February Cold Spell

As we all know it was bitterly cold for a few days at the beginning of the month, we took our dog for a walk down to Sandbanks over the weekend and I was surprised to see that the Poole Harbour side of Sandbanks, where the water is shallow, had actually frozen in places.  Further more on the open sea side of the peninsula, there was what could only be described as a slush of ice floating around as the tide took it out to sea.  Also very randomly on a wall to a property on the road to the beach were a pair of ice sculptures in the shape of Swans, amazing detail in them, especially when you get close and see the ice cracking/markings within.

SWPP Convention 2012

I have just returned from the trade show element of the SWPP convention.  As always it is great to meet up with like minded Photographers and friends to see what is in the market place and how my friends are getting on in their respective Photographic businesses, share ideas and generally socialise, catching up in some cases on a years worth of activity.  It is also great to observe some of the speakers and what they see as the current hot topics in the industry.  Now back at home, it is time to pick out the pieces of information obtained over the last couple of days and how to implement them for the benefit of my business and my clients.

Merry Christmas

To all my followers, may I take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2011 saw the building of the studio and the start of a great new future for JBM Photography, 2012 will see the Business develop and grow.  I wish you all well where ever you maybe.

Brooke's 3 Months old

Here is a festive slideshow to show Brooke as she returned for her 3 month photo shoot. The shoot was actually the first photo shoot in the new studio!

Studio Open Event

Saturday the 19th Nov saw the Studio Open Event, after months of hard work, not forgetting the administration and negotiations during the build and before hand, the build is complete. Friends and Family gathered to see the Studio now it is finished and furnished. It was a great event with numerous people stating how wonderful the building has turned out. I was very pleased that so many people had taken the time to make the event a success and I look forward to the future for JBM Photography now that I have a dedicated space to operate from.

Studio Build Sequence Videos

Below are 2 videos to give a time lapse view of the build in the first one, and a more detailed look at items in the second.  These were prepared for the Studio Open Event.

Studio Build Update (construction and decorating complete)

It's been a busy weekend, but finally the last large amounts of rubbish and muck away have been collated and collected, I now have a Garden, Decking area (with furniture) that can be used, not to mention the fact I can park my car on the hard standing at the front of my house for the first time in months.  Whilst the lawn area is level, it will not get Turf until next year as the frost is imminent and it would not be a good time of year to lay it. After many long months of hard work, not to mention hard earned money, the studio build is officially complete.  I do have some preparation work to complete, such as ordering sample images with  frames and general organisation internally, before it can be used for clients, but I am holding an official opening/gathering on the 19th Nov for selected friends and family.

 Final rubbish pile

 All tidy at the rear of the house

Studio Build Update

It has been a while since my last update but I am very pleased to say that the Building Regs inspector was round on Friday and has signed of the construction as complete with no outstanding items, this is great news and whilst there are still many things to complete before I am in a position to open officially, it means the external influences to the build have been satisfied, in fact his comment was that it had been built to a high standard from the out set and he had no concerns, that is a great compliment to my excellent builder, (not to mention superb Brother), GSM Construction.  As you will see in the sequences below, the block paving is now in place, the interior doors are fitted, the flooring has gone down, skirting board and architraves are on, the toilet and sink are fitted and we went live on the electrics after they were thoroughly tested.  You will see in the last couple of pictures that the Sofa is in place, the TV mounted to the wall and the Venetian blinds are up, it is really pleasing to see the end in sight, I can't wait to get some shoots done, although the first Wedding viewing has taken place which was well received.

 Block paving edge stones in place

  Block paving edge stones in place

 Block paving complete

 Interior lighting and sockets in place

 New fencing panels to the left

 Flooring complete

 Almost there, we have electric, Sofa is in

Not forgetting the TV up and the blinds in place

Claire & Dan Wylam

I photographed the Wedding of Claire and Dan a couple of weeks ago at the Copthorne Hotel near Cardiff, it was a great day and here is a taster of their images for the happy couple to remember their day by. I look forward to meeting them soon for them to see the full version.

Baby Brooke

I had the pleasure of photographing Brooke when she was just 6 days old, yes Charlotte's bump has finally arrived, actually it was 4 weeks a go. She is so beautiful and seemed very content, well asleep as you would expect, for most of the shoot. Below are a couple of images taken from the day and a bit of work done to them, below that is a video of the images of the shoot.