richard price photography

Rolls Royce at the Midland

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:15:17 +0000

To commemorate the historic meeting of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce at the Midland hotel in Manchester, which led to the formation of Rolls Royce, the Midland Hotel hosted a lunch today. Guests included members of the Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Club and representatives from Rolls-Royce who presented the Midland’s resident manager Paul Bayliss with a painting to recognise the event. I was commissioned by the Midland Hotel to cover the proceeding and here are a few selected images from the days proceedings.

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architectural photos in manchester

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:13:40 +0000

Here is a selection of photos from a recent architectural photography shoot for Read Associates. They have just recently finished the fit out of Blackfriar’s house near Deansgate in Manchester and the Riverside Development in Salford. Both fit outs have made extensive use of bespoke joinery and it is this that Read’s wanted me to capture. I particularly like the way inside and outside are merged by the woodwork at the Riverside development. If you require similar architectural photography services please get in touch to discuss your requirements. A gallery of my architectural images can be seen here.

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business headshots in manchester

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:10:54 +0000

Here are a selection of shots from some recent deluxe female corporate headshot packages. These packages are designed to give the sitter sufficient time to get shots for their professional requirements. Sessions take half a day and the time is combined between the studio and locations nearby.

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For the location shots I try to get a contemporary feel. Usually I will just use natural light and a shallow depth of field. This allows the subject to really stand out from the background and the background to blur into interesting abstract shapes. For the studio shots I try to tailor the shots depending upon the individual client’s business needs. If you are a business man or woman or a singer, musician or artiste and are interested in my headshots packages please follow the link to get more information on packages and pricing or get in touch.

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headshots for singers & artistes

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:56:24 +0000

These are some recent shots that I was commissioned to take of opera singer Bradley. He booked one of my deluxe adult headshot packages. These packages are designed to give the sitter sufficient time to get shots for their professional requirements. Sessions take half a day and the time is combined between the studio and locations nearby.

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We set out to use the location time to get some contemporary headshots. I used natural light and a shallow depth of field for these shots, which allowed me to give a nice blur to the background and to draw attention to the subject. For the studio shots we wanted to make it look as though Bradley was on stage. For these shots I used a single profoto beauty dish up high with a grid. This gives a very focused beam not unlike a spotlight on stage. Detail was filled in with a reflector and the whole studio was kept dark. If you are a singer, musician or artiste and are interested in my headshots packages please follow the link to get more information on packages and pricing or get in touch.

headshots for actors in Manchester

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:55:41 +0000

I get numerous enquiries from actors who require a headshot to send to casting directors or agents. They might be new to the profession or maybe changed their look and need to get some updated photos. A lot of these customers choose my standard headshot package. The session can take place on location or in a studio but actors invariably go with the studio option. The reproducibilty of the studio lighting allows them to concentrate on their expression and they find it gives them the neutral lighting and background that their agents require.

Here are a couple of recent examples from these packages. Follow the link for details of pricing and package options or alternatively get in touch.

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corporate headshots manchester

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:35:30 +0000

Not all corporate headshots have to be taken in an office and involve someone in a suit. Many are the different business photography needs of my clients. I try to provide customers with business headshots that reflect their personality but that ultimately work for their individual business needs. These business portraits are of corporate trainer Zena, she wanted headshots for her business that reflected her relaxed approach and personality. We took a variety of portrait photographs around Manchester’s Castlefield basin. This is a favourite location of mine as it is filled with interesting architectural features to use as backdrops.

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These corporate portraits were obtained as part of one of my standard business headshot packages. Follow the link for pricing and package options or alternatively get in touch to discuss your individual requirements.

men’s fashion, manchester N 1/4

admin — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:50:17 +0000

Here are some the early edits from Sundays Fashion Shoot in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. All images are unretouched at this point. The backdrop is a location Bryan and i scouted during the week. It is an alleyway on the side of a large victorian building on Stephenson Square. I love the writing and the general feeling that it has not been painted for years. Models Ben and Adam from Boss.

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Rosso Manchester, Ascot Ladies Day Party

admin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:41:18 +0000

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.

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family portraits in manchester

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:07:34 +0000

Family portrait of you and your children do not have to be formal and staged. I specialise in relaxed lifestyle portraiture and for portrait photography of families and couples I work primarily outdoors. The key to great portraits is getting the subject relaxed and not self conscious in front of the camera. If you can achieve that then great photos always result. Consequently to get great photos of children we go somewhere they like and do things they enjoy and then having their photo taken becomes part of the game. After the session I put a gallery of your family portraits online for you to review and you choose your favourites. We then meet up again and I go through the range of contemporary presentation options that I can offer for your portraits. These include large acrylics and box prints, and pictures printed directly on to wood and metal. Booking a session is as easy as giving me a call or sending an email, so please get in touch.

Elbow-Toe

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:07:53 +0000

Here is brief insight into a recent commercial photography job that I undertook. I had a request from the Black Rat Gallery in London to photograph some paintings for them. The paintings by an American artist called Elbow-Toe are currently on show in the Warrington art gallery and museum. Black Rat are showing them next and want to prepare a book to accompany the exhibition. My problem was that some of the pictures were behind glass. How do you take a picture of painting square on without showing your reflection or the light?

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These are the photos and a brief explanation of how I manged to get the photos with no reflections. I used two profoto d1 heads one with a zoom reflector and one with a beauty dish and positioned these about six feet away from the paintings and angled at 45 degrees to the painting. Thus if the light was contained by the reflectors no light should fall on the camera directly facing the painting. The second problem was a reflection of the camera and tripod. This was removed by darkening the whole room so that very little light went into the room and covering the tripod with a non reflective black cloth. Interestingly I have referred to Elbow-Toes work as paintings but they are in fact collages. They are made up of thousands of tiny pieces of paper all added individually. It must take him ages!