What does a photographer cost? One of the questions at the forefront of many peoples minds when they feel their brand needs to engage the services of a professional.
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Are they important for your business?
The simple answer is yes! This is particularly true if you are a small to medium sized business because with all the advances in technology people still buy from people or hire people to do work for them. After all you wouldn’t go to a first meeting with a prospective client with a bag over your head would you?
Adapt and Survive
As we head into week 11 since the start of lockdown on March 23rd I have been reflecting on how we have all handled the unusual times forced upon us by Covid-19. We have all been forced to adapt our daily routines in these unprecedented times. This blog is a positive look at how businesses may need to adapt in the new world we are all about to enter into.
Inspired by Sculpture
Who would have believed this would have been one of my last commissions of Spring and where the world would be right now! In early March I was invited to visit RHS Wisley on behalf of a client to enable me to write an article on the new sculpture exhibition and to take photographs of both the sculptures and my clients products in the gardens.
Making things happen in 2020!
The Modern Photographer - meeting the ever changing demands of clients
RHS Chelsea Flower Show - 'A Different View'
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Magical Light : Magical Garden
Video Diary of an RHS Show Garden
Designer Lilly Gomm discusses her RHS Show Garden
RHS Hampton Court
Unsung Heroes of the Show..
RHS Chatsworth Flower Show blows us away....
Derbyshire's chance to shine.....
It's Show Time
Greenhouses, Photography and Rock Stars
I have been involved in the greenhouse industry in some shape or form for a large part of my working life so whenever I visit new gardens I am always drawn to them. These images were taken of the greenhouses within the gardens Chatsworth House in Derbyshire on a recent visit.
Chatsworth House Vinery built around 1834 by Joseph Paxton
Back when I dreamed of being a rock star and working as a designer for an engineering company a friend came to me and suggested we design an aluminium bench for greenhouses. Not knowing a thing about greenhouses at the time I looked into the market and what was available and subsequently we designed a bench. This was to be the start of my journey in the horticultural industry. Through various paths I have since been involved with greenhouses and their associated accessories ever since. Even now as a professional photographer and film maker a large proportion of my work revolves around the horticultural industry with a particular emphasis on greenhouses.
The entrance to the Joseph Paxton Vinery
Little did I realise at the time but in developing a new product for the horticultural industry this would also lead to my interest into photography. We needed marketing material for our new greenhouse bench so I started to photograph the products myself and purchased my first DSLR camera. From that point on I was hooked on photography horticulture, plants and design.
1st Dukes Greenhouse built in the 17th century now housing a collection of camellias.
I went on to study photography and being an engineer I wanted to understand the functions of the camera to get the desired results. I thought it was just a case of learning the right aperture, ISO speed, shutter speed etc... The engineer in me believed 1+1 =2 and that everything was either black or white. However in photography there were lots of shades of grey! I had an inspirational lecturer who made me realise there was no right or wrong answer, photography is subjective and a good image is subjective. Of course he taught me the basic functions of the camera and how these create desired effects, but he also opened my mind to art and photographic art in particular.
Honing my skills and creative style continue to this day and because it is a subject I love, I am constantly experimenting with techniques, being inspired by other photographers and everyday life.
I do still dream about being a rock star.....
