Enercon Commercial shoot

The great thing about what we do is that no two days are ever the same. One day we might be covering a wedding, the next it might be a portrait shoot or a commercial shoot.


One of our commercial clients is Enercon Industries UK, based on Raban's Lane Industrial Estate in Aylesbury. Never heard of them? Well, whenever you open a bottle of milk, a bottle of Heinz Tomato Sauce, a jar of Nescafe coffee or a tube of Hellmans Mayonnaise, Enercon are responsible for that little piece of foil that keeps your product fresh until you open it!




Enercon is the global leader in what they do, producing foil sealing solutions for a wide range of products & count Nescafe, Heinz, Hellmans, Cadburys & Tesco's amongst their client base.

Richard Bull, the CEO at Aylesbury & his team make my job easy & will do all they can to help me get the images that I need, as well as keeping me topped up with endless cups of coffee! I always have to shoot on location due to the size & nature of the machinery I need to photograph.














The particular piece of equipment responsible is an induction sealer, coming in many shapes & sizes for different requirements. It is invariably difficult to light for photography because of it's many shaped metal surfaces, so always presents quite a challenge. Still, I love a challenge!
























So, next time you peel off that little piece of foil from you milk bottle, remember that it's a local company responsible!














If you need any commercial photography, give
All People Photography a call & talk to Pete or Michelle about your requirements.

www.enercon-industries.co.uk

Enercon Industries Limited
64 Edison Road Aylesbury
Bucks
HP19 8UX
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)1296 330 542
Fax: +44(0)1296 432 098

Jo's work experience

One of the basic principles of life is that if you have learnt anything, pass it on if you can. So, once a year we take on a year 10 school student for work experience, for only a week.

Trying to find time to fit it in is often a challenge, so we have found it best to almost postpone our schedule as best as possible, so that we can ensure that the week spent with us has value & meaning for the student & that they leave, having learnt & understood more about the art of photography.

So when friends Mark & Jenny Rogers asked if their daughter Jo could do work experience at All People Photography I was more than happy to agree. I always 'interview' the candidates, as I want to see that coming to the studio isn't just an option for them, but that they have a genuine interest in photography & also a good eye. You can never teach the ability to 'see' an image, you either have it or you don't.
















Jo attends The Grange School in Aylesbury & she was fortunate - I usually only take students from our local school in Waddesdon, but another friends daughter (who shall remain nameless!) cancelled, so it worked in Jo's favour. One of the benefits of Facebook is people will post their own images & I had already seen some of Jo's images. It was clear she had the eye for framing & worked depth of field very well.



During her week with us last week, Jo learnt that there are many skills required to be a good photographer, not least to be able to communicate effectively with your subject & give them direction - something that doesn't come quite so naturally!

We always get our students to invite a model in, so they can control a shoot & work on posing etc, whilst also having something physical to take away & show their teachers & family. I think you'll see from these images that Jo has a great eye & also has a budding model in her brother Matty. Well done Jo, you have been a pleasure to have around!

Nix Fashion Shoot!

I was first introduced to Nix when my neice Rianna got engaged to her brother Nigel (they have subsequently married!). Nix was engaging, funny & was very honest & the one thing you couldn't ignore was her blue hair that she had at the time!! She certainly stood out from the crowd & we got on well.

I have been wanting to do more personal projects for a while - challenge my creative abilities without the worry of the demands/expectations of a fee paying client. I also wanted to create some fresh fashion portraits for the studio. Seeing Nix's many wallposts & self portraits on Facebook, I knew Nix wasn't camera shy & in fact quite the opposite! She was the perfect choice for me - the hardest thing with both our busy schedules was getting Nix into the studio!

After many chats & texts, we agreed on what we were aiming for, but keeping it flexible. I had also shopped for backgrounds & body gems etc, to create certain looks.



The day finally arrived last Thursday & with the help of Michelle, Zoe from Zen Hair in Thame & Jo who was at the studio on work experience, we created the following images. It was great for Nix to have her sister Nat here too & it was a great studio session with input from everyone.




Nix was very photogenic as I think you will agree. The only downside was there just wasn't enough time in the day to get all the shots done we wanted, so we'll have to bring her back to the studio again.

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