Just a quick reminder that our highly anticipated retro weekend will be running on the 10th of November!
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Showing posts with label photographers Derby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photographers Derby. Show all posts
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Retro Day!
Due to customer demand, our first retro day is here!
What is retro? If we're being official, a quick
google says that it's a 'Imitative of a style, fashion,
or design from the recent past'. We nearly agree (it wouldn't be like us to
completely agree now, would it?!). It is an imitation of the recent past however
we believe it's also a form of people expressing themselves and having fun...
and isn't that what a shoot with Firefly is all about?
We've spoken with our team of
talented stylists and they're extremely excited about 10 November. They'll do
any style you want.... Christina Aguleria's Candy Man, the classic beehive or
even Marilyn's larger than life volumised hairstyle. We've got key props - all
you need to do is bring your outfits.
We're
so excited about our first retro day. It's the first 'theme' day of many - watch
this space. Visit our website for more information or, alternatively, phone 01332 341300 to book your Retro Day experience for only £45! See you there!
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Charity Blog
Did you know... Firefly Photography has donated over £4000, in photographic
experiences, to charities and good causes in and around Derbyshire in the last
year? There are the obvious cancer charities, school fetes and silent auctions
but have you ever thought of what happens with those who win?
Obviously they ring up and book in.... And then a week before their shoot they will receive an email - just like any other client - confirming the date and time of their appointment along with FAQs, directions, nearest restaurants and outfit advice if needed (normally for makeovers). Then, the day of the shoot arrives. And just like any other client they are welcomed in to the studio, sat down, talked through their shoot, taken into the studio, made to feel like the only people in the world and leave with a feel good factor - just like any other client. However, have you ever thought about the type of person/people that come into the studio?
One grandma had won her granddaughters nursery raffle and booked her entire family in for the shoot. Their were the grandparents, their children and their children's children... Ten adults and children in total. From talking to the grandma we knew it was going to be a big group so we booked out a double slot for them. We also found out that one of the children had ADHD so we made sure that the studio was inviting, we had calm music on and we went at his pace. The family units had never had photo shoots before... So we did a series of mini shoots within this one shoot. We made sure that the family didn't feel rushed. To top their day off, they'd booked into a restaurant, on Friargate in Derby, that we had recommended in their confirmation email a week earlier. A fantastic family day was had by all... And they even gave us cuddles at the end to say thank you!
We had another family come in... A dad and three teenagers. One of the teenagers had won a Family Portrait Experience through Derby's only eating disorder charity - First Steps. The mum had left and the winner of the voucher had suffered with bulimia and anorexia as a result of his mum leaving. This was the first ever photograph he'd had taken since taking his first steps to recovery. We weren't aware of his struggles of image and weight until the end of the shoot... When he asked his dad if he could have a kebab on his way home! His family were both thrilled and surprised however he had asked to see the photos in the middle of the shoot... And he felt that he looked good. Not only good - happy. His family were proud of him, he was proud of himself and we were proud of all of them just for having the courage and team spirit to come through the studio doors. They now have a 30" family photo of them all, hanging up for all to see, in their home.
Then there was a Makeover winner... Her mum had won it, through a raffle, and had passed it onto her daughter. Both mum and daughter turned up on the day. The daughter was petrified. She struggled to look in the mirror and her mum had forced her to come as a confidence boosting exercise. We took our time. She went through and chose the makeup she wanted and how she wanted it to be applied. Her photographer talked through her outfits, her insecurities as well as what she thought her best features were. She asked if, after the shoot, we would edit out all of the scars up her arms from her self harming days. We said we could - but we didn't want to. We weren't there to photograph 'her'... We were there to photograph her spirit and her personality which, once she'd chilled, was big, bold and beautiful. When it came to viewing she loved her images - with the scars. We went through an entire box of tissues but both mother and daughter left happy... Arm in arm.
We're always up for supporting a good cause... Charity or otherwise.
Obviously they ring up and book in.... And then a week before their shoot they will receive an email - just like any other client - confirming the date and time of their appointment along with FAQs, directions, nearest restaurants and outfit advice if needed (normally for makeovers). Then, the day of the shoot arrives. And just like any other client they are welcomed in to the studio, sat down, talked through their shoot, taken into the studio, made to feel like the only people in the world and leave with a feel good factor - just like any other client. However, have you ever thought about the type of person/people that come into the studio?
One grandma had won her granddaughters nursery raffle and booked her entire family in for the shoot. Their were the grandparents, their children and their children's children... Ten adults and children in total. From talking to the grandma we knew it was going to be a big group so we booked out a double slot for them. We also found out that one of the children had ADHD so we made sure that the studio was inviting, we had calm music on and we went at his pace. The family units had never had photo shoots before... So we did a series of mini shoots within this one shoot. We made sure that the family didn't feel rushed. To top their day off, they'd booked into a restaurant, on Friargate in Derby, that we had recommended in their confirmation email a week earlier. A fantastic family day was had by all... And they even gave us cuddles at the end to say thank you!
We had another family come in... A dad and three teenagers. One of the teenagers had won a Family Portrait Experience through Derby's only eating disorder charity - First Steps. The mum had left and the winner of the voucher had suffered with bulimia and anorexia as a result of his mum leaving. This was the first ever photograph he'd had taken since taking his first steps to recovery. We weren't aware of his struggles of image and weight until the end of the shoot... When he asked his dad if he could have a kebab on his way home! His family were both thrilled and surprised however he had asked to see the photos in the middle of the shoot... And he felt that he looked good. Not only good - happy. His family were proud of him, he was proud of himself and we were proud of all of them just for having the courage and team spirit to come through the studio doors. They now have a 30" family photo of them all, hanging up for all to see, in their home.
Then there was a Makeover winner... Her mum had won it, through a raffle, and had passed it onto her daughter. Both mum and daughter turned up on the day. The daughter was petrified. She struggled to look in the mirror and her mum had forced her to come as a confidence boosting exercise. We took our time. She went through and chose the makeup she wanted and how she wanted it to be applied. Her photographer talked through her outfits, her insecurities as well as what she thought her best features were. She asked if, after the shoot, we would edit out all of the scars up her arms from her self harming days. We said we could - but we didn't want to. We weren't there to photograph 'her'... We were there to photograph her spirit and her personality which, once she'd chilled, was big, bold and beautiful. When it came to viewing she loved her images - with the scars. We went through an entire box of tissues but both mother and daughter left happy... Arm in arm.
We're always up for supporting a good cause... Charity or otherwise.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Did you know... We can digitally enhance your photographs after your shoot?
OK OK... So there are the removal of spots on teenagers,
adding of teeth on children and the secreting of dribble on the babies. But we
can digitally enhance your photographs through, what we nickname,
'expressions'.
Firefly Expressions is about enhancing and developing an idea of the clients. It could be a favourite book, a dream or a past memory to be marked with a commission such as this. Let us give you an example.
Lucy rung us up after purchasing a Makeover gift voucher. She loved the idea of cartoons and make believe... Her outfits included a sexy army uniform and an Alice in Wonderland costume. She loved Christina Aguleria's Candyman music video. So we shot her in her army uniform, in some iconic poses from the video, and in post production added her to backgrounds created, by our team, that reflected the Candyman video. Next up was the the Alice in Wonderland costume. She loved this book and had always imagined herself as Alice. When it came to confirming her appointment, by phone, her photographer talked through ideas that she had and things that we could do for her in the studio and post production. She finished with a pop art style feel to her photographs of her finding the door, being watched by the cat and even (as copyright had expired) editing her into the actual book - being sat on a toadstool!
We've had gothic dolls, cheer leaders with Hollywood lights all around, dogs in autumn style scenes, 'Alice Cooper rabbits' (no, really!)...... Go on - give us a vision and we'll create it with you, for you.
http://www.firefly-photography.co.uk/
Firefly Expressions is about enhancing and developing an idea of the clients. It could be a favourite book, a dream or a past memory to be marked with a commission such as this. Let us give you an example.
Lucy rung us up after purchasing a Makeover gift voucher. She loved the idea of cartoons and make believe... Her outfits included a sexy army uniform and an Alice in Wonderland costume. She loved Christina Aguleria's Candyman music video. So we shot her in her army uniform, in some iconic poses from the video, and in post production added her to backgrounds created, by our team, that reflected the Candyman video. Next up was the the Alice in Wonderland costume. She loved this book and had always imagined herself as Alice. When it came to confirming her appointment, by phone, her photographer talked through ideas that she had and things that we could do for her in the studio and post production. She finished with a pop art style feel to her photographs of her finding the door, being watched by the cat and even (as copyright had expired) editing her into the actual book - being sat on a toadstool!
We've had gothic dolls, cheer leaders with Hollywood lights all around, dogs in autumn style scenes, 'Alice Cooper rabbits' (no, really!)...... Go on - give us a vision and we'll create it with you, for you.
http://www.firefly-photography.co.uk/
Thursday, 21 February 2013
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