Category Archives: Photography

Photography

How to plan a photo shoot

The key to a successful photo shoot is preparation. You need to plan a photo shoot in every detail to ensure it stays on track (and on budget) on the day. Often, as part of a marketing toolkit, photography will … Continue reading

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Ready to pin on Pinterest? Could it be the next big thing?

Do you have the time to be any more sociable online? Maybe you should find some time for Pinterest, the online bulletin board where you can share and organise your favourite images. The best bit is that it’s child’s play to use (just … Continue reading

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PR – do you need photography to hold the front page?

So you’ve got a great story but will a journalist print it? Do you need that killer shot to help grab the headlines? After all a picture paints a thousand words – or does it? Take the food industry. What’s … Continue reading

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As one kitchen door closes another one opens

2011 has been another interesting year for alexandrapatrick. We’ve done some of our most demanding (and satisfying) photographic work yet, including for a Very big Atlantic airline, Pierre Koffmann, a world leading food service plc, MEND, The Gallivant and many … Continue reading

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Ploughing on in Kent…

It’s always rewarding when a client calls up and asks me to do some more work. It (hopefully!) means they like what I’ve done and that we get along well together. I particularly enjoyed my first shoot at The Plough … Continue reading

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Brain food

Nervous time in the Callow household. Our son takes the 11+ this week so we’re doing all we can to get him into the best possible shape. His tutors have fed his brain with solutions to all those fiendishly tricky … Continue reading

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Baker days

My mum was always in the kitchen working up wonderful steamed puddings, Madeira cakes and Yorkshire puddings. With five hungry mouths to feed she became a skilled baker. Then along came my wife. Now she’s in another league altogether – … Continue reading

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Summer’s gone, school’s back

Remember all that beautiful weather back in April? Around us the farmers we in a bit of a tizz worrying about their crops. Well, the warm dry spell didn’t last long. In fact, it’s been a pretty miserable summer. Damp, … Continue reading

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Salad days

Regular readers will know that I like to eat seasonal food, to make the best of what’s grown locally. Admittedly, I’m hardly alone – everyone involved in the UK food industry seems to be singing from the same hymn sheet. … Continue reading

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Bye bye supermarket (for now)

Only a few weeks ago the land around here was parched. We’d barely had any proper rain all winter and you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d moved to Morocco. The farmers were in particularly sombre mood as nothing seemed to … Continue reading

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