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Business Stock Photography

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY HAS A PLACE IN YOUR BUSINESS

BUT IS THERE’S ANYTHING QUITE LIKE BESPOKE STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY?

Trawl the internet for Business Stock Photography and there are literally hundreds of stock image libraries and hundreds of thousands of images that can be purchased for your business needs. So what it’s it that we all go on websites and find the same images over and over again. Stock Photography range from completely free photos, all the way through to renowned high-end providers. The problem is that purchasing Business Stock Photography is exactly that, It’s Stock Photography and everybody and their brother or sister is likely to also have it on their websites or Promotional material. To put things into perspective, Eight months ago I submitted the following generic image that I had taken, onto a completely Free Stock Image Platform to see what kind of response I would receive offering the image in a Free Business Stock Photography format. I have to say the results were pretty staggering.

The image has received almost ONE MILLION VIEWS and has been downloaded over 6000 times by people. That’s 6000 potential brochures, webpages, blogs or other digital or printed media platform usage. From a photographers perspective, it’s absolutely great that people think the image is creative enough that they want to download it, but it also demonstrates why individuality in business is so essential when producing marketing and PR material. We already know just how important visuals are to people, so why take your most powerful medium of speaking to people and make it generic? Using stock photos misrepresents what your company stands for and lacks originality every time. If a client sees an image on two or more different websites, the meaning behind the photo becomes redundant, as it creates inconsistency in the photos. How many times do you see Shiny offices with sleek interior design, professional Armani Clad staff portrayed on Stock images only to walk into your client and find an untidy, dark office space with dishevelled, tired looking staff. Stock Photography can be a huge “smoke and mirror’ area for your business. We already know just how important visuals are to people, so why take your most powerful medium of speaking to people and make it generic? Using stock photos misrepresents what your company stands for and lacks originality every time.

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So how can a businesses be seen as individual when we use stock images? It can’t! And stock images at the higher end can cost a serious amount of money when compared with creating affordable bespoke Stock Photography for your own business. For example, we worked with a client to produce a set of food based images for an advertising campaign. They had looked at purchasing images for their brochures. A set of three, high resolution Business Stock Photography images showcasing Food Products, with limited time usage, would cost around £1000. For the same cost, we were able to offer a comprehensive pre-shot consultation, on-site photography for a full day and deliver a set of 30 high quality Bespoke Business Stock Photography that can be used across the business without the fear of re-licensing or anybody else using the images for campaigns. The power of bespoke stock imagery simply can’t be under-estimated. It really is so valuable. We all live in a world where the high-resolution phone camera has become part of everyday life. I agree with many people thats smart phones and the editing software that come with them can take amazing photographs. The truth though, it that the parameters of an experienced professional photographer combined with a professional camera and post shoot editing will out way smart phone photography every single time.

At Blanc Creative, we can physically manage photography every aspect of your stock photography shoot, from sourcing models, scouting locations, storyboarding the shoot and art directing. We have a wealth of experience in commercial photography and will work with you to create images that can be utilised across many areas of your company including marketing, promotional, PR and all printed and digital media platforms. To find out more about our full range of services, why not contact our office today on Mob: 07871 364041 or email our team on studio@blanc-creative.com

Grounds Maintenance Commercial Photography – The Norse Group

Commercial Photography – Grounds Maintenance. Norse Group

When you think of Grounds maintenance Commercial Photography, it’s not difficult to imagine a wonderful vision of well-tended green spaces and a sense of pride among communities. It shows that the grounds are treated with the care they deserve. Whether it’s parks and gardens, green areas around historic buildings, libraries, offices, residential homes or school playing fields, Grounds Maintenance make communities happier and healthier places in which to live, work and learn. The Daventry Norse Group Grounds Maintenance division combine the latest technology, the best materials, top quality equipment and well-trained and motivated staff across a diverse range of horticultural facilities. The teams work in areas including: school playing fields, hospital grounds, cemeteries, housing and amenity sites. In addition to the care and upkeep of these areas, the highly skilled gardeners and managers are able to advise customers on opportunities to improve their gardens and grounds.

Why choose Grounds Maintenance Commercial Photography?

With so much hard work being undertaken by Grounds staff, having professional commercial photography to support and reflect a Professional Maintenance service is incredibly important. Photography can really work for any business, providing creative, colourful imagery that can work as Bespoke Stock Photography, PR Photography, Case Study Imagery and Advertising Material. Generic Stock Photography will serve a purpose, of course, but Bespoke Commercial Photography that highlights you brand, commercial values, professionalism and dynamic staff are just a few reasons why employing a Professional Photography makes financial sense. Bespoke Photography will definitely cost less than high quality Stock Images when you consider how many images you are likely to receive from a professional assignment combined with the fact that you simply won’t or shouldn’t find your own bespoke images across other businesses.

At Blanc Creative, we can physically manage photography every aspect of your commercial photography or stock photography shoot, from sourcing models, scouting locations, storyboarding the shoot and art directing. We have a wealth of experience in commercial photography and will work with you to create images that can be utilised across many areas of your company including marketing, promotional, PR and all printed and digital media platforms. To find out more about our full range of services, why not contact our team today on Mob: 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com

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Commercial Portrait Photography

Commercial Portrait Photography

Commercial Portrait Photography allows you to tell a story and convey more about your business, your staff and what you do. Commercial Portrait Photography can be undertaken in a studio, but capturing staff in their natural woking environment opens up a whole new world of creative possibilities and showcases far more about your business than a plain background ever will. Shooting Commercial portrait in a typical environment also helps staff to relax. Familiarity lends itself to putting your subject at ease and this is a huge factor in producing natural portraits. To coincide with a re-branding project, we’ve once again been working in the Norfolk Tourism Sector with one of our regular clients, The Bure Valley Railway.

Bure Valley Railway is a major tourist attraction within Norfolk and welcomes over 100,000 visitors a year. With a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers the railway operates on a not for profit basis. Husband and wife team, Andrew and Susan, head up the management team. Andrew’s love of railways from a little boy drew him to Norfolk and he became involved in the railway as a volunteer in its infancy and subsequently gave up his job in London a few years ago to work at the railway full-time. The Railway is built on the trackbed of the former Great Eastern Railway between Wroxham and Aylsham. Originally opened in 1880 the line survived for passenger traffic until 1952, eleven years before the infamous Beeching Report! The line did, however, survive for the purpose of carrying freight, a role it performed until the line was formally closed by British Rail in 1982. Norfolk County Council had an enlightened policy of safeguarding closed railway routes for use as footpaths. Through a partnership between local government and the private sector a narrow gauge line was built between Aylsham and Wroxham, with a nine mile long footpath running alongside. It is Norfolk’s longest narrow gauge railway which runs between the historic market town of Aylsham and bustling town of Wroxham, at the heart of the Norfolk Broads. The 18 mile round trip runs through the pretty Bure Valley countryside following the meandering River Bure through meadowland and ancient pasture. Along the line are wayside halts serving the picturesque Broadland villages of Brampton, Buxton and Coltishall where you can hop off and explore by foot. Hop back on and continue your journey by train by waiving down the driver to stop.

Bure Valley Railway Commercial Portrait Photography

Shooting Commercial Portrait Photography in the heart of a steam based environment opened up some fantastic opportunities. Set against a background of engineering workshops, oil, grease and steam, we captured daily routines and passionate individuals who together, are responsible for the day to day running of the nostalgic railway. Shooting with predominantly natural light really is hard to beat. Creating ‘modern’ looking Commercial Portrait Photography is a case of working with the best lighting and backgrounds and making the most of having an eye for detail and composition. Working with a nice flat light was also really beneficial, reducing harsh shadows and the chances of over exposed highlights. The chances to work with a Northern light canproduce an almost softbox look creating a soft, flattering light which fits just perfectly for modern looking portraits. There is a reason why many artists have their studios purposely facing the north.

If you think your business could benefit from professional Commercial Portrait Photography, then please reach out to our team today and call our office on Mob: 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com

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Professional Headshot Portraits

I’ve recently returned to London to Photograph a new set of Professional Headshot Portraits for one of my International Clients, Artorius Wealth Management , a group of internationally based financial professionals. I’ve had the pleasure of working with their personnel and senior management for around two years across offices in Manchester, London and Zurich. One of the key requirements for Artorius is achieving modern, natural looking images, with a clean, uncluttered style. It was important that I produced dynamic, natural, Professional Headshot Portraits to re-enforce not only the corporate environment, but images that would reflect the personalities of each individual member of the Team.

Each office was situated in a very different geographical location, with the London Office situated in an 18th-century garden square in the Marylebone area in London, a short distance from Oxford Street. It is one of the smaller but best preserved squares in central London and made for the perfect backdrop to capture external portrait images as well as board-room based Professional Headshot Portraits.

Why Do You Need Professional Headshot Portraits

Professional Headshot Portraits are a super way to really stand out from your competitors in a crowded marketplace. Taking yourself and your team seriously will undoubtedly be at the forefront of your business and brand, but many businesses fall short when it comes down to Business Headshot Photography. It makes sense that the quality of leadership and professionalism is reflected in headshot portraits, but more and more, we see inferior quality images, selfies and smartphone photography forming a basis for management and team photography. We have literally been shooting professional headshot photography, commercial portraits and Team PR imagery for almost a decade and we have a diverse portfolio to reflect the many different approaches we take this important area of business photography. Shooting in a studio, natural work environment or on key location are all options available to clients. We take a relaxed, engaging approach to our business headshot photography. After all, not everybody loves to stand in front of the camera and people can find the whole process a little daunting. Business headshot Photography is used for a multitude of purposes and forms part of your own personal brand, particularly if your business is independent or if your brand, is yourself. First impressions are invaluable and it’s always reassuring that you can visualise the person at the end of the telephone or before your first meeting. There’s nothing worse than seeing an inappropriate profile image.

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Please don’t hesitate to call me on Mob: 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com for a free quotation for Professional Headshots.

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Norfolk Food Photography – Brasteds Restaurant

Norfolk Food Photography

Blanc Creative have specialised in Norfolk Food Photography for almost a decade and have had the pleasure of working across the very best Restaurants, Hotels, Food & Drink Manufacturers and Retailers throughout East Anglia.

We recently had the chance to shoot some great Norfolk Food Photography work with Nick Mills and the team at Brasteds. Brasted’s is a multi award-winning catering and events company, with over 30 years’ experience serving royalty, dignitaries, celebrities and guests across Norfolk. Located in the picturesque privately owned village of Framingham Pigot in the heart of the Norfolk countryside, but just 4 miles from Norwich city centre, they proudly offer a 2 AA Rosette Restaurant, which has recently undergone an extensive refurbishment, 5 AA star boutique rooms, Brasted’s Lodge and their own wedding and event suite.

In the summer of 2019, we collaborated on a Norfolk Food Photography Project that would showcase a Menu that would launch the restaurants brand new Hospitality & Events Business, Complete & Utter Brasteds. We used only natural light to compliment the fresh ingredients and beautiful creations artistically built by the Brasteds Chefs. Amazing food doesn’t have to be bathed in artificial light and the concept of the assignments reflect this from the components used to create the artistic dishes all the down to crockery and props used throughout the shoot.

Our style of Norfolk Food Photography successful food photography has a rustic, minimal but modern feel to it, which can be used perfectly across a really diverse range of food and drinks. We always plan our food photography with our clients to ensure we can maximise our time on site which in turn maximises our clients return on their investment in professional photography.

If you’re thinking about a Food or Drink based Photography project, we would love to hear from you. Please don’t hesitate to call our Team on Mob: 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com if you have any questions or would like us to offer a competitive quote for our services.

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Norwich Commercial Photography – Archer’s Butchers

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Norwich Commercial Photography – Archer’s Butchers

Norwich is blessed with a host of amazing food businesses that pride themselves on the very best provenance, heritage and pure quality of produce. One of the greatest examples of this is Archer’s Butchers of Norwich, an Award winning Butchery established back in 1929. Archers Butchers is a fantastic shop incorporating a modern delicatessen and baguette takeaway combined with a modern butchery showcasing an extensive range of the county’s very best meat, poultry and game. Now in its third generation, James (Jamie) Archer has taken the business into 2018 but maintained traditional techniques and methods used by his father (Jimmy) and grandfathers (John Archer & Oliver Craske.)

Beginners Butchery evening

Archer’s Butchers offers a very special set of events throughout the year, where customers can literally engage in a “hands-on” evening on the premises. The Beginners Butchery Evening is aimed at keen cooks and butchery enthusiasts with a rare chance to learn some basic butchery skills from the Archer’s Butchery Team who will leave you in awe with their skilled demonstrations throughout the evening. The three-hour class includes;

- Basic knife skills under the supervision of our experienced butchers
- Knowledge on the different cuts and what they are used for
- How to de-bone and prepare
- Simple curing processes
- Sausage making
- Cooking tips
- Tasting & Wine to finish

You can find out more information about the Beginners Butchery Evening, by contacting Archer’s Directly via their online Contact Form

Butchery Photography

We had the pleasure of working alongside the Archer’s Team as they delivered one of the Beginners Butchery Evenings at the Plumstead Road Shop in Norwich. An intimate group of customers were given a memorable meat experience, that included a behind the scenes tour of Norwich’s premier Butchery, demonstrations of ‘nose to tail’ butchery and a rare opportunity to actually make the now famous Archers Sausage, a historical recipe that even today is a closely guarded secret. We were extremely pleased to have been asked to document the evening as it unfolded, with a documentary styled selection of Commercial Photography. It was a chance to shoot relaxed business photography in a working environment where customers and staff did not feel uncomfortable with the camera’s presence.

About Food Photography Norwich

Food Photography is a big deal. It’s more of a big deal than it’s ever been. I mean… 650 million Instagram Food Photographs can’t be wrong Marketing your products for brochures, menus or PR isn’t any less important than marketing for social media or online marketing, but the quality of your Professional Food Photography is invaluable.Websites for any food business are a MUST HAVE, particularly if you want to engage with customers, clients or even suppliers. It’s all about controlling your marketing message. We’re really at a point where Professional Food Photography is also a prerequisite for a winning online presence. So what is it exactly that makes Professional Food Photography, a worthwhile service to buy for your business… How can we Help? Click Here to find out more!

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Hairdressing Photography Norwich

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Professional Hairdressing Photography

Professional Hairdressing Photography is an essential means of showcasing your creativity as a hair stylist. It captures the very skills you’ve worked for years to accomplish and provides a personalised portfolio interpreting the current trends your business is delivering to clients. Most hairdressers will want to take part in a photoshoot at some point in their career if only to build a personal, professional portfolio, but the step up into competition photography can be a huge investment of time, energy and money. Shot correctly, the potential rewards of a successful shoot, that catches the imagination of editors and competition judges, can transform your business, offer amazing promotional potential and a chance to heighten reputation in the industry.

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The L’Oréal Colour Trophy showcases the strong and rewarding partnership between L’Oréal Professional and British hairdressing, celebrating hair, beauty and fashion in a unique, immersive and aspirational way. Blanc Creative have repeatedly delivered Professional Photography images that have been successful in securing clients a place in one of the seven regional finals across the country. We offer a professional Bowens multiple lighting studio that is generally built into your salon for the shoot, onsite proofing of images and post-production by one of the worlds very best professional retouches.

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Interior Photography Norwich

Interior Photography Norwich

We’ve been shooting Interior Photography for a number of years. We’ve shot for a whole host of clients across the UK including major Restaurant Chains, Hotels and Estate Agents and Private Clients. Selling a property and moving house is one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. It may surprise you, but people spend more time looking at a car before purchasing it, than when buying their new home. Why is this relevant to Interior Photography? With more than 98 percent of buyers clicking on to the internet to search for their new homes, the first few seconds’ viewing has become make or break. You only need to go online and look at the range of photos on any popular property website and you will see a stark contrast in Interior Photography quality.

Interior Photography Norwich – How Important Is it?

Peoples impressions are won and lost through photographs. It doesn’t matter if it’s booking a holiday or buying a car, sales are generated through professional photography. The old cliche of a picture telling a thousand word is just so true. you are seeing your house for the first time. The key to best presenting a house for sale is to tidy, declutter, clean, neutralise the decor, fix minor repairs, decorate if appropriate and subtly accessorise.”

Interior Photography Norwich – How Important Is it?

You’ll see some showing bright, sunny rooms with minimal looks, clean rooms and a lack of clutter. Homes with floral arrangements, fresh towels and crisp bedding. On the flipside, you may very well see that the next house is filthy, unmade beds, dirty dishing in the sink, washing on the line and toys and clothes left lying around. High-Quality Interior Photography is by far the most important part of marketing your property for sale so it is worth having professional photos taken. Today you have to take an active part in selling your home and learn to market it. You have to put yourself in the shoes of potential buyers who have a massive potential number of properties to view. What’s going to make your property stand out! The answer is Interior Photography. Peoples impressions are won and lost through photographs. It doesn’t matter if it’s booking a holiday or buying a car, sales are generated through professional photography. The old cliche of a picture telling a thousand word is just so true. You are seeing your new house for the first time. The key to best presenting a house for sale is to tidy, declutter, clean, neutralise the decor, fix minor repairs, decorate if appropriate and subtly accessorise.”

We cover Interior Photography Norwich and across the whole of the UK on larger projects. We undertook a project for La Tasca Restaurant, shooting Interior Photography across the UK for the new La Tasca Website. Norfolk has a wide range or Urban and Rural properties, so we shoot a real mix of properties from Terrace House, through to stately homes. Good photography is vital to selling a home. First impressions count and it is the photos that will make buyers decide whether they want to book a viewing or not.

Interior Photography Norwich

We shoot Interior Photography in Norwich and across the whole of the UK on larger projects. We undertook a project for La Tasca Restaurant, shooting Interior Photography across the UK for the new La Tasca Website. Norfolk has a wide range or Urban and Rural properties, so we shoot a real mix of properties from Terrace House, through to stately homes. Good photography is vital to selling a home. First impressions count and it is the photos that will make buyers decide whether they want to book a viewing or not.

To find out more about our full range of services, why not reach out and speak to one of our team today on Mob: 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com

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Creative Video Production – MA Wrigley Artist

Norwich Creative Video Production from Lee Blanchflower Limited

The opportunity to work on a Creative Video Production for one of the hottest Contemporary Artists to emerge from Norfolk doesn’t happen very often. When MA Wrigley, a talented, Norwich based artist, asked if we’d like to work with him to promote his new work, we jumped at the chance. Working with a range of medias, Mark produces mesmerising artwork including landscapes, contemporary portraiture, and abstract creations. He undertakes private commissions and is currently preparing for his first curated exhibition to be held in his home city of Norwich during the summer of 2018.

Our brief was to create a simplistic creative production Video Production, that conveyed a sense of emotional via a piece to camera. The objective was to deliver Mark’s humble attitude to his work and offer a brief insight into how he approaches his work. Mark Wrigley is completely self-taught and never undertook formal artist training. He has developed his own unique style over two decades and is now quickly building a solid reputation with his private client list from across the globe.

MA Wrigley – Artist

Mark currently works on exclusive pieces of artwork.

Each individual piece is never replicated and prints or limited run pieces are simply not available. Client work remains absolutely exclusive as individual bespoke pieces of artwork. Marks current portfolio for sale can be viewed on the Gallery Page of the MA Wrigley Website.

Creative Video Production Norwich – How We Work

Producing a short Video Production is an affordable way for many of our clients to showcase their business, their services or products. In an age where many people just won’t or don’t read copious amounts of text on blog posts, Video is an awesome way to convey a message. Simply scroll through Facebook or any other social media sites and Video is now considered a primary source of promoting or advertising. At Lee Blanchflower Limited, we offer a range of inexpensive video options to suit every level of client, from a sole trader, through to large corporate businesses across the UK and further afield. Over 500 million hours of Video are watched every week across the world. In fact, In fact, according to Entrepreneur, by 2019, 80 percent of the online content on social media will be video. That’s a pretty incredible statistic.

Lee Blanchflower and the Blanc Creative Team can produce everything from 30 second Social Media Content through to Commercial Short Films. We have recently purchased the latest Cinema Camera Technology, producing 4.6K quality footage, slow-motion footage and have a Civil Aviation Authority to fly drones commercially within the UK.

To view some of our additional Corporate Video Productions, why not head over to the Blanc Creative Vimeo Page where a selection of our work can be viewed.

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Norfolk Tourism Photography – Commercial Photography Norfolk

Norfolk Tourism Photography

Shooting Norfolk Tourism Photography has been a significant aspect of our spring and summer work. We work with a number of independent companies and a large Tourism partnership across Norfolk. We have worked on a wide range of dedicated briefs to showcase local Norfolk Coastal based tourism. The images promote Norfolk Tourism to potential visitors. Our Norfolk Tourism Photography focused on beautiful landscapes but with a particular focus on the local life and the people who visit Norfolk. Building a bespoke set of Stock images for a business is important. Images need to reflect every demographic who visit our county but the concept is about enjoyment, fun, and relaxation.

Norfolk Tourism Photography doesn’t always have to be about vast landscapes and rolling clouds. With our bespoke Norfolk Tourism Photography, we use our experience to adopt a very simple approach. We photograph real people enjoying Norfolk. We obtain permission (always with written consent using a legal model release form) and document their visit to Norfolk. There really is nothing that captures the essence of our county more than real people enjoying their stay or life. It makes our Norfolk Tourism Photography so believable. Because it’s real!

Norfolk Tourism Photography – From the Sky

At Lee Blanchflower Limited, we also offer two key services to clients in addition to ground-based Commercial Photography. We are a Licensed with the Civil Aviation Authority as a Drone Operator and we also produce stunning Film Productions across all possible commercial and creative genres. Utilising our professional Drone provides a creative means of capturing Norfolk Tourism Photography from a totally different perspective than simply can not be appreciated from the ground. And it’s not as expensive as you may think. We’ve worked on a whole range of projects with clients including Forestry Commission, The Norfolk Polo Festival and Royal Norfolk Show, producing moving aerial films and awesome high altitude photographs.

A Bit more information about Lee Blanchflower Limited.

We are situated in the center of Norwich and cover assignments throughout the UK. The Lee Blanchflower Ltd creative team deliver high-quality commercial photographs, corporate film production and licensed drone footage to a really diverse range of businesses. After seven years of hard work in the industry trading as Blanc Creative, we thought it was about time that we made things a little more transparent across our business and as a result, Lee Blanchflower Ltd was born. We have to say that our attention to detail and epic customer service hasn’t changed, nor has our client base.

We work solely in the commercial sector with sole traders, start-ups, established businesses, Advertising Agencies & International Press covering everything from PR, Editorial work, Film Production and Licensed Drone operations. What you won’t find wedding photographs, pet photography or family portraits. We seriously pride ourselves on being “people’ people and our unique selling point is transparency. Our favourable pricing structures are visible for every one of our services, so you won’t get any nasty surprises once you’ve decided to book an assignment. If you think we could help you to create some awesome imagery, why not reach out and speak with one of our team on 07871 364041 or email studio@blanc-creative.com

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