Commissions
Some recent photography assignments carried out across the UK
The Wedding of Maxieen & Todd
On Sunday the 8th July 2022 I had the pleasure and privilege to photograph the wedding of Maxieen & Todd.
The wedding took place at Bantock House, Wolverhampton.
The couple wanted a mixture of formal and candid images captured throughout the day.
Following delivery of the final images, I received this comment from the the bride,
“The images look absolutely beautiful!”
Estimated cost for a similar shoot: £1500, (VAT included.)
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Jill's 90th Birthday Party
On Sunday the 31st July 2022 I had the pleasure and privilege to photograph Jill Harris’ 90th birthday party.
The party took place at Leominster Golf Club.
Jill wanted me to capture a mixture of formal and candid images from the party itself and then at her home.
Following delivery of the final images, I received this comment from Jill,
“Absolutely lovely, I love the pictures. Thank you so much!”
Estimated cost for a similar shoot: £350, (VAT included.)
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Wedding Photos for Izzy & Jules
On Sunday the 22nd May 2022 I had the pleasure and privilege to photograph the wedding of Izzy & Jules.
The wedding took place at Stanbrook Abbey, Callow End, Nr Worcester.
The couple wanted a mixture of formal and candid images captured throughout the day.
Following delivery of the final images, I received this comment from the father of the bride,
“Absolutely amazing, I am over the moon with these pictures. Thank you so much for all of your efforts!”
Estimated cost for a similar shoot: £1500, (VAT included.)
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Swathe Jewelry
I was commissioned by Zuzu LaDjoi, the owner of Swathe, to photograph her range of hand-made leather jewelry for display on her website and Etsy.
The range consisted of necklaces, bracelets and hooped earrings.
After agreeing on what was the best style I got on and shot a variety of images from various angles. The final images were branded with the Swathe logo.
The owner, Zuzu was extremely happy with the results.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £375.00 plus travel, (VAT included.)
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Swathe Jewelry
London
6 hours (multiple days)
2 days
71
I was commissioned by Independent Events to photograph their Santa’s Grotto.
I spent a couple of fun hours in the company of Father Christmas and two of his Elves as I photographed their grotto in the Darwin Shopping Center in Shrewsbury.
The brief was to photograph children and their families as they visited with Santa.
The shoot went very well. Santa and his amazing elves were extremely friendly and accommodating and as a result I got some great images.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £375.00 plus travel, (VAT included.)
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Independent Events
Newcastle Enterprise Centres
2 hours
1 day
85
Joanna Graff Cosmetics
I spent a very pleasurable few hours in the company of Lukasz and Joanna Graff as I photographed their range of cosmetics which are for sale in their shop in Market Street, Shrewsbury and on their website.
The brief was to produce professional images of their product range which matched the quality of the products.
The shoot went very well. Both Lukasz and Joanna were very easy to work with and as a result I got some great images.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £375.00 plus travel, (VAT included.)
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Joanna Graff Cosmetics
Joanna Graff, 2, Market Street, Shrewsbury
3 hours
1 day
90+
ENSA Charity Golf Day
I had great fun on a very wet Welsh day at the Lakeside Golf Club, Welshpool, where I was photographing the ENSA Memorial Appeal Charity golf day.
The brief was to try and capture some images of the two celebrities, Stan Boardman & Dennis Taylor, together with their playing partners.
The event was a great success and raised a lot of money for the memorial appeal which is run by Alan Crowe.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £275.00 + travel, VAT included.
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ENSA Memorial Appeal
Lakeside Golf Club, Welshpool
1 day
1 day
24
Running Paws, Dog Agility Training Camp
I had great fun over the weekend of the 25th & 26th September, photographing the Running Paws Dog Agility Training camp which took place at Longden Village Hall, Nr. Shrewsbury.
The brief was to try and capture the essence of the joy displayed by the dogs and their owners as they attempted to further their skills in dog agility.
Ceri, David & Mary, all international competitors each ran an area to concentrate on different skills during throughout the weekend.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £275.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Running Paws Dog Agility
Longden Village Hall, Shrewsbury
2 days
4 days
295
Bertie the Patterdale
I had the pleasure of photographing Bertie in his garden at home. Bertie is a rescue dog who didn’t have the easiest life until he was adopted by Leona and her family. He is an older dog who has a loving character.
For this shoot we stayed in his garden at home in Copthorne, Shrewsbury, where we spent a happy hour or so.
Bertie & his adopted family were a pleasure to shoot with. Bertie was happy to run around and did what we asked, sort of!
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £95.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Leona & Family
Copthorne, Shrewsbury
1.5 hours
2 days
74
Happy Place Candles
I was commissioned by Agne to photograph one of her beautiful candle product range.
The candle is made from soy wax and has a fantastic vanilla aroma, as I can testify from the smell in the studio now!
The brief was to capture the candle from different angles, with different backgrounds.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £225.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Agne Poliunaite
The Studio, Shrewsbury
3 hours
2 days
15
Global Technology & Textiles
I was commissioned by James from Global Technology & Textiles to photograph one of their product range.
The product was a new fishing bag. Green in colour. it is a large water resistant fishing bag designed to be used in the harshest conditions.
The brief was to capture the bag from different angles, to show off its large capacity as well as the excellent build quality.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £225.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Global Technology & Textiles
The Studio, Shrewsbury
2 hour
2 days
9
Pop Cycle Water Bottles
I was commissioned by PopCycle Co to photograph some of their water bottle range.
I initially shot on a white background but then swapped to lilac, as this suited the look they were after.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £225.00 + travel, VAT included.
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PopCycle Co
The Studio, Shrewsbury
2 hours
2 days
10
Poppy & Family
I had the pleasure of photographing Poppy and her family, who is a young dog with a great character.
For this shoot we visited The Weir, Shrewsbury and took advantage of the local field, where we spent a happy hour or so.
Poppy & her family were a pleasure to shoot with. Poppy was quite happy to run around but always responded to Phil’s commands.
Poppy has a great character and is great with their two young boys, as can be seen by some of the images in the gallery.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £95.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Poppy & Family
The Weir, Shrewsbury
1 hour
2 days
56
The Wedding of Derek & Joanne
There is nothing like an August wedding, and Joanne and Derek’s was no exception.
The weather was fabulous as were the happy couple. Holy Trinity in Meole Brace offered a beautiful location for the wedding.
The couple were a joy to work with and I spent a couple of hours at the church photographing the brides arrival, the ceremony and outside the church. I think you will agree, the images turned out great.
Hit the link below to see the full gallery.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £395.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Joanne & Derek
Holy Trinity, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury
3 hours
4 days
202
Luna & Chloe
I had the pleasure of photographing Luna, who is a young dog with a great character.
Milo is owned by Chloe and together we visited Attingham Park, Nr. Shrewsbury where we spent a happy hour and a half.
Luna (and Chloe) were a pleasure to shoot. Luna was quite happy to wander around but always responded to Chloe’s commands.
Luna has a great character as can be seen by some of the images in the gallery.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £95.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Chloe & Luna
Attingham Park, Shrewsbury
1.5 hours
.5 days
78
Millo & Karen
Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Milo, who is a blind Westie.
Despite his infirmity Milo was full of spirit and did not let his lack of sight impede his ability and curiosity.
He was a pleasure to shoot, s we spent a pleasant hour walking through one of the local nature parks in Shrewsbury.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £95.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Karen & Milo
Monkmoor, Shrewsbury
1 hour
.5 days
66
Naomi & Dogs
Another visit to the nature reserve at Monkmoor in Shrewsbury. This time with an ex work colleague Naomi and her pack of mad dogs.
This was an absolutely brilliant photo shoot. The dogs were full of energy and ran non-stop affording me the opportunity to capture some great action shots.
We spent a very productive couple of hours watching the dogs go nuts in this great location.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £95.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Naomi Cook
Monkmoor Nature Reserve, Shrewsbury
2 hours
1 day
102
Longden Carriages
Longden Carriages is a company which provides luxury vintage Jaguar wedding cars in and around Shropshire.
The company has two flagship carriages – two 1949 Jaguar MkVs – they are opulent and graceful, with acres of walnut and leather which characterise a bygone era of style and distinction.
The brief was to capture the beauty of these two cars in a complimentary setting. Roger chose Shrewsbury school with it’s fabulous grounds and buildings.
The images are to be used for both printed and online marketing purposes.
Images had slight adjustments post shoot.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £275.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Longden Carriages
Meole Brace, Shrewsbury
2 hours
.5 days
45
Radbrook Dental Practice
Radbrook Dental Practice is a medium sized business based in Shrewsbury.
The brief was to shoot one portrait of a new staff member and one group image of the whole staff.
Preferring to work outside, the shoot was conducted by the front entrance, using natural light.
As with all group photographs getting the eyes and smiles coordinated took a while.
Images were adjusted post shoot.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £125.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Radbrook Dental Practice
Radbrook, Shrewsbury
1 hour
.5 days
2
Ronnie & Keira-Mae
The brief was to shoot two very young children. Ronnie, a 4 month old baby boy and Keira-Mae, a 1 year old baby girl.
The challenge here was to capture images of Ronnie who moved very little.
Keira-Mae was an absolute sweetheart who loved the camera. Her mother wanted images suitable for a portfolio to enable her daughter to begin modelling.
The location was a piece of scrub land in the centre of an estate in Shrewsbury.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £150.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Millie & Ellie
Shrewsbury
1 hour
1 day
25
Lythwood 10k Photography
The Lythwood 10k takes place around Lyth Hill, near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
It attracts a large field of 200 plus runners, who vary in ability from beginners to competitive racers.
The brief was to capture the start and finish, and, if possible, some images of the actual on course racing. However, with the winner finishing in a shade over 35 minutes this proved to be quite the challenge.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £250.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Lyth Running Club
Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury
2 hours
2 days
567
Pryce & Peters Solicitors Ltd
Pryce & Peters are a firm of solicitors based in Worcester.
The location was The Glasshouse, a small boutique restaurant in the heart of the city. I chose this location because of the fabulous light it provided for an indoor shoot.
The brief was to produce a series of images which they could use for their corporate marketing and social media.
Included in the total cost was travel for Mike and one assistant, lighting hire, image selection and adjustments. The final photographs were also graded to give them the “deWalt” feel, a process of adjusting contrast, sharpness and colour.
Estimated cost for similar shoot: £1500.00 + travel, VAT included.
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Pryce & Peters Solicitors Ltd
The Glasshouse, Worcester
4 hours
2 days
15
