DRAX
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We got a call, asking if Id... More
never work with children or ...children!
Its good to know that while shooting a wedding , on the dancefloor, late at night, if you get attacked by a gang of small children who want nothing more than to push you over and... More
OMG
This just blows me away - our shoot vid of Rafferty on the blog has ben picked up by www.strobist.com who teach off camera lighting techniques. As a result, our regular site... More
Shooting Raffferty
Righty Ho, your other half is off shopping and youv got 15 mins in a studio to do some cute baby shots to put a smile on her face. Heres how we did it - in case you cant read the text (my... More
Our first Blog Vid
Okey dokey and hoping this works, there should be an embedded video here from youtube that we shot at the York College gig. Sorry I look such a tool - it was a stressful day! Ok so... More
superfantastico
now then, occassionally in this line of work you get a call for a job and your first reaction is "how the hell am I going to do that". The latest one was yesterday, a fantastic... More
I love the smell of chemicals in the morning
Right then, loads happening recently, hence the gap in updating the blog - sorry - but there are a few new gallerys online in the commercial section, incl the most recent corset... More
Allreet
First up - Hiya to Katie T from Leeds ( bride to be ), who has been threatening me with physical violence if i dont put up more stuff on the blog - bloomin stalker. Now back and fully... More
corsets & holidays
Huurrah made it through the weddings without anyone getting soaked which was Mint. I am now off for a wee break away from the studio for a week whilst Katie works on the recent... More
Weddings & Babies
Hullo again, this weekend we are totally shooting weddings. Oh and dodging torrential rain and lightning obviously. Yesterday we shot in the lovely Hospitium in York and... More
About Me
Jim Poyner Photography is a highly trained and experienced team, passionate about photography. Based in York City Center and regulary traveling around Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scotland and London for weddings and commercial commisions, we bring enthusiasm and professionalism to every shoot. We believe our jobs should be fun and we hope this shows through in our work.
Link Love:
Clients that we think are extra lovely (because they are fantastic at what they do, use our services and happily recommend us)
- fantastic outfits by Julia Smith
- Marygold Weddings : Co-ordinators of the best weddings
- Stone Soup
- Designition
- Top Knotch Wedding Video People. (and they're all lovely)
- The Chocolate Spring
Learning Links:
Sites that we learn from or simply admire and then learn from, all useful stuff, supplement this lot with lots of real world practising and you'll be a photo genius in no time at all.