photoREVERIE Blog

School prom bookings! Hurry up dates are going quick!

2011-01-27T19:12:00.001Z

Well the new year is here and the school prom bookings are starting to come through. We have already two nights where we are running multiple proms, thankfully with our big investments in equipment last year we can attend up to three proms every night.

We have taken the decision to keep our prices the same as last year even though there has been an increase in VAT, good for you and good for the taxman!

What should you look our for when booking a school prom photographer? Well obviously pricing is very important to you but you should not over look the other important factors such as:

Insurance - Is the photographer insured? What would happen if they shorted out the electrics at your venue, would they pay to run the school prom again?

CRB Checking - Are your photographers checked with the criminal records bureau?

PAT Testing - Is there equipment safe?

Backup equipment - Should your photographer have a camera or lights fail, will they still be able to take your photos?

Choices - Will the photographer offer a choice of backdrops? Print sizes? Pre-pay options? Are you paying more than you need to?

To find out more information about our school prom packages, take a look at our website school-prom-photos.com you will find out everything you need to know about booking photoREVERIE to be your school prom photographers.

Areas covered: All of Buckinghamshire (inc Milton Keynes and Aylesbury), Bedfordshire (Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard), Northamptonshire (Northampton, Daventry etc)

Re-branding

2010-11-29T20:39:00.002Z

Firstly I must apologise for being incredibly negligent regarding the updating of my blog. Since my last post to say that we have been busy would be an incredible understatement and I must admit the blog has been the last thing on my mind.

Due to the demand for our services and my wish to grow our business beyond our original aims, I have decided to re-brand our events and automotive aspects of the business.

Therefore from now onwards the different divisions of the business will be called:

Lee Marshall Photography - Primarily weddings and portraits and other "personal" projects

photoREVERIE - Our event photography business. Corporate events, social events, school proms, sports, equestrian etc

Autographic Photography - Automotive Photography. Trackdays, car art, brochures etc

This blog will be available from all of the sites within the Lee Marshall Photography Group.

Thanks for taking the time to read this. Hopefully normal blogging will resume shortly.

Wow, what a couple of months!

2009-07-28T16:58:00.004+01:00

It has been a great couple of months for our event business. The school prom season was our busiest ever with lots of great feedback from the schools and a record amount of photo views on our website. However the crowning achievement for us was the MK Masked Ball held last Saturday at the Stadium:MK, our fourth time attending this event. With 550 guests to photograph and 140 performers and volunteers we knew it was going to be busy but everything ran perfectly and no one had to wait for their photographs. We have also had a more than 17,000 photograph views on our website of the Ball photos since they went online yesterday morning, incredible. The highlight for me though was taking photos of the performers on stage, Jackson Live and The Pimples. I am really pleased with the results. Take a look at the photos here.

The School Prom Season is GO!

2009-06-21T15:00:00.003+01:00

We did our first school proms of the year this week with Cedars Upper and Wollaston schools on Friday night. Some of the boys from Cedars were fortunate to be able to travel in style by arriving in the helicopter above.

We will attending three more proms in the coming week and another the week after, we are going to need a break!

To everyone that is attending a school prom or leavers ball this year.....have a great time!

Oxford Industrial Park, Yarnton

2009-06-01T18:56:00.004+01:00

Over the last couple of days we have been taking some high level photos for a new client, a marketing company. The photos have been of vacant industrial units in Enfield and Oxford. Every time I use our High Level Photography equipment (a VW Transporter van modified to take a 20 metre mast) I am amazed by the difference an aerial photograph makes. You can tell by the photo that this was a huge building which would be impossible to photograph from the ground.

Hollie-wood Ball - Hope for Hollie Campaign

2009-05-27T15:08:00.003+01:00

Our latest event was the Hollie-wood Ball, in aid of the Hope for Hollie Campaign. It was an excellent event with a large turnout of 342 guests. We provided a complete photo solution including entrace photos, candid and stage photos as well as our full studio. It was also the first time we have used our new wi-fi transmitter which worked flawlessly. This enabled us to have our studio and photo sales desks totally separate from each other. We ran two PC's each with their own large display screen, ensuring that any queues for photos were minimised. Naturally our high-speed photo printer kept up with demand and our spares were related to our van, again!

Another quote for our scrapbook, this time from Helen Carter the organiser of the ball:

"Thanks for providing a great service last night - you will definitely come highly recommended by ourselves and we look forward to being able to work with you at future events."

If you would like to book us for your event, make sure you book early!

Red Cross - Dance for Life

2009-05-12T16:44:00.004+01:00

For the past couple of months we have been shooting at a range of events organised by the Red Cross. "Dance for Life" is a youth dance competition based in the south east of England. We have been shooting posed photos with a portable studio as well as taking photos of the performance and prize-giving. We have currently raised £650 for the Red Cross and still have four events to go. This photo was taken at the most recent event in Deptford. More info on Dance for Life is available here.

JP1 in the pits

2009-05-01T12:47:00.002+01:00

JP1 in the pits
Originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography

Took this shot on Wednesday whilst shooting for a company attending the PalmerSport day at Bedford Autodrome. I have been attending PalmerSport events for over five years and feel it is probably one of the best places in the world for high performance driving.

This shot was taken at the end of one of the driving sessions as the cars drove down the pit lance. The sun was directly in front of me which gave the cars a lovely high contrast look.

For more information on PalmerSport go to www.palmersport.com.

Superstition Band

2009-04-28T06:40:00.002+01:00

LMP_SSBAND_090425_36_MONO
Originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography

Whilst at the MDN Charity Ball I took a few shots of the band. There was a strong colour cast due to the orange and red lighting, so I converted them to black and white whilst adding more contrast.

I am quite happy with the results. What do you think?

See them on my Flickr pages here

MND Charity Ball

2009-04-27T18:30:00.006+01:00

Had a great night at the MND Charity Ball @ Chilford Hall on Saturday night. Nice crowd, not photo shy and generous too!

Did you have your photo taken? View all the photos here.

If you want us to attend your charity event free of charge and get a donation for every photo sold, call us now!

Easter Sunday

2009-04-14T16:19:00.002+01:00

Wet Grass
Originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography

Went out shooting for fun on Easter Sunday. I find taking photos for fun helps keep my skills sharp, without the pressure of shooting for a client.

This photo was accepted by Cooliris to be shown on their "Photo of the Day" page.

Cooliris is an awesome way of viewing photos on Facebook, Flickr, Google Images and other sites. Download it from www.cooliris.com

My highest rated photo on Flickr

2009-04-14T16:16:00.001+01:00

A5 Light Trails 1
Originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography

I shot this last month on a trip with some other photographers. As of today it has been viewed 581 times on Flickr and been shown on their "explore" pages.

Motorcycle Industry Test Day

2009-04-14T16:10:00.001+01:00

Triumph
Originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography

Had a chance to shoot a few motorcycles whilst on site with a client last week. Strangely enough it was my first time with bikes. Got a few shots I was happy with.

This photo was shot in colour but then converted to black and white and a little bit of red reintroduced to help it stand out. It has come out better than I thought it would.

Photoshoot for Formula Two

2009-04-14T16:02:00.002+01:00

LMP_F2_090401_33, originally uploaded by leemarshallphotography.

Sorry for the long break in my blogs, going to try and catch up!

Took a visit to Snetterton last week for a test of the new Formula Two car. The full gallery is on the Formula Two website here: http://www.formulatwo.com/gallery/snetterton-test.aspx

First Blog!

2009-02-13T10:14:00.002Z

Hi!

Welcome to my first blog post. I will be using this blog to help give you some kind of idea about the person behind my website.

I will be providing an overview of my work, rough details of any jobs undertaken plus general ramblings about the world of photography.

Feel free to comment on my posts directly on Blogger or you can contact me via my website.

Until the next time,

Lee