I’d like to wish all my past and future clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May 2012 be as wonderful for you as I know it is going to be for me. Getting married to my beautiful fiance in August will be the highlight for me, followed closely by the privilege of being your wedding or portrait photographer, ho ho ho
I had a great day at Santa Pod race track yesterday with my best friend Adam Sorenson. Adam invited me to shoot some of the fastest drift cars in the UK, in the hands of two stunt drivers from Los Angeles. Unfortunately because of the nature of the shoot and what the images are required for, I can’t say to much more about the day for a few weeks, then all will be revealed. The shots below depict the fun we had but don’t really do justice as to how close these cars were when they were drifting around us, using a 16mm fisheye lens meant I could touch the bonnets as the cars passed at speed, so cool. The rest of the day was spent inside the cars being thrown about like a tennis ball in a tumble dryer.
I love helping out suppliers I work with and last week I was asked to shoot some new web images for the Royal Oak in Barrington village near Cambridge. The Royal Oak has had a face lift and it was my job to show the new interior and fantastic conservatory. With a new menu and warm welcome, this will be one pub I can’t wait to visit again but next time I’ll leave my camera at the studio.
I had an interesting assignment on Wednesday when I shot an authors publicity images for her new book. The book is a thriller set in the 1500’s with the main character coming from Cambridge, so finding backgrounds with the right architecture was out first priority. Even though I know Cambridge quite well, it surprised me how many areas we visited that I never knew existed.
The events organiser at Barrington Hall near Cambridge booked me to shoot some corporate interior images earlier this week. Barrington has a great reputation as a classy wedding venue but they now want to bring in more corporate clients and the shots would be used as advertising. As well as Barrington being one of the best wedding venues in Cambridgeshire, it will also make a fantastic venue for any business or company that wish to hold a relaxed business lunch or dinner, important conference or discreet meeting. The amazing rooms at Barrington would also provide a great setting for a Charity Ball, Christmas celebration or an intimate dinner for friends and family. Whilst I was there, I also took a few shots of the marque which is due to come down for a few weeks for it’s yearly clean.
I met Flora in St Ives on Wednesday to shoot some shots for her letting agency business in Cambridge. After getting the images she required the shoot then developed in to a mini lifestyle session. It was a very cold day and Flora seemed to cope well with my one more shot routine.
