Professional Photographer Leeds: Portfolio updates

 

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The variety of work which I have been doing over the last few months has been really excellent. I’ve met some great new clients and been involved with a lot of exciting and interesting photography projects.

They include Food photography for lifestyle uses & recipes pages online. Also cut out shots of food products for a major food retailers annual catalogue.

Product photography for online retailers ( Leather goods & soft furnishings ). This area inparticular has seen an increase as I find many new start ups are requiring professional photography to promote their products online but also need it at an affordable price.

As more and more people start up their own small business & website they require good product photography to help sell their items. It is so important to get the right kind of photography for your products or service, you may have a great product or service to sell but if your product photography does not do you any justice then this will inevitably have a negative effect on the appearance of your business to the customer.

I can offer a wealth of studio and location photography experience at an realistic price. Please contact me to discuss your photography project.


An example of my recent photography shoots can be seen below. Some of the images are for local businesses here in Yorkshire and some are for national & International retailers.

 

Vist my product photography page on my website

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photography with over 20 years experience in the commercial sector and a large ranging portfolio, Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography
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Working with national food brand to create new food photography

I have recently been working with Cauldron Foods and we've been working on a large series of images to cover the great variety of products within their range.
 
Starting with a selection of images creating different scenarios to emphasize the flavours and influences within each dish we set about creating the images for website and other marketing material.
 
Working closely with the client, advertising agency and food stylist, each image was fully researched and constructed so not only the food, but props, crockery and backgrounds reflected the finer points of the food photography brief.
 
These new images represent the back bone of the new Cauldron Foods website and facebook page etc.. and can also be seen in my food photography portfolio.
 
Working as a food photographer for the last 18 years has been a joy and I have worked with a large selection of clients from national brands such as cauldron foods, to smaller independent local producers in Leeds and across the Yorkshire region and UK.
 
Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photographer with over 18 years experience in the commercial sector and has a large ranging portfolio, Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.
 

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography, Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography
 
All images here & on the main portfolio site www.phillipshannonphotography.com are subject to copyright and must not be downloaded, copied or pinned without prior consent from Phillip Shannon Photography.

Contact Leeds based Photographer Phillip Shannon Today. 
0113 240 9982 or 07984 020 955

New food photographs for social enterprise business.

Roasted Vegetables and couscous

Vegetarian pizza

Here are the shots from a recent shoot for a social enterprise business.

I have worked with this business over a number of years. They deliver cookery classes for beginners, and for their new website, we embarked upon a series of food images to illustrate the cookery classes and the recipes which will be carried out.

As a food photographer, one of the most important factors is to tell the story that's within the picture as quickly as possible, particularly in the retail or commercial sector or here when the brief was to see as much of the food as possible to enable the new cookery class pupil to see what is is they would be making when they enroll on the course.

Working in commercial photography in Leeds brings a great variety of work in front of my camera and food shoots are a real favorite ( well, who wouldn't want to work with food? )

If you are a food business and are looking to produce new food images for your website, online menu etc.. then please get in touch via the website: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/contact.php

All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Take a look at the existing portfolio to see more examples of my food photography projects and lets have a chat about your project.
http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/portfolio/food-and-drink.php

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New Year, New Photography. Step ahead with commercial photography.

As we start 2014 and welcome the New Year in we all make the time to reflect on what has past and what the future may hold.

When you are running your business and you are aiming to improve upon last years results, reviewing how your business looks to the outside world is a key component.

Successful photography of your products, people, and business environment are all vital in representing your business in a professional manner to your current and future clients and customers.

The saying goes " its a buyers market " has never been so true.

Online retail sales have again risen year on year and and has only one direction in its path and that is upwards.

Professional photography is your key to attracting new customers & clients. Well presented product photography shot in a studio photography environment or in a location will work hard for you and help you present your offering quickly and effectively.

Commercial Photographer Phillip Shannon based in Leeds has over 18 years experience as a professional photographer.

Phillip has a wealth of experience in commercial projects, producing stunning images of food, jewellery, people & product to locations and interior projects.

Phillip has also gained awards & accolades from the photographic industry and is an Associate of the BIPP, so you can rest assured that you’re in the hands of an experienced and qualified professional.
We meticulously plan every project so that the shoot will run smooth and successful for you, and all at sensible, affordable prices.

Explore the portfolios of Phillip Shannon Photography here: www.phillipshannonphotography.com 
All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Jewellery Photography

I've had my jewellery photographer hat on quite a bit recently, and here are some of the shots to come out of recent projects.

Stop by the full portfolio if you'd like to see more: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/

All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Keeping one step ahead with commercial photography.

In recent weeks I have been involved with a multitude of clients and projects, working in studio and on location.

This mix of photography is very much welcomed and dealing with a different set of photographic puzzles is what commercial photography is all about.

A common thread through these projects for the clients was one of ” keeping one step ahead “

All of them realised that producing high quality commercial shots of their products was an integral part of their overall marketing plan.

We are often told we live in a 24/7 global village, blah, blah, blah, but actually for any business whether you are in Leeds or Los Angeles presenting your business website in a professional manner to your local audience is a vital element on how well your business website or brochure performs.

Another common element in my work has been the needs of the clients to keep the images on their website refreshed and up to date, when new product lines become available.

As a consumer you will know how interesting it is to visit a retail website that is updated on a regular basis with new products on show, new offers and discounts. Also how turned off we are, when a website seems to offering the same products, for the same costs with little or no offers visible.

Keeping your products looking attractive to existing and probably more importantly new customers is achievable only with professional commercial photography.

Commercial photographs that are used on your website or in your business brochure that do not convey the products or services that you offer in a professional manner will seriously degrade your offering to the potential customers who may be interested in doing business with you.

Keep them on board with professional photography.

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photographer with over 17 years experience in the commercial sector, the website here shows a large ranging portfolio, anything from Food photography to product shots and location interiors of your business premisses.

Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

Contact Leeds based Photographer Phillip Shannon Today.

0113 240 9982 or 07984 020 955

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product & Still Life Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography

All images here & on the portfolio website are © Phillip Shannon and should not be copied, downloaded or published in any way without prior arrangement with Phillip Shannon Photography.

Summer starts with a summery studio shoot.

Well at long last we seem to have some decent summery weather as I write this and in the last couple of weeks I had the great pleasure in working with a local artisan food business.

We carried out the Food Photography in studio for a few reasons, the main one being that you can never reply on the weather to do what you want just at the right time.

The new food product is Lassi ( a yogurt based drink ) which is an extension to a very successful product range by local food business http://www.indie-ices.co.uk/

The image shown here shows the product shot in a garden table setting.

Food & product photography is a growing sector, with many food businesses particularly here in the Yorkshire region starting up all the time.

The importance of presenting your products well is clearly an important factor to letting people know who you are, what your product looks like and the brand identity which you wish to communicate.

Even for a one person enterprise, if you are to develop your business online, with Twitter and Facebook & with your own website, positive & well presented images are a hugely important element.

I have shot food and product photography for the whole of my professional career, now in my 17th Year and can produce hard working images that you need to move your products forward at a cost which will not break the bank.


Take a look at the portfolios on the my website here: Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography, Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography





All images are ©Phillip Shannon Photography and must not be copied, downloaded, pinned without full written permission by Phillip Shannon.

Contact Leeds based Photographer Phillip Shannon Today.

How to use Product Photography to Increase sales

Product photography is all around us, in fact it has become so common place that in a way we do not notice it.

We are bombarded by thousands of images everyday, TV, magazines, internet. The internet now accounts for one of the largest areas of visual input, particularly now, as more and more of us use the internet on the move via smart phones. This is nothing new I hear you cry, but the impact of how the image is seen & used in the promotion is now more important than ever.

Standing out from the crowd has always been a mantra many businesses use, but now the entry level for image standards has been raised much higher than what was, say 5 years ago.

Creating a professional look to the photography that represents your business is vital to the success it has in engaging your customer.

The rewards from using professional imagery on your business website or brochure is tenfold compared to using poor amateur shots which will only have a negative effect on the customer experience.

Professional Photographers are highly skilled at taking a simple object, a companies product and expertly photographing it so that it answers the photographic brief.

If you take a simple object such as a bottle of beer or packet of crisps for example, some may think this is an everyday item, and it must be straight forward to shoot?. People may perceive it to be an easy thing got do in many cases and business owners may even attempt to shoot product photography themselves as they have access to a digital camera.

Photographing a glass bottle must allow the viewer to believe that it is a real glass bottle, not an illustration, and also be able to clearly read the label of the product.

If you have ever tried to photograph anything in glass or plastic packaging, then you will know that controlling highlights, mid tones and shadows is where the photographer skill is shown to its best.

Here you can see examples of simple and more creative product and pack shot photography.

© Phillip Shannon Photography www.phillipshannonphotography.com

© Phillip Shannon Photography www.phillipshannonphotography.com

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photography with over 16 years experience in the commercial sector and a large ranging portfolio, Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

Contact Phillip Shannon today for a free quote for your next photography project.

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography.


Visit the main portfolio site here: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/

Based in Leeds Yorkshire, Phillip can provide studio or location photography at your place of business.

Make the right impression in 2013. Review the photography for your business

Make the right impression in 2013.

At the beginning of a New Year, people often make resolutions to change or improve something in their life, this can be also a great time to review your business as well.

Reviewing how your business looks to the outside world is a healthy business stand point.

Recent reports on the challenging and tough times for many retailers and businesses across the UK seem to point to one outcome. Those companies which adapt their business model, embrace new technology or new ways of selling and communicating with their customers are the ones which will have a more positive position in the future.

Online selling or having an online presence is vital to communicating with your customers and clients.

The photographic images which represent your business are the first tool you can use in your online offering.

When people are navigating the web, they are attracted by the visual and the images which catch their eye will be the ones which will keep the interest of the new customer long enough so they can continue to read about you, your business and products or services.

Poor representation of your products or business in general, through poor photography will mean the customer will often skip past your website and move onto the next.

Follow these simple steps to reviewing your business photography.

• How long did you last update the images on your website?.
Images should be updated at least every quarter or when new products or services are available.

• Do the images sell you products well?, do they tell the correct story?

• Using a Professional Photographer will add value to your business, look up it as an investment in the future success of your business.

• Stand out from the crowd. Your competitors will have the upper hand if they use professional photography and you don't.

• Use a Photographer whose portfolio you like and who can advise on your particular need s for the images you require. An experienced photographer will be able to talk you through what you need and what you don't need.


Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photography with over 16 years experience in the commercial sector and a large ranging portfolio, Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography.


Visit the main portfolio site here: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/ All images are ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, pinned without expression written permission from Phillip Shannon.

Based in Leeds, Yorkshire. Phillip can provide studio photography to clients in the region and also location services here and across the UK.

Your 3 point plan to a successful product photography shoot

The Art of Product and Still life Photography

If you run a retail or product based business, you need to communicate effectively, efficiently and in a lot on online situations, quickly.

Using some simple steps to your businesses marketing and advertising can reap great rewards.

Professional photographers use the experience gained over many years and have a set of skills which are geared towards maximizing the "sale" of the image on your website page, or other printed marketing material.

This can be an area of your business marketing which may be overlooked, as it may seem out of reach for a small business due to budgetary constraints but in the fast moving world of online selling, it is the visual impact of the product which will help your products leap off the page, and more importantly, sell

The ability to photograph an inanimate object is not as straight forward as it first may seem.

The Three main areas to consider are:

1. The actual merchandise in front of the camera, this needs to be assessed by a trained eye, so that the most effective camera angle and lens choice is used.

2. The professional lighting equipment & techniques used by commercial photographers are a vital ingredient in setting the scene and create the right atmosphere to the shot.

3. Background choice is also vital to the successful packshot or product photograph being achieved. The product or merchandise itself will determine a complimentary background, such as a rustic wooden surface for some artistic food image, or maybe a natural surface of stone or such like to contrast a jewellery item. It maybe that a neutral background is used, professional photographers in Leeds and around the UK will use this particularly when shooting for product cutout shots or pack shots as they are often called.

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photographer, based in Leeds West Yorkshire. Studio and location photography service if provided for all business types across Leeds and the Yorkshire region and the UK.

An award winning photographer with over 16 years experience in the commercial photography business, Phillip has been commissioned for a huge variety of advertising assignments over his career. As a Food Photographer Phillip has produced mouth watering images for food businesses across the Yorkshire region and for multiple uses such as websites and printed brochures.

Visit the main portfolio website to view more of the photographers work. http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/

How popular cook books use food photographers as their main ingredient.

With the Christmas book market beginning to gather pace, one of the most popular areas will be the cook book.

The ongoing rise of the celebrity chef and the inevitable book make these publications a top choice for a Christmas gift.

Phillip Shannon - Professional Commercial Food Photography

Each chef often accompanied by their own particular TV show will attract a certain section of the viewing public.

If you have ever bought or been given one of these cook books, you are as much buying into the celebrity persona and life view as much as the actual food they cook.

When turning the pages of these books you will note that all have taken advantage of using a professional food photographer.

Turning a recipe into mouth watering image is the job of the pro photographer and almost certainly a food stylist and art director/client too.

Professional food photographers will have many years experience in studio and location photography to call upon when dealing with food products for advertising and publication.

Throughout Leeds, one of the largest cities in the UK, professional commercial photographers and studios offer food shoots as part of their services.

Phillip Shannon, a commercial photographer based in Leeds has over 16 years professional studio and location photography project experience. This experience means that your food shoot will be handled with care and delivered to you on time and to a budget that suits your needs.

After many years in the photographic industry, Phillip Shannon has experienced many, many different kinds of photo shoot, product photography, pack shots, food, jewellery are all aspects of the portfolios displayed on the website.

If you are looking for a food photographer, whether you are based in Leeds or from further afield across the Yorkshire region or UK, Phillip Shannon can offer you an award winning, experienced, straight forward and down to earth approach for your next professional food photography shoot.


Please visit the main food website portfolio here http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/portfolio/food-and-drink.php
All the images here on the photographers blog, and on the main portfolio website are © Phillip Shannon and no material should be copied, downloaded, reproduced, pinned or saved without express permission from 
Phillip Shannon Photography.

A selection of images to buy in the Gallery

A carefully selected group of images are now available to buy on the Red bubble gallery page.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/phillipshannon/portfolio

As Christmas approaches you may be looking for a photo based gift. There are a range of print sizes available, greeting cards and many other options to choose from.

My work as a commercial photographer has been wide ranging and varied in type of subject and location. This has given me a great perspective to be able to produce a wide range of personal based photography projects, which I hope you'll enjoy looking at.

Some of the images on sale are from the award winning portfolio, so here's your chance to own your very own copy.

Thank you for stopping by.