The Workhouse - Project
This week we were fortunate enough to be invited to The Workhouse to take part and develop the photography side of this already well established graphic design company.
With a 3500ft Photography Studio and some fantastic equipment to boot, this Blog is about the development, shoots and briefs along the way.
Our first brief is for Youthzone, Blackburn on Friday 25th October.
This was a big shoot with a number of purtrait shots to be taken
I learned some very valueble lessons in this shoot. Colour Management and white balance using Lightroom, Tethering with Lightroom, Lighting (Profoto Equipment), Customer relationships, Time management and directing shots.
Total Time 5.5 Hours
Raspberry Pi Shoot
Friday !st November
This shoot was done over two days, a variety of portrait and product shots for the Raspberry Pi merchandise for the Education Authorities.
This was an informative and interesting shoot with different lighting set up's for product and portrait.
I took overall control of tethering and picture quality and assisted in directing the compositional aspect to meet the customers brief.
Total Time 6 Hours
Tile Shoot
Friday 8th November
We had to shoot a number of ceramic floor tiles for a catalogue, the 3 images below show the lighting set up and Tether used to produce the final images.
Total Time 4 Hours
Furniture Shoot
Friday 21st November
I was asked to assist a furniture shoot at The Workhouse organising lighting and assisting set of the individual shots. Unfortunately the copy of images never surfaced so I have none to show for the day.
Total Time 4 Hours
Portrait Photo Shoot
December 18th
I was asked to do a group portrait shot, so I booked the Workhouse studio for a few hours
One of the final shots used after editing.
This was the first time I had worked in the studi on on y own and had to direct and manage the set up and poses etec myself. It gave me alot of confidence afterwards.
Total Time (incl editing & printing) 7 Hours
January 4th 2014
Home Portrait Shoot for Kirsty Smith in Bolton
Kirsty contacted me and asked me to do some natural and composed portraits of her family, with very little eqipment ie: Canon 500d, a speedlight, and 1 reflector, I did the shoot mainly for experience although they were very happy with the images and insisted on paying me..
Total Time (incl editing,printing etc)
11 Hours
29 MAY 2014
Chamber of Commerce
The Everyman Theatre Liverpool
I was fortunate enough to be commisioned to shoot inside the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool,
The shoot involved photographing THE PHILANTHROPY FELLOWSHIP EVENT, 29 MAY 2014 and a talk by the Duke of Westminster.
http://www.professionaliverpool.com/index.php/2014/05/the-philanthropy-fellowship-event-29-may-2014/
The clients (Professional Liverpool) wanted the event to be photographed as candid and some staged photography.
Equipment: canon 500d, speedlight, 70-200mm lens.
The images were to be uploaded to dropbox the same day ready to be used for press release the next morning.
Shooting the event was simple as this involved mainly cataloging the event as it happened. As i was the only photographer there, it was essential to capture as much as possible so the client had a diverse range of shots to choose fom for the press release and future promotional material.
The event lasted approximately 5 hours with various dignitary's speaking at the event.
After leaving the event I edited the images that night and uploaded them to Dropbox for the client to download.
I was fortunate enough to be commisioned to shoot inside the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool,
The shoot involved photographing THE PHILANTHROPY FELLOWSHIP EVENT, 29 MAY 2014 and a talk by the Duke of Westminster.
http://www.professionaliverpool.com/index.php/2014/05/the-philanthropy-fellowship-event-29-may-2014/
The clients (Professional Liverpool) wanted the event to be photographed as candid and some staged photography.
Equipment: canon 500d, speedlight, 70-200mm lens.
The images were to be uploaded to dropbox the same day ready to be used for press release the next morning.
Shooting the event was simple as this involved mainly cataloging the event as it happened. As i was the only photographer there, it was essential to capture as much as possible so the client had a diverse range of shots to choose fom for the press release and future promotional material.
The event lasted approximately 5 hours with various dignitary's speaking at the event.
After leaving the event I edited the images that night and uploaded them to Dropbox for the client to download.
The feedback I recieved after the event was all positive and i was asked to send my invoice so payment could be made. As a fee had been agreed this was a simple procedure.
Some of the images were to be used for http://philanthropyfellowship.org.uk/northwest/what-does-philanthropy-mean-in-the-21st-century.
Total Time incl Editing
16 Hours
Some of the images were to be used for http://philanthropyfellowship.org.uk/northwest/what-does-philanthropy-mean-in-the-21st-century.
Total Time incl Editing
16 Hours
June 28, 2014
Chamber of Commerce
Veterans Day Preston
I was commisioned to photograph the Veterans Day in Preston by the Chamber of Commerce. The client wanted the event cataloged for press release and future promotional material. The main image the client required was the Mayor, so not too much preasure on organising shots. With a variety of stalls and shows, speakers and guests it was going to be a busy day.
18 Hours
Wedding 1
Sarah and Robert
I was asked to assist and act as a second shooter for my first wedding by Phil Dewhurst Photography.
Phil and I directed the photography togeather and set out to create some classical and contemporary images for the client. The final results gave me a huge amount of confidence to approach wedding photography. I learned alot on the day, directing shots, public involvement, creating and designing images the client could cherish.
The client was really pleased with the final results and could not of been happier.
Total Time incl editing
38 hours
Wedding 2
Nicola
I was asked to assist and act as a second shooter for my first wedding by Phil Dewhurst Photography.
Phil and I directed the photography togeather and set out to create some classical and contemporary images for the client. The final results gave me a huge amount of confidence to approach wedding photography. I learned alot on the day, directing shots, public involvement, creating and designing images the client could cherish.
38 Hours
Wedding 3
Immi and Lindsay
This was my first solo wedding I had been approached to cover and after a couple of visits to Bradford to speak to the client we agreed a fee and understood what was required.
I was to arrive for the bride getting ready and cover the whole day right upto the first dance.
I was excited and apprehensive as I had never covered a wedding on my own before.
The day went without any problems and i got a chance to try out my new camera equipment.
Imran and Lyndsay were really pleased with the final images and asked me to organise prints and an album once they had chosen their selection. I got a geat deal of satisfaction out of this shoot, i proved to myself I was capable of photographing a wedding on my own, and produce images that the happy couple would be pleased with. I had the chance to use my own creative direction without the input of somebody else for all of the images and as the day went on the more confident I got to try new approaches.
Total Time incl editing
42 Hours
Sue and David Wedding
I was to arrive for the bride getting ready and cover the whole day right upto the first dance.
I was excited and apprehensive as I had never covered a wedding on my own before.
The day went without any problems.
The clients were very happy with the images and asked me to arrange printing for a selected amount of the images.
Total Time incl editing
45 Hours
The Bibas 2014
I was comisioned to photograph The Be Inspired Business Awards for the Chamber of Commerce.
The brief was to capture the event and document the nights events, but also to capture the fun and to make sure it looks busy.
With Saatchi and Saatchi hosting the awards and Lancashires best of business in the North West attending my first thought was to make sure I did a good job and perhaps more work will follow.
Total Time incl editing
24 Hours
Familyfest
Commissioned to shoot Familyfest an all day outdoor cinima attraction hosted and organised by BID Preston to bring people into the City. A simple brief to shoot the day and all the children with the disney characters. In conjunction with Radio Lancashire.
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The Bibas Cocktail Party
Awards Ceremony
Having shot the BIBAS I was asked to shoot the BIBAS Cocktail Party And Award Collection, The brief was to provide another 2 photographers (3 including myself) and lighting for 3 shooting areas and photgraph the repellent dignitary's as they collect their certificates, approximately 175 people in a one and a half hour period. We also had to shoot the cocktail party, people mingling and chatting, candid shots.After checking the venue for size, lighting etc..
I organised two other photographers and three twin sets of lighting.
On the day I arrived two hours early to set up the lighting and organize the team ready for the event.
It was a small venue and we had just enough room for the three sets without to much light spill.
All went well and the clients were thrilled as to how organised we were and how quickly we managed to get the main shoot done, it was very much a production line with 3 sets.
The team were fantastic and conducted themselves very professionally and I couldn't have asked for any more from Shaun Richardson and Craig Taylor.
When the shoot was finished I collected the images together for edit.
The client needed the images for the following morning so they had to be edited and uploaded that night.
Preston BID
Prestfest Halloween Weekend.
Comisioned again by BID Preston to cover Pretfest, a weekend event based around the Halloween theme. A very busy schedule following the entertainment from venue to venue and photographing the entertainment etc..
All images were edited each night ready for press release the following morning.
Each venue was different as far as lighting is concerned, using one on camera speedlight and high speed sync to eliminate shadows and movement.
A busy weekend, with great results for the client who were very happy with the results.
18 Hours including Editing
Preston Bid
Christmas Markets
Commissioned to capture the Christmas Market opening in Preston and cover the events on the day.
Edit images and upload the same day for press release the following morning.
10 Hours including Editing.
Institute of Directors
Manchester
I was commissioned by the Institute Of Directors in Manchester to to photograph the head of siemens give a talk on generating growth in industry and providing a boost to the local economy.
A very simple reportage type shoot covering the event and providing the images for release the next day.
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7 Hours including editing.
Preston BID
Christmas Lights Turn On
Comisioned to cover the whole event including artists and light switch on, to provide shots of the crowds and artists for press release and Smooth Radio.
15 hours including editing
Preston, St GeorgesFashion Show
I was commissioned by St Georges shopping center to cover their yearly fashion shoot, organised in conjunction with the local shopping chains in the mall. This was my first taste of fashion, very fast pace from start to finish. My biggest issue was my lack of focal length in the Mall, Although the client was very pleased with the final results.
10 hours including editing.
This was my first Indian wedding, with very little time to prepair (Two days!!).
After researching Indian wedding photographers I relised how colorful and romantic they are.
I didn't get chance to meet the bride or grom until the day of the wedding (Not how I like to prepare to be honest) The whole day was left to my interpretation and had to direct accordingly. I also took a second shoter to cover candid shots and a little video.
48 Hours including editing.
326 Hours Total Time.
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