Well, 2010 happened pretty quickly and I suspect that 2011 will end up the same way. January has already flown by and it's been relatively quiet work wise.
In the last few weeks, I've had a couple of jobs from Sale Sharks, shot some interior work for In House design and picked up a new client in the form of Leysin skiwear. I did some more product photography for The Authentic Food Company, and they also asked me to shoot their 25th year anniversary at the Hallmark Hotel, which had the amazing Rebecca Ferguson as the surprise act. I'm not X Factor's biggest fan, but she was incredible.
The weddings are quiet at this time of year, but the bookings have been coming in for this summer and 2012, with this year being almost fully booked now. I have taken on a assisting photographer, Ted, who will be helping me with the processing workload that weddings require and working as a second camera at weddings.
On the personal front, Kristin and I have become volunteers at Lower Moss Wood animal sanctuary. Now we aren't going to become a pair of 'bunny cuddlers', or at least I'm not, but we will be using our professional skills to help the sanctuary where possible. They actually encourage as little human interaction with the animals as possible, thus allowing them a better chance of survival when released into the wild. For more information, have a look at their website,
http://www.lowermosswood.org.uk/
So on this basis, I covered a fashion show that was raising funds for the hospital at Guy Salmon Land Rover in Knutsford. The evening was a great success and, hopefully, raised plenty of funds for Lower Moss Wood.
I'm sure we'll be doing more for them in the very near future and will be posting updates on the blog as the year unfolds.