People I have worked with are shown on my website and can be found here. I have worked with many other clients - but I have not necessarily linked to them from my website.
Which were most successful/best/interesting clients?
Part of me wants to say the best job was the one I was paid the most money for - but this is not always the case.
SHEEPDOGS
The work for Nij Vyas Sheepdog Training involved 12 hours in a field with him, four dogs and over 40 sheep. It was a blissful day and very enjoyable. The weather was good so I did not have any issues with lighting. The only issues were to capture the image he required for his book. I took art direction from him about where he needed himself, the dogs and the sheep to illustrate the point he would be making in his book.
The work for Nij Vyas Sheepdog Training involved 12 hours in a field with him, four dogs and over 40 sheep. It was a blissful day and very enjoyable. The weather was good so I did not have any issues with lighting. The only issues were to capture the image he required for his book. I took art direction from him about where he needed himself, the dogs and the sheep to illustrate the point he would be making in his book.
EDEN
The work for the Eden Project was very interesting. Well written briefs allowed for the speedy turn round of edited images that were required by the client. My images have been created into a book - which has been sent to the client. Eden Project have begun to use my images on their website. I like some of the images so much I use them on the back of my business cards.
The work for the Eden Project was very interesting. Well written briefs allowed for the speedy turn round of edited images that were required by the client. My images have been created into a book - which has been sent to the client. Eden Project have begun to use my images on their website. I like some of the images so much I use them on the back of my business cards.
PORTRAITS
The clients that are the most fun are the clients requesting portraits - even though I sometimes don't like dealing with people, the results are always lovely - basically because my clients are lovely. I am particularly proud of the images of Maisie and Charlotte and her family. Primarily because I made use of the lighting kit. Which I would like to become more adept with.
The clients that are the most fun are the clients requesting portraits - even though I sometimes don't like dealing with people, the results are always lovely - basically because my clients are lovely. I am particularly proud of the images of Maisie and Charlotte and her family. Primarily because I made use of the lighting kit. Which I would like to become more adept with.
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| Maisie |
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| Maisie |
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| Charlotte and her family |
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| Charlotte's youngest son |
ISSUES
Work for Company X where I was given a very specific brief. I produced shots that met the brief, whilst adding some of my own creativity. These images have never been used as the client has issues with their web designer. I have all sorts of ideas for what I can do for this client. But it requires a long discussion which I do not want to have at this stage in my business - come June I will be contacting them and have already got the support from another company that also wants to work with him when he is ready.
Work for Company X where I was given a very specific brief. I produced shots that met the brief, whilst adding some of my own creativity. These images have never been used as the client has issues with their web designer. I have all sorts of ideas for what I can do for this client. But it requires a long discussion which I do not want to have at this stage in my business - come June I will be contacting them and have already got the support from another company that also wants to work with him when he is ready.
List of recent clients and the type of work:
Portraits of people at work for their website, annual report and conference banners. Images for a college for use in their prospectus. Event photography for the Vikings of Middle England. Captured images for local fitness coach for her website. Family portraits for 3 clients. Training for a student about to start A level Art.
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| Pet Portraits - Ruby |
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| Family Portrait - Jacob |
Work in the pipeline:
- Magazine cover for Lots for Tots magazine - model organised, images to be capture this Saturday afternoon.
- Product shots for Eves of St Agnes once her rebranding has been completed.
- Training on how to get the best out of camera for an Ecclesbourne Interiors - interior designer to capture her own work.
- Family portrait set for early December.
- 2012 - wedding. Have always said I wont do a wedding but a very persuasive person is encouraging me to photograph his son's wedding.
MARKETING
This work is coming my way because I market myself. I have decided that the best form of marketing for my business at this stage is word of mouth and the best way to do that is face-to-face. I do this by attending two very useful network meetings. One is weekly 6.45-8.30am every Friday morning and the other is monthly 12-2pm on the first Thursday of the month. These networks require not only the time to attend the meetings, but the commitment to attend every meeting, money in the form of a subscription fee, time to prepare a 60 second presentation, politeness to follow up contacts made at the meeting and finding referrals for other businesses in the network. Hard work, but rewarding on a number of different levels.
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