managed to secure my 4th wedding. A builder working on my parents house got talking to me about his up coming wedding. He sed he already had a photographer but the soon to be wife wasn't to sure about them as it was a friend of the family and hadn't seen much of their work. so after a bit of discussion about what they were looking for, I tried my best to make them feel comfortable with me, I also amended my website so they could easily see the photographs i've been taking.
After offering some extra prints in with the price they have decided to go with me.
still waiting to meet with the couple and get everything signed and confirmed.
Price : £350
includes me for where ever they need me
a disc with the images on (model release signed for me to use them for advertising purposes).
and 2 prints
Saturday 21 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Tony Cobley assistance
Today I assisted a well known photographer who has visited the university serveral times. I contacted him via email to see if I would be able to do some work assistance with him. To both gain more experience and just to see how some one more established within the commerstial field. I was contacted to assist with a portrait shoot for a business firm in the city centre.
I was contacted by a text message.
Meeting at 8:45 at 22 lockyer street plymouth.
asked to dress fairy smartly ( this would make a good impression on tony himself and also the clients he was working with.)
after introductions we got straight to work transporting Tonys portable studio to a spare room which had been set aside for us to work. Throughout the set up it was a time for us both to get to know each other, for me it was interesting to find out how tony got started and his own practise back in college; He seem interested in my current project of exploring my family and new cameras.
Tony talked me through the risk assessments for the room such as wires, lighting and tripping over floor plugs. Testing lighting and doing pre shots to make sure everything was set up for when the clients started to arrive. we had 11 people to shoot in total.
By this time i was mostly observing but after each model tony would talk me through the photographs he had taken he would always have the model standing as it gives better posture, he would have some image of them looking straight at the camera and then some looking at me or another model slightly out of shot to mix it up. how he connects with the model was really important he would try to make them laugh and suggested they came up in pairs so it wasn't so intrusive.
He had a interesting way of working where he would get the client see the images he had taken and be involved in the editing process cutting about 20 images down to 3 or 4 making it easier to process and get back to the client faster, something to take away with me for further shoots.
After everything was finished and packed away I thanked him for the opportunity and was nice to hear i'd been very professional and made a great effort. I've also been offered the opportunity to assist him on a wedding in May which I took as a good sign for further work experience.
link to his website
I was contacted by a text message.
Meeting at 8:45 at 22 lockyer street plymouth.
asked to dress fairy smartly ( this would make a good impression on tony himself and also the clients he was working with.)
after introductions we got straight to work transporting Tonys portable studio to a spare room which had been set aside for us to work. Throughout the set up it was a time for us both to get to know each other, for me it was interesting to find out how tony got started and his own practise back in college; He seem interested in my current project of exploring my family and new cameras.
Tony talked me through the risk assessments for the room such as wires, lighting and tripping over floor plugs. Testing lighting and doing pre shots to make sure everything was set up for when the clients started to arrive. we had 11 people to shoot in total.
By this time i was mostly observing but after each model tony would talk me through the photographs he had taken he would always have the model standing as it gives better posture, he would have some image of them looking straight at the camera and then some looking at me or another model slightly out of shot to mix it up. how he connects with the model was really important he would try to make them laugh and suggested they came up in pairs so it wasn't so intrusive.
He had a interesting way of working where he would get the client see the images he had taken and be involved in the editing process cutting about 20 images down to 3 or 4 making it easier to process and get back to the client faster, something to take away with me for further shoots.
After everything was finished and packed away I thanked him for the opportunity and was nice to hear i'd been very professional and made a great effort. I've also been offered the opportunity to assist him on a wedding in May which I took as a good sign for further work experience.
link to his website
Monday 16 April 2012
Engagement party coverage
As a favour for my sister i covered her engagement party as a present from me to her. Documenting the couple having fun times with family and friends. Here are a few images from the shoot. model release signed so i can use for advertising purposes. Over all happy with the results.
equipment used:
Nikon D60 with attached flash gun.
i had also brought along my tripod just in case of any group shots and would need a stabiliser.
Wednesday 11 April 2012
First family shoot.
So for my first family portrait shoot. there was a family get together and requested a whole family shot. There had never been a time for them all to be together in one place so was a big occasion.
As there were so many of them i thought outside would be the best place and give more room. the weather was bright outside so no need for artificial lighting.
composition wise there wasn't really any plan but to have the taller people at the back and then graduate down. they also wanted to include the dogs so to have a few people kneeling just made it look better and to keep the dogs in place.
As it was for family i didn't charge for this photograph. but made them sign a model release so i could use it for advertising of other family shoots. They seemed pleased with the results and all wanted a copy for themselves.