Okay, so this isn’t directly about photography, but please bear with me. This year marks my sixteenth year since starting life as a professional freelance photographer. I’ve learned a lot of lessons along the way, and one of the biggest has been the importance of having a great network around me; of colleagues, of support…
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I’ve been doing a lot of event photography in the past few months, of all shapes and sizes, in all kinds of different places. In fact, that describes the past fifteen years of shooting events! They’re a challenge, there’s no doubt about that. But that’s also what makes them so great to do. Every time,…
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Well, I say flower photography, but I could have also said portrait photography (of sorts), or photography for a start up company (one of my favourite kinds of company to work with). Ixia Flowers is a new company based in the Altrincham area, offering high class floristry through a series of pop-up events, as well…
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You may know that as well as running Commercial Photography North West, I’m a passionate advocate of supporting small and fledgling businesses in my local Altrincham area. A few years ago I became a founding partner of SUBS, a support group and network which puts on a regular series of events for local businesses. This…
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It’s a terrible admission, but part of what makes me a good photographer, I think, is that I’m nosy. When I’m taking portraits I ask questions, because I want to find out about a person, what they do and what makes them tick. When I’m asked to shoot website imagery for a company, it’s the…
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