PerspectivesPhotography

2011-07-28T16:20:00.005+01:00

Well I am finally back on the blogging wagon. Life has been manic this year with renovating and moving into our shiny new (not-quite-finished-but-certainly-livable) house. Very exciting!

Now half way through the wedding season and so far (touch wood) have been very lucky with the weather and have had the pleasure of working with some cracking couples... lots of very lovely moments recorded! Am working on shiny new galleries for my website to show you what we've been up to .... watch this space!

Lots going on with the business too -moving into lots of exciting new areas like boudoir, baby bump and a very exciting shoot for an up and coming band... but I couldn't possibly talk about that! I have also been busy launching some gorgeous new products which I am really excited about - from picture frames to beautiful art books to stunning Jorgensen albums... It's all going on! They have been a long time in the making but keen to make sure they are right...I think it's worth the wait!

Anyway - just a quick overview today- will be blogging more details shortly!

It's going to be a cracking year... I can feel it in my bones!

2010-04-13T20:29:00.003+01:00

Sunday morning's pre wed shoot was with the lovely Karen and Mark who are getting married at Canonteign Falls next month! Here are a few images from their session....

2010-04-13T16:23:00.003+01:00

On Friday we did a pre-wed shoot for the lovely Rosa and Ian who are getting married at the beginning of June.

Most couples feel nervous and self conscious about being photographed - I include myself in this! I mean, not everyone is into public displays of affection and whilst all couples share a closeness quite often this may not be demonstrated in public. So the pre-wed shoots are a perfect time to get used to being photographed and build up a trust with the photographer to enable the couple relax and the photographer to capture images which reflect the couples relationship. Inevitably, and certainly in Rosa and Ian's case, by the end of the session we have bagged a great set of lovely intimate images. The experience enables us to work efficiently and at ease on their big day. Here are a few pics below ...

2010-04-08T12:54:00.006+01:00

I did a pre-wed shoot on Bank Holiday Monday for the very lovely Heather and Rob who are getting married next month. The pre wed shoots are an excellent way for couples to get used to being photographed. On their big day couples feel a lot more relaxed about being photographed which help us to get the pictures quickly and without drama. They also get to bag a few informal shots of themselves!

There are a few pictures below from the shoot which we did in the gardens of Reed Hall, http://www.exeter.ac.uk/reedhall/weddings.php) a beautiful wedding venue in Exeter.

2010-03-31T15:33:00.008+01:00

Yesterday I spent the afternoon with the very lovely JJ, a guitarist from Fleet with the aim of getting a good selection of head shots and arty pictures for promotional purposes. Despite the rubbish weather we managed to get a good selection of portraits from the session using a mixture of flash and natural lighting. Big thanks to William Elworthy for lending us his very beautiful barns providing a perfect rustic backdrop! Check out JJ on Myspace - www.myspace.com/johnsonjaylive Some pictures below...

The Swiss Photo Shoot

2010-03-31T11:58:00.012+01:00

On Friday I photographed Steve, Simon and Dave who were after promotional images for their band, The Swiss. Check them out at www.myspace.com/stevedownmusic or at http://www.the-swiss.co.uk/

The guys booked an afternoon session giving us plenty of time for a few outfit and location changes. This provided a good variety of pictures which they can use to market themselves in a number of different ways. Having had plenty of beautiful weather in the run up to the shoot we based the session outside with an indoor backup plan. Fortunately the weather was on our side and we managed to finish up seconds before the heavens opened!

We used a combination of natural light mixed in with a bit of flash just for drama! A small selection of images from the day can be seen below...

Promotional Images of Percussionist, Holly Madge

2009-11-08T19:30:00.007Z

Today was all about photographing musician, Holly Madge ... fantastic... I love all this stuff... fantastic opportunity to get all creative and try to do something a bit different! Today was all about Holly Madge... a superb female drummer (www.hollymadge.com). I am very lucky to work with this young lady who has played with The Sugarbabes, Robyn, Katherine Jenkins, Dennis Rollins and perfroming on programmes such as Stricly Come Dancing, Children in Need, GMTV and This Morning. The idea was to create a set of portraits, some of which were musically based and other more lifestyle model portraits. The shoot was organised around the opportunity to shoot some live gig images of Holly playing. Seeing as Holly is so beautiful we (the make up artists, Maddie Austin and I) thought we would take the opportunity to bag a few beauty shots, all shot using one studio light. A few images from the day are included below for your interest! Enjoy!

Master Blasters Band Promotional Images

2009-11-08T19:13:00.015Z

I went up to Southampton to photograph the Master Blasters (http://www.masterblastersband.co.uk/) a sensational covers band set up to provide top end live music for corporate gigs, weddings and any other such events! This six piece (Jen, JD, Loucas, Chris, Si and Holly) needed images for their shiny new website and for general promotional purposes. We went up to Southampton on the Wednesday night to do a bit of a recce and work out a plan of action for the following night when we had managed to round up all six members for a shoot. Having walked the majority of Southampton's roads we found a cool place to do some backlit pictures - This sort of preparation the night before is absolutely essential ... saves me dragging six band members around the city's darkest corners for hours trying to find the perfect spot! We started off the shoot nice and gently in random car parks and the local park, then did some live gig pictures, finishing off with the backlit images in a random alleyway. With a little assistance from Tommy and Owain we managed to combine a selection of naturally lit images with a few flash lit images.

I thoroughly enjoyed photographing these guys - they are an awesome band playing all the classics - They will blow your socks off! I defy anyone to sit still whilst they are playing!

Photoshoot for Nicky Swann, 9th October

2009-10-11T19:09:00.005+01:00

Today's mission was to create a set of portrait imagery for promotional use for Nicky, a very talented singer/ guitarist. With the help of Jana as a stylist and Grace (a very promising photographers assistant!) we created a set of really varied portraits using both natural and flash light. All credit to Nicky for attacking the shoot with great enthusiasm and an open mind... it's not easy being photographed! I really love doing musicians portraits as it provides a fantastic opportunity to try out some new techniques in a quest to produce some really cool arty imagery. Here are some examples from today...

Fashion Shoot for Loveithaveit!

2009-10-11T19:02:00.004+01:00

Went out to a beautiful set of old barns today to do a shoot for the Penny at The Terrace shop (in Lyme Regis) and the online store loveithaveit (www.loveithaveit.co.uk).

With quite an ambitious selection of clothing to photograph in one day this venue provided lots of opportunities for a little variety in images without wasting too much time between sets. We covered a range of clothing today including dresses, skirts, tops and coats using a variety of flash light and natural light. I was very lucky to work with the very talented team of models, Sarah and Lauren, make up artist Maddie Austin and assisted by Holly Madge (despite onset of horrible case of flu... very brave little trooper!). Some of the pictures below...

Wedding of Rachael and Ben on 3rd October

2009-10-11T18:50:00.006+01:00

The weather held up for Rachael and Ben's big day at Mapperton Gardens in Dorset on 3rd October - which was just as well as it was a largely outdoors affair! Being half American it only seemed right that Rachael arrived in a big old American truck. Rachael looked absolutely spectacular in a beautifully designed and hand made outfit by Caroline at La Di Da. Rachael wore a long fitted purple and black dress with a long bellowing purple coat to keep out the slight chill in the air. The outfit was completed with a long, dramatic bright pink veil.... perfect head turning material! The ceremony took place outside in the gardens with a reception in the formal gardens and evening do in the coach house adjacent. Beautiful venue.

As Rachel and Ben's outfits were quite colourful many of the images were processed in colour complemented with a few timeless black and whites. As Rachael plays the drums and Ben the guitar, I asked them to bring them along to make a truely individual bride and groom portrait. Check out the images below...

Photographing Richard and Caroline - 29 September

2009-10-11T18:23:00.005+01:00

Caroline and Richard are an extremely talented couple from Lyme Regis which I photographed for very different reasons on 29th September at Weycroft Hall, Axminster (top spot for weddings too!)

Caroline has a fantastic business called La di Da in Lyme Regis which specialises in creating beautiful individually designed and hand made dresses. I got in touch with Caroline after photographing some of her stunning dresses at a recent test shoot. In preparation for the forthcoming Knitting and Stitching show at Alexandra Palace (8-11 October) we did some promotional images - both portraits as well as environmental portraits with her sewing machine. Some of the resulting images are shown below.

I also photographed Richard who is an extremely talented harmonica player who has invented an electric harmonica (check out http://www.harmonix-harmonica.co.uk/) and who has jammed with Mr Stevie Wonder himself.... very talented young man. We did a range of images for Richard using a combination of natural light and flash light to create some arty portraits for promotional purposes.

Princesshay Fashion Show25th September 2009

2009-10-11T18:12:00.005+01:00

Went to photograph the fashion show at Princesshay on 25th September. The show was extremely well put together with professional dancers modelling the clothes - so much energy I was struggling to hold my camera steady resisting the temptation to have a bit of a boogie! The fashion show attracted loads of attention from passing shoppers interested to see what they should be wearing this coming winter!

I shot loads of pictures for their promotional purposes ... some of which are below.

BIPP Conference

2009-10-11T18:01:00.003+01:00

I completed a mission of a drive from Christina and Matt's wedding in south Devon to RAF Cosford up north to attend the two day annual conference of the British Institute of Professional Photographers (BIPP) - one of the qualifying bodies for professional Photographers. I went to check out all the latest trends in wedding, fashion and portrait photography by some of the leading photographers in their fields such as Jack Eames (hair and beauty photography) and Bella West and Jo De Banzie (both child photographers).

This proved an invaluable trip to help keep up with the latest trends and talk nerdy camera stuff with like minded people! Definitely worth the drive!

Christina & Matt's Wedding

2009-10-11T17:47:00.007+01:00

Had an absolutely beautiful day for Christina and Matt's wedding at Burgh Island on 12th September. Christina got ready in the beach house, a beautiful spot overlooking the beach. She looked absolutely stunning in her extremely elegant Vera Wang dress which fitted in perfectly with the feel of this art deco style venue. The dress code was black tie so everyone looked extremely glamorous adding to the sense of occasion.

The beach, the nearby Pilchard Inn and the Hotel's extremely impressive Peacock Bar all played important roles in the photography. Here are a few images from the day.

New Perspectives Photography website launched!

2009-09-10T15:11:00.007+01:00

Welcome to my new blog launched alongside my brand spanking new website! The site comes courtesy of the incredibly talented Ali West of SpOOny Web design (http://www.spoony.org.uk/) .

I must take this opportunity to say a MASSIVE thank you to Ali for all her hard work and perseverance ... it takes a strong personality to put up with such an indecisive client! But I think you will agree she has done an brilliant job and the website looks amazing.... No more phone calls for you Ali at stupid o'clock with me 'just wondering ..... would it be possible to..... !'

I suppose I ought to introduce myself....I'm Jessica Farmer and I have my very own photography business which I love! I am based in Exeter, Devon and love to shoot (in the photographic sense!) people ... weddings, fashion, and portraits for old and young. I am passionate about photographing people in a unique and artistic way... creating images that stand out from the crowd... something to be proud of!

I love timeless black and whites but also enjoy playing around with flash to get a more fashion type look! Check out my shiny new website at http://www.perspectivesphotography.co.uk/ to see what floats my boat photographically!

Anyway... I fear these blogs are supposed to be short and to the point and I appear to be rambling now.....! I will be back shortly with more exciting news!

cheers

Jess