Prom Night Photography

Prom nights are really getting popular. They are a great way to celebrate the end of year and a chance to dress up and feel special. Our Prom night photography is a way to remember the occasion.

We are happy to attend your prom night and set up our mobile studio. We have a large white screen as well as professional studio lighting to get a wonderful photograph of the guests in small groups or with their partner. We are also set up to make prints on the night (within minutes) which is mounted and presented in a protective film bag. A percentage of sales will be given to the organiser. You can rest assured that we are fully covered by Public Liability insurance.

After the event we can post the images from the night into a special password protected gallery so family members can log in and purchase duplicate images or enlargements. We are also able to offer stunning laminated canvas prints, stretch wrapped and ready to hang and beautiful elegant acrylic panels which make wonderful wall art.

We can also take documentary photos of the event should you require this service!

We have experience of photographing many such events previously at venues such as Crannage Hall, Wychwood Park and Crewe Hall. We can also cover guest speak-speaker events where guests can be photographed with the guest speaker and have their image signed on the night as well as black tie balls or corporate events! Please feel free to get in touch to discuss how our event photography can help you raise extra funds at your event!

 

Prom Night Photography from Simon J. Newbury Photography. Event Photographer

Prom Night Photography from Simon J. Newbury Photography

 

Band Photography Special Offer

The month of May means Crewe Live. We have been the official photographers to Crewe Live for four years now and we are very much looking forward to photographing this years music event.

To celebrate we are running a special offer on our band promo photography. The offer runs throughout the month of May and gets a full band shoot, either studio or location, for just £65!

We have photographed many bands both local unsigned bands and nationwide touring bands including: Elbow, Sham 69, Funeral for a Friend, Flaming Lips, Dodgy, The Bluetones, Human Condition, Son of Shinobi, Junker, Skeletal Damage and Kill The Doctor…

As well as being published regularly locally and online our work has featured in many nationwide magazines including a full page poster in Kerrang! We can help get your band some attention!

Here is some info on our music photography special offer:

band, music, promo, photography, special, offer, Crewe, Live, Cheshire

Band Promo Photography special offer details

The bands on our poster are Pulled Apart By Horses photographed during last year’s Crewe Live and Son Of Shinobi.

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Andy Hamilton & Jamie Caven Photography

We have been offering event photography to WTD Promotions for a while now. We have been pleased to photograph many leading professional darts players including Terry ‘The Bull’ Jenkins, Simon ‘The Wizard’ Whitlock, Andy ‘The Pieman’ Smith and Kevin ‘The Artist’ Painter.

The latest exhibition event saw Andy ‘The Hammer’ Hamilton and Jamie ‘Jabba’ Caven head to Crewe for a great evening of darts. As with all the other players we made a portrait of each player as well as offered our event photography. We are able to photograph fans with the famous players which are then printed immediately and signed so the customer can take the print away with them there and then!

Our events ‘photobooth’ is available for parties, guest speakers or proms. If you are organising an event get in touch to see what we offer!

The latest portraits of Andy and Jamie:

Andy 'The Hammer' Hamilton portrait photograph. Darts professional photography

Andy ‘The Hammer’ Hamilton

Jamie 'Jabba' Caven portrait photograph. Darts professional photography

Jamie ‘Jabba’ Caven portrait photograph. Darts professional photography

The Eyres Promo/ Live Photography

Local band The Eyres have recently undergone a lineup change as well as a change in name. We have provided photography for the band in it’s Sink Or Swim guise. They have also headlined the charity event we organise every year at The Box in Crewe, called Boxjam. Since that performance there has been the changeover of members and the new branding of the band as ‘The Eyres’.

New members means new promo photos so ahead of an article in the local Chronicle and another headline slot at The Box we produced a set of images for the newly named band. We got a nice range of group shots as well as some individual portraits of the band members.

The Eyres have just released a new EP. Their logo was designed by Tina who as well as being a photographer at Simon J. Newbury Photography also does all the graphic design for our bespoke wedding books and does various logo and artwork designs.

These are a few of the promo group photos:

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

Crewe band The Eyres promo/ promotional photography. Music photography South Cheshire

The Eyres performing Live at The Box, Crewe:

The Eyres Live At The Box, Crewe, music photography

The Eyres Live At The Box, Crewe

The Eyres Live At The Box, Crewe, music photography

The Eyres Live At The Box, Crewe

The Eyres new logo, courtesy of Tina:

The Eyres Logo designed by Tina Newbury

The Eyres Logo designed by Tina Newbury

Check out some of our band promo photography here.

Portrait Photography: George Borowski

Portrait Photography: George Borowski
Location: Northwich, Cheshire
Photographer: Simon J. Newbury


Portrait Photography: George Borowski

You may recall that last month we had the pleasure of doing some Urban Portrait photography with George Borowski. As well as the portrait photograph for my Urban Portrait series I did a selection of other portraits for George to use for promotional purposes!

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Press Photography: Crewe to Nantwich Greenway

Wednesday March 20th saw the official opening of the Crewe to Nantwich Greenway and the unveiling of the Portrait Bench. We were commissioned to produce the official photography for Cheshire East.

The event was well attended with cyclists, walkers, horses and ponies joining the Mayors of Crewe and Cheshire East at the ribbon cutting. We were also joined by a Roman Centurion, a train engineer and a civil war soldier (all the figures used to form the portrait bench).

The Greenway runs alongside Alvaston Hall and connects Crewe and Nantwich for horse riders, cyclists, dog walkers and ramblers alike.

Simon photographing the Mayors of Crewe & Cheshire East. Press Photography

Simon photographing the Mayors of Crewe & Cheshire East

 

The Mayors of Crewe & Cheshire East cut the ribbon. Press Photography

The Mayors of Crewe & Cheshire East cut the ribbon

The soldier, Roman Centurion and train engineer on the Portrait Bench. Press Photography

The soldier, Roman Centurion and train engineer on the Portrait Bench

 

George Borowski Portrait

You may have seen or heard our new show ‘The Backstage Pass‘. Its a regular cloudcast presented by Simon and produced by Tina. We are both passionate about local live music and we are the official photographers to local music venue The Box as well as at Crewe Live. The show is designed to showcase local music as well as unsigned bands.

A big part of the show are the sessions. We record our acoustic sessions over at The Rising Sun and exclusive electric sessions are recorded at Project 9 Studio, in Northwich. The sessions are a wonderful addition to the show! We had the pleasure of recording the legend that is George Borowski. George is an amazing musician who has worked with the likes of Radiohead, REM, Tina Turner and Pixies. We decided that we would allow George to simply ‘take to the stage’ in front of a small invited audience and we would record the result as a special show. Special is not the word! Those that were there will remember the ‘gig’ for years to come! The show will be available very soon.

After the show we did a portrait shoot with George. The local landscape was perfect for the Urban Portrait series and so George is the latest person to feature in the series!

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

George Borowski recording sessions for The Backstage Pass

The Urban portrait of George Borowski:

George Borowski Urban Portrait by Simon J. Newbury Photography

George Borowski Urban Portrait by Simon J. Newbury Photography

 

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity Photography

Quite recently we had the privilege of photographing Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Steve Phillips on the pitch at the Alexandra Stadium. We’ve also worked with the talented Tom Seals many times. The two are working together to raise funds for two charities. We obviously were very keen to help so did the photography of the pair for publicity purposes!

Tom is including the club fans favourite ‘Blue Moon’ on his upcoming album release and the track will be released as a charity single. The funds will be for Leukemia & Lymphoma Research and Caudwell Children.

Tom’s Pledge page is here: Tom Seals Music Pledge

Keep up to date with Steve’s Fundraising efforts on his Facebook page: Steve Phillips Fundraising Facebook Page

You can even pledge for a set of these signed photos on Tom’s page!

We are very proud to be involved and wish the pair all the very best in their efforts!

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

Steve Phillips & Tom Seals Charity photography

 

Adam leads out Nantwich Town as Mascot

It’s certainly been a busy week at SJN Towers. Ed Miliband’s visit to Pickmere Court in Crewe was followed by my visit to Media City to meet and photograph Sir Alex Ferguson. Saturday was back to a bit of normality with the visit of Ashton United to the Weaver Stadium.

It was my absolute pleasure to arrange for young Adam Standring, star of the CAFT charity calendar, to be the mascot for Nantwich Town and lead the team out for kick-off. Adam warmed up with the team on the pitch before the game and had a kick around with Caspar Hughes.

Here are a few photographs of Adam’s special day with Nantwich Town FC.

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC with Caspar Hughes

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC with Caspar Hughes

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC with the Officials and team Captains

Adam as mascot at Nantwich Town FC with the Officials and team Captains

Aaron Cole in action for Nantwich Town against Ashton Utd

Aaron Cole in action for Nantwich Town against Ashton Utd

 

Portrait Photography: Sir Alex Ferguson

Thursday was quite an unusual day! Not only did I get to visit Media City in Manchester, I also got to meet and do a portrait of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. I took a late booking to head up to Media City to do a portrait of Sir Alex. As a football fan it was quite a nice prospect. As always with these celebrity portraits there isn’t a great deal of time set aside for the photography. If you ever saw the BBC film on The Queen being photographed by Annie Leibovitz you will know what I mean! A private audience with Sir Alex was something of a pleasure! Despite all the tales of “hair dryers” I found Sir Alex to be pleasant and engaging. We talked very briefly about Nantwich Town, where I am the official photographer, and then on to the shoot. I was thinking that the shot would end up in monochrome (it’s nice to have the freedom to choose). When I saw the colour version of my chosen portrait I felt it had a lot about it and so went for that choice. This is my portrait of Sir Alex Ferguson CBE

Sir Alex Ferguson Portrait Simon J. Newbury Photography Manchester United. Cheshire portrait photography

Sir Alex Ferguson Portrait by Simon J. Newbury Photography

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