Studio diary of Fareham, Hampshire based photographer - Mike French
On Friday afternoon I went up to Somerset House for London Fashion Weekend to shoot the catwalk shows. I once again had an accredited pass to the catwalk shows and was looking to get some great images of the clothes and of course the models. Each catwalk show was divided into four set of clothing – three different looks, and the entire Betty Jackson collection and the show was repeated in it’s entirety.
This acrylic frame is modern and stylish and show the entire image with no edges, it works well in a modern house, office or corporate environment and we use them for our wedding and portrait clients and our commercial clients.
We have just delivered some framed products from a recent family portrait session, and I thought I’d post them up here to give some more examples of what our prints look like when they are finished for our clients.
This shoot was for the grandmother of the four children for a significant birthday. The large image in the gold frame was a clear favourite and one of mine as well. It looks stunning framed, and the colours work really well. This is presented as an 18×12″ print in a 24×20″ frame, and was supplied finished and ready for hanging.
I met up with Harriet at Hill Head beach to take some headshots for her. Harriet is a an acting school up in London and needed a promotional headshot, specifically to place on to Casting Call Pro a web directory of actors and actresses looking for roles in film, theatre and TV.
Continuing some post which show some of the products which we sell this box frame arrived at the studio this week.
Late this afternoon I braved the snow and delivered a wall portrait out to one of our local clients. This lovely framed set of three prints presented as a triptych work really well and the frame keys in nicely with some of the other wall art and the feel of the room in which it will hang.
Coming soon…. images from the PHT 2009 winter ball held at the Portsmouth Guildhall.
It is getting close to Christmas and lots of our clients are buying framed products from both studio portraits and also our location portrait sessions. Making excellent presents for family members, and also great as a present for themselves ! Today saw us deliver another two childrens portraits desk frames which I captured some images of before they were collected.
Earlier today we covered a business seminar event at the Regus offices in Whitely for AQ Networking for Business. Capturing images of the seminars and speakers, the exhibition area and some of the networking taking place. These images are planned to be used on the website and for promotional purposes for future events.
This afternoon was dedicated to shooting some contemporary family portraits in the run up to Christmas. All done in the fashionable high key style I covered not only the full family groups but some individuals portraits of the children as well. All of the families were from Hampshire with most being in the Hill Head, Stubbington and Locksheath areas.
Today I got to photograph a wonderful newborn baby girl of only four weeks in a contemporary studio setup.
One of my clients from earlier this year returned for another portrait session today. This time it was for a business portrait.
This morning I had another series of portrait sessions with local toddlers and children with our contemporary white background set.
Rhinefield House was the location for todays pre-wedding shoot with Rosie and Scott who are getting married there later in the year.
We visited a local pre-school to take their pre-christmas portraits for what must be the 4th year now. As is usual for this session we worked on a white backdrop giving clean images of the children, which works well for these mini-sessions and also for unpredictable toddlers !
