28Feb 2013

Press Photography: Ed Miliband visit to Pickmere, Crewe

Press Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Nantwich Permalink

Ed Miliband MP, Leader of HM Opposition paid a visit to Crewe on Thursday. A Q&A session was held at Wulvern’s Pickmere Court.

I’ve done press assignments of this nature quite regularly including a commission to photograph the Labour Party Conference last year in Manchester. It was nice to have an assignment so close to home!

I’d previously visited Pickmere Court, off Badger Avenue, for another Press assignment last year.

Mr Miliband held an hour long Q&A session with residents and covered many topics put to him by the audience.

Ed Miliband MP visit to Crewe for a Q & A Session

Ed, Miliband, MP, Pickmere, Court, Wulvern,

Ed Miliband MP visit to Crewe

22Feb 2013

Oli Ng EP Artwork Photoshoot

Music Photography, Portrait Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Nantwich, Old Hall, Promotional Photography Permalink

My good friend Oli of Sink or Swim fame, now called The Eyres, is soon to be releasing a solo EP. Oli has an amazing talent for someone so young. I was really proud to be asked to work on the artwork for his debut solo EP. Oli also appeared in my Urban Portrait series.

We sat down and had a good chat about the sort of image he wanted for both front and back. I’ve previously worked on artwork for releases from Thick As Thieves, The Longshanks, Son Of Shinobi, Tim Gallagher, James Gardiner, Steve Bonham, Midnight Lycan Party, Chloe and Jon Tarplee. It’s always important to sit down and moot ideas before heading into a shoot. Thankfully we came up with our idea for front and back and decided on some locations.

We headed out to Queens Park, Crewe and thankfully the weather was on our side! The park has a wealth of locations and I have often shot wedding couple shots there. I was also busy photographing the stills for a few scenes of Gridiron UK. The late afternoon light was perfect for some moody monochrome photographs and we got all the photographs we wanted.

We then headed off to Sandbach for our indoors part of the shoot. I have to say a huge thank you to the staff at The Old Hall. Such a lovely place and they were very kind to allow us time to photograph there. The backdrop of the open fire and old fashioned wall decor and windows created exactly the mood that Oli was looking for.

You can check out some of my music promo work on the website here.

These are some of the final images from the shoot:

Oli Ng Promotional Music Photography

13Feb 2013

Urban Portrait Photography by Night

Portrait Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Nantwich, Promotional Photography, Sandbach Permalink

Since the summer of 2012 I have been shooting the Urban Portrait series. I had always been interested in photographing the urban landscape and as an accomplished portrait photographer the series has become a huge passion.

I was really moved to get a foreword to the series from the hugely talented rock photographer Ian Tilton. Ian has just released his new book on the Stone Roses and is famous for his iconic images of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and the Manchester music scene.

The ongoing project is hopefully destined to become a book and I am currently looking for partners. These partners will get an advert within the book as well as package of goodies! Please do get in touch if you would like to be involved!

As a slight side project I undertook a few Urban Portraits with a difference. These are Urban Portraits by Night. I had two volunteers, Max and Connor and we hooked up in Crewe to do some portraits under the yellow/ orange glow of street lighting. My flash lighting needed to be slightly different to the day Urban Portraits as I wanted to maintain that colour cast. The experiment worked very well and the two images work very well as part of the overall Urban Portrait series!

I am also available for private commissions. If you fancy your own shoot then make a booking and you can select a location. Its just £49 and the price includes an 18×12 inch print of your favourite image!

Urban, portrait, Crewe, Cheshire, Simon J. Newbury Photography

Night Urban Portrait by Simon J. Newbury Photography

07Feb 2013

Steve Phillips Portrait Photography at Crewe Alex Stadium

Portrait Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Crewe Alex, Football Photography Permalink

Portrait of Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper Steve Phillips

We recently had the pleasure of using the Alexandra Stadium as a backdrop for a photoshoot. Steve has been raising money for his two chosen charities Leukaemia Research and the Caudwell Children’s Charity. We offered to help out by donating a prize of an Urban Portrait shoot.

We also did a set of portraits of Steve on the pitch at The Alexandra Stadium. As official photographer to Nantwich Town we have previously worked with goalkeeper Jonny Brain and did a set of portraits for the club to use for promotional purposes in the goal at the Weaver Stadium. The portraits of Jonny are very striking and fit in well with the urban portrait series with the moody sky. The Alexandra stadium is a superb backdrop and we certainly had good fun on the pitch!

05Feb 2013

Aimee Winter Portraits

Portrait Photography Alsager, Cheshire, Crewe, Family Photography, Urban Portrait Permalink

Although the snow meant problems on the roads it is always a good opportunity for us photographers to get some special photos. I had planned to work with Aimee on an Urban Portrait and we had agreed to wait until there was some snow about. It was certainly worth the wait!

As well as the planned Urban Portrait we wanted to do some winter portraits out in the snow in Alsager. The results were very pleasing. It was certainly a chilly shoot but worth braving the cold!!

Winter Portrait of Aimee in Alsager, Cheshire

05Feb 2013

Urban Portrait Private Commissions

Portrait Photography Cheshire, Crewe, Nantwich, Offers, Promotional Photography Permalink

You may have noticed a few changes on our homepage! We now have direct links to our three main sites! As well as the main photography site: www.simonjnewburyphotography.co.uk which covers all our aspects of photography we have direct links to the dedicated wedding site: www.yourweddingphotographercheshire.co.uk and our page dedicated to the Urban Portrait Series: www.urbanportrait.co.uk

We really hope you like the extended new sites and would really welcome your thoughts and comments!

With regards to the Urban Portrait series we have made a package available to anyone wishing to privately commission us. For just £49 you can book a shoot at a location of your choice (in the Crewe area) and get a large 18×12 print of your favourite portrait from the shoot.

Urban Portraits private commissions by Simon J. Newbury Photography

The Urban Portrait project has proved to be very popular indeed. After a very successful exhibition last year we still have plans to turn the project into a limited edition book run. The book is open to book advertisers priced at just £50 which includes a discount voucher, a signed copy of the book and a print! If you would be interested in being involved, please get in touch!

Meanwhile if you would like your own personal Urban Portrait then please get in touch to make arrangements! We are also available for band/ musician Urban Photoshoots!

03Feb 2013

New Bespoke Wedding Books, Olio & Farina Photography & Swansway at Crewe Hall

Commercial Photography, Event Photography, Portrait Photography, Press Photography, Wedding Photography Cheshire, Comedian Photography, Crewe, Crewe Hall, Nantwich Permalink

Well we are looking forward to a busier than ever wedding season this year. We have kicked the year off by updating our collection of sample books for our brides to have a good look at! All our books are hand designed by Tina who has a background in Graphic Design as well as being an accomplished photographer. We have selected a range of weddings from the many we have covered to best show off our style and the wonderful variation in design, papers and covers available from our Italian wedding book supplier.

23Jan 2013

The Moth Ball 2013 – Official Photographer!

Event Photography Cheshire, Knutsford, Mere Court Hotel, The Box Permalink

We are certainly used to photographing brides here at Simon J. Newbury Photography. We’ve only just launched our brand new wedding photography website: www.yourweddingphotographercheshire.co.uk and now we would also like to announce that we will be photographing plenty of brides at this years Moth Ball!

After a great meeting with Rachel, Moth Ball organiser, at the venue, The Mere Court Hotel, Knutsford we are very pleased that we have been chosen to be at the 2013 Moth Ball on September 28th helping raise funds for their wonderful charities: Breast Cancer Research and Queenscourt Hospice.

It looks set to be a wonderful evening at this stunning venue. It’s going to be a “night of beautiful people, fine food and dancing!“. You can check out everything about this wonderful evening, and book tickets here: http://www.themothball.co.uk/

16Jan 2013

Party Books and Brand New Wedding Photography Website

Event Photography, Wedding Photography Cheshire, Christening, Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach Permalink

Well 2013 is here and we look forward to a busy one!

To kick us off this year we have a brand new package to launch as well as a stunning new website dedicated to our wedding photography.

31Dec 2012

Review of the Year – The Dabbers & Gridiron UK Photography

Press Photography Cheshire, Chester, Crewe, Football Photography, Monochrome Permalink

A few other notable things we have been up to this year include the stills photography commission for Gridiron UK and the ongoing rollercoaster of photographing Nantwich Town FC.

Gridiron UK Film Cast by Simon J. Newbury Photography in Crewe, Cheshire

Gridiron UK was filmed in and around Crewe. It was a very exhausting but rewarding 4 weeks. It was really interesting to see the behind the scenes work that goes into making a motion picture. The film is based on the true story of the formation of the Crewe Railroaders in the 80s by writer and director Gary Delaney. My main role was to photograph the behind the scenes work, create the official stills for the film publicity and appear briefly as an extra! Although I haven’t yet seen the final cut I have been informed by the director that my main scene, while slightly cut, is still part of the film!! I appeared briefly behind lead character Derek (Michael Dixon) in a scene filmed at the Market Centre in Crewe. I also appear behind Derek’s parents at a fixture at the Cumberland Arena. I’ll be sure to let you all know exactly where to pause your dvds when the film is released! The next stage for the photos will be an exhibition planned. Again, we’ll keep you posted!

Nantwich Town FC Cheshire Senior Cup Winners at Chester FC

We are now well into our second season as official photographers to Nantwich Town FC. Last year saw the club reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the very first time in the history of the club. Last season was finished by a visit to Chester City’s Deva Stadium to take on Stalybridge Celtic in the Cheshire Senior Cup Final. The Dabbers ran out 1-0 winners and it was a great way to end such a great season for the club! This season has seen the Dabbers stronger in the league. Home form has been fairly indifferent but the Dabbers have been far stronger away from the Weaver. All being well the Dabbers will be involved in the playoffs come the end of the season!