The clothes you wear and how comfortable you feel in them will make a big difference to how confident you feel during your shoot. What you wear says a lot about who you are and what your brand is all about – first impressions count! The clothes you wear and how comfortable you feel in […]
What to wear on your branding shoot Read More »
Props are probably not the first thing you think of organising when you book to have some personal branding photography done, but are a great way to bring extra detail and personality to your images. These items are perfect for those ‘story telling shots’, for showing the tools you use for your work, sharing the
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I was contacted by my client Julie, who owns a beautiful holiday house at Nunnery Lane, near the centre of York and the fashionable “Bishy Road”. My brief was to provide her with a fresh set of images of the property to really show to potential visitors what the house is like. Having viewed her
Nunnery Lane, York – an interiors shoot Read More »
I recently had the pleasure of shooting some commercial portraits for a nutritional therapist Debbie Gallimore. Debs needed some images for her website and social media presence. Before the shoot we exchanged a few ideas on the style and look that she was after, and we decided to do the shoot in her kitchen –
Commercial Portraits – Manchester Read More »
“What props will you be bringing to the shoot?”…….er..none!! “If I provide the teacup will you take the photos?”………erm nope!! I have thought loooong and hard over the years about trying to adopt the latest portrait craze for the sake of getting a few extra bookings….there have been a few in all the years I
Why I don’t put babies in teacups…or on sheepskin rugs… Read More »
I’ll let you into a little secret. Since Ali Groves and I first talked about working together, putting her amazing photographs alongside the words that I write for our clients, I’ve been trying to decide whose work is really most important! When we present a client with the photographs that Ali has taken of them
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Alice of Outside In contacted me to provide her with a portfolio of images for her new business. The aim of the business is to make house plants cool again!! If you think about it, where do you actually buy houseplants from? There tends to be a very small corner in a garden centre, a
Outside In – a website portfolio for a business start up Read More »
I had a whole day of shoots planned at Dunham Massey…and when we got there the park was closed!! Not a problem as there is so much beautiful countryside nearby – so we simply took a walk along a footpath instead. www.aliford.com Location family portraits in Cheshire & Manchester
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I was asked to do the photography at this gorgeous wedding was held at Shortflatt Tower, near Belsay in Northumberland. Caroline and Tim wanted a relatively low key wedding surrounded by close family and friends and their lovely children. The ceremony took place in the old dining room at the tower, followed by drinks outside
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I basically love all my shoots. I am so very lucky to have created a business from doing something I love. That something has been changing and growing over time, as I have changed. I am rebuilding and finding my tribe. It turns out that some of my clients are part of my tribe. They,
Scapa Fest – finding your tribe Read More »
