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May
30

Lisa Pritchard assessment

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With so much of my time taken up with running my own business of portrait photography as well as assessing other photographers work I sometimes have to remind myself to keep moving forward and striving for new goals through personal projects or new business decisions. It’s not always easy to factor this in when I’m running the day to day workload. So when a last minute call from Lisa Pritchard agency came in, inviting me to have my commercial work assessed this week, I jumped at the opportunity. There are so many avenues I would like to take my work and I know my limitations – one of my weaknesses being I do tend to jump in all guns blazing..

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My commercial site is still holding a home page but I wanted to have someone go through my work to give me the advice on what art directors, agents etc will be looking for so as to be sure the work I was showcasing would attract the right people. Essentially, I would like to continue with my work as a photographer of children but on a more commercial level. With just  a 20 minute meeting assigned, Lisa was hugely generous and honest with her advice – I like that. It is also useful to have my work critiqued which I haven’t done for a while and is important when I live with my work day in day out. So…things will start to move a little now in other areas over the next couple of years. Whichever direction it takes me, I do have the most incredible job and consider myself so fortunate to be doing what I love.

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May
08

Portraits in Dorset

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Our new dates are now available at some of the areas most outstanding locations. Bring a picnic, bring a dog and make a day of it!


May
01

Portrait Days in Dorset

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Portrait Days in Dorset

 

It’s the 1st May and a glorious one in here in Dorset (it’s been a long winter….) which has inspired me to put together new dates for the summer of our hugely popular Portrait Days. As usual, you do need to book in for these days – we set a day and a location and you come along at the given time. Most of my clients use this as an excuse of a picnic and a day out and all my locations that I choose lend themselves to not just a fleeting visit. My gallery in Shaftesbury is a haven for portraits, set in the wonderful grounds of the Trinity Church  with far reaching views of the Blackmore Vale and on the other side of the hill, views of Glastonbury and beyond – perfect space for children to run and parents to unwind – if it is chilly we can also recommend some fine places to warm up and have hot chocolate after your portrait.

Then there is the newly refurbished Pythouse Walled Garden and cafe, again, spend some time here to wander around the wonderful kitchen garden – you may want to ditch the picnic once you see the incredible food served in the cafe which can be taken al fresco, quietly in the peace of the Wiltshire countryside.

Studland beach, of course, spend some time at one of Dorset’s most incredible natural playgrounds – some of our summer portrait days are held in the evening so you are welcome to bring a bbq and hang out once the crowds have dispersed. This is one of the reasons we set the day in the evening, it’s just too busy in the day time and the light can be very harsh so we wait for that lovely evening light, giving a warm glow to you portraits. Here we have the dates but take a look at my Portrait Days page to find out more.

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