a ballerina as well as creating fine art figure studies. The ballet themed session was definitely my favourite of the day and we shot some fabulous high key studies in white and amazing low key images on black, very much along the black swan style. When I am running a workshop, I am simply there to facilitate, advise with lighting and composition and and not take photographs myself, so as always, I reserve a slot of time for my personal work which allows me to create my own images and to style the shoot for the clients. Here are a few of the images I took of Ayla as a ballet dancer. I have Ayla back in the studio in June and I know places will sell out quickly, so if you would like to come along and capture images like these, send me an email via the contact pages to be notified of the event. You can always call me on 01924 229800 to discuss or reserve a place.

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Event Photographer Yorkshire | Yorkshire event photographer | Wakefield event photographer

March 27, 2016

Yorkshire Event photographer

Event photographer Yorkshire: Today found me in Bradford at The Fairmont to provide the event photography at a large Hindu gathering. The party goers had come from all over the UK and even travelled in from other countries for an annual gathering of Hindu families which takes place at different locations each year. The event is partly a religious gathering but is also mainly a chance for families that are scattered in different parts of the country to get together for a party and a feast. The entertainment included Bollywood dancing, quizzes, recitals and of course, plenty of food. I was there to capture the family photographs which was great fun as there were some very colourful costumes and cute children to photograph as well as being fed on some amazing cuisine throughout the day :¬)

To book me as your Yorkshire event photographer, just call the studio on 01924 229800 for a chat.

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headshot photographer Wakefield | beauty photographer Wakefield | Leeds fashion photographer | fashion photography West Yorkshire

March 24, 2016

headshot photographer Wakefield: Here is a selection from a fashion and beauty shoot I did with Abbey today. I first met abbey while shooting the event photography for Crofton School prom last year. Abbey immediately caught my eye as a potential model for a series of street fashion and off camera flash masterclasses that I have planned and today, I finally got her in front of my camera! Abbey came over to the studio with her mum and we had a short but productive session shooting headshots, beauty and fashion on both white and black infinity sweeps. This was Abbey’s first time in front of the camera and. although a little nervous, she took to modelling very well, Hopefully, we will have a few more sessions and then it will be all out for the masterclasses. If you’d like to photograph Abbey on one of the workshops, just fill in a contact form above to be placed on the mailing list or keep checking the workshops page for the latest info.

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model portfolio photographer Wakefield | Alt model photographer | tattooed models |

March 14, 2016

Model portfolio photographer Wakefield: Sophie ~ tattooed alt model

Model portfolio photographer Wakefield: Sophie had been wanting to book a shoot with me for a while now but we’ve both been very busy and unable to schedule the shoot at a mutually convenient time. However, today our schedules aligned and Sophie came over to the studio for a portfolio builder shoot. We shot a variety of looks from fashion to boudoir and in under 2hrs had a really great range of images. Although Sophie has modelled for a few other photographers, this was the first time she was really blown away with the results as I found out when she sent me the following text

It’s amazing and all thanks to you! None of my other photos have ever gone viral like these – when can we shoot again?

I’ve added just a few from the shoot here with a few more on the Adobe Slate website here. If you are an alternative or tattooed model, just give me a call to fix up a shoot. If you are interested in photographing Sophie at a forthcoming workshop, just drop me a line to secure a heads up as soon as the dates are available or click on the workshop link above.

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