Whilst urgencies can occur when you simply don’t have time to shop around for a creative professional, in most cases, you’ll be planning your photo shoot or event coverage well in advance, so take the time to find out who is right for both you and the task at hand.
If you’re looking to hire a Paris event venue, everything will depend on the type of occasion and your precise requirements. To help you find the perfect place for your corporate gathering, this article gives an overview of diverse locations that have stood out to me…
…every job is different and each collaborator brings new concepts for making an official gathering more exciting. Concentrating on ideas that can be applied to any formal function with a conference and meet-and-greet format, in this article I share some ideas that have worked extremely well in contributing to the success of…
….take full advantage of every opportunity to promote and generate interest in both the occasion itself and the associated enterprises. To do this, planning the event branding is paramount, both in terms of the quality of the visual material and its placement throughout the hosting venue….
When looking to book creative services, there are several options available. Here I'll give an overview of each and explain why - whichever way you decide to commission a photographer - you must always be 100% sure of exactly who will be creating your images.
Event Reportage and Portrait Photography are, understandably, the two most requested services of a corporate photographer. It's no surprise therefore that I am often briefed to carry out both services within the same booking. Although taking spontaneous portraits of both individual groups is a common task of an event photographer, they should not be considered an equivalent to photographs produced in a dedicated portrait shoot…
Here I'll discuss the best places to be photographed in front of the Eiffel Tower, from right up close to far away in the distance, detailing the advantages of each…
When receiving enquiries for outdoor lifestyle shoots, I will often get requests to cover several diverse locations within one single photo session, which would inevitably necessitate a duration of several hours (or longer). I always reply recommending several shorter shoots over one extended one. Here I outline why.
Whether business travellers looking to book a headshot session before heading home after attending a conference or wise travellers taking advantage of the off-peak quiet of the capital, I will always receive requests for outdoor photography. Here I'll look at the different times of the year, and how they can affect the dynamic of a photo shoot.
It is often overlooked the extent to which event imagery - just like portrait, product, architecture, and any other commissioned photography genre - can dramatically benefit from retouch. Here I'll outline why this essential procedure really should not be skipped…
When receiving requests for event coverage, I'm occasionally asked if I can provide documentation in both photo and video format. My general response being always the same, I thought it would be practical to outline here why - if you are considering both photography and video coverage - hiring one professional to do-it-all is generally very inadvisable.
For those looking to book a private outdoor photography session in Paris, as you'll see see from the services I offer, I advertise two main types: Portrait and Lifestyle. These are sometimes confused or simply jumbled together under the umbrella term Photo Shoot. They are however, two very different approaches to photographing people. Here I'll summarise the key differences between the two services and help you decide which one will better correspond to how you want to be photographed.
When posing for a professional portrait photographer, the direction they’ll give you will always be tailored to the context of the shoot and the intended use of the photographs as well as your personal appearance, natural demeanour, and chosen attire. Here, however, I’ll discuss several pieces of general advice which one can apply when being photographed for any type of portrait shoot, whether corporate, promotional, or personal.
A frequently asked question that I receive is if I provide printed photographs. There are several important reasons why I only submit digital image files and leave any arrangements for printing in the hands of my clients. Despite the ease and practicality of having a photographer organise prints for you, generally these advantages are greatly overshadowed by the benefits of getting photographs yourself.
In the days leading up to their private outdoor photo session, I’ll send clients a pre-shoot email containing recommendations and practical advice for getting the most out of the occasion. For the benefit of prospective clients interested in outdoor photography services, I thought it would be nice to share some of this info here.
…I am frequently contacted by private clients who, eager to cover many Paris locations in one sitting, request shooting times of 3 hours or more. In this short article, I outline why, in terms of shoot length, less if often much more…
I’m always keen to offer my personal advice on the best places to discover and the most interesting things to do. As I usually make such recommendations via email following photo sessions for tourists, I thought it would be practical to publish them here in the following consolidated list of must dos in Paris.
