I was recently approached to provide event photography by Suzanne Page for a charity party she was hosting at Rosso in Manchester. The party took place on Ascot Ladies Day and all proceeds went to the Manchester Children’s Hospital. Outfits were spectacular and a good time seemed too be had by all. Guests had a three course lunch, some wine! and watched the racing projected onto a large screen at the front of the restaurant. Below are a selection of some of my favourite photos from the event. If you are hosting a similar party and wish us to attend please get in touch.
Portrait Photography at the Midland Hotel
November 30th, 2010
We will be providing portrait photography in Manchester city centre at the Midland Hotel, all over the Christmas period, including New Year’s Eve. This is my favourite image so far, taken on Saturday evening of the incredibly glamourus members of Selfridges Cosmetic Department. As usual we are trying to bring some style to the proceedings and give clients portrait photography that performs above their expectations of event photography, which is often a staid and unimaginative genre. We are taking portraits in the lobby in front of the Christmas tree using it as a backdrop. For the technically minded lighting here is one profoto d1 mounted high with a beauty dish and grid. I am always amazed at the quality of light that this combination can provide. We have the facilities to print out on the evening and prints cost £15 for a 9″x6″ in a mount.
To facilitate card payments for clients who do not have enough cash on them we have set up this dedicated page to allow them to pay with paypal.
Just select the number of prints required from the drop down menu and then click buy now to be taken to a dedicated secure paypal site.
copper beeches sponsored toddle
July 2nd, 2010
The photos from the sponsored toddle at Copper Beeches Day Nursery in Sale on Saturday the 26th of June 2010 are now online. If you attended and have not yet received a proof card please email me and I will arrange for you to receive one. Included on the proof cards are the individual and year group shots that I took on Tuesday the 30th. Included with each proof is my new pricelist with example of some of the framing styles that I can provide. Again if you have any questions please get in touch.
wedding photography, album epoca samples
June 9th, 2010
Fresh in from Italy, here are my new wedding photography sample albums from Album Epoca. These came in today and what can I say. I thought they would be good but they are even better than I expected! The main wedding album is a 16″ x 12″ in cream Murano leather with a perspex front cover and gold embossing. The family album is a 8″ x 12″ in the brown Murano leather. I also have a full set of the best friends and friends albums, which are shown in the final photo. Overall the quality is excellent, the leathers are exquisite and the colour of the photos and the perspex cover is just superb. Thank you Album Epoca and well done. I saw Album Epoca at Focus and was immediately attracted by the quality and variety that they offered. If you want to see the samples in the flesh get in touch and I will be happy to show them to you.
coutts polo party at chester races
June 6th, 2010
We had a great time at the Coutts International Polo party at Chester Racecourse on Friday Evening. After much discussion amongst us we have voted this our favourite photo of the night. If you want to see a gallery of all the images that we took at the event please click here. If you wish to purchase a print, you can do so online using paypal, please follow the instructions on the gallery page.
We love covering big events like this, so if you are having a party or getting married and you are looking for a photographer to cover the event please get in touch.
we are off to the races
June 2nd, 2010
Richard Price photography will be providing the event photography for the prestigious Coutts International polo party at Chester racecourse on the 4th of June. The event runs from 7:30 until 13:00. We will be travelling with our standard event kit which allows us to print 9″x6″ photos on site. Prints in an A4 mount suitable for framing will be priced at £15.00. For customers without sufficient cash we will be accepting payment by paypal on the evening. We hope everyone one has a great time at this event.
Skaters by the Mancunian Way
May 5th, 2010
Walking back to my car on Saturday on the way back from a portrait shoot I happened across this group of skateboarders. I thought I would try out some shots with my fisheye lens as I am always looking for ways to explore its creative possibilities. Here are the results. All except the first shot were taken using a sb900 controlled wirelessly by the D700. Interestingly the exposure on the skaters face seems similar in both first and last shots, even though the first did not use flash, which must say something for the dynamic range of the latest DSLRs as I would not have thought it could of held detail in the shadows when shooting into the sky in a shot like that.
Pioneer Run 2010
March 16th, 2010Continuing with what seems to be a current theme of motion blurs, I took these shots of competitors in the 2010 Pioneer Motorcycle Run from London to Brighton on Sunday the 14th March 2010. The Pioneer Run starts at Epsom racecourse and ends on Madeira Drive Brighton seafront. The Event has been organised since 1930 by the Sunbeam Motorcycle Club.
All shots of the 2010 Pioneer Run were taken on a Nikon D700 with an 85mm, f1.4AF-D lens. As ever I am astounded by the focus tracking on the D700, and the creative possibilities that it provides.
I particularly like the shots where only a small area of the rider is in focus and the rest is a blur and the feeling of speed that that imparts to the image.To take part in the 2010 Pioneer Run, as always the bikes had to be manufactured before 1915, and I like the shots which have a vintage feel, with the rider is dressed in period gear. Some of the period helmets would not appear to offer much protection so it is easy to see why some riders opt for the modern full face option.
If anyone is interested in buying prints of any of the images please get in touch. I can provide professionally printed 9″x 6″ prints in carboard strut mounts and larger prints on request. I work with professional framing suppliers, and so can provide large framed prints in some great contemporary styles of frames if desired (check out this links for a variety of frames, and here for some great large box frames and other ideas). Please get back to me if you are interested, with your requirements and I will give you some idea of prices.
Hastings for Tim’s 70th party
October 29th, 2009I have just returned from Hastings and have posted my photos from Tim’s 70th birthday party. Many thanks to A. Joan for organising such a great do, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
With the photos I tried to go for a mix of ambient and flash with the iso at 1600, I am quite pleased with the results, as I think they give a feel for the venue. I have posted the full gallery on Flickr follow the link. I also took quite a few shots at dusk aroound the old town which I will post later.
