Morning everyone, here is my November ’25 news.
We start with some lovely happy images from a little festival I was invited to photograph! Rivi Fest is a day of celebration and sport that Rivington and Blackrod High School in Bolton host every year for their students and my job was to capture the fun with reportage photography. What a great job to have on a day like this. There was so much going on from dancing, bands performing, teachers on space hoppers to the all important sports competitions. The teachers put in so much enthusiasm and effort and the kids just loved it. A great way to end a school year.
I spent half a day with Joe and his team at Soteria Fire Protection in Huddersfield to create branding photography for their website and general promotion and marketing. Soteria provides expert fire safety solutions across the north. We started with headshots against a mid grey background, wearing branded t-shirts of all the staff. Then moved onto more editorial style portraits of Joe that he could use for social media posts and articles in the media. If you are featured in the media frequently, it’s a good idea to book a photoshoot where I can create a good range of editorial style portraits to have at the ready.
Matthew Skelton and Alex Stokes asked me to take some reportage photography of their Leadership masterclass, Team Topologies, in Manchester. I spent a couple of hours photographing the teaching and interaction with an occasional posed portrait and product shot.
I headed over the Pennines to Salford to meet Chris for a short photoshoot with YLEM Energy. I shot both inside and outside headshot options so they had a choice, followed by an informal group shot. YLEM offer a range of energy solutions to business such as solar and energy storage.
One more set of shots from my education photoshoot at Kirklees College. I really enjoyed my time with Morgan and the students – it’s a really great college and the students are very motivated. We spent time in Huddersfield at the Travel and Tourism department and the Media department. It’s always a slightly odd feeling as a photographer to photograph the photographers! Then we visited two of the campuses in Dewsbury where we concentrated on Art and Design and specialist vocational courses for students with SEND. I loved being in the sewing room and went on to sign up for an adult evening course so I now have joinery and sewing under my belt – I’m thinking of brick laying next…
Hello everyone - welcome to my June newsletter. We make a start with my return visit to Lancaster and Morecambe College. We dedicated some time to the adult education side and visited the beauty therapy and the photography courses. Then concentrating on the 16-18 year olds....
Read moreI still remember having to fight my way through heavy snow to reach the most isolated of venues on the moors in Marsden, Huddersfield! It was so snowy and dark that I could hardly see the building or the turn off. I was there to photography the Needi team who were having an annual team building get together...
Read moreMorning everyone - hope you are all doing well. Welcome to my April newsletter. We start with a trip to Liverpool for a commercial photoshoot with Arc Hospitality Recruitment. Arc supplies temporary staff to the hospitality industries, such as restaurants and festivals. They are a really friendly, welcoming bunch...
Read moreJust over a year ago I was commissioned to produce photography for Greater Manchester’s NHS CAMHS. The purpose of the photoshoot was a recruitment campaign for mental health practitioners. To photograph current practitioners in their place of work, in a positive light, enjoying their work.
Read moreWell done everyone, we’ve managed to get through the long, dark, dreary January days and into February, which is at least a little bit closer to Spring and brighter times. Just a warning to anyone squeamish - be careful scrolling down! I’m featuring a photoshoot I did for Red Cross First Aid Training...
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