Never posed before? Never had your photo taken before? Nervous in front of the camera? These 2 Cramlington girls answered yes to all of these – but that didn’t stop us having a great shoot with some cool results. We’d got a location in mind with a bit of graffiti and in a reasonably quiet […]
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10 Similarities Between Chefs and Photographers Everyone cooks, and everyone takes photos – so there must be some similarities between Professional Chefs and Professional Photographers… here are a few:- 1 – Everyone can use the tools I’m not a professional chef, but I can use a hob, oven, knife and many other things you see
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Large Format Prints Transform Runcorn Office “We’ve got an office in Runcorn for you to shoot… and can you get some shots of the area and create some large format prints to put up in the main entrance area too….” Gauntlet firmly thrown down, over to Runcorn on a (rare) sunny day and nailed the
Gauntlet Challenge…. Make Runcorn Look Great!!!! Read More »
What this Leeds Photographer does… Medding with smart phones takes you to some strange places…. ON this occasion I found an app which did little “mind map” type diagrams, which I thought would be fun for the website… I was white flag waving after 5 minutes of meddling on a little phone screen, so hit
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Thought for the day…. The people who hate their photo being taken invariably have to stand in front of the camera for far longer than others…. (because they’re tense, look scared and take ages to get a half decent shot as a result) If you’re one of these, just relax, have fun and don’t get
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What’s Most Effective…. So many different websites for photographers these days… There are many varieties :- “Fun” social media – casual chat on facebook, twitter, foursquare etc. “Serious” social media – Facebook Business Pages and Linked IN Blogging – share your wisdom Website galleries – show those shots off! Photo community sites – 500px, ephotozine, flickr Youtube
Where Should Photographers Invest Time Online? Read More »
Promo videos for McFade Photography Just been putting together a few videos for use on the website – fast paced, lots of photos and a few key messages in each one. Here they are for you to have a look at Linked IN Shoots [tube]U_fVMCiJ0qc[/tube] 1-2-1 PR Business Shoots [tube]lk8w_xNHVmA[/tube] Business Property Shoots [tube]M4zyNXegG6g[/tube]
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Photography Workshops Work – Here’s Why Check out our Workshops Here http://www.photographycourses.eu/leeds-photography-workshops-coming-soon/
10 Reasons Why Photography Workshops Work! Read More »
McFade in the Pro Photography Magazines Hot off the press this week is our latest article to go in to a glossy photography magazine. Previous published articles have been on “inspiration” and “painting with light”, this one’s our first in Photo Professional and discusses the merits of small flashes on location shoots – and it’s
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New Leeds Photos for 2012 We’ve taken advantage of the amazing sunny January days by getting a new set of images of Leeds for you to enjoy. Here’s a pretty extensive selection from the new set – there will be more to come! Buy a copy for your home! They will all available for purchase
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Case Study of Enviroco Sheffield – Click on the image to see large
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Case study of the refurb of Carlton Tower, Leeds. Click on the image to see larger
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Case Study of McFade’s work at Bradford Audi – click to see larger
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Case Study of Select Pix’s largest job to date at WIRA House, click to view larger
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McFade approach to Wedding Photography The McFade approach to wedding photography in 2011 was to create classic shots with off camera flash adding that extra bit of magic, leaving minimal processing in Photoshop. Actively been trying to avoid things that would look dated – there are enough “filters” out there which are in fashion for
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Stuck for Christmas Present ideas? Christmas is here and we’re here to help anyone who’s stuck for ideas! Teeshirt Xmas Presents Firstly, there’s just time to go to our Redbubble Shop for some tee shirts or prints – that can be found here. http://www.redbubble.com/people/ademcfade Here’s the Nosy Cow tee shirt – available in all sorts
Easy Xmas Presents – Prints and Vouchers! Read More »
We cover quite a large range of creative photography subjects and projects at McFade Photography, some of which you may not know about. So here’s a data capture sheet we use to show people how we can help their business, capture their family/hobby or art we can produce for them. Click on the thumb below
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Maybe not the most inspiring blog post ever, but I’ve just been revisiting my T&C’s and thought I’d share them 🙂 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF COMMISSIONING AND REPRODUCTION OF PICTURES FROM MCFADE PHOTOGRAPHY 1. In this Agreement the terms (a) picture includes a photograph, transparency, negative, digital scan, design, artwork, painting, montage
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We are now working with and recommend Paula and Jackie at Bello Matrimoni for your specialists in wedding planning. Bello Matrimoni… “offer you a one-to-one, first class service that caters to your individual needs.With designer luxury weddings at affordable prices, you can have all the stress taken away from your special day, making it a perfect occasion
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Leeds Band Photography by McFade Photography! As well as photographing everything and anything, I also play piano and keyboards in 2 bands – one being the Blues Brother’s tribute band “Sweet Home Chicago”. The Band got a fantastic brass section comprising of Greg, Sam and Chris, and they seem to be in about 1000 bands between
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Click here to see the McFade Training Promo After teaching, coaching and running workshops on Photography for the last few years, we’ve created a new branch of the McFade Photography business called “McFade Training”. Our philosophy is that to become a “creative” photographer, you really need to understand how you camera works, how to get
Stylist and makeup artist Saadiya invited me to shoot a session with models Krishna and Mahera last week. Though I’ve not really had much chance to process the shots, I’ve edited a few of Krishna which I thought I’d share.
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Understanding the Costs of Wedding Photography If you’re planning to get married, you’ll no doubt be on the hunt for a photographer to capture your big day. A little research will show you there’s a vast range of prices, from the £250 “shoot and burn” type to the £2000+ mega wedding packages. Different Styles of
Wedding Photography – How much!!?!?!??!?! Read More »
My friend Hash Parmar recently started up a beauty treatments business in Leeds. We did a few shots of Kat, who’d had a Hash make over, down by the Aire at Kirkstall Abbey. A lovely location, leafy and green, with the added bonus of a 12th century abbey in the background. The shots here are
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A new dawn in Bradford Networking Rob and Jag – the guys behind Bradford Switch Yesterday, a new networking group was born – the brainchild of Jag Panesar and Rob Ives, Bradford Switch is a relaxed, friendly way to meet new business contacts and build relationships. The first meeting was in The Sparrow, a
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LINKED IN – TWITTER – FACEBOOK – all need a great profile photo We all social media – we’re all on Linked IN, Facebook and Twitter, they all use profile photograph to identify us. In most cases, this photo is the first impression people have of you! So what impression is your profile photo giving? Recognise Yourself – The 10 Profile
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