Getty Images Gallery
A little while ago I had some chat back and forth with a random photographer on Twitter. I looked at his portfolio and I was really impressed. Miles Willis is a freelance photographer who is part of the Getty Images Global Assignment Team, and he has made some brilliant images for an impressive range of clients.
As a result I was happy when Miles got in touch to ask if I was around one day to help out with a corporate shoot as both an assistant and a second shooter. The shoot was a full-on day of photography for Getty Images Gallery. The gallery, based in Soho on Eastcastle Street in London, is a showpiece for beautiful photographs that are part of the vast Getty Images archive. It's also a great space for events, be they private parties or business functions. It is the event space which Miles and I were tasked with photographing.
Starting early in the morning, our first task was to capture the gallery space empty, without anyone in it and with just a few people. The gallery was holding a dinner party in the evening for about 40 people, so throughout the day the space became busier and busier as tables arrived, more staff arrived and eventually guests arrived. The catering company were also keen to have their own promotional photos taken, so there was more than one client in this instance.
During the day, Miles and I did almost every different type of photography imaginable - interiors photography, exteriors photography, product photography, food photography, event photography, PR photography and Miles also did some amazing 360 panoramas. Check out the panoramas he does on his website - very cool.
Having arrived before 9am, we ended up leaving the gallery at 10.30pm. It was a long, exhausting but ultimately rewarding day. Here's a selection of the shots from the day - most of them were taken by Miles with my assistance but there are a few reportage style shots I squeezed in during the event in the evening.
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Andy Tyler Photography - Ambient Light Only
Business Seminar Photography in London
I was asked along by Collas Crill Trust to the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, to take some formal PR photos of some key people at a seminar that the trust was sponsoring. As they only has a small boardroom available for the seminar, there wasn't room inside for the photos, so a big thanks to the hotel staff who allowed me to set up a couple of umbrellas and lights in the relatively small hotel lobby area, which was beautifully decorated with flowers. The photos as a result were nice and colourful compared to some business seminar photography.
UJIA Purim Party
One Saturday evening in the middle of March I was invited along to Revolution in Bank, London, to capture the fun of a great charity party. Purim is a Jewish festival which is partly celebrated by dressing up in all manner of fancy dress, and the charity UJIA threw a great party for young adults in London.
There were loads of brilliant fancy dress outfits - I was impressed by the efforts of most people who turned up, which was close to a thousand!
Check out some of the fancy dress photos below.
Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2014 Launch
I'm still catching up on blogging all the stuff I've been up to, which is good I suppose as it must mean I've been fairly busy! It's now May and I'm still blogging things from March.
I spent an afternoon at the London Science Museum for a launch event for the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. It's an annual competition for entrepreneurs with green businesses to win 500,000 euros. The competition has been going for 7 years and is going from strength to strength thanks to funding from the Postcode Lottery.
This launch event saw a talk from Nick Christy, a previous winner of the challenge for his company, Cintep, who create super eco-friendly showers. He spoke about his experiences and what he thinks makes a good entry for the competition. Baroness Verma also spoke for a short while about the competition, what makes it so successful and how important it is to encourage young entrepreneurs.
Following the speeches and some networking over canapes, those that were interested were treated to a quick tour of the museum, in particular the exhibit that features a product from another previous winner of the competition. The product was a brick, yes, that's right, a brick, which is made with no CO2, in fact grown from bacteria. Amazing.
All in all it was a great event and I'm looking forward to seeing who wins the competition this year. Here are a few of my favourite photos from the afternoon.
