Photography & PC Services - 07926 106812 / 01794 324338

Photography - weddings, commercial, events, portrait; specialising in pole photoshoots and pet portrait.
PC - general but specialising in home education.

I have had life-long hobbies of photography and sport, and worked in a variety of roles in IT from technical to senior management. Photography and PC Services has been setup use this experience to benefit my clients and of course to hopefully let me make a living from it.
Photography
Unlike most photographers I will provide all good digital images to the client with no copyright or restrictions. For example, for a wedding this might be up to 1,000 high quality images which you can share with friends and relatives, no paying for each additional image, or having to select your favourites.
Pole Photo Shoots
I have been involved in pole fitness since 2010, initially as a student, then as an instructor (from 2013), and have competed both at local and national level. My pole exploits have been covered in national media, the Mail Online, Love It and Chat magazines, and in local publications.
I have used photos in my classes as a learning aid and to measure progress, and have literally taken many thousands of pole photos. As a result I know the moves and what angles make a good photo.
Outdoor photo shoots - I have an X-Stage Lite (portable 3m pole) which can be transported to a location of your choice; beach, forest, back garden, anywhere as long as I can get my car reasonably close.
Studio photo shoots - the Pole Performers Dance School in Southampton where I teach is my preferred location for studio pole or aerial photo shoots (6 x 4m poles, 42mm, 45mm, 50 mm, spinning, hoops and silks are available with full 4m backdrops). There are shower facilities to freshen up afterwards. Prices quoted are for this location.
Studio photo shoots can be done at other studios but it is likely to take longer (and hence cost more) to set everything up. Contact me to discuss your requirement and obtain a quote.
Routines – I can film your routine in a studio either just to show friends and family, or for a competition entry. I can help with all aspects including cutting and editing music, overlaying the sound track (to get rid of any background noises), title and credits, multi view etc.
If you need help with your routine; trick planning, choreography, training, outfit, foot wear, hair and makeup, themes, style of dance, this can be booked as a Private Lesson with Pole Performers Dance School http://www.poleperformers.co.uk/ . (Pole Performers is owned and managed by Emma Simmonds who has many years of experience of pole and dance in the UK and aboard. She has also been a finalist in the Miss Pole dance UK competitions, and taught over 5,000 students (and counting) since PPDS was established in 2004 – the first pole dance school to open in the area, leaders in pole dance fitness.)
In addition I will take a small number of photos of you in your costume for the title background and credits background if requested. The routine would be provided in digital format suitable for PCs and social media uploads. While I will always produce a high resolution output I can also provide lower resolution suitable for social media uploads.
Pet Portrait
Pets are part of the family so why not get a lovely picture of them up on the wall?
While I quote a standard price, I really need to know what your pet is, and the type of pictures you would like. Pets are normally ‘challenging’ so I need to ensure that I prepare well to ensure the best possible pictures.
Weddings
This is where my management experience really comes in. Taking photos is easy compared with trying to organise a crowd of people into a nice pose with everyone nicely in view when many of them might be noisy / excited / drinking.
I will stay throughout the day and the evening if wanted so that you have an entire day of memories captured for this special occasion. I have been the photographer at numerous weddings and understand how different they all are; I can be low profile in the background, have formal set compositions or any combination or style that you want.
Remember that you get all good digital images with no restrictions, or extra charges, to share with friends and family.
Portrait
Individual, family or groups catered for at a location of your choice. While I can take formal photos, how about a more natural shoot in your favourite environment?
Sport
I have had sporting photographs published over many years. My equipment includes top of the range Canon lenses including a 500mm F4 lens with image stabilisation, so can get those action shots that just cannot be achieved with normal zoom lenses.
Events
Any event, show, party, exhibition; contact me with your requirement and I’m sure that it can be covered.
Commercial
I have worked in both the public and private sector, and know how important publicity is. During this time I interacted with all levels (including representing a Government department at Cabinet Office meetings), and had many photos and articles published. Once again, let me know what you are looking for and I’m sure that I can meet your requirements at a reasonable cost.
PC Services
I have worked with PCs to varying extents pretty much since they came into existence. While I can fix hardware problems it is not my intention to offer that as a service due to the need to have a great diversity of spares.
What I will be specialising in is education so that you can get more out of your PC, be happier and more productive, and to have less reliance on others. Let me know the sort of things that you are either struggling with or maybe you just want to get better at, and I can arrange a visit to help at your house using your PC.
I am very patient and have taught many people how to get better use from their PCs and software. I have produced guides to help people remember what to do; I can produced simple instructions to show you what to do. So many people have problems and have to keep taking their PC back to a shop to get it fixed, let me help you to fix it yourself and save money.
Not everyone wants to do things themselves, like installing software or an upgrade. I can do that at your house so you don’t have the hassle of unplugging everything and risking damage moving the PC to let a shop do the work.
These are some of the more common issues:
• Would you mind if your PC broke and you lost all your pictures, letters, or even business work on it?
• Do you do backups?
• Do you use the cloud and is it safe, how can you start using it?
• Do you sometimes get frustrated trying to find things on the internet?
• Is your PC secure?
• Is the anti-virus up to date and working?
• Is your PC so slow but it never used to be?
• Do you find word processors and spreadsheets frustrating and confusing?
If you are not happy with your answer to any of these then I can help, but just as importantly I can help you to do more for yourself.

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