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Ruth & Jobe • Engagement Shoot

Rob — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:19:45 +0000

This is Ruth & Jobe, who I met up with in Manchester to do their pre-wedding, engagement shoot. They brought along their dog for the ride and they took me to this amazing park near where they live.

Wedding Video • Jeanette & Stephen

Rob — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:09:08 +0000

A few weeks back I set off to Manchester for the wedding of Jeanette & Stephen at Great John Street Hotel. This time round though it was to shoot their wedding video. Now most people think the wedding video is a shaky hour and a half long epic, with no music and a terrible view from the back of the church which has been given to you on an un-edited VHS tape from a long distant relative. Well things have changed in the last few years, and now there is a great deal of real film-makers producing beautiful videos, capturing your entire day just like us stills photographers. I’ve been involved with several wedding videos previously and been lucky enough to work with, or at least alongside some great talent, but this was my first attempt at producing an entire wedding video all on my own.

I was lucky enough to be working alongside fellow 3B Media partner Barnaby Aldrick, who was there on photographic duties for the day, and that makes a huge difference. If you’re thinking about getting a wedding video commissioned alongside your photographer, then it makes sense that they will be able to work with, and not against each other for the duration of the day. So if this is something you have in mind for your big day and you like the style of video you see here, who better to reach out to than 3B Media to record and document your entire day? Get in touch with us at info@3bmedia.co.uk to talk to us about covering your wedding through both photography and film.

PS. Look out for the throwing the bouquet moment . . .

Elaine • Headshots

Rob — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36:56 +0000

Elaine’s headshot session in Altrincham was fantastic, she put a lot of effort into the shoot and we produced some beautiful images. I’ve recently started to allow actors at the end of my shoot to improvise and play up to the camera in an effort to get some more personal portraits. No interaction and no direction, just let them do what they want. This can lead to some bizarre results and I’ll be doing a post on a few of these soon! Check out the third image out of this set of three; this was the first shot Elaine came up with and is really elegant and poignant.

Tonicha & Jo and chocolate fingers

Rob — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:07:37 +0000

I first met Jo of Northern Spirit Creative a year or so ago, after getting involved on a film she was casting director on. Shortly after that I got chatting with Tonicha who has her own acting agency called the Tonicha Lawrence Agency. Last week they asked me to pop along to one of their workshops to snap a couple of pics for their website. The promise of cups of tea and chocolate fingers sealed the deal for me.

Two amazing people who are fantastic at what they do, and strike a perfect balance between being professional whilst still being friendly and fun and down right good people. If you are interested in being represented by one of The North’s leading agencies or want to get involved in some excellent acting workshops then please take a visit over to their websites.

Drag Queens & Santa Claus

Rob — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:03:30 +0000

After getting lost in Manchester’s one-way system with a boot full of lighting gear, I show my face at The Birdcage nightclub. I did a shoot here last year so I knew what I was letting myself in for; 5 hours of photographing drag queens and dancers in loads of crazy costumes and waiting for make-up changes.

They’re a great bunch of people and put as much into the shoot as they do a performance. The pictures are being used for the new promotional material which is being designed by Made By Analogue, a company who I’ve worked with on several projects.[svgallery name="The Birdcage"]