A delighted customer writes

Its always great to get a "thank you" from satisfied clients and it's even better when they put it in writing.



I was really pleased to get this thank you from a corporate client a couple of days ago.




It reads; "I asked Dan to take some photos of a large bespoke kitchen I fitted in Hampstead last year.  I arranged a time with the clients for the shots to be taken.  When myself and Dan arrived to the job we soon realised the clients wanted the shots to be as lifelike as possible, complete with dirty bowls in the sink and packets of food all over the island, basically the kitchen was a mess with two young children the family had quickly set about destroying all my hard work.   Without hesitation Dan turned from professional photographer to super cleaning man and within half an hour had transformed a messy kitchen back to its former glory.

Dan then set about taking shots from all angles using some sophisticated equipment to cancel out the strong glare from the sun and the reflection of the high gloss doors, the shots really caught the contrasting colours and materials, and captured the symmetrical lines of the handle less doors.    The shots of the kitchen have since run in a publication and generated more enquiries, so for all of Dan's hard work in delivering some excellent images for my portfolio and going the extra mile helping cleaning the kitchen I will always recommend Dan to my friends and colleagues.

Kris Kelly
Reflect Kitchens"






Thanks to Kris for his kind words, I must show this particular testimonial to my wife!

Dan

Another thank you :-), this time for my event's coverage

I never get tired of recieving letters of thanks, and recently had the pleasure of opening this letter from a client who had invited me to cover their businesses 10th Anniversary celebrations:






“I'd like to thank Dan for the excellent work he did during our recent 10 year celebrations held at our practice.

He arrived well before the first guest had come and was efficiently unobtrousive in setting up all his equipment.

He used his considerable expertise to take portrait shots of my staff and I, as well as 'action' shots of many of our guests during the event.

The images were delivered in a suitable format promptly and were of fantastic quality.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Daniel Davies Photography to my friends and colleagues

Kind regards

Deven Lakhani"

The day was great and Deven certainly got full value for his time, we managed to squeeze in some corporate headshots, like the one at the top of this article (isn't Deven a handsome chap!), and some product shots as well as covering the event itself.








I love giving exceptional value to my clients!

Dan

Professional Corporate Headshots: Mike Varney Physiotheraphy

Just before Christmas, I had the pleasure of visiting the lovely people at Mike Varney Physiotherapy at their superbly appointed practice in Harlow, Essex. Amongst other things they had asked me to create some corporate headshots of their staff.

A scout around the practice showed me a suitable out of the way place to set up, and so at the end of a corridor, sandwiched between the Sports Hall and the Fire Exit, I set up my lights ready for my subjects.

I spent between five and ten minutes with each member of Mike's team, running through some simple variations on poses and taking maybe 20-30 shots of each of them. These were returned to the practice the next day, and I invited them to select 2-3 shots each for final retouching.

I completed the retouch the week after Christmas, delivering them on DVD in a range of resolutions, and sending a copy to the excellent Dean Vale, who manages their website.

The practice made their final selection and Dean has now uploaded these to their website.




Take a closer look here and see how a consistently exposed, professionally shot and finished headshot can help lift your website, and your personal profile above the mundane.

Because Mike and his team have my images on a DVD they can also use the images for any other promotional purposes - pay once, use many times - in a shrinking economy that's the kind of offer that no one can afford to ignore.

North London Professional Photographer: Corporate Portraits for Friendly St. Albans' Solicitors

A tough assignment this week, as I was tasked with making solicitors look human! All jokes aside, my clients were a friendly and welcoming partnership in St. Albans, and they, alongside their web-designer had asked me to create some portraits of the partners to show them both as professional and approachable.



One of the keys to this kind of assignment is the need to work at speed. We utilised a corner of one of the partners office for the initial shots, before lugging my lights around the building to capture each partner in their own offices.

Making each partner comfortable in front of the camera in the minimum time possible meant that we got the shots we wanted with the minimum disruption. Each client spent less than 10 minutes with me - with the rest of my time being taken up with ensuring that everything was set up to get me the shots I wanted first time, every time.

I then had the unusual pleasure of being able to spend an hour or so walking through the town centre capturing some of the local sights and vista's - looking for shots that could be used as banner illustrations on their new website currenly being crafted by the experts at e-WebConsulting.



If you want better images for your family or business then keep reading this blog. In the weeks to come I'll be showing you how you can improve your own photography and create more memorable, more engaging images.




Until then, all the best.


Dan

North London Photographer - Corporate Portraits

I spent a little time on Saturday with Xen, a solictor who is looking to polish up his website and to have some images that he can use to promote himself with.

We worked for around an hour and three quarters, using his lovely offices to give us some environmental context to the shots, before quickly heading to a local canal for a few outside shots.



As well as some very "corporate" shots, we aimed to show the solicitor as a human being and so worked through a variety of outfits and made subtle changes to the way we shot to make sure that he didn't (always) appear too intimidating!



Using his office meant that we were also able to get his logo subtly into some of the shots.



The photographs from the shoot will be returned on DVD to Xen within a couple of days, in both colour and black & white and ready sized for various uses - we really do make it easy for you to always look your best, whether that be on the web or in a wall portrait.



Oh, and incidentally, if you need a really good solicitor then let me know - I'll put you in touch with one of the best!



Daniel Davies Photography - Passionate about Perfect Pictures.

North London Photographer. Corporate Headshots - Maximum returns from minimal disruption

I visited the excellent Robert Hawkins earlier today at his Winchmore Hill Clinic.






Robert's website is currently undergoing re-design and he wanted some high quality headshots for the new site.





I arrived and set up quickly and less than half an hour later we'd got shots of all his staff and a few photographs of specific techniques that he wishes to promote.





If you'd like similarly high quality shots for only £75 per hour, then contact me by calling 0208 372 2090 or 07596 47007 or by contacting me here.

All of your images will be presented to you on CD/DVD at a range of sizes ready for printing or use online and every image is made available in both colour and black and white. I also take a variety of landscape and portrait orientation images so that you can use either depending on your requirements.





These images can usually be provided to you electronically the same day.

So, if you're in and around North London & re-vamping your website or need photographs for corporate publications then please get in touch.

Picture of the Day - Battersea Park sunset

Another more personal image and a second sunset for today's picture of the day. This one has recently been purchased as an amazing 30"X40" canvas by a business local to the park and provides a stunning display piece in their new offices.

Picture of the Day - Salsa Sensations

A little while ago I spent an enjoyable evening in the company of Enfield's premier Salsa Class - Salsa Sensations. Amongst the images we provided for their website was this shot which has been used extensively in the company's corporate branding. It's a favourite of mine and I thought you'd like to share it.

Picture of the day - A quick headshot

Don't compromise your image with a substandard headshot. If you need to look your best on company reports and other corporate literature then contact us for a high-quality headshot.





We can set up in a spare space in your office and need only around 5 minutes of your time in front of the camera to come up with something that will raise your profile. We're happy to do multiple headshots of all your staff and we will supply both colour and black & white images at a variety of sizes for you to use as you require.