A Photographers Life

My Birthday Magazine

2012-01-17T07:03:00.001-08:00

My brother bought me an Amateur Photographer Magazine from the Month and year I was born January1964, yes I'm that old. Some of the adverts are fantastic. Wonder if any Manchester Wedding Photographers read this and went on to produce pictures for some great weddings. If your a Wedding Photographer in Manchester let us know. Here are a selection of pages.

Win your wedding gown and shoes

2011-11-26T10:07:00.001-08:00

Manchester Wedding Magazine are fiving away the chance to win your wedding gown and shoes ....http://www.yourmanchesterwedding.co.uk/competition.cfm

Ehmm 30 pictures that will amaze

2011-11-26T08:06:00.001-08:00

I only think about 10 are any good see what you think 30 amazing pictures

http://inspirationfeed.com/photography/30-photographs-that-will-blow-your-mind/

50 Reasons not to Date a Photographer

2011-11-23T10:27:00.001-08:00

http://notastarvingartist.com/post/12766897643

There are too many things on this list that are close to home

Art Work

2011-11-19T22:31:00.001-08:00

Had some great news this week that the artis Simon Welford had an exhibition in Leicester of his work and one of the pieces was a reproduction of one of my Photographs of Tim Burgess of the Charlatans. Simon had told me it was going to happen but it was still great to see it. Ive included the press release below and a couple of pics. Makes a nice change from being a manchester wedding photographer.

Thank you Simon I'm honoured

Creating WavesAfter finding they had much in common, artists Alex Lowe and Simon Welford have combined forces to launch their first joint art exhibition ‘Creations’ which opens at Fabrika, Leicester in November.

Alex was the front man of 90’s Britpop stars Hurricane #1 who were signed to the infamous Alan McGee label Creation, enjoying two top twenty albums before main songwriter Andy Bell departed to join Oasis and the band split.

Simon is an up and coming artist who has worked with Andy Bell’s original band “Ride” and also contributed to the recent movie ‘Upside Down’ about Creation Records. With both having common ground having worked with bands signed to Creation they got chatting and the idea of working together was born.

Both predominantly abstract artists, ‘Creations’ will see both artists exhibit around twenty pieces between them during the two week run which begins with an invite only preview show on November 7th. “The preview show is shaping up to be a fantastic event” explains Simon. “We have invited not only existing fans of our art but also friends and acquaintances from the music business to have a sneak preview of the exhibition. Creation Records legend Alan McGee is doing a DJ set on the night and some really exciting people are confirmed to be attending”.

The exhibition at Fabrika looks set to be a popular attraction. Simon’s previous work has sold as far afield as Japan and the USA and he staged exhibitions in Sydney, Australia last year which were well received. Alex has an established fan base through his solo music and with Hurricane #1 coupled with famous buyers of his art such as Mike Tyson, Woody Allen and Donald Trump. Both are hoping the exhibition will be a springboard to an exciting new journey and with more dates around the UK talked about for 2012 they may be creating waves for the foreseeable future.‘Creations’ runs from 7th November 2011 at Fabrika Independent Art Gallery, Humberstone Gate, Leicester for two weeks.

For any further information or request for images relating to the exhibition please contact Simon Welford at simon@wayupthere.co.uk

Can you tell a Photoshop Changed Image

2011-11-11T20:30:00.001-08:00

So you think you know Photoshop

Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs from Kevin Karsch on Vimeo.

http://www.petapixel.com/2011/10/07/mind-blowing-research-into-inserting-artificial-objects-into-photographs/

Day with the Charity BITC

2011-11-10T17:51:00.001-08:00

Giving back some time today spending it with the North West branch of the Business in the Community. It's a fun day at the Velodrome in Manchester. This will give some lite relief from the Manchester Wedding photography scene.

I want this one now

2011-10-25T07:37:00.001-07:00

OK how do I do it I want this the new Nikon and the Fuji ....

Equipped with the same high-performance technical specifications as the standard Leica D-Lux 5 model, the Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium includes a fast 5.1 - 19.2mm f/2 - 3.3 ASPH. zoom lens with a focal length range from 24 to 90 mm (35 mm equivalent), suitable for a wide variety of situations including wide-angle landscape and macro photography.

The camera’s 1/1.63” CCD image sensor, with a resolution of 10.1 megapixels, is unusually large for a compact model, and is perfectly attuned to the Leica lens together with the electronics and software, producing images with outstandingly natural colour rendition, superb sharpness and high contrast. The exceptionally fast maximum aperture makes it an ideal camera for ‘available light’ photography.

With clearly laid-out menus and straightforward operation of its comprehensive range of features and manual settings, the versatile Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium offers intuitive handling in all photographic situations, from creative image design to spontaneous reportage-style shots, as well as when using the camera’s 1,280 x 720 pixel HD movie recording feature.

The camera delivers images in 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 formats as well as 1:1, a particularly interesting format for creative composition. Furthermore, the 3” LCD screen, with its wide viewing angle and 460,000 pixel resolution, enables accurate framing and composition, as well as high quality, detailed image review.

The Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium comes with (as a download) Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 3, professional processing software that allows photographers to develop RAW image files and maintain complete control over the development process applied to their images. The high quality, complementary grey calf leather case is included in the set.

The Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium special edition set is scheduled to be available in the UK at the end of October 2011 at an SRP of £855 including VAT from authorised Leica dealers including the Leica Store Mayfair: www.leica-storemayfair.co.uk, tel: 020 7629 1351.

The Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium comes with a two-year warranty and a one-year Leica UK ‘Passport’ (complimentary accidental damage cover). UK customers are also welcome to visit the Leica Store and Akademie in Mayfair, London, for a complimentary demonstration or training session on the features of the camera. Technical support by telephone is available via Leica’s London-based Client Care department.

To find out more details, go to: http://www.leica-storemayfair.co.uk/news/d-lux5-titanium-special-edition.html

New Barker mobile

2011-10-24T15:59:00.001-07:00

When I first bought the Land River Discovery it was because it had space for Debbie's scooter and it was cheap. After running it for 4 weeks I love it for so many other reasons. Space for my
Camera gear, ride hight, and people get out of my way. I am even considering joining the land rover club . Well maybe not.

I want one now......

2011-09-21T16:33:00.000-07:00

Nikons new babys

OK I now have to work out how to get myself one please send answers on a post card.

http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB_N1

Denise Van Outen

2011-09-21T07:35:00.000-07:00

Just finished a shoot with Denise Van Outen for Manchester Gossip. She was here to promote 3s campaign for busy mums to start using smartphones to help organise their busy lives. think we got some good shots.

Craig Nelson from Manchester Gossip is performing the interview

Sharon and Nigel’s Wedding at Stannylands

2011-01-03T18:26:00.000-08:00

Managed to get a few hours sleep after the wedding yesterday and new year the day before I must not go out 2 days before a wedding. Amazing day though and Sharon and Nigel were a great couple. I have got a couple of rushes onto the site I have included them below. should take a couple of days to get the rest on.

Portfolio

2010-12-12T16:45:00.001-08:00

Been trying to pull my portfolio together all weekend and it's not just which shots but what size and what colour, what folder finish etc. Spoke to a few peeps and I'm going for an a2 folder and paper in black and cream.

Most of the prints are going to be A3 with occasional A4 On the A2 pages. First print took me 3 times to get it right it's going to take a month to get this right.

Next which shots?

Any suggestions?

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Location:Sale,United Kingdom

Portrait shots

2010-12-11T09:31:00.001-08:00

Well only a week to go before the big day.

Anybody wanting a good price on portraits before the new year now is the time.

I'm doing the shoot and a print from £75 thats over half price.

Drop me a line to check availability the prices have to go up in Jan

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Location:Cromwell Ave,Cheadle,United Kingdom

Artrocker

2010-11-17T16:17:00.001-08:00

Just had another 2 pictures published in Artrocker cant get over the amount of space we got greta stuff

Great Weekend

2010-11-17T16:11:00.000-08:00

Just had a great weekend, a few shoots inc one with Shireen in Manchester in the Circle Club. Great Shoot.

I always thought it was going to be taking the pictures was going to be the hards bit, if only. Getting up to page 1 on google was the hardest but we are there now for several search criteria.

I know need to spread to Trafford and North West and Manchester

Been dropping some files on the Sameteens site and they look pretty good I will post link next

A CLOCKWORK BRAINWASHED - marjoriemcconville.over-blog.com's name

2010-11-09T21:33:00.000-08:00

A CLOCKWORK BRAINWASHED - marjoriemcconville.over-blog.com's name: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Google Work

2010-11-05T04:23:00.000-07:00

Yahoo,,,, its worked, all the hundreds of hours on links and keyword searches I have put in over the past 2 months has paid off. I’m up the google listing in my local area by a considerable amount on 6 or 7 searches.

If I were to say whats the hardest work on setting up the business so far I would have to say its been the Google SEO work, but now I have some success Im off to capture the world.

Links

2010-10-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

I’m spending almost everyday trying to sort out the website and getting it up the Google listings. I knew there was a reason I didn't do it. I know why people pay companies to do this job

Went to see a venue this morning for a wedding, Its going to be a good winter wedding at Stannylands.

Stannylands

A new Day a New Blog

2010-10-06T17:31:00.000-07:00

Well this is my first blog and at my age you would think I know better. I’m a wedding photographer based in Sale near Manchester.

It’s supposed to be one of the worst times to set-up a business but if it business keeps going at this rate

I’m not sure what anybody will want to know from me but over the next few weeks I will explain how I became a Wedding Photographer.

The first part of the story is when my wife Debbie was Diagnosed with MS 3 years ago.