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Hello starting 2010 with a treat for all my past clients

bring your family images up to date and show your family growing and changing
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There have been lots of changes here I've upgraded everything and improved on all things I've had feedback on , lots of new choices of backgrounds and props are being implemented as well as the modern white infinity coved area so now there will be even more choice and allowing me to produce even better more varied images

Also I've invested in new top of the range display software and technology and built a brand new viewing room so you can view your images with me at up to 2meters wide (or projected in real actual size) while you enjoy a coffee or a glass of wine in comfort without the speed and resolution limitations of your home Internet and PC system.

See the image quality properly and get help deciding which are your favourites and how best to display them making the choosing process far easier and faster for you .There is also a selection of frames and options on display to help you visualise your final choices

Friend must call to book before 28/02/10 and session must be taken before 30/04/10 don't forget to tell them to give me your name as their referee

Thank you for your business in the past and i hope to see you all again soon

     

For a limited time I am taking bookings for full studio sessions in the early part of 2010 for
just £39
and Im including a large print of your choice from the session as well FREE
book now to take advantage of this offer call 07814026709 or email me via the contact forms on the web or at kcary@kcary.com

more voluntary photography for the rainbow trust

this time I met Neil and Christine Hamilton while they were supporting rainbow trust .

Christine was hosting a ladies lunch held in a very nice surrey hotel , lunch was enjoyed by over 140 local women (and Niel) in aid of the charity and Christine Hamilton then entertained the audience with a very amusing talk for over an hour. in which she discussed everything and anything. including battle axes the subject of her new book ,the jungle,rumors, the gossip & some inside stories from celebrity acquaintances in her no nonsense full throttle manner.

good to see lots of money raised for this good cause again.

hope they ask me back for more in the future.

studio v location, still up for debate with me and as im in the lucky position of having my own dedicated studio unlike alot of other photographers i can afford to be unbiased. so this is the experiment over the next few weeks, i am going to be finding the most unprommising locations and making images in them to test the theory ,the above images is taken in a doorway at the bottom of some stairs using available light from the doorway only, Emily my long suffering daughter who gets made to pose in all kinds of wierd places is sitting in the shoe collection there always is in the hallway and the post is behind her just out of shot. Unfortunately she draws the line at brushing her hair so i couldnt get her to do that as well which is a shame....but still this is what she looks like most of the time so its natural i suppose. Studio does allow precise controll of light and especailly with a modern white infinity coved studio like i have theres the option to use props and bright toys and things with the kids, backdrops and all the rest of it or keep it clean and simple producing stylish modern images , on the flip side locations, or clients homes, well theres the argument that people can feel more at ease in their own environment with all their stuff around the place . so i will be putting this to the test and seeing where i come out. so if anyone has seen some rusty guarage doors ,flakey painted doors or a coloured loading bay shutter or a bright painted building, building site or some serious grafiti around the place please let me know so i can go play.

had some amazing rainbow coloured roses in valentines day flowers this year , they are fab, very cleverly done by a dutch company , so ive been taking some shots of them today , heres what i got, think i will use it for my next advert...coolio

this is my studio down at the end of my garden (with small person playing snowballs, very dangerous to go down there at the moment, but i will get them back later!!) ,snow was right up level with the doors this morning ,today is supposed to be an admin day but i think i may pretend to not be able to get to work (office is upstairs) and have to have a playday and a nice pub lunch.

not finished yet but this is a painting from a photograph .I like it so much i think i will keep it and put it up here, or maybe give it to tracey for her new extention if she likes it, not finished yet needs alot more work in the details but heres where im at right now

I also spent time at the graduation ceremony and was playing with shutter speeds in the weird dark and bright orange London barbican which is really weird building , even the floors are not straight

cant decide, colour or black n white , which do u prefer

also this january was the big society of wedding and portrait photographers conference 6000 shutterbugs in one hotel, interesting! but a chance to catch up with some friends and do a spot of networking.

The studio is filling up nicely with fun appointments over the next few weeks which is great for this time of year and the corporate diary is looking very healthy too, so all around bloody fantastic here at the moment, sorry i keep leaving big gaps between posts , still not got into the habit properly, will try harder this year, laters, luv k

survived the shoots.... lots and lots and lots of great kids , all in a rush mid gym session and all over excited and bubbling with enthusiasm. There are 4 images per child going onto the proof cards which in itself is a mammoth task, the lab has specially designed one where the payment goes directly to the club for me so the total tallying will be easier for them this year , and my figures wont look so bonkers as they did last year when i suddenly gave a big wodge of wedge back as commission. I think it came out at 3760 pictures that's 940 of the kids and i know i didn't see them all as there were important competitions on so the class slots over the weekend i was there had been shuffled and the squads were out competing , that's a donation of over 7 days work time , processing ,now i just have to see how much we raise through the sales of the images.
I feel good and the karma must be realy good now.
hope we smash last years total

volunteering services for charities,
first off the blocks...The Rainbow Trust.
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness ,I went to rainbow house in surrey met a lovely family who were staying there and all the carers and house staff who were very welcoming and spent the day with them making images for the rainbow trust for their brochures and web site and i plan to go back again and do some more when needed,

Next up,Fund raising , Tolworth Gymnastics Club last year i made £1700 for the club and this year i aim to beat that...... its a big job with continuous gymnasts coming through for portrait pictures over 6 days,theres over 900 kids at the club so its a real challenge to avoid it turning into a conveyor belt as you still have to try and make a connection with each child which is a tall order, but very good for the people/studio skills !! so i am expecting to need to go for several serious nights out next week to recover.