johnfisheruk.com » Uncategorized http://johnfisheruk.com/jfpblog photography blog Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:59:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 wedding fayre season http://johnfisheruk.com/jfpblog/wedding-fayre-season/ http://johnfisheruk.com/jfpblog/wedding-fayre-season/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:16:50 +0000 johnny f http://johnfisheruk.com/jfpblog/?p=411 September see’s the start of our wedding fayre season and our preparations have already started.

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Does this shot look set up to you ?

It does to me and I know it wasn’t, whilst sorting though some old files last week I found some of our holiday photographs, as tempting as it is it show you semi naked pictures of Val on a beech I’ve opted for living just a little longer and offer you this shot of a couple of muzos in Cuba, bizarrely these guys weren’t the only instrument carrying locals we saw that day but of a hand full of shots this is the one that worked, I love the woman reading her book, can’t for the life of me decide what her story is; is she a tourist taking five minutes in the shade or a local worker of some sort on a lunch break.Obviously we’ll never know but thats the beauty of this  type of shot isn’t  it catching people as they go about their day lives.

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Gorgeous then, gorgeous now.

With Valentines Day coming up there’s no better time than now to push our makeover shoots at Antonio’s premier salon, Great Barr every Saturday in February. The shot above has been our GF promotion image for the last 18 months  and although I still love it I think it may be time for a change. With the inspiration from the SWPP convention still ringing in my ears; Quality products secured and new ideas for the coming year sparking around my head, the upcoming month will be spent in search of the right models and locations to implement this years game plan.

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7.30am Thurs morning,  Starbucks, Hammersmith, London.
I’m sitting watching the world go by whilst on route to the SWPP Convention at  the Novotel just across the way. Steams of people pour across the pedestrian crossing just in front of me and a young girl no more than eighteen stands under cover of the building, selling newspapers out of reach of the pouring rain that is colouring this scene in ever increasing shades of black.
Fifteen minutes earlier I had been walking from the municipal car park head down, hands in pockets and camera safe in its bag over my shoulder.
7.15am and all of life is here.
It’s still dark, the pavement is shiny black with rain water and all around me are people; a sea of umbrellas, all going to the same place, but going their own way, I past a delivery van full of flowers, delivery man collar up against the weather and a small deli / sandwich shop just setting up for the day busying themselves within a room so small that three costumers would fill it. In the distance the tree’s of Hammersmith are full of lights adding to the shine of a pavement that is mainly obscured by the minions on there way to work.
On the opposite side of the road there’s a small advertisement poster of David Cameron airbrushed to within an inch of his life proclaiming a safe and prosperous nation under he’s leadership, this seams to be in stark contrast to all the dark and wet of the surroundings..
Had this been a street photography project I could have happily spent an hour here filling my boots, however  I have a seminar to attend and there is a cup of coffee with my name on it only a couple of hundred years away.
Cities I think, have a unique charm in the rain. A couple of years ago Val and I were in Florence, an ancient city the center of which is pedestrianized and whilst there we experienced a down pour that rendered the city a wash with umbrellas not far removed from the scene in Hammersmith. The photo above was taken shortly after that down pour.
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2009 images

First blog of 2010. Let me firstly wish you a happy new year, new decade, new future and say that I am looking forward to sharing my journey this year with you, dear reader.
I love January, for the same reason I have a thing for train stations
( something I think I’ve touched on before ).
Because at this point in the year anything could happen, the world is
our oyster and with more ideas for this year than you can shake a
stick at I for one can’t wait to get underway.
First port of call for me is the SWPP convention in Hammersmith next
week, these events are generally full of ideas and inspiration; only
20 percent of which is retained after the event.
So this time around probably won’t be any different but hey, I can but
try.
As ever should you wish to see more of my word please feel  free to check out my main site www.johnfisheruk.com

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It’s amazing how this year has panned out, one minute I’m excited about the coming months, the next I’m in the thick of it enjoying the challenge and the thrill of the chase, then in a moment of charm after the storm I find myself again looking at all the possibilities open to me with the wide eyed expectation of a child waiting at a train station en route to the seaside ( that is when I was a child, before that invented motorcars ) and my current situation does feel akin to that.
I have acquired a love of train stations and airports over the years, although I’ve never been one for train spotting , sitting for hours in a cold station collecting numbers. And ok not one for anoraks either ( I’m more of a duffel coat man myself ).
I think it’s the idea of the anticipation, stations generally being places where people collect to travel some place else looking forward to something new.
So here I am standing at my virtual station in anticipation of the next leg of my journey, but where to next ?
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Well it’s nice to have a break, nothing but peace and serenity ( albeit with camera never far from reach; above images are from last weeks trip to the lakes).
Looking back over the last six months from a position of relaxation, without the pressures of work to deal with does give you the opportunity to review the business and see where your strengths and weaknesses lie.
Play to your strengths, strengthen your weaknesses.
This time around for me it’s time to shake up the website a little and source new Marketing opportunities. It seems the further get down a particular path the more options there are to choose from and yet more work to be done, but it also gives you that feeling that anything is possible. So here’s to the first step in the right direction, which direction is that you ask…
Onward and upward ! of cause !
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I’m not particularly religious and I don’t want to get into a debate about religion here.
I accept the concept of god, but I’m afraid the idea of religion to me is a little too subjective.
However I love places if worship and the serenity that comes with them. Shortly after taking this shot at Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden’s we stopped to speak to a fellow sitting drawing, an ex-secondary school teacher now retired, he was the leader if an art group on a day outing. His work was superb and watching him sitting in such a peaceful place made me realise how great it must be to reach that time in your life and have a hobby that you can take anywhere with little carriage or fuss.
May we all find ourselves in such a favourable situation when the time comes.
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We managed to get away last week for a few days, our destination this time around was Yorkshire. The shots above are of Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden . This place was fabulous and struck me as a great place to host weddings, only to discover later that day that they were advertising just that in the ladies toilets.
( not that I saw the ad myself you understand ! )

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