Behind the Scenes: Backstage at a Fashion Show By Ria Mishaal Cooke

Behind the Scenes: Backstage at a Fashion Show
By Ria Mishaal Cooke
Early this spring I sat having my hair cut and overheard all this buzz between the staff at Hobbs Hairdressers about the Hobbs Show being staged later in the year. It has been a few years since the last one which used to be an annual event (I learnt while [...]

Pro Interview : Polly Alexandre by Kristy Field

Interview by Kristy Field
The work of Polly Alexandre …. Wow! As an artist I found her work called out to me through it’s delicate and beautiful colour palettes, graceful and elegant compositions and stunning use of light. With her feminine and natural style it’s clear to see how her work speaks to brides, magazine editors and wedding bloggers [...]

First Assignment : Vinita Salome

Vinita Salome from Vinita Salome Photography recently got in touch with us to tell us about photographing her first ever civil partnership! She shares her thoughts with us…
Tell us a bit about yourself?
My name is Vinita Salome. I come from a rather international background: I’m of Indian origin, I was born and brought up in Japan I lived there [...]

Marketing Monday : Beate Chelette The Photography Business Success Coach

Interview and photos by David Bier
Beate Chelette is the Photography Business Success Coach – once a single mother with $300 in the bank, she ended up selling the stock agency she founded to Bill Gates and became a multimillionaire. I am about to launch my children’s portrait photography brand, and I’m looking to get some tips from someone who’s obviously [...]

First Assignment : Rachael Pereira Photography

Rachael Pereira from Rachael Pereira Photography recently got in touch with The Photography Parlour about photographing her first ever maternity session. We definitely wanted to hear all about it!
Tell us a bit about you?
I turned the big 40 this year, but am still feeling 20 something. I am currently an Essex girl, but was brought up in Yorkshire, [...]

Workshop Review : Passion for Fashion at the Bang Wallop Studios, Salcombe

Scot Baston from Scot Baston Photography recently attended the Passion for Fashion course at Lorna Yabsley’s Bang Wallop Studios down our end of the country, in glorious Salcombe, Devon. We asked him to report back and tell us all about it!
Tell us a bit about you?
5 years ago while on a year’s break from work travelling the world I picked [...]

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Pro Interview : Stephanie Williams by Jules, Sugar & Spice Photography

How lucky was I to be given the opportunity to interview one of my absolute favourite photographers, Stephanie Williams. Stephanie has carved out a highly successful wedding, lifestyle, and commercial photography business working along side her husband Isaac. The couple are based in Orange County California, and get to shoot in locations I would simply die for. What I [...]

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Marketing Monday: Win a Photography Scholarship with Nikki McLeod!

Win an Amazing NMPT Photography Parlour Scholarship!
For today’s Marketing Monday post we are really excited to partner up with the fabulous photographer Nikki McLeod to offer The Photography Parlour readers an exclusive chance to win a training scholarship, worth £450 at Nikki’s studio in Fife, Scotland!!
“I have been photographing weddings and families for 10 years now; it has been a [...]

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Behind the Scenes in Paris with Binky Nixon

On Location in Paris!
A while back I had an enquiry from a lovely girl called Georgia about shooting her wedding in 2011. When I met herself and Fe her Parisian husband to be I desperately hoped they booked me. Firstly the pair were super gorgeous, secondly massively in love and to top everything off they have some amazing ideas for [...]

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Pro Interview : Jerry Ghionis

I think we all know of the infamous Jerry Ghionis! Leader in his field, creator of insanely gorgeous wedding portraiture and expert at morphing humdrum hotel rooms into photos which look like they were shot in the best studios. Jerry is a master of his craft, and we are really delighted to welcome him to The Photography Parlour to share [...]

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Workshop Review : Vintage Cherish The Dress Damien Lovegrove

Jonty Yearsley from Jay Photographics recently attended Damien Lovegrove’s Cherish the Dress course near Manchester. He reported back with a review on the day’s activities along with some photos from the course!
Name of the course and who runs it:
‘Vintage Cherish the Dress’ – Lovegrove Consulting
What’s the official blurb on what the course offers?
Take a trip down memory lane with this [...]

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