...andPhotography

Summer Special Weekend

2009-07-25T21:10:00.002+01:00

It's special offer time again and we're offering a studio portrait session and 9"x6" print for £10. It's only available on 15th and 16th August so call early to avoid disappointment.

It's been a while since I last posted and it's been a busy few months. All the news of the recession hasn't stopped people wanting their portraits taken with us and we've had a great time meeting old and new clients. There has been a new arrival at Henstead Art & Crafts centre in the shape of Paint & Create, here you can organise birthday parties, have hand and footprints put onto mugs and plates, or just have fun painting your own designs. We'd like to wish them all the very best in their new location and look forward to working with them in the future.

The summer holidays are here which means the house is full when I get home from work and I also get a break from my work as a volunteer mentor at the Ripple Effect study centre at Oulton Broad. It's been a great term working with children to further their education with the help of watersports.

We're off for camping trip for a week and will return refreshed and ready for the coming months.
Have a great summer.

Broken Bits

2009-01-18T09:57:00.001Z

Apologies to anyone who has been trying to send us emails or access our website over the past week. It has all been out of action due to problems with technology people at the end of telephones who have been trying to sort it out.

Hopefully it is now on the road to recovery and normal service will be resumed soon.

Happy New Year

2009-01-06T21:23:00.002Z

Welcome to our first post of 2009. Happy New Year to you all, I hope you had a good festive season. We had a busy end to the year and were fully booked for Christmas sessions. Everybody's orders were completed on time and I'm sure they made great presents.

We had a break over the festive period and spent the New Year in a delightful cottage in the Forest Of Dean. Many bracing walks were had through the forest aswell as castles, caves and cathedrals.

Now we're back and looking forward to a busy start to the year. We've started by launching our popular Bumps & Babes promotion for January. Come and have your bump or newborn photographed in the studio during January for just £10. Book your newborn session at the same time as you book your pregnancy session and you can have both for £15 - that's a saving of £65.

We've got plenty more planned for the coming months so keep popping back to check.

Last Orders Please

2008-12-01T22:46:00.003Z

Just a quick note this time to say that if you are after any more prints for Christmas presents then we will need your order by Saturday December 6th. Any orders received after this date we will do our best to get back to you before the festivities.

We've had a great time meeting you all over the past few weeks, we'll be updating the blog with some of our favourite images in the future.

Flying Time And Bumps & Babes

2008-11-20T17:06:00.002Z

I can't really believe that it's been 3 months since I updated this. Time has certainly flown by.

September saw a special promotion for recent Mums and Mums to be. We met some great little characters and must say congratulations to all those of you who bought your bumps in to be photographed and are now getting used to having an extra little person around the house.

In October we launched our ever popular Half Term Special which was so much of a success that we extended it to cover every weekend in November as well. We are now fully booked for Christmas portraits, but if you're looking for a special Christmas gift then we can offer gift vouchers for portrait sessions. We also have our gallery of stunning images of the local landscape.

As well as being busy with studio sessions during November we've been out during the week at various nursery schools and Parent & Toddler groups. Thanks to those who made me so welcome while photographing the children.

Tuesday November 25th sees the Christmas evening at Henstead Arts & Crafts centre. Why not pop along and visit the various artists at the centre. There'll be complimentary mince pies and mulled wine as well as bell ringers and carol singers. It was a grea evening last year and we're hoping for the same again.

On a final note we've created a new way for you to keep in touch with news and offers from ...andPhotography. We've created a group on Facebook so why not do a search for ...andPhotography and join the group - the more the merrier.

Pampered Pets

2008-08-14T15:23:00.002+01:00

Another busy month has culminated in the launch of our special Pet Promotion. For all of August you can bring your pampered pooch or favourite feline along to the studio for a portrait session at the special price of £10. If that's not enough we're also offering a 30% discount off any framed product in our range when chosen at your viewing. Spaces are limited, so contact us as soon as possible if you would like a session.

We're planning more special promotions in the coming months so keep checking back to see what is on offer. We're also planning some changes to the studio which increase the range of portraits we can offer, keep watching our website to see the new examples as they arrive.

Another Month, Another Award

2008-07-03T11:08:00.008+01:00

We've recently had more success in the Fujifilm Envisage Awards with another merit in the June round. There were only two merits awarded in June out of around 50 entries, so we're particularly pleased. We're always on the look out for people willing to have their images entered in the competition, so if you like the idea of winning £1000 then please get in touch for a portrait session.

We've also launched a new range of greetings cards in a panoramic aspect. They've already proved really popular and the collection will continue to grow over the coming months. We are also now supplying the gift shop at Harbour Marine Services on Southwold Harbour with a range of cards.

Last week I was inspired to meet with other photographers at 4am at Southwold Pier. While the sunrise wasn't the best I've seen the company was great and a few came back to the studio for some lighting tuition. If you are interested in learning more about the range of effects possible using just a two head flash kit then please give us a call.

I met with fellow photographers in Duxford last week for a presentation by award winning photographer Pete Bristo, it was great to chat with others and I came away with plenty of ideas. To inspire me some more I'm off to Coventry soon for a two day photography seminar so hopefully I'll return with lots of new ideas to increase our product range and give you more variety in what we offer.

Flaming June

2008-06-12T15:53:00.002+01:00

After a great week away at the end of May it was back to business with a bump. It's been a couple of weeks on the phone and writing emails as we're now forging links with local businesses.

Our ever-growing range of greetings cards are now available in other locations including the Post Office at Mutford, and Nick Middletons sports therapy suite at Egoes Gym in Lowestoft. We're looking to increase the places where these are available over the summer.

We're also pleased to announce the first shop to join us for future promotions. Stove Solutions in Wrentham will be having promotions linked with us, so it's the place to visit if you're in the market for a solid fuel stove!

Apart from that we've had plenty of portrait sessions including a passport photo for a 5 week old baby.

Don't forget that we're still looking for entries to the Fujifilm Envisage awards. There are a couple of free sessions still available on weekends during June, so if you fancy a portrait session and the chance to win £1000 then please get in touch.

We've Won Some Awards!

2008-05-11T21:55:00.003+01:00

Two of our images have been awarded merits in the April round of the Fujifilm Envisage awards and will now go forward to the final judging at the end of the year. I'm really pleased with this as there were only 4 merits awarded this month.

The awards are a national competition open to professional photographers, the subject of the winning image stands to win £1000. If you're willing to have your images entered into the competition then we're offering free portrait sessions on any weekend in May or June.

Hopefully there will be plenty more merits to come in the following months.

Still Here....

2008-03-10T10:46:00.002Z

I'll hold my hands up and admit it's been ages since I last posted on the blog. We've been busy sorting out our product range. After a great day out at Focus On Imaging - the largest photography trade show in the UK - there are lots of new ideas for framing and presentation to make sure your images look great on your walls.

The studio is set for a bit of a revamp, so if you haven't been in for a while why not drop by and say hello. We're also talking to local businesses to come up with some great deals for everyones clients.

On top of all that we've been busy with portrait sessions, it's been great catching up with some old friends, and making plenty of new ones as well.

......and now I'll own up and say that some of my lack of blogging may be down to the Nintendo Wii which we got a few weeks ago. It's great fun for all the family and if I can only work out how to beat my 4 year old daughter at bowling I'll be a happy man!

Back To It.....

2008-01-08T13:58:00.000Z

Happy New Year to all, I hope you all had a great time.

What a great end to the year it was. We were really busy in the run up to Christmas with getting everybody's orders out in time for the festive period.

We got away for a couple of weeks and managed to get up to all sorts including riding steam trains through the Forest Of Dean with Father Christmas and sledging and building snowmen in the Lake District. I even found a bit of time to take some photos which will be appearing in the gallery soon.

But now it's back to work and getting ready for the coming year. We've got plenty planned and we'll keep you up to date via the website and mail shots. We've already launched our first promotion which runs until the end of February. Any studio session booked will be just £20.00 - that's half price, and you will still receive one of our great framed prints included in the price.

May I take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the coming year and we hope to see you soon.

2007-11-28T11:43:00.000Z

Hello and welcome to our new blog. We've created this to keep you up to date with our developments and to give you a bit of peek behind the scenes of ...andPhotography.

We're getting ready for our late night Christmas opening on Thursday November 29th and Thursday December 6th. If you're stuck for gift ideas then why not come and have a browse in our gallery, we now offer gift vouchers aswell. There will be carol singing, bell ringing, and mulled wine. It would be great to see you there.

We're busy finishing off all the orders from the past few weeks including nurseries and mother and toddler groups. We're also creating a new website which will keep you up to date with new products and special offers, as well as letting you order prints from our gallery. It will be launched in the new year.