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Conwy pet photographer- Bill and Alf the Cocker Spaniel

Tony Fanning — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:56:44 +0000

A friend of Bill contacted me and purchased one of my session gift vouchers as a gift for Bill.

He loves his Cocker spaniel, Alf more than anything and is his constant companion since his wife died.

Alf was a true pro in the studio and pretty much made it a doddle getting some nice portraits of them both.

See below for a few of the images me created for them. Please feel free to leave a comment if you wish to (click “leave a comment”)

Llandudno photographer- An evening with Welshot Imaging

Tony Fanning — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:37:11 +0000

Last night was fun.

I did my first ever training session with Welshot Imaging Academy. They are a photographic academy that train everyday people to use their cameras better and to get the most from the equipment they own.

Last night was the first meeting of the new Llandudno academy and I went along with some studio stuff to teach the members some basic skills of studio flash. We wanted to keep it as simple as possible so it was a “one light only” studio so the members could see the effects of their apperture and shutter control easier. We used just a simple white background to see the effects of light fall-off and how you can get a really dark grey from a white background.

I have to say a big thank you to the models who were remarkably patient with the members.

I have added a few images of the evening below to show what we did.

The first one was to show the effects of a typical shot with a flash on your camera. Notice the horrible, dark side shadow that really looks amateur.

The rest are shot with one Elinchrom strobe and a 60″ softbox. The difference is clear

Colwyn Bay photographer- Some pics of Annie

Tony Fanning — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:30:18 +0000

My lovely wife, Annie, needs a new passport so she asked me to take a quick pic in the studio.

As payment for my services I asked her to be a model (for all of five minutes) so I could try out my new lens.

She was amazed that I could make her look so amazing. She always does look great but you know women always have negative views of themselves.

Here is her new passport photo (following Home Office guidelines – Look straight at the camera, plain background, flat (ish) lighting) followed by a quick lighting and background change.

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Conwy portrait photographer- Crabbe family portraits

Tony Fanning — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:05:03 +0000

Christmas is a time when families get together , and as it doesn`t happen that often, it`s a perfect time to have some fun portraits done to remember your time together.

So, along came Paul, his partner and their grandchildren to have a bit of a giggle in the studio between Christmas and new year.

Cute kids and photos go together like a party and bad karaoke so here are a few of the images we got this week.

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North Wales boudoir photographer- Introducing Linnett

Tony Fanning — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:39:51 +0000

Well, a little something different today for the blog.

A real treat to do some really creative stuff with Linnett. A girl, who had a great idea for a present for her lucky fella. Some awesome, sexy photos for him!

Her first time in a studio but she was a total natural in front of the camera.

Many thanks to the very helpful guys at Collinge Antiques for letting me use the antique furniture in these images.

Here are just a few of the images we created.

Please feel free to leave a comment at the end of this post (click “leave a comment”).

North Wales boudoir photography

Conwy family portrait photographer- The Cox family

Tony Fanning — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:31:58 +0000

Had a very lively shoot today. Three very excitable little girls came with their mummy and daddy to have some portraits done. I last shot the family about two years ago and they thought it was time to update their photographs.
I`ve just chosen a couple of photos of each girl to share today. I`m so snowed under with editing it`s scary.
Anyway, if you feel like leaving a comment please click “leave a comment” at the end of this post.

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North Wales photographer ¦ Tania`s maternity shoot

Tony Fanning — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:23:18 +0000

I shot Tania and Jason`s wedding last year and now they are having a baby- yay! We thought it would be a great way of celebrating this by having some time in the studio creating some awesome images for them and their bump.

Feel free to leave a comment at the end of this post (click “leave a comment”). I love hearing from you all

North Wales maternity photography

North Wales photographer ¦ Photo of the day- Cara and Jayde

Tony Fanning — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:05:34 +0000

Photographing children is never easy, especially when they are my neices and not at all happy with a camera in front of them.

But after about five minutes they relaxed into the session and had a terrific time. Helping me capture some amazing fun images.

It helps that they are totally gorgeous girls too. Love you guys xx.

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