Happy Christmas

A very happy christmas and a wonderful new year to all our customers, past, present and future.
Here's me and Bex getting into the festive spirit whilst Fiona gets the turkey ready.

We are all looking forward to a very busy new year with lots of special offers and a brand new way to purchase photo gifts online from your studio photo shoots.

The studio is back open 4th Jan 2010 normal business hours

See you in 2011 from every one at Philip Fearnley Photography "Capture"
Phil, Beckie, Fiona, Tom, Ian, Val,Vicky, David and Peter, and studio dog Milly

Gledding school Photos

Today I did my yearly school photo shoot at the top prep school in the UK "The Gleddings" in Halifax run by my good friend Mrs Jill Wilson MBE. It's always a fun to go back to a school where my children went to and enjoyed their education to take the school pictures but it was made even more special when a nursery child came up to me and gave me this fantastic picture of ME!
We now do 70% of the primary schools in calderdale using white backgrounds and now our ultra modern Green Screen's, giving you background choices.
If your school would like our team to do the school photography them please give us a call on 01422 833812 or go to the website www.choosecapture.co.uk
Thanks again to Louise, year 1 teacher for this very dynamic shot.

Sowerby Bridge Rush Bearing

Here's the view of outside our studio durring the 2010 Rushbearing celebrations.
Check out the strange outfits and funny faces.

James and Laura's wedding photos

Fantastic day for a wedding.
Check out the rest of the wedding photos at www.choosecapture.co.uk
The wedding was held on Saturday at St Marks church in Halifax and a lavish reception at South Wood lodge at Savile park.
Good look to you both
Phil

Landscapes Prints for sale

Are you looking for the perfect image for your home. Well we have the perfect solution for your homely needs at www.chooscapture.co.uk.

We are now selling limited edition photos of Yorkshire landscapes.

These stunning images are exclusive to our studio and are all taken by my junior photographer Tom Stamp (AKA Big T. He's a very talented young man and sure to do well in what ever he does when he leaves school.

These prints start from only £65 framed up and are available to view in our Gallery area at the studio and soon to sold on line at the Capture website. www.choosecapture.co.uk

Here's a few images to wet your appetite.

Zoe's Work Experience

We would all like to wish Zoe good luck in finding a photographic career. Zoe spent 1 week learning what makes our studio work getting involved with Photo shoots, parties and Photo Shop lessons.
Keep a look out for Zoe as she's on a reserve list for the 2012 olympic Ladies Rugby squad and finds out shortly if shes made the squad. Shes prommised to come back with the squad when shes picked so watch this space.

£99 portrait Parties

Here's the latest offer from our ever popular studio.
Due to extra demand we now offer £99 portrait parties which are perfect for School Leavers, Ladies What Lunch, Birthday Parties, Leaving Parties, Friendship Parties, Hen nights, prom nights or just an excuse for a fun get together photo shoot.
Each parties lasts 1 hour and everyone gets a 8x6 print. Fantastic!
Call the studio now for more details 01422 833812 or http://www.portraitparties.co.uk/

Wedding Shoot with Bus 1 hour later

Here I am 1 hour later, photographs delivered in secret to the best man, quick photo of all the guests and once again yours truly with the wedding bus and the stand ins for On The Buses (70's tv show)
keep watchin. http://www.choosecapture.co.uk

Studio Wedding Photography

By the time you get to see these images the bride and groom hadn't even got married.
Its another first for Philip Fearnley photography. Studio wedding photography on the day of your wedding. This Bride and Groom stopped of at our Sowerby Bridge based studio for a quick photo shoot before the ceremony, keeping the day low key and informal.
If you fancy this type of shoot why not give our studio a call on 01422833812 or check out more shots at http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/
I even delivered a few shots to them 5 minutes after they got married when I meet up with them at a local park for more shots. I'll post these on when I get back from this bit of the shoot. Ta Ta for now

Win a fantastic Portrait Party

Here's a few of the winners for our portrait party competition.
Why not enter and get yourself a free portrait birthday party.

There has never been a better time to celebrate an event than right now. Enter our simple competition and you could be in our studio having one our unique Portrait Parties.
These girls did!
check our www.portraitparties.co.uk

Canon EOS 1Ds Mk3

Ok here's a couple of questions I get asked every week.
Do I use Canon or Nikon camers? and Which is the best?
Truth is neither is the best!
Both makes are fantastic.
As a studio I use both makes, as another saying goes, You don't need to bash a nail into jelly with a mallet. Well I might have made that saying up but the fact is, you choose the camera to suit the job you are photographing.

For our schools photography we shoot on Fuji S5's which are based on a Nikon body. That's because they produce good skin like tones, record to card really fast and are a relatively inexpensive camera. I've shot around 100 thousand images one one of these cameras so far and its still going strong.

How ever the Daddy of all DSLR cameras has got to be the Canon 1Ds Mk3
Its a full frame, twin card, 21meg, ultra fast, wireless transmitting beast of a camera. I use this for my high end photography, portraits and weddings. It is in my opinion the best most rugged camera ever created. Our studio shoots around 600 family portraits, 50 to 80 weddings and countless commercial jobs every year and these cameras never let us down.
The skin tones are beyond what you would have ever expected years ago and with massive file sizes. We have images in our studio 6x4feet high with little loss in quality.
The shot shown here is from my wedding last week. It was taken at a wopping 1000asa due to poor lighting but there is very little noise!
A fantastic camera but if you want more technical info then goto the Nikon or Canon Website http://www.canon.co.uk/ or www.nikon.co.uk

So if you want the perfect camera, decied what you would like to photograph and your budget, then get a big loan out and buy a 1DS Mk3
check out our website http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/ for more photography fun.
Cheers
Phil

Whats The Link?

Taking school photos can be a very demanding job, stretching your patience to the limits.

Our studio shoots around Ten thousand school children, twice a year within West Yorkshire, Lancashire and South Yorkshire using our white studio background system.

From taking the initial school photo to returning proof cards and finished products takes just a matter of days.

This puts my equipment and my staff into very demanding situations however every so often its nice to get a little pat on our backs from our Local Celebs.

So what has Actor John Thompson and footballers Sean Wright Phillips and Paul Scholes got in common?

Well they have all had their children photographed by Philip Fearnley Photography Ltd and bought some fantastic school photos. Their children attend two of Manchester's elite Prep schools where we as a company supply photography.

Any how for security reasons we are not allowed to show any images of the children but here's some low res pictures of the guys them selves.

Just as a funny foot note, as I was unloading my car to set up for the shoot, Paul Scholes stopped out side the school to drop his child off and got a parking ticket, right in front of me!

Result!

check out www.choosecapture.co.uk or www.portraitparties.co.uk for more info into what we can offer you and your school

Capture Portraits Got Talent !

Its another first for Capture from Philip Fearnley Photography as Tom Stamp "Big T" our Saturday Trainee Photographer Wowed our customers with his key board skills. Tom 16yrs old, is studying for his GCSE 's at Calder high School and needed just a bit more practice for his music exams, so like true professionals we bought a keyboard for the studio and let him entertain our portrait clients.

If you fancy having some live music during your session or you would like to make your shoot extra special Toms happy to play for you, for a small donation to his collage fund. check out http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/

'Tonight's The Night' with John Barrowman

The dream fulfilment series on BBC 1 is returning again this summer and John is looking for more people to surprise. This time John is very keen to turn up to special landmark parties and give a fantastic surprise. We're looking for people who want to give a surprise of a special or iconic choreographed dance routine.

For your chance to have 15 minutes of fame, all you have to do is have a party booked with our studio

The parties must be being held between May - early August this year

WE WANT TO HELP YOU GIVE YOU A SPECIAL PRESENT MONEY CAN’T BUY!

Tonight’s The Night the BBC One Saturday night entertainment show, hosted by John Barrowman is back, and needs you!

Are you/ do you know someone special who’s celebrating a landmark occasion soon with a party?

Do you want to put on the performance of a lifetime for someone special at the party?

If so, this could be your chance to give a surprise gift money can’t buy.

JOHN BARROWMAN WANTS TO BE THERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

If you or someone you know deserves this treat then get in touch with the BBC now!

Please email your name and number to tonightsthenight@bbc.co.uk or call us on 020 8576 1930 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 020 8576 1930 end_of_the_skype_highlighting



Remember you MUST keep your application SECRET – it has to be a surprise!



Deadline for applications: 31st May 2010. Parties must be taking place between April – early August 2010.

Standard geographic charges apply and calls may be included in your telecom provider’s call package. Calls from mobiles may be higher.

Camera Owners

There's a great saying in my trade and it's one you all need to think about, my valued clients, potential clients and photographers checking out my site.

Owning a camera does not make you a photographer, it makes you someone who owns a camera

So called photographers who own a camera and start to trade as professional photographers without any formal training, no membership to any professional photographic associations and without the relevant insurance policies including CRB checks if you work with children are Not professional photographers, they are just someone who owns a camera.

I'm in the very enviable position of being at the top of my professions and I can proclaim that all my Full and Part time staff have the relevant knowledge, training and professional background needed to work for my studio. Infact we actually do work placements for calderdale schools offering photographic placements as well as more formal lectures for the BIPP and MPA, at a local level
www.bipp.com
www.thempa.com

Now the point to todays rant is that if you want to use photographers who profess to be professionals, ask for all the information I've just gone over, and if they try to pass work off thats clearly not been taken by them, or not part of any governing body but they have a nice camera, they are clearly just owners of a nice camera!

Portrait parties goes on the road

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that due to high demand our studio will now be open 7 days a week to cope with the massive demand for portrait parties in Halifax and the surrounding areas. http://portraitparties.co.uk/
It is with even greater plesure that I can also anounce that in the next few days we will be launching Capture Portrait Parties on the road. This gives you the chance to have a party at home or in a venue of your choice.
My main photographer Miss Beckie Fisher BIPP will be in running the Parties on the road. So watch out here we come.

Once again we lead the way with our parties where the competitions dare not follow. http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/

St Johns School Cheque Presentation

Last year between Philip Fearnley Photography Ltd and Fearnley Photography Ltd http://www.fearnley-schools.com/ we gave schools in the north of England over £25 thousand pounds in commission earned from school photo sales and Family Portrait days.

Here's a picture of me and Phil Simpson, head of St Johns primary school in Rishworth http://calderdale.schooljotter.com/stjohnsrishworth/ who in the last two years have earned over One Thousand pounds in sales. This has gone towards new classroom equipment and the refurbishment of an after school classroom.

If your school needs extra money, why not call our studio to find out how we can boost your funds. Check out this link for more info. http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/school_and_club_photography.php

Snow on the way

Ok here's a little reminder of the mess I got into a few weeks ago when I took a little short cut to work. There was only a little bit of snow on the ground but rear wheel drive cars and BMW's do not mix.

There was a lesson to be learned here, plan your day well in advance and don't cut corners.

I did make the local press as Wally of the week, but as the old saying goes, there's no such thing as bad publicity.

here the press page, please don't laugh too much http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Tight-corner-for-this-BMW.6063813.jp

So look out, more snows on the way!!!!!!!

Knight Graphics

Here's a pic of me and my good mate Rob Knight of Knight Graphics http://www.knight-graphics.co.uk/ He just completed our new window display of three 8ft banners promoting our unique portrait parties http://www.portraitparties.co.uk/ There's only one company offering portrait parties of our standard and that's portrait parties.co.uk If your driving past the studio stop and take a look at Robs full window print 8ft by 5 foot, looks fantastic. Well done Rob

Hazlewood Castle Wedding

On Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing a fantastic couple Anna and George at Hazlewood Castle near york. Check out http://www.hazlewood-castle.co.uk/ for a fantastic location.
As a photographer you can't get a better location for a wedding , however it rained like mad and we all got just a little bit wet. All their photo are live on http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/ for you to enjoy.

My first ever blog

Hi every one, this is my first ever blog and within it I hope to inform entertain end educate. I'm also looking forward in giving you an inside look into my photography business, giving you trade secrets and best of all my personal rants.

I,m going to tell you how to take fantastic photos in studios and on location, how to get the best from your subjects and if you have any specific questions please use this blog to get me to answere them as best I can.

I'm going to let you into the behind the scene world of weddings and how to get the best deals from your suppliers.

How to look your best for a photo shoot and much , much more!

Oh and if your a fellow photographer and you want a bit of help and advise then please drop me a reply and I do my best to help.

Any how, thats it for this morning. I'll be back soon.
keep an eye on http://www.choosecapture.co.uk/