Food photography exhibition at Festival of Culture
February 4, 2012
An exhibition of food photography, showing traditional methods of farming and food production, is one of the attractions which will be on offer at the first Festival of Culture at Bridport Arts Centre in Dorset this summer. (more…)
Northumberland teenager’s winning red squirrel shot
January 2, 2012
A teenager from Northumberland might want to consider a career in commercial photography after he won the RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year award for 2011.
Will Nicholls, a 16 year old from (more…)
Olympus future still in doubt
December 24, 2011
Troubled camera manufacturer Olympus may enter into a merger with another company following the release of their accounts earlier this month. Olympus has been embroiled in (more…)
Scandal-hit Olympus suffers further senior staff losses
November 26, 2011
Japanese camera manufacturer Olympus has lost three senior employees after two board members and the company’s auditor quit this week. Olympus, a favourite camera brand for commercial photographers in Leeds and around the world, had already ousted its British-board (more…)
Royal photographer and Australian designer’s spat over Kate image
November 16, 2011
A furore has erupted between an Australian fashion designer and a London-based commercial photography agency over a recent photograph of the Duchess of Cambridge.
Australian designer Collette Dinnigan was (more…)
Lytro revolutionising camera technology with latest release
October 24, 2011
It is has been hailed as the biggest technological development in photography since digital cameras. The new Lytro light field camera is the world’s first infinite focus camera that will be (more…)
Olympus dismisses its British-born president
October 18, 2011
Olympus has fired its British-born president, after only being at the helm since early 2011.
Michael C. Woodford was appointed to the position of president of the Japanese camera manufacturer following his (more…)
Iconic commercial photographer Lebovitz’s Moscow exhibition
October 14, 2011
Annie Lebovitz, the much-lauded commercial photographer has opened an exhibition in Moscow featuring over 200 of her professional and personal images.
“Life of the photographer 1990-2005,” charts much of (more…)
Pentax adds Ricoh to its name
October 12, 2011
Pentax officially changed its name earlier this month to Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, following Ricoh’s takeover of the copier, printer and camera manufacturer in July. The £77 million takeover by Ricoh is a bid to boost its (more…)
The value of using commercial photographers at weddings
October 8, 2011
In these economically challenged times, and with huge advances in camera technology, it would seem it make senses to get a friend to act as your official wedding photographer to save money. However unless your friend is a commercial photographer – and willing to do it for free, using friends to be your wedding photographer can be quite a risk. After all, it’s the person behind the camera that takes a good photograph.
For starters, commercial photographers and videographers use professional equipment, know exactly where they should stand to get the best shot, and make sure the happy couple, and the guests are looking their best.
The photographer will generally be working through most of the event, so if you had your friends doing it instead, they would have to be taking shots the whole time – instead of relaxing and enjoying the wedding like rest of the guests.
Capturing crucial moments in the wedding such as signing the register, cutting the cake or having that first dance as husband and wife could also go wrong if the photographer is not ready and in the right place. Or worse still – if your designated photographer friend is actually too busy being a wedding guest and not taking any photos.
Commercial photographers understand all this – because this is what they are trained to do. Using the services of a professional wedding photographer or videographer is certainly well worth every penny. Do your research or ask for recommendations from others when looking for commercial photographers in Yorkshire, and don’t risk your wedding photos being sub-quality, all because you wanted to save some money.
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