My studio is available for hire

If you are a Photographer, MUA or Model and are looking to rent a creative space for a morning or afternoon then please take a minute to look at my studio website ( link below) which will show you pictures, prices and more info about my studio which is based in Colchester, Essex.

  • Great location
  • Free parking
  • Only £75.00 for four hours – ( limited time only )
  • Tea & Coffee making facilites
  • Toilets
  • Use of equipment
  • Bring your own music to plug into speakers

http://colchesterphotostudio.co.uk/

If you have any questions or would like to come and have a little lookey see, call me: 01206 823299

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The dead Oaks at Mundun, Essex are a little bit creepy.

It has been claimed that the oak forest in Mundon is first mentioned in the Domesday book. Later, the oaks narrowly missed being cut down for use as masts when a fleet was built to sail against the Spanish Armada.The 14th-century timber-framed Church of St. Mary, built within the remains of the moat of Mundon Hall, and likely on Saxon and Norman foundations, has been disused since the 1970s. Following a long period of remedial work, the church once again re-opened to visitors in August 2009.

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To see the other images please go to my gallery http://www.pbase.com/wakelin/oak_trees_at_mundun

Product Photography – Lighting Wine Bottles.

Lighting Wine Bottles – Two techniques I use.

Wine Bottles

The first three bottles below are fairly evenly lit using three lights on each side of a light box. I used Perspex inside the light box to stand the bottles on and a reflector propped up at the front of the box below the camera lens to reflect light back onto the bottle label.

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The three bottles below were lit using a black backdrop and a light with a soft box positioned behind the bottle ( this is the block of lighter colour you can see in the glass), one light at a 45 degree angle at about about 4’0’clock from the bottle up higher about head height. I also used a reflector to the left in front of the bottle to throw some light onto the label. As you can see the shapes of the reflection in the glass are quite different and give a very different feel.

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