Philip Fearnley Photography Ltd

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Friday, 21 May 2010

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

Thursday, 13 May 2010

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

Thursday, 6 May 2010

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

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

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






























Saturday, 24 April 2010

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/

Monday, 12 April 2010

'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.

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