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Corporate Group Photography on Location

21/4/2016

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People photography Lancashire, Cumbria

So lucky with the Location/Lighting/Weather/Sheep!

The harder I try the luckier I get  -  as many people have already said, true source of which appears to be Thomas Jefferson circa 1947.

These lovely people are a group of solicitors from JWK in Lancaster who all work within the rural community. A 'lively and authentic' image was the order of the day.

​A week or two before the shoot, with the help of their marketing coordinator, the location you see here was found, reference shots taken, and lighting direction assessed. I was looking for a site which would give great back lighting on eight people for the selected time slot of 9am, and something to break up the potential 'wedding group'.
2nd Image Photography location equipment
I wanted the shot to have a slight 'studio' feel to it, so I knew I'd be needing extra lighting to contrast the strong sunlight. This would also give the 'something special' look I had in mind for the group. An elevated viewpoint would help to keep heads within the background hillside, hence the steps, and for the comfort of the group members who would be sitting down, I threw a few cushions into the back of the car!

Team briefing of the Sheep

Rural professional photography Lancashire
After closely watching the forecasts for an appropriate and convenient day, the shoot was on, and I arrived on-site 40 minutes before my clients to set up and run a lighting check.

So there you have it. I could have turned up 'blind' on the day with a camera and tripod  .  .  .  .  but then that would have been a completely different result.

A good photographer will always deliver a thought process, so use a professional.
Shoot List:

CAMERA/LENS
TRIPOD
LIGHTING
STANDS
CABLES
STEPS
​CUSHIONS

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Industrial photography location shoot Glasgow

5/4/2016

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industrial photography scotland

Twas a bitterly cold day in late February . . .

So the call came in from an unknown client in Glasgow, who had been recommended to use me by his colleagues at EDF in the north west.

The brief? To come up with something creative from a very uncreative and uninspiring urban landscape of four tower blocks which were undergoing a refurb of their heating system.

Deadline was tight. Shoot either Monday or Tuesday, and the shots had to be with 'marketing' no later than Wednesday PM. Someone had already had a go at this and the pictures had been rejected, so I felt the stress in this guys voice who was commissioning me, a stranger. I assured him all would be well.

Paperwork sorted and weather for the two days assesed, I headed to site late afternoon on Monday to introduce myself to the site manager and check out the area ready for the better day of Tuesday.
I don't think that I will lose any friends by saying that this was not the best area to be working with expensive photo gear, "Don't put that down anywhere you can't see it" was the helpful suggestion of my guide around site!

Do you remember the gales from earlier this year? Well this was one of those crazy windy days, where items that normally remain routed to their location were being catapulted through the air around us. Visually outside, there were guys digging holes and a drilling rig, all security fenced off within the area of the towering properties. Internally, the only work amounted to piping being fitted in corridors and stairwells.

What always makes a huge difference in these circumstances is the workforce, and these guys were great. Nothing was too much trouble and never once was I left feeling that I was in their way or holding up the job, which clearly I was!

Happy client happy marketing

Bottom line . . . job done, images processed and off to the client the next morning, where they were kind enough to acknowledge the arrival in good time and added how great they felt the photographs were.

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    Geoff Harris

    Creator of untold amounts of imagery produced for some lovely appreciative clients. Fond of good food, good company and enjoying what's out there.
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