The Photography Show 2014

The Photography Show was held at the NEC in Birmingham at the beginning of March and is the replacement for what was Europe's Largest Photography Trade show Focus On Imaging and the trade was wondering would the new show be as big, as popular as the old Focus Show... well it was & BETTER. We had the honour & pleasure of presenting a few workshops & seminars at the show for 2 of our sponsors Hasselblad Cameras & Graphistudio Italian Albums and the response has been fantastic. Our first workshop was for our (& your) wedding album supplier Graphistudio of Italy. Its always a pleasure to work with the fantastic Graphistudio gang they all fly in for the show from Arba near Venice and are great company they never stop smiling, especially for Steak & Ale Pie & Sticky Toffee Pudding (they LOVE English food). Next we presented our workshop for the legendary Hasselblad Cameras, those photographers who follow my blog will know Hasselblad as the Rolls Royce of cameras (they even supplied the cameras for the first moon landing) and what a laugh we had. For the workshop I had a professional Bridal model but no Male model so David from Hasselblad stood in & did a fine job as did a rather shy Mark (well he stood in as a bride, sorry Mark) Its always great to meet up with our Photography friends aswell at these shows including our good friends Paul & Sarah Wilkinson,Andrew Younger,Sean Conboy & Karl Taylor and his team over from the channel islands. Thanks to Graphistudio, Hasselbad and their great people & Hannah my model but especially Marvin & Martin (my Graphistudio models) & David,Mark & Maxi (my Hasselblad models) for being great sports. We also met up with some amazing designers, MUA's and fantastic creative people and we are looking forward to some really exciting collaborations in the future, and last but by no means least a HUGE thanks to all who came to the workshops & seminars we hope you found them informative, inspiring but most of all FUN. D&J xx

The Photography Show - Europe's Largest Photo Trade Show

Wedding Photography Workshops by David Stanbury FBIPP,FSWPP 

Well we have a crazy busy weekend ahead at Europe's Largest Photography Trade Show- The Photography Show- at the NEC nr Birmingham. I have to say I am thrilled to have been asked by 3 of the industries heavyweights to present a wedding photography workshop for them at the show. First up you can find us on the Graphistudio Stage (Graphistudio are based in Italy & the worlds largest Album Manufacturer,oh & they make our/your wedding albums) then its on the stage for Hasselblad & Broncolor (Hasselblad are the TOP Pro camera company & Broncolor the leading Flash Manufacturers) heres the schedule for you photographers out there...... Its always a high point for us as we get to meet up other photographers from around the UK including the uber talented Paul & Sarah Wilkinson from the picturesque village of Haddenham, Andy Younger from Plymouth & Martin Baynes and Jeremy Price who are the main men with Graphistudio UK, Mark Witney and Chris Burfoot from Hasselblad & Broncolor who are some of our closest friends in the Industry. So heres to a great weekend, teaching, hopefully inspiring, maybe buying and no doubt celebrating with friends old & new. ttfn D

Actor & Model Headshots by Stanbury Photography

Actor & Model Headshots by Stanbury Photography A new venture for us, well not new we have been doing headshots for years but never advertised them... so we are now. Set in the comfort of our studio the session lasts for 1 hour & includes 10 images for an introductory price of £99.00 (norm £199.00) so if your preparing for a new career for 2014 then give us a shout. Headshots can be colour or Black & White and we can give you advice on the best images for your portfolio. Below is Scott's recent Actor Headshot shoot and what a great shoot it was.... We think you will be seeing a lot more of Scott in the near future.

    Actor & Model Headshots by Stanbury Photography. For more info please contact us. D

Focus On Imaging 2013 *UPDATE*

Well what a fantastic experience and honour to be asked by two of the BIGGEST names in photography to give a presentation about our business & how we create our images at Europes largest photography trade show Focus On Imaging. Focus attracts over 40,000 visitors over the 4 days it runs at the NEC in Birmingham and is a most for ALL photographers. Our first talk was on the Sunday (the busiest day) for Graphistudio and it was such a thrill to see so many people attending infact they overspilled into the side walkways and blocked them (this may be why people stayed till the end:)) Graphistudio are the worlds largest & most prestigious wedding album manufacturer & by coincidence we use their albums for you our clients aswell so it was a huge honour to be asked by them to talk about how & why we shoot our weddings. The next day found us on the Hasselblad stand again explaining how we shoot weddings and create our images. Hasselblad are the Rolls Royce of camera's and the choice of TOP professional photographers all over the world (thats why we use them). I have to say I was a little nervous as the audience consisted of Internationally famous fashion & commercial photographers, so no pressure but hey you know me once I start talking...... It was also great to be shooting live infront of people, easy when your models are the fantastic Katie Green, (yes you have seen her on TV and in adverts) & Vicki Blatchley and also great to meet up with industry friends old & new. So whats next after Focus On Imaging, well we have some great new bits of techy gear I cant wait to start using on our weddings & portraits, watch this space so much more to follow.... 2013 is going to be gooood :). ttfn D x

Luxury Antiques Fair Photoshoot

First of all sorry to my regular blog viewers for the lack of postings, it should be a quiet time of the year but we are snowed under (work wise not the current weather) but am slowly getting on top of things.
Its always great to exercise the grey matter & get the brain working again & this was the case when we were commissioned to photograph a Luxury Antiques Fair.Now I suppose your wondering (like I was) what’s the difference between a LUXURY Antiques Fair & a normal Antiques Fair, the answer the amount of noughts after the price.The shoot involved my reportage style of candid photography and studio shots on site,so a bit of everything.Im not known for commercial photography but its great every now & then to have a go & I really enjoyed this shoot.As the saying goes, a change is as good as a rest.
Thanks to Ingrid & the PR girls for making me feel welcome & their help.D.