Daou Jewellery Photos

Many of might not know my mum is an amazing jewellery designer and I've taken photos for her many times before - check her work out at the Sharon Tyler Jewellery website.

I've also taken photos for the very talented jewellery designer Anna Byers, who is doing rather well I'm pleased to see.

So I was happy and excited when an old friend of mine, Dalia Daou, came to me recently. Having moved out of a career in the city, Dalia has re-launched her family's jewellery brand which was started in 1930. Dalia designs the pieces herself but they are made to the highest level of quality using gold, silver, diamonds and other precious stones in Hatton Garden, London. You can learn more on her website, DaouJewellery.com. The following photos, at the time of writing, aren't yet on her website but they will be soon.

Hot Chocolate!

This month I had the pleasure of photographing some rather delicious chocolates made by a friend of a friend who is starting an online chocolate business.

The Chilli Chocolate Company, which will be launching soon, specialises in chocolate with a bit of a kick. Having tasted a few sneaky samples whilst shooting, I can vouch for the kick they have - delicious but with a nice small amount of heat to go along with it.

The photos were all for online use so a nice white background was required. The chocolates were shot in a light tent with studio lights from multiple sides to ensure a shadowless look. I added the reflections and shadow in post production to give it a nice gloss.

Product photography is a nice break from portrait and event photography - I like it a lot, especially when the end product is perishable, edible and delicious! 

Here's a selection of the chocolates for your viewing pleasure.

Busy November

Wow, it's been nearly three weeks since I last blogged, which is testament to the fact that I have been a busy boy!

This month I've taken photos of chocolates, paintings, charity events, jewellery, a business conference, a launch party for a mobile app, a couple of remembrance services, a hospital, a personal trainer, an American billionaire, numerous other individuals and a store opening. Phew! 

I'm going to blog a few individual pieces today so you can see some in more detail.

Personal Trainer Photography

This week I spent a couple of hours shooting a personal trainer, Haisam, who is about to set up a new business offering people an incredible body transformation service in just twelve weeks.

I've had personal training sessions with one of his friends down at Fitness First in Clapham Junction and that's how he found out about me. I think personal training on a regular basis is a brilliant way to get in shape but just having a few sessions every now and again is also great because it refreshes your workout regime.

Anyway, Haisam wanted some photos for his new website. The photos needed to portray him as being serious about what he does, because in order to successfully transform your body in just twelve weeks you need to take it pretty seriously. He didn't want the photos to just be like a topless model shoot so he wore gym gear which is enough for his amazing frame to be seen.

Here are a few of my favourite photos, so if you know any personal trainers in need of some new shots, tell them to get in touch for some quality photography. I help them look even better than they do already!