#portrait photographer west yorkshire

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Why Use an Expert Photographer

So, you're thinking of working with a pro photographer. Perhaps you're planning a major event, advertising a house, or you simply want some lovely, recent pictures of your family. You might also be thinking back on the amount you recently spent on the new phone with the excellent camera. It's true that our phones have made some fantastic breakthroughs, and portrait mode can accomplish a lot. But can it fulfill all of your essential needs?

The answer is quite simple. No, the smart phone is not enough to create perfect photos. If you are seeking beautiful landscape photographs, you need to hire a professional Landscape Photographer in Yorkshire. You really have no better option.

Motives for Contracting a Professional Photographer

They Have the Correct Equipment

There are various cameras, lenses, flashes, and even film (yes, it still exists) which are made to accomplish a particular purpose if you're aiming to take a certain style of shot. It is frequently quite expensive for the typical person to even have this equipment on hand, still less understanding what to do with it.

When used properly, they can produce a lasting impression, a memory, or a present. And only the professionals like a Wedding Photographer In West Yorkshire are able to handle them correctly.

Vision, direction, and creativity

You get to benefit from the photographer's focus and vision when you hire a pro. These people have a skilled eye and a tonne of experience, which can save you a tonne of trouble and time trying to fix errors or completely redo the photographs.

Each frame's lighting, color, contrast, composition, lines, and design are all factors that a skilled photographer considers.

Additionally, you will benefit from their advice. Your professional Event Photographer can examine various parts of the images and inform you of anything that might need to be altered, moved, smoothed out, skewed, or otherwise edited. A true professional is self-assured enough to tell you whether or not the shots being taken are effective.

They Are Skilled in Post-Production

Professionals like a Newborn Photographer in Yorkshire  are equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to edit your images after they have been taken. They will utilize their skills to enhance your photographs by adding more light and color or by making other changes.

In the end, you'll have lovely pictures and a depiction of a time, place, and loved ones that was done so with grace, delicacy, and respect. And you didn't need to cry to make it happen.

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A close up

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NEW MODEL ARMY and THE MEKONS, 1986 and 1987

Buying a flash - a Vivitar 285hv, to be precise, purchased at B&H in New York City - made working in dark clubs easier, and in the early years of my career most of my shooting involved bands like New Model Army from Bradford, who I photographed in December of 1986, after they had finally received visas to tour in the US after being previously denied one for having "no artistic merit". I was a fan of their album No Rest for the Wicked, so I interviewed and photographed them for Nerve magazine. Bandleader Justin Sullivan, who had just stopped using the alias "Slade the Leveller" - adopted so he could keep getting unemployment benefits while making money playing music - was thoughtful and sincere, and the band showed a sense of humour that belied their somber image when I pulled out some of the little rubber faces I used in my portrait of director John Waters.

My shoot with New Model Army was done quickly after soundcheck at RPM, the cavernous club on Toronto's waterfront where they were playing, and turned out better than I had expected. My interview with Justin Sullivan, the band's leader, was ultimately less successful: he had been candid and forthright with me, but I did him dirty when I wrote a more than slightly sarcastic piece, mocking him for his admiration of Bruce Springsteen, for instance. (Every young rock critic wants to appear hipper than their subjects, sad to admit.) I didn't think much of it until months later when the paper I wrote for received a letter from the poet and artist Joolz Denby (aka Julianne Mumford), a frequent collaborator of Sullivan's. (He's wearing one of her t-shirts in my photos.) Very graciously she told me that, while Sullivan was unlikely to have admitted it, he was hurt by my tone in the article. She went on to talk about their West Yorkshire hometown in a couple of beautifully descriptive paragraphs as a way of explaining the context of what Sullivan and the band were doing, and by the time I finished reading her letter I felt quite chastened and ashamed of myself.

New Model Army still perform and tour, though drummer Rob Heaton died of cancer in 2004. A film about the band, Between Dog and Wolf: The New Model Army Story, was released in 2014.

Another band I photographed in my early days was The Mekons, shot in the alleyway behind Lee's Palace, one of Toronto's most venerable rock clubs, after I'd finally bought a light stand and umbrella for my Vivitar flash. The band dated back to the first wave of punk in the UK with their proudly inept first single "Never Been in a Riot" (a subtly wry response to the Clash's "White Riot"), but they'd recently reformed playing an idiosyncratic and literate version of country punk with albums like Fear and Whiskey and The Edge of the World. They provided me with an excuse to like country music, and I was excited to photograph them for a story for Nerve magazine. Shooting large bands (any band, really) is always a challenge, and I didn't win them all over at first when I explained that my initial inspiration for the shoot was Chinese and Soviet "socialist realism" heroic propaganda art, filtered through an old photos of their colleagues from Leeds, the Gang of Four, that I'd always loved.

They said they were familiar with the photos - the photographer, Andrew Corrigan, had been an original member of the band, though I didn't know this at the time - but didn't express much enthusiasm for the idea. (Singer and guitarist Jon Langford mumbled something about "not feeling very socialist realist.") Still, they played along for a few frames at least, and I was able to get one workable photo, along with a more conventional shot of the group standing on the metal fire escape behind the club. As I always did back then, I photographed the band live as a backup in case my portraits didn't work out, but thankfully I was able to provide the magazine with at least one passable photo.

Like New Model Army, the Mekons still perform, and were the subject of a 2013 documentary, Revenge of the Mekons.

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Place of Words - Artist Research

Kate Louise Powell

Kate Louise Powell is an illustrator and animal rights activist originally from Halifax, West Yorkshire, currently based in Edinburgh.

Kate creates incredibly detailed, vibrant and often abstract illustrations which are primarily animal/nature related. She uses a variety of mediums but it seems the majority of her work is done with coloured pencils. What interested me about her work was her emotive, thought provoking portraits focussing on animal rights activism.

These pieces often feature powerful questions, quotes, captions and statistics emphasising the important message she's sending.

I particularly like the piece titled "250 per second" which features 250 close up and detailed animal eyes. The photographs used for reference were taken outside UK slaughterhouses. The number of eyes drawn represents the number of animals killed each second in the UK for animal products. This piece is truly haunting, as the eyes are such a powerful subject, it really feels as though these creatures are staring right into your soul and that you can feel their suffering, made all the more impactful with the addition of this sickening statistic.

I feel like a powerful piece such as this would work well with the subject matter of my article.

Kate Louise Powell (no date) Kate Louise Powell - Animals Illustrator | United Kingdom. Available at: https://www.directoryofillustration.com/artist.aspx?AID=14108 (Accessed: 16 April 2024).

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Ben Cumming Photography

Address: 47 Upper Blakeridge Ln Batley, West Yorkshire WF17 8RD

Phone: 07763 841641

Email: ben@bencummingphotography.co.uk

Website: www.bencummingphotography.co.uk

Description: Ben Cumming is a renowned wedding photographer based in Yorkshire, England. He believes that being a part of someone's wedding day is a privilege, and he strives to capture the passion, romance, and emotion of these special moments. Ben tailors his photographic style to the couple's preferences, whether they desire soft and floral tones, dramatic off-camera flash for "wow" images, or a more impressionistic and artistic approach. He covers weddings across the entirety of Yorkshire, including towns and cities such as Huddersfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Wakefield, Doncaster, and his hometown of Dewsbury. In addition to wedding photography, Ben offers portrait shoots and mentors other photographers in marketing. He is also a member of The Fellowship of Photographers Association. Ben has achieved The Photographers Bar with The Guild of Photographers and has recently become a Qualified Guild of Photographers Professional after a Panel of his images was recently judged. This distinction is held by only around 350 people in the country, reflecting Ben's commitment to his craft and his dedication to achieving the highest standards of professionalism. He views his photography career as a lifelong journey and is always looking to further his own development.

Keywords: wedding photographer, Yorkshire wedding photographer

Hour: Mon-Sun: 9am-10pm

Year of Est.: 2010

Payment: Bank Transfer

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Queer Movies/Books/TV Shows for Pride Month!

Happy Pride everyone!! For your viewing/reading pleasure I have made a (non-exhaustive) list of queer media that I have enjoyed! 

Movies/Documentaries

Pride (2014): An old tried and true favorite, which meets at the intersection of queer and workers’ rights. A group of queer activists support the 1985 miners’ strike in Wales (complete with a sing-through of Bread and Roses + Power in a Union)

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman (or, two young lesbians fall in love by the sea, and you cry)

God’s Own Country: Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path (Seriously this movie is GREAT and doesn’t get enough love, watch it! It’s rough but ends happily)

The Half of It:  When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush (as in she falls for his crush who is another girl. This movie was so good, and really friendship focused!) 

Saving Face:  A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations (this is an oldie and a goodie, with a happy ending!)

Moonlight:  A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood (featuring gay men of color!)

Carol:  An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York (everyone’s seen this I think, but I couldn’t not have it here)

Milk: The story of Harvey Milk and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official (the speech at the end of this made me cry. Warning, of course, for death, if you don’t know about Harvey Milk)

Pride (Hulu Documentary):  A six-part documentary series chronicling the fight for LGBTQ civil rights in America (they go by decade from the 50s-2000s, and there is a lot of great trans inclusion in this)

Paris is Burning (Documentary): A 1990s documentary about the African American and Latinx ballroom scene. Available on Youtube!

A New York Christmas Wedding:  As her Christmas Eve wedding draws near, Jennifer is visited by an angel and shown what could have been if she hadn't denied her true feelings for her childhood best friend (this movie is SO CUTE. It’s really only nominally a Christmas movie and easily watched anytime. Features an interracial sapphic couple!) 

TV Shows 

Love, Victor: Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation (this is a spin-off of Love, Simon, and it’s very sweet and well done! Featuring a young gay man of color)

Sex Education:  A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school (this has multiple queer characters, including a featured young Black gay man and also in season 2 there is a side ace character!) 

Black Sails: I mean, do I even need to put a summary here? If you follow me you know that Black Sails is full of queer pirates, just queers everywhere.

Gentleman Jack:  A dramatization of the life of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, voracious learner and cryptic diarist Anne Lister, who returns to Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1832, determined to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home Shibden Hall (Period drama lesbians!!! A title sequence  that will make you gay just by watching!) 

Tales of the City (2019):  A middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind. "Tales of the City" focuses primarily on the people who live in a boardinghouse turned apartment complex owned by Anna Madrigal at 28 Barbary Lane, all of whom quickly become part of what Maupin coined a "logical family". It's no longer a secret that Mrs. Madrigal is transgender. Instead, she is haunted by something from her past that has long been too painful to share (this is based on a book series and it’s got lots of great inter-generational queer relationships!) 

The Haunting of Bly Manor:  After an au pair’s tragic death, Henry hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose (sweet, tender, wonderful lesbians. A bittersweet ending but this show is so so wonderful)

Sense8: A group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order (queers just EVERYWHERE in this show, of all kinds)

Books

Loveless by Alice Oseman:  Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush – but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she’s sure she’ll find her person one day. This wise, warm and witty story of identity and self-acceptance sees Alice Oseman on towering form as Georgia and her friends discover that true love isn’t limited to romance (don’t be turned off by this title, it’s tongue-in-cheek. This is a book about an aroace college girl discovering herself and centers the importance and power of platonic relationships! I have it on my TBR and have heard great things)

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters: Reese almost had it all: a loving relationship with Amy, an apartment in New York City, a job she didn't hate. She had scraped together what previous generations of trans women could only dream of: a life of mundane, bourgeois comforts. The only thing missing was a child. But then her girlfriend, Amy, detransitioned and became Ames, and everything fell apart. Now Reese is caught in a self-destructive pattern: avoiding her loneliness by sleeping with married men.Ames isn't happy either. He thought detransitioning to live as a man would make life easier, but that decision cost him his relationship with Reese—and losing her meant losing his only family. Even though their romance is over, he longs to find a way back to her. When Ames's boss and lover, Katrina, reveals that she's pregnant with his baby—and that she's not sure whether she wants to keep it—Ames wonders if this is the chance he's been waiting for. Could the three of them form some kind of unconventional family—and raise the baby together?This provocative debut is about what happens at the emotional, messy, vulnerable corners of womanhood that platitudes and good intentions can't reach. Torrey Peters brilliantly and fearlessly navigates the most dangerous taboos around gender, sex, and relationships, gifting us a thrillingly original, witty, and deeply moving novel (again, don’t be thrown off by the title, it too, is tongue-in-cheek. This book was GREAT, and written by a trans women with a queer-and especially trans--audience in mind)

A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein: A gay Christopher Marlowe, at Cambridge and trying to become England’s best new playwright, finds himself wrapped up in royal espionage schemes while also falling in love (this book is by a Twitter friend of mine, and it is a wonderful historical thriller with a gay man at the center).

Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer: a very very queer remix of The Picture of Dorian Gray (which was already quite queer), featuring amazing female characters, a gay Basil, and a much happier ending than the original. 

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston: The gay prince of England and the bisexual, biracial first son of the president fall in love (think an AU of 2016 where a woman becomes president). Featuring a fantastic discovery of bisexuality, ruminations on grief, and just a truly astonishing book. One of my favorites!

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston:  For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City is supposed to prove her right: that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist, and the only smart way to go through life is alone. She can’t imagine how waiting tables at a 24-hour pancake diner and moving in with too many weird roommates could possibly change that. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures. But then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train (This is Casey McQuiston’s brand new novel featuring time-travel, queer women, and I absolutely cannot WAIT to read it)

The Heiress by Molly Greely: Set in the Pride and Prejudice universe, this takes on Anne de Bourg (Lady Catherine’s daughter), and makes her queer! 

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters:  Nan King, an oyster girl, is captivated by the music hall phenomenon Kitty Butler, a male impersonator extraordinaire treading the boards in Canterbury. Through a friend at the box office, Nan manages to visit all her shows and finally meet her heroine. Soon after, she becomes Kitty's dresser and the two head for the bright lights of Leicester Square where they begin a glittering career as music-hall stars in an all-singing and dancing double act. At the same time, behind closed doors, they admit their attraction to each other and their affair begins (Sarah Waters is the queen of historical lesbians. All of her books are good, and they’re all gay! The Paying Guests is another great one)

(On a side note re: queer books, there are MANY, these are just ones I’ve read more recently. Also there are a lot of indie/self-published writers doing great work writing queer books, so definitely support your local indie authors!) 

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Leeds Market / 2017

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Beyond the Frame - Community

what is the brief?  

- ‘Beyond the Frame’ is the title of this competition brief collaboration with Norwich University of Arts and Canon. The theme is ‘Community’ and we’ve been asked to portray our own version of this. It can include anything from wildlife and conservation, your life and where you live or fashion and culture. 

What are the expectations and what are they looking for? What do you need to submit? 

- The judges are looking for us to submit 3 images each. They can be a series of the same images or 3 independent different images, that portray our versions of community.  

Who are the judges? What do you think each of them will be looking for considering their specialisms in photography?     

- The judges for this competition are : 

Amit and Naroop, who are a stills and motion duo from Southall, West London and have been working together since 2003. They originally came together on a photo shoot for a music artist. Amit was the photographer, while Naroop had been brought on board as the art director. Whilst working so closely, they both recognised the creative chemistry between them. They’re ideas bounced off each other and they came up with interesting compositions and produced a set of images that were far more superior to anything they had done before as individuals. And with no formal training, they managed to perfect their craft by constant experimentation, using friends to pose for them and set up their first studios in Amit’s living room. After a while word spread of the images the duo could produce, leading them to then go on to work with the biggest records labels, photographing some of the most successful artists at the time. Having now made a name for themselves within the music industry, they moved on to editorial and advertising. Amit and Naroop have shot campaigns for brands including Barclay, MTV, BBC, Sony Music, Discovery channel and many more.

As judges for this competition I think as Amit and Naroop are specifically professioned in photography and have immense experience in it, I’d expect they’d be on the look out for good quality photos that have good work and meaning behind. 

Below are photos of their campaign with ADIDAS. They photographed musicians, athletes, broadcasters and influencers for a global campaign showcasing the ‘change is a sport’ mantra of ADIDAS.    

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Tessa Bunney, who for over 25 years has photographed rural life and has worked closely with individuals and communities to investigate how the landscape around them is shaped by humans. From hill farmers near her home in North Yorkshire to Icelandic puffin hunters, from Finnish ice swimmers to Romanian nomadic shepherds. 

Her projects reveal the fascinating intricacies of the dependencies between people, work and land. Tessa’s ongoing project ‘FarmerFlorist’ explores the vibrant local ‘artisan’ cut-flower farmers which have recently sprung up in the UK and is a celebration of domestic growers past and present. It was shown at Ryedale Folk Museum in 2018 and Oriel Colwyn in 2019 and published in Rakes Progress and on the BBC. Her project ‘Home Work’ was published by Dewi Lewis in 2010 and was exhibited and published nationally and internationally including the Land exhibition as part of the Noorderlicht Festival, 2010. ‘Home Work’ explores the lives of female home workers in the suburbs and villages in and around Hanoi, Vietnam in the face of increasing urbanisation. Tessa also occasionally runs workshops within her community and regularly gives talks about her work to a wide range of universities, schools, galleries and other community groups.

After learning more about her work, as a judge, I’d expect Tessa to be mainly judging on the core sense of community that come with the photos. 

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James Smith, who is the Photography course leader at Norwich University of Arts. James’ background includes industrial photography, editorial content for the specialist rock climbing market and work for design agencies. Work undertaken for these companies has involved producing images for literature to promote clients ranging from youth development initiatives to business lawyers.

Again as a judge and considering his profession, I’d expect James to be judging the editorial works on people’s final 3 images. 

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Cherie Carman, is a fashion and portrait photographer currently based in London and graduated from Norwich University of the Arts in 2017. After graduating she moved into a full time position for Selfridges & Co working as a photographer within the in-house Photo studio team. Cherie’s day-to-day role consists of capturing fashion imagery for a range of designer brands to be used for Selfridges ecommerce imagery, editorials and social platforms. As well as this, she has traveled to showrooms in France to capture the latest collections for brands such as Balenciaga and Givenchy. Alongside her full time position at Selfridges she continues to capture her own imagery in her spare time allowing full creative freedom to explore her interests; one of her more recent projects includes ‘Refraction’ 2019 which went onto feature in PANSY Mag December 2019. 

Cherie says she aims to produce clean and simplistic images with added elements to make them stand out. She enjoys collaborating with a range of practitioners such as Graphic Designers, as she displays in her project ‘Minimalistic Fashion’. These pictures below are from her 2016 project Minimalistic Fashion.

I think Cherie will judge the fashion side of peoples submissions and also the photography side, considering she does photography as a full time paying job. 

Discuss your plans for submission and show any work you are considering to submit and why? How have you captured community? Does it meet the expectations of the brief?

At first, I was lost on what to do that would reflect community to my best ability. My first idea was to try and capture pure moments with my household. My sister’s birthday was recently and I hoped to capture her all happy and giddy whilst opening presents but I forgot. I had a second idea of capturing photos of me and my sister while we took our dog out around our village. I did capture some photos but they came out blurred and just not how I’d imagined so I also gave up on that idea. I went for a walk by myself around the village I live in and instantly an idea clicked. At the top of my village there’s a club/pub that my family and friends use to spend our entire weekends at, when I was in secondary school. My dad and our family friend use to help run it so we were constantly there, opening it and closing it when people finally left. This is the best possible way I could portray community as most of the families within the village would come and it was something I was apart of and experienced a lot. 

I’ve kept the images fairly simple because the building (pub) reminds me of simpler times. 

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Reasons To Choose A Professional Wedding Photographer

The best choice you'll ever make on your special day may be to hire a qualified wedding photographer. Consider taking your time and do your research to find the ideal photographer, keeping in mind the style you want your pictures to have. Request lookbooks or portfolios, and engage your photographer in the planning process.

In the end, all you'll have are pictures

If you stop to think about it, the only thing you have left of your memories are images. Most individuals consider their wedding day to be the most significant day of their lives, and photographs are what preserve the most priceless memories. You should think about hiring a professional photographer if you wish to share high-quality pictures that will last a lifetime with your friends, family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren via printed photos or social media.

Ensure the security and quality of your photos

You may relax knowing that your priceless pictures are securely backed up and prepared for some magical editing. To operate at their best, professional photographers invest thousands of dollars in high-quality gear and accessories. By hiring the Best Photographer For Wedding, you can get high-quality wedding images that will last a lifetime.

Professionals pay attention to details

A Wedding Photographer in Leeds with experience will pay close attention to every aspect. They will not only be present for each shot, but they will also ensure that everything is always in good condition. Comparable to employing a personal assistant. They will correct your hair, your clothing, the decorations, etc. to ensure that every frame is perfect since they want to ensure that every photograph appears great.

The wedding can be enjoyed by family and friends

Think about giving your uncle the responsibility to shoot pictures at your wedding and then discovering him intoxicated at the pub. Allow your family and friends to enjoy your wedding without being pressured to take quality pictures. All of your guests will be included in the wonderful recollections of your special celebration thanks to professional Commercial Photographer.

Choose the best photographer

If you are looking for a Landscape Photographer in Yorkshire, it is important that you choose the best one. You must look for someone with experience in the kind of photography you are seeking. Make sure they have a strong online presence, meaning they have a website where you can see customer feedbacks, which will help you make your decision. Do not forget to discuss your needs and expectations and also about the rate beforehand to avoid any stress in the future.

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I Took my camera to the supermarket this morning and came across this happy guy

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On Easter Monday afternoon, I drew Tanya in Andorra – a micro nation between France and Spain – via Zoom video, for my #NickDrawsNationals pandemic art project. She’s married to my artist friend Veronique’s brother, and is actually British, from Yorkshire, although they’ve lived in Andorra for over ten years: long enough to lose her UK voting rights. We talked about this, and our shared shame in our home country voting for Brexit. We’re both applying to reclaim our EU citizenship: her for residency, and passports for her kids, via her part-Finnish husband, and me for dual nationality by way of my Irish grandfather. Despite being allied more closely with Catalan Spain than France, Andorra isn’t actually in the EU (I didn’t know that!). She misses travelling. Her husband has a computer-based job, so can work anywhere (partly how they ended up in Andorra). She told me how they went on an unexpectedly long road trip around Scandinavia and Eastern Europe with their first baby. He’s 15 now, and Tanya showed me videos of him doing some incredible ski jumps with multiple midair somersaults. She gets nervous watching him. Unfortunately, he’s currently got Covid symptoms, so is quarantining in his bedroom. Their younger daughter appeared briefly on camera – she loves theatre and, despite growing up outside the UK, desperately wants to move to an anglophone country. Beyond that, the pandemic hasn’t affected their everyday life much, apart from having to deliver language lessons (Tanya’s business) both on and offline. She originally trained as an artist, with some success, but the turning point came when someone at a private view said “you’re doing well [at her art career]”, and she thought, “I’m not earning what I’d like to, and if this is ‘doing well’, I need to change course”. She doesn’t miss the art world much, but she showed me some of her old paintings: turns out she’s a kind of portraitist too, using “stolen” photographic images of people to paint from. #nickdrawsneighbours #drawing #portrait #portraitdrawing #portraiture #birodrawing #ballpointpen #ballpointpenart #ballpoint #neighbours #sketching #artinlockdown #artinisolation #isolationart #NickDrawsNationals (at Portslade, West Sussex, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqenbnH7GH/?igshid=1wl0h9ww4n9vv

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Doorstep Portraits - Research

The recent Lockdown meant that a lot pf photographers couldn’t go about their usual business, unable to have families or anyone into their studio space.  This brought about the ‘Doorstep Portrait’.  This means that social distance can be kept and families are getting the chance to document their lockdown experiences.

These sessions became really popular during lockdown, with many people believing it was a good way to mark their experiences during the pandemic.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-52282343   

This new style made a few headlines at the start of the first lockdown, photographer Ellie Grace started documenting lockdown life on her daily walks and realised she could start taking family portraits on peoples doorsteps, as all her bookings had been cancelled, while still maintaining social distance.

Ellie Grace Photography

https://www.elliegracephotography.co.uk/family-lifestyle 

Her images have a really nice quality to them, I can see some lovely sunlight, probably golden hour lighting in some of her shots.  I think her style is great, candid and natural shots which  I think most people would be looking for. 

Sessions can cosy up to £450 for half a day of shooting, either in your own home or your chosen location. 

Brown’s Photography

https://brownsphoto.co.uk/glasgowdoorstepportraits/ 

This looks a bit more fun than the standard ‘portrait’ style.

Getting a bit more creative.

Shows a real connection.

Rhiannon Neale

https://www.rhiannoneale.com/babies/doorstep-photoshoots-glasgow-west-end/ 

Rhiannon started doing doorstep shoots as she felt that families still wanted to document celebrations that were happening during lockdown, anniversaries, birthdays etc. 

Social distancing captured within the portrait

Fran Nelson

https://frannelsonphotography.co.uk/gallery/projects

A Freelance photographer based in London, took on the doorstep project as a way to keep shooting during Lockdown.

I think these images are the most creative style I've looked at and stand out from the rest. 

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L Warwick Photography

Welcome to L Warwick Phtotgraphy! Hi, my name is Luke and I’m a relaxed wedding photographer. I cover the North West, North Wales and I may also sneak over the border into Yorkshire occasionally. What is a relaxed wedding photographer? Well, I’m a pretty laid-back person and I’ve been told I put people at ease. I find that when couples and their guests chill out, great natural photos follow and that’s what I’m all about. I do also love to take great portraits, but I’m very conscious that this is your wedding day, not my fashion shoot. Relaxed - I’m pretty laid back and approachable. I’m polite and respectful of your guests and I definitely don’t use a loud hailer to set up a group image. And you know what, I think this reflects well in my images – my candid images of your guests are relaxed, un-posed and natural. Beautiful - First and foremost, your wedding day is going to be one of the best days of your life and you want your images to match. I work tirelessly to find flattering, creative and interesting light and angles so that your photographs reflect how special and amazing your day was. Modern - I like to photograph what happens on the day and how people interact with each other. I don’t rock up with a massive list of must-have cheesy images written for Cosmo in 1994 that has just been rehashed ever since. Read the full article

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Lee B’s / June 2017

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Contemporary Film Photographers

4/12/19

Martin Henson

Martin Henson (1952-present) is a British photographer based in West Yorkshire, focusing mostly on landscape and nature photography.

Henson takes inspiration from his surroundings to capture a sense of power and scale in his work. The beauty of nature – cloud formations and the way in which light interacts with nature itself – greatly inspires Henson’s work as he is mesmerized by the world around him.

Arno Rafael Minkkinen

Arno Rafael Minkkinen (1945-present) is a Finnish-American photographer, focusing on abstract self portraits in natural environments.

Minkkinen’s unique approach to his work is his use of nude self portraiture within his abstract images. Using parts of the body to mimic the shape and form found in natural landscapes and locations. He also does not manipulate any of his photographs

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