An Office Transformed Into A Bar (Or 3)

As a corporate event photographer in London, I love capturing events at venues and locations at which I have not shot before. I consider seeing lots of great places as one of the perks of my job.

Caledonia Private Capital invited me along to their offices to capture a drinks reception they were having for their clients to celebrate the brand’s relaunch. Their office is already great to look at, featuring lots of immaculate models of old ships, but it was also transformed into a few different themed bars for the event.

There was a James Bond style martini bar, a brightly coloured ‘buzz bingo’ non-alcoholic cocktail bar and also a classic pub complete with a Caledonia Private Capital lager.

You can see some of my favourite photos from the event below.

More Than Just Corporate Headshots

There is a famous quote amongst photographers by an American photographer Imogen Cunningham, which goes “Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.”

This has always really resonated with me, and is one of the reasons I am always trying to improve my photography. It’s one of the things that I believe helps me differentiate myself from the thousands of other photographers out there. I don’t believe there is a perfect photo so I’m always trying to improve my level of skill and technique.  

To that end, I often watch tutorial videos online, but the best way to learn and really improve is to do workshops with photographers whose work you really admire. 

This year I did a workshop with a headshot photographer from New York and I really took away a lot from it. I learned not only how to help people look their best in a photo, but also how to establish myself as the expert, which really helps when you have limited time to take someone’s photo. I normally have 10 minutes with each person when I go into a business and take corporate headshots.

Since I did this workshop, I’ve definitely noticed an improvement in my photos but also in the feedback I’m receiving from my clients. 

I went in to do some headshots for Lloyds Market Association in the Lloyds Building in the heart of London City on Lime Street. I really enjoyed putting into practice many of the things I learned on the workshop and figuring out how they can be adapted to a British audience. By that, I mean British people tend to be less confident and extroverted than their American counterparts. The feedback I got from the team at Lloyds was really positive, which is what I am always aiming for every time I take photos for my clients. 

Please see some of the photos I took for Lloyds below. 

Corporate Editorial Photography

In the second half of this year, I’ve started to work with a new online B2B magazine for IT professionals called Interface. 

Each issue of the magazine features a front-page story that focusses on a particular high profile organisation. The team at the magazine approached me because they wanted high quality editorial photography to accompany these feature stories. 

Since starting work with them I have been lucky enough to visit the head office of Sainsbury’s supermarkets and also that of BT following their recent rebranding project. 

Some of my favourite photos from the toe shoots can be seen below:

Corporate Photos With A View

When people ask me what I like most about my job, I always tell them the answer is a simple one. I really enjoy meeting all the different people. Every person I meet and photograph has a different story and character and I love where the conversations can lead. 

However, one of the other great perks of being a corporate photographer in London is the many interesting locations, buildings and offices I get to visit. 

Not long ago I took some headshots and office lifestyle photos for a company called CCI. They’re an American company but their London office occupies a whole floor of one of London’s most iconic skyscrapers, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie. Not only is it in this awesome building, but it is also on the second-to-top floor, with just the popular SkyGarden bar and restaurant above it. As you would expect, the view from this office was pretty

Impressive. I’ve seen a lot of views of London, including from the top of the Shard, but this view, in my opinion, was unbeatable. From one side of their office, you are about 500 metres from the Gherkin and the city. Walk around to the other corner of the building and you are looking down at Tower Bridge. And the other corner has a view looking west along the Thames with St Paul’s Cathedral particularly noticeable. 

Needless to say with a view like this I had to capture as much of the view as possible in the photos. It was a bright day outside so in order to balance the light inside the office with that outside, I needed to add some extra light inside. 

You can see the results below. Hopefully you agree I did the view justice in the short amount of time I had to capture it.