Indoor Karting

Last Friday saw the showdown at a team event where the theme was indoor Kart Racing.  There were 30+ drivers up for the challenge divided into 8 teams.  The title was up for grabs, team tactics were the order of the day, some of them out for the fun of the event, many out for glory and very competitive with it.   With the warm ups out of the way, it was 2 and a half hours of continuous racing with the eventual winners being team 7.   Below are a couple of slideshows depicting the race as it unfolded, the first being a shorter version for those that want a sneak peak, the second provides more coverage of the event from start to finish building on the first slideshow.

Focus on Imaging 2013

Well I know it's a little late, but iv'e been busy since returning from the show!  Earlier this month I was helping on the PT4U stand at the Focus on Imaging show at the NEC near Birmingham.  Focus on Imaging is Europe's biggest annual imaging show where manufacturers, distributors and suppliers come together to reveal and show off their products, putting temptation in the way if your are not too careful. As well as a great range of products around the various halls there were frequent demonstrations to be seen.  Over on the PT4U stand Mark Cleghorn along with a couple of his Photography Masters, namely Kenny Martin and Sean McCormack put on a great series of demonstrations that had the crowds building all around and were well received.  The show ran for 4 days which in reality is very exhausting when you consider you are on your feet for the duration of the show being open for 8 hours a day, as well as the 2 days to build and strike down when the show was finished, but I have to admit I really enjoyed it.

Boudoir Photography

Boudoir Photography has been around for many years, in recent times as peoples attitude to life change and the uprising of confident women, the popularity has risen dramatically.

Boudoir is a unique opportunity for any woman to feel confident, comfortable and passionately feminine. Sensitive photography creates an atmosphere of intimacy and tenderness, a gentle sensuality that is as emotional as it is physical.  It can be as revealing or as discrete as you wish.

From start to finish, a Boudoir experience provides a beautiful private opportunity to create a lasting memory for any reason, be that a private moment to share with just yourself or the one you love.

To demonstrate the beautiful images that may be captured, I had a Boudoir shoot with a lovely young Model in the studio who allowed her images/Boudoir experience to be shared.

Thank you Sammie

  

Monochrome Mystique

Here is a video of today's Monochrome Mystique Shoot.  This style of photography provides an Emotive, Classical and Eternal feel to the images.  Black and White photography has been around for decades and has never lost appeal to many people.  Come along and have a styled shoot of this nature for yourself and allow me to capture that moment.

Prom Dress shoot in the Snow

Tash always said that if a decent amount of snow fell she wanted to have a photo shoot in her Prom dress, well when the snow came, she kept her word!  As the Snow fell here in Poole briefly, Tash and I headed out into the cold, needless to say she was colder than me.  Whilst other people looked on somewhat in shock, we got the pictures taken.  Its fair to say my fingers were numb at the end of it, so much so we sat in the car to warm up and get feeling back before I attempted to drive!

A New Year begins

So here we are then 2013, last year seemed to fly by.  With a new year comes an updated Web Site, the main changes are the inclusion of a Boudoir section due to the rise in this Genre of photography for me and by customer request, I have now added an on-line Voucher purchase facility.

Many Brides and Grooms these days, have lived together and have a place of their own, long before their Marriage and as such the old traditional thoughts of kitting their home out as part of their Wedding presents has been largely superseded.  With this in mind a number of people have said they wanted to contribute towards the Couples special day by giving a Voucher that can be redeemed by the newlyweds towards the creation of something special to remember their day by, be that a piece of wall art or a Photographic Album of the event.  These vouchers are not solely designed for Wedding Couples, they are equally as valued for someone to have a Portrait Experience.  If this is of interest to you then pop over to my website today and purchase a gift that will keep on giving for years to come.

http://www.jbmphotography.co.uk/vouchers.html

Merry Christmas

This goes out to all my Family and Friends who have supported me throughout this year, may you have a wonderful Festive break and a prosperous New Year.  To my followers, thank you for keeping in touch and watching how I progress, albeit slowly at times.  Have an enjoyable few days, see you in the New year.

Training Opportunity

As many of you know, I was an Apprentice to Mark Cleghorn for a year, during that time I met another phenomenal Photographer in the name of Kenny Martin, he produces these absolutely stunning black and white Portraits that he calls Photo Noir.  I have admired his work for some time no, but as he lives in Peebles, which is along the Scottish borders, I have never got round to actually attending one of his classes, well thats about to change, for those of you who may be interested he's about to go on tour in January 2013 and for a very reasonable price, have a look at the attached link, I can't wait!

http://www.markcleghorn.com/training/seminars/photo-noir-photo-blanc-tour-kenny-martin

Heidi and David's Wedding

Yesterday saw the Wedding of a wonderful couple, Heidi and David Hill-Jones.  Such lovely people, just a shame the weather wasn't as nice.  The service took place in St Peter's Church, Bournemouth followed by the reception at the Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth.  The party went on into the night with the dance floor busy, both young and old dancers alike enjoying the atmosphere.  Thank you for choosing me to share your special day, I wish you all the best for the future and I look forward to showing you the entire collection of images from the day after your trip away.

A peaceful week

Last month I had a trip down to Devon, staying near Exmouth for the week for a bit of time to relax and recuperate after a busy Summer.  Thankfully, apart from one day, the weather was on our side and we were able to get out.  The place we stayed at was on a cliff top site with easy access, well step climb, down to the beach.  We took Mollie with us and she really enjoyed the long walks along the shoreline rolling in the sand, except when the Royal Marines started to fire their guns on a nearby rifle range.  The sunsets were beautiful, below are a selection of images from the week, all taken along the Beach.