Green Screen Photography in Dubai As many of you will know, I spent a week in October working for HIPA (the world’s most prestigious photographic award) on their trade stand at GITEX in Dubai. I’ve subsequently taken part in a webinar chat with Martin Grahame-Dunn and Oz Kharawala. During the 50 minute chat, we discussed all manner of topics related …
Event Photography in Dubai
[imageeffect type=”shadow” align=”alignleft” width=”600″ height=”400″ shadow=”shadow-medium” alt=”Green screen photography makes an excellent marketing tool at exhibitions” url=”https://www.simoncoatesphotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Corporate-promotional-photography-at-events.jpg” titleoverlay=”yes”]On a Wednesday afternoon I received a phone call that would change my working career. The conversation went something like this: “Are you available for a job next week? We need you in Dubai to do some trade show photography. The show opens …
Cransley Hospice Half Marathon & Fun Run
On Sunday the 16th September 2012, we were fortunate enough to have been invited along to photograph the 12th running of the Cransley Hospice Half Marathon & Fun Run. Over 600 competitors took to the beautiful roads through Northamptonshire. The weather was kind to the runners: not too hot, not too cold and mainly dry. The race was hotly contested …
Midland Irish Draught Horse Show 2012
Having been postponed earlier in the year due to awful weather, the Midland Irish Draught Horse Show 2012 was held in glorious weather in Fillongeley on the 9th September. As usual, Simon Coates Photography were their to capture all of the action. These have been uploaded into out equestrian photo gallery.
Midland Karting Championships 2012
The first weekend of September saw Rissington Kart Club play host to the annual Midland Karting Championships, as it has done for more than 40 years. This year’s contest was hotly contested and we were there to photograph all of the action. This year there were 44 races split over 9 different classes and 168 drivers, plus an excellent demonstration …
Avoiding complacency – on-going training
Being a professional photographer can seem like the ideal job, especially to those who take pictures for a hobby. However, it can be a fairly solitary existence with limited interaction with others in a similar position. It is then very easy fall into the trap of you know what sells, you know how to shoot it and that’s enough. In …
Something different – Florida Wildlife
[imageeffect type=”frame” align=”aligncenter” width=”900″ height=”600″ alt=”” url=”https://www.simoncoatesphotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Simon-Coates-Photography-Florida-Photos-26.jpg” ] Taking a break from event photography in the cold of winter, the team from Simon Coates Photography headed out to Florida for a spot of wildlife photography before retiring to the UK in time to cover the season opener at Rissington Kart Club at the beginning of March. We’ve uploaded a selection …
Organising a school prom?
Are you organising a school prom in the Midlands? If so, why not invite us along to take the photos? [imageeffect type=”shadowreflect” align=”alignleft” width=”200″ height=”300″ shadow=”shadow-xsmall” alt=”Latest in Green Screen Technology at your prom” url=”https://www.simoncoatesphotography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/rhscp_74360_0.jpg” ]We are a specialist event photography company, with full on site printing capabilities. By using our top-notch portable studio and some of the best camera …
Caveat lector
Caveat emptor? Caveat lector more like! Over the weekend I was made aware of a blog that had been created which alleged that I have been underhand in the way I have run my business with relation to the Event Photographer Society and and Uzair Kharawala, from SF Digital. The website implied that I had received financial reward from the …
Rip-off Britian strikes again – Business Insurance
As a professional event photographer, good insurance is vital. Event photographers probably carry more equipment around than any other branch of the industry – we’ve got cameras, we’ve got lights, we’ve got computers, we’ve got printers and so on. As a quick reckoning, we take somewhere around £18,000 worth of equipment out with us when we are doing a large …