Archive for May, 2011

Storm Photography wins British Institute of Professional Photographers Contemporary Wedding Photographer of the Year

Local photographer Tony Bramley ABIPP, of Storm Photography has won the title of Contemporary Wedding Photographer of the Year 2011 with the British Institute of Professional Photographers, London & East Region.

Tony, a previous wedding winner in 2008, also received a further Award of Excellence in the Contemporary Wedding section and also an Award of Excellence in the Classic Portrait section. The awards were judged by world renowned
photographic judge Ray Lowe FBIPP FMPA FRPS QEP MCPPA.

Tony comments: ‘I have continued to develop my modern style of wedding photography to ensure I stay ahead of the more regular wedding photographers.

Last year has seen one of the lowest years for weddings nationally and to keep business levels high during this time you need to differentiate yourself from your competition and I do this by having, and continually developing, a very distinct style with a very high level of competency.
Every wedding, whether it is 30 or 300, Saturday or a weekday, receives the same attention to detail and I am always looking for the next ‘killer shot’.

Contemporary work requires a lot of creativity to produce something that will jump out of the page or off the wall. Essentially I am looking at the same sort of image that would make a newspaper headline. General photography skills are not enough, it has to be dynamic and make the viewer stop and look.

Mixing modern styles with older venues is always a real challenge but allows me to get a very new twist on classic settings with a different viewpoint.
I am not scared to move out of the normal comfort zone, having placed brides on windowsills, using architecture to increase dynamics, and even a plasma TV screen as a background to a bride.

I look for light all the time and love any source of good light. I am just as happy shooting into strong sunlight if it produces the result I am after, as using a swinging pendant lamp to get something more direct and controlled at the right moment. I often use a professional video light for effect even though I shoot stills.

People these days are looking for something different that compliments the modern lifestyles that couples are now demanding. No wedding is a regular job to me and I strive at every wedding to shoot new ideas and different interpretations of poses and lighting, even if I have been there many times before.
The critical parts to my work are the lighting, the concept and the design of the image, this is what will produce dynamic images that stand out from the rest and allow me to produce a very different product to our competitors.

I have just recently been booked for a wedding in Ireland as the couple had seen my work from another wedding and could not find a local photographer to match the results I produce. There are many photographers out there, which becomes a minefield for customers wishing to book a photographic service and the awards and qualifications of the British Institute of Professional Photographers helps photographers rise above this and show people the true quality of the best photographers in the region.

My wedding portrait and commercial work is complimented by a range of superb contemporary albums that are made for us in Italy by Graphistudio”.

http://www.stormphotography.co.uk

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Every girl plans their fairytale wedding, none less then Katherine Middleton, but these images prove she may of been planning it all from childhood….. we’re just not too sure why William’s cousins decided to join in with the whole Disney character thing when they chose their outfits for the wedding !

This image brightened up my day !

And is if this cartoon banter wasn’t enough, South Park have gone and made their Royal wedding spoof, brilliantly titled Royal Pudding. I wonder how long it will be before Pippa Middleton makes a guest appearance in the Simpsons….?