A Red Roundtable
The Kuryakin room in South Place Hotel is one of my favourite spots in London for a small corporate event.
South Place Hotel in the city of London is a chic venue for any corporate event, with a number of different rooms with super cool decor.
The Kuryakin room is a favourite of mine, with a striking red theme. It has a stunning, circular red table in its centre which makes it perfect for roundtable discussions and dinners.
I was there for Legal Business on this occasion for one of their regular roundtable events. Rooms like this one allow me to create images that stand out from most corporate event photography.
Creative Work Spaces...
...don't come much better than this. Mindspace in Aldgate is a brand new, funky co-working space with a great vibe.
...don't come much better than this place. Mindspace has a couple of London locations. I was asked to take some photos for the brand new Aldgate location for PR purposes and I was blown away by how cool this place is. If I was looking for somewhere in the city to work from, this would be high up on my list. I always enjoy photographing London interiors, and this was quite different from the retail photography I often do.
Mindspace has hot-desking facilities as well as fixed offices for small businesses and startups. The decor is ultra cool, with funky artwork all over the place, awesome furnishings and a friendly atmosphere to boot.
Here are some of my favourite shots from the shoot. The first one is a composite photo of several different frames, with my camera on a tripod and each individual being lit in a separate exposure. I love using creative techniques like this to bring a space to life with people.
Headshots & Working Photos
I'm often asked by small companies to come to their office, take some headshots of their staff and also capture some photos of the team at work.
I find myself quite often asked by small businesses to come in to their offices to take some staff headshots as well as some photos of the team 'at work'.
Capturing great photos of people at work is not as simple as it sounds. Often real office work is not worthy of a photo. Most of the time, photos of someone using a computer or having a conversation on the phone won't look very dynamic or interesting. So most of the time I find it works better to set photos up artificially. It doesn't take much to do so. Often it's as simple as having a few team members sit together in the right light and have a meeting, although it's important that everyone looks engaged (which is not always the case in normal meetings!).
Below are some examples of the types of photos I mean, mixed in with some headshots from a few different recent shoots.
National Gallery Drinks Reception
I hadn't photographed an event at the National Gallery before this one but I would love to capture another one, it's such a great venue.
It was my first time shooting there, but I can confirm The National Gallery is a brilliant location for a drinks reception event. Lots of space, beautiful artwork everywhere and a lovely atmosphere combine to make it a great events space. I was invited along to capture a drinks reception for Teneo, and with speeches from Lord William Hague amongst others, it was a lovely occasion.
I was able to use a pop of off-camera-flash along with a grid which allowed me to really highlight the speakers whilst not letting light spill onto the precious artworks. Here are some of my favourites from the evening.
