Events Photography for Peroni

Last night I shot the last of 3 events for drinks company ~ Peroni beer. These nights were put on around the country as 'experiential' events. One of the reasons I love doing event photography so much is that the venues are usually great, and I think you'll agree, the venues here were amazing! The first event was held in Liverpool Cathedral - which is in fact the largest Cathedral in Britain and the 3rd largest in Europe! When the lighting was fixed and the table set it looked spectacular, and had a wonderful feel! Then it was off  to 'The Old Fruit Market' in Glasgow City centre. Its my first time in Glasgow and I really enjoyed it. I always make sure i walk around a city as much as possible so i can get my bearings and a feel for it. The Georgian Architecture was incredible, and it was soon evident to me that Glasgow is certainly one of the trendiest and hip UK city's i've been to in a while. The venue was also great, loads of character and you could just imaginee it as a thriving Fruit Market in years gone by.

Last night was the final location for the Amici-di-Peroni road show, so they ended on a high, literally.... at the top of Tower Bridge. Again a great location and a tad easier to get home from! ;) The weather was amazingly turbulent last night. Sunshine one minute then Hail and torrential rain the next.... i loved it and did manage to get a few snaps out of the window...

big thanks to Peroni for giving me such a great event to photograph ... look out for more in June this year ... ;)

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Pic of the Day ~ Sept 30th 2011 ~ HDR Photography

HDR Photography, Love it or hate it... its out there! Here's a quicky i did whilst working up in Stirling for HSBC Bank last week ... Its quite erie and also soft and fluffy at the same time i think!? Anyway .... hope you enjoy it? please hit the 'like' if you do (sorry they don't have a 'dislike' button but you can always leave a comment! :-)

Pic of the Day ~ 27th Sept 2011

Todays Pic of the Day... Simple.... because its my beautiful daughter in all her innocence!  Playing in the woods and ran over to me whilst i was about to take a shot.... i quickly turned the camera skywards and this is the shot. Bless you Daisy Pie :-) x

An 'ExEvent' for a Rendezvous

My good clients ExEvents got me down for a great job last night!! .... The Chambord Rendezvous 2011 The venue; One Mayfair! Built in 1825, One Mayfair has recently reopened its doors and is set to be London's newest and most spectacular venue. After years of neglect this historic Grade I listed building has undergone months of refurbishment bringing it back to its former glory. As one of the largest event spaces in the Mayfair, it has already attracted a range of high profile events.

Guests were wowed by the excellent transformation the space took on under the expert handling of the ExEvents team. The winning drinks were served throughout the evening along with a wonderful dinner, again with the winning chambord recipes. I unfortunately was working ... but then even when i'm working its not work! The guests were great and it was good to be in amongst this happy crowed ... DJ Philly was on hand spinning up some excellent tunes before Comedy act Mr Russell Kane introduced the evenings events. BBC Radio 1 Celebrity DJ Edith Bowman then took over on the decks and things really hotted up ... drinks were flowing and butts were shaking! My trustee Nikons were also working their own little butts off as you can see from a selection of the shots here. Enjoy!! :)

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Street Surfing at Eastbourne Extreme

Earlier last month I had the pleasure of working down in Eastbourne at the  Eastbourne Extreme event for Street Surfing UK. Street Surfing is taking a firm grip in the UK as the alternative to standard skateboarding... and to show just how great an alternative it can be ... they sent their 'International Pro Rider Team' over with their 'S Ramp' to prove it! What a day i had .... i nearly got mowed down a few times but it was great fun!! The pro boys are NUTS!!!! I was using fast sync speeds to capture the fast action and also darken the background to add drama ... Hope you all like and hope to be doing more for ther Street Surfing Team again soon .... (Do you think they need me in California???????????? ;) )  

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London Landscape for Property Developers,

I got a call last week from a new client asking me how i was with heights?? Hmmmmm i thought, but never say never to work!! ... It turns out i was to be up on the roof of an apartment block off of the uber trendy 'Brick Lane' to shoot a landcape of the horizon to show potential buyers of the newly proposed Penthouse what they will see out of their window each day! Nice!! I love jobs like these... just watching and waiting for the light to drop .... it was beautiful! Hope they and you like the results! :-)[gallery columns="4" orderby="ID"]

Help with Aperture and Shutter Speed?

Hi there, I have had an increasing number of friends asking me for some basic help in using their cameras more effectively. One of the most important things to understand is the relationship between APERTURE and SHUTTER SPEED and how both effect the image you creat.[vimeo 19603662 w=400 h=225]<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/19603662">7. Aperture</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2642804">--jL</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

SLACKNESS!!!!!!

Ok everyone.... so.... i commiteed the cardinal sin of starting a blog, and not keeping on with the updates!! Sorrrrrrry! Everyone told me that its harder than you think, especially when you get busy.... so I promise to be loading looooooooaaaaaads of shots and info sooooon!

Thanks for looking out!!

bye for now,

Simon X