TweetIts great to look back from a cold wet december night at a wonderful sunny september wedding! Lucy and David’s was a treat to photograph…50′s style was the underlying theme. Think Grace Kelly meets a young Paul Newman..mixed with a proper party from start to … Read More →
Tag Archives: James Pike photography
Different horses for different courses…PR photography
TweetOne of my busiest areas of work is shooting good quality, fresh, usable images for PR. This year I have been to several different businesses who need great images for submitting to the press, using on their websites and recording their activities via social media. … Read More →
Storytelling for 3rd Sector clients
TweetIts a time of tightening budgets, cuts and a squeeze on spending and photography is an easy target. I am the same and looking to save money where possible but its value that should be looked at and with images stories are told. Everyone can … Read More →
2011…a year in pictures
TweetSo goodbye 2011! Here’s a look back at some of my varied commercial shoots over the last 12 months. As always it was quite a mixed bag but there were’nt many days that I had a chance to sit around twiddling my thumbs!
What is it?
TweetHere’s a little teaser to pass the time away while you worry about what to wear to your office party. See if you can work out what the little plastic things are in the photos below! Have a clue… they are essential to make any … Read More →
just in…the Essential Business Guide
TweetIf you want to read the most comprehensive guide to running a business then look no further than the Essential Business Guide. I have been providing the photography for the publisher Julie Stanford since the first edition back in 2004. She is now producing the … Read More →
90 second shoot!
TweetOk it was a bit longer than that. Alan Carr is the patron of the Sussex Beacon a charity providing special care for people living with HIV. Alan had promised the Beacon a slot to take a publicity photo for their current appeal. This was … Read More →
Traditional English with a Chilean accent
TweetThis wedding always looked good on paper and definitely lived up to my expectations! Constanza and James were married at the Little Oratory on Brompton Road and followed that by a trip on one of Londons Iconic red buses down to the river to be … Read More →
Do you prefer the Lights On or Off?
TweetOk I’m not asking anything too personal here! When you’re photographing interiors its always a bit of a dilemma whether to have the lights on or off. Last week I was photographing the interior of the Music Room in the Royal Pavilion, as part of … Read More →
Real People for Real Stock
TweetLast month I spent a day at the Domestic and General offices and callcentre in Brighton shooting new images for their website and promotional material. The shoot was well organised and using staff who were happy to be photographed and were able to go about … Read More →
rural location for jewellery shoot
TweetWith Annie and Rebecca from Annie Haak designs and model Izzy we spent the day shooting around a beautiful farmhouse in North Stoke near Amberley. The weather was ideal sunny bright but with enough cloud in the sky to soften the light. the photographs are … Read More →
steampunk meets the apprentice
TweetI thought I would feature two pieces of my work commisioned and printed this year…they also happen to be jobs I managed to get hard copies to photograph! The first was a book commisioned by the Ivy Press and featured full page images of various … Read More →