Wednesday, 25 December 2013

E-Type Jaguar - A spectacularly beautiful car

A little project I am involved in at the moment revolves around a Jaguar E-Type. For various reasons I am unable to share the full details at this moment in time, and look forward to when more can be revealed. 
In the meantime, here is a shot I took on a day of filming in a location near to where I live. The weather conditions were rather cold and windy, but did lend themselves to the moodiness of the picture.
Tags: an atmospheric photograph of a classic car in and around Rochdale, Lancashire. As a young boy I dreamed of owning a Jaguar E-type, and managed to fulfil a dream of at least having a ride in one. Photographing cars is something I like to do, and this is one of my favourite photos to date.

Santa photos at the Crimble Christmas Party

The success of this event, the first time they have run it, is a sure sign that it will almost certainly become an annual occurrence.
The best Santa I have seen, in a very pleasant and top-quality venue, made for a fun day that was very well received, and will probably be returned to by most of the guests, plus as many as they can recommend it to.
My part, was to provide professional-quality photos of the children with Santa.
Here are a selection of the pictures we produced, used with permission.
Links: The Crimble
My FACEBOOK PAGE




Tags: Event photography in the Lancashire town of Rochdale provides photographs of Santa at a Christmas party. Venue is one of the best wedding venues in Rochdale and I have had the pleasure of photographing several weddings there, and consider it to be one of the best wedding venues in Rochdale for photographs.

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Stormtroopers in Rochdale?

As part of a pre-promotion for the forthcoming Dale+Con event in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre, Rochdale, we were treated to a visit from the dark side. 
I managed to get them to pose for a couple of photos before they left.
Be assured, they will be back, in February 2014. Keep up to date with the Facebook page for the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre.
Please visit my own Facebook Photography Page for more of my work.


Tags: The best photography in Rochdale. Science Fiction in a world of photography. Professional event photography by a photographer in Manchester

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

Airbus A380

Every now and then I get chance to go out to play with my camera, rather than having to use it just for business.
I recently spent a day at the Manchester Airport Visitor Centre with a friend, watching/photographing the incoming/outgoing aircraft, and going on the Concorde tour.
Here are a few of the photos I managed to take.








Tags: Photography of aircraft in Manchester including wedding packages at Concorde weddings and extra special civil ceremonies and weddings.

Anthony K Vehicle Leasing - Headshots and team photographs

One of the most satisfying parts of my business is to see photographs I have taken being used by people to promote their own products and services, as it means that what I do is helping others to build their own businesses.
One recent case was to provide staff headshots and group photographs for Anthony K Vehicle Leasing in Middleton.
I had also recently had a meeting to discuss leasing a car with them and am planning to do so as soon as the opportunity arises, as their prices were quite amazing (exactly £100 cheaper per month than the authorised dealer).
Here is a link to the page where the photos feature: http://www.anthonyk.co.uk/about-us
You could not ask to deal with a more pleasant and helpful team of people.


Tags: Corporate and commercial photography services offered in and around Middleton, Manchester, Rochdale, Bury, Oldham, car leasing, people photographs, car photography, team photo, Middleton photography services

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Yorkshire Wedding Photography at St Jude's Church, Halifax, then The Venue Halifax.

As a Yorkshire man by birth, I love "going home" to my home county, especially when it involves doing what I enjoy, and have the pleasure of doing as my occupation.
A recent wedding at St Jude's Church in Halifax, followed by a reception at The Venue, in Barkisland, gave the opportunity to take some lovely wedding photographs, of a lovely bride and groom, at two great wedding venues in one day.
As usual, I got to meet some lovely people, in some lovely places, and have the privilege of capturing their special day in pictures.

Links: 
The Venue Halifax
Website
Facebook Page
Twitter
The Yorkshire Heritage Bus Company






















Tags: The best wedding venue and photography in Yorkshire, doesn't come much better than this. Wedding cars and catering, great staff, Halifax church and wedding venue, weather breaking for lovely photographs of the wedding dress. Some of the best wedding photography I've had the pleasure of doing.

Sunday, 1 September 2013

The Red Arrows come to Heywood Carnival 2013

It didn't last long, but we had a flypast by the Red Arrows at Heywood Carnival this afternoon. 
Due to the surrounding trees, I (and I presume others) didn't get much warning, as I couldn't see them coming, or hear them coming, and they only went past the once. I did manage to get a quick pic, just before they disappeared, over the trees at the other side.
For all it was over quickly, the fact that the Red Arrows paid a visit to Heywood is, in my opinion, a pretty significant event for the lovely town of Heywood. Well done to the organisers for making it happen.

Tags: Professional photography in Heywood and Rochdale, seeing the people of Manchester enjoying a  great day out and taking some amazing photographs.

Sunday, 16 June 2013

Another lovely customer comment...

I love it when people take the time to leave feedback, especially when it is a complimentary as this recommendation on my Facebook business page.

"Howard is a fantastic photographer and a really great guy as well. He's very accommodating and easy going and loves playing with the venue and different lights to achieve fantastic shots that we hadn't even considered. He really helped make our wedding even more special and myself and Kelly are looking forward to pouring over our photos for years to come. Highly recommended . Thanks again Howard !"
Carl Priestley.


Here's a taster of the wedding pictures we took at The Place Hotel, Manchester.

Please also take a moment to have a look at my FACEBOOK PAGE and give me a LIKE.





Tags: The Place Hotel Manchester is a fantastic venue for wedding photography, producing some of the best photographs.

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Headshots

One of the things I like about my job, is that I get to help other people promote their businesses, or themselves, and I am thereby able to contribute in some way to their path of success in life. This can take the form of profile pictures for LinkedIn/Twitter/Facebook, passport photos for travelling, dating agency website photos, job application photos (I did one for an application for a young man wanting to be an air steward), product shots for website/brochure, or headshots for budding actors/actresses.
I had the pleasure of providing the latter for a lovely young lady called Natalie this evening. We did some shots on the studio background, and ventured into the garden, where the evening sun offered a lovely golden light.








 Tags: Headshots, headshot photography manchester, headshot photo

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Team 4D Concert, Champness Hall, Rochdale

Saturday saw a rather unusual and rather special event in Rochdale.
A youth rock band from the Czech Republic performed a concert in the main hall at Champness Hall, Rochdale.
The group were invited over by Newbold Baptist Church to visit Rochdale and perform their own brand of Christian Rock Music, which they use back home to reach their peers with the message of the Bible.
After performing an acoustic set in the open air for the Street Cafe event held by Branches Christian Fellowship in the afternoon, they resumed their normal modus operandi with the full-on rock set in the evening.
Before the band came on stage, the audience was treated to a short set by the worship band from Newbold Baptist Church, and a few songs by a choir made up of people from churches around Rochdale.
The pictures give a flavour of the energy in the music, and I can only vouch for the talent of the group, or you can have a listen HERE. (Please do have a listen).
For a look a the the Street Cafe event in the afternoon, CLICK HERE for a link to my Facebook Business Page gallery.


















Tags: Rochdale event photographer taking photos in and around Lancashire, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Bury and Royton.