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Corporate headshots & business portraits – Reading Chronicle Business Review coverage

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Rachel Bradley

We had some great regional coverage in this week’s Reading Chronicle Business Review section. The editorial ‘Getting ahead with corporate portraits’ focuses on the importance of professional photography for businesses.

As a commercial photographer, Jon is regularly commissioned to shoot corporate headshots and business portraits for companies in London, Berkshire and the South East. It’s our aim to provide professional, relevant headshots with impact. Let’s be honset, headshots are everywhere now and everyone needs one. With this in mind, good, quality, high-end corporate portraits stand out. They give a sheen, an edge and should reflect the quality of your business.

Companies use Jon Bradley Photography for PR and marketing images, Linkedin portraits, social media images and general business photography.

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Monk’s Barn Country Wedding Berkshire: Lynda & Jonny

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Lynda and Jonny are a super, super couple. Jonny is an amazingly talented website designer (the brains behind both my websites!) and Lynda is just a dynamo! She seems to work every hour there is on her The Wine Place business (you must try her Binfield Brut!) as well doing a super job in her position as Business Manager for their website business.

So for a couple who run two businesses, I don’t know how they found the time to put together such a wonderful wedding No cookie-cutter wedding package wedding, no wedding coordinator. This wedding was all about them, from making the cake stands to putting up the lighting in the barn the day before. Everything was planned, sourced and arranged by Lynda & Jonny and it was a wonderfully, personal day.

To see more of Lynda & Jonny’s Monks Barn wedding, feel free to check out their slideshow or you can watch it here. (Please check the little dial icon at the bottom right of the control panel – Change quality – and make sure it’s selected to original. Thanks!). Music from The Music Bed.

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Nars Consumer Beauty Event, Selfridges London.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jon Bradley

A Nars consumer beauty event I attended last week with celebrity make-up artist, Uzo Ukaeje. The event was held in Selfridges, London.

Here’s a screen grab with some more shots on. To see more check out my Facebook page or my website.

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Pentax Meet Britain Exhibition – Design Museum, London.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Jon Bradley

Following the unveilling of the new Pentax K-30 DSLR, Pentax launched Meet Britain, a nationwide competition asking members of the public to submit images of the things they think ‘make Britain great’. The contest was headed by actress and singer Sarah Harding, alongside TV presenter and DJ Reggie Yates, both of whom are keen photographers.

The competition winners, from the 5 categories – Celebrations, Summer Holidays, Friends & Family, Great British Culture, Great British Outdoors – were invited to the Design Museum, last week to see their images on show at the Pentax Meet Britain Exhibition.

A great job and always fab to be by the river in London!

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Corporate portrait session on location.

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

Well we made it to Friday! Two networking meetings this morning for me (you’ve got me, Rachel, blogging today!) and a shoot in London for Pentax this afternoon for Jon.

It’s been a great week – lots a variety on the photography front and I especially wanted to share on the blog this week’s portrait shoot.

Dom wanted some new headshots for his LinkedIn profile but rather than opt for a studio shoot, was happy to try something different.

As you probably know, we’re real advocates of great portraits and now that we’re all so Googleable, it’s essential that everyone has at least one great head shot. Not got one? Well get in touch so that we can get you a new ‘not-so-corporate headshot’ that reflects you and your business.

Actually, forget the idea that you’ll need just one image. You’ll need a few of you’re going to put one on LinkedIn and Twitter. You’ll probably need one if you’re on Gmail too. Oh, and don’t forget there’s Facebook and your company website, perhaps a blog…the list is endless but it’s amazing what you can achieve in a short space of time.

The shots below are just some from the session we had with Dom. It look less than an hour, we moved from one setting to another (all within 100 yards of each other), used the great natural light we had on the day (unbelievable to think when I look out of the window today and see nothing but grey!).

So enjoy this weeks portrait session and don’t forget to email me if you need something similar.

Have a great weekend! R.

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September 2012 – Made for Gentlemen Launch

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

A new version of the famous Chivas Regal whisky was introduced to a select few at The Scotch of St James club this last month.

The Pernod Ricard owned brand launched the first in an annual series of limited editions under its new Made for Gentlemen concept.

Aimed at men who appreciate luxury, the ‘Made for Gentlemen’ 12 Year Old Scotch whisky gift tin is the result of a collaboration with British designer Tim Little, creative director and owner of luxury shoe label, Grenson. The first gift pack showcased the deconstructed elements of the iconic brogue shoe and Grenson supplied the hand crafted footwear worn by the models.

To illustrate how this whisky meets the requirements of today’s gentlemen, some pretty amazing cocktails were served up to guests, using Chivas as a base.

Master of ceremonies for the presentation was Tom Stubbs, stylist and designer. hosted the event and drew on the connections between style and cocktail and model. Some pretty potent cocktails were served up, using Chivas as a base, to go with three models in current styling.

To see more photography from this event, please click here. Thanks. J.

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A private view in a forgotten Masonic Temple…in London

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Rachel Bradley

A preview of Prism Cabinet in the Masonic Temple at Andaz Liverpool Street – what an intriguing, exciting invitation and an unmissable event to photograph.

Head inside the Andaz Liverpool Street hotel and you’ll find an oppulent room of marble and gilt. This stunning area is in actual fact a masonic temple, which remained forgotten and walled off for decades before its rediscovery during a hotel refurbishment in the 1990′s.

It provided the most beautiful backdrop to an exclusive preview evening for the design press (Dezeen, Sunday Times Style, Wallpaper, Shortlist and InStyle were just some of the hip design crowd in attendance).

They gathered together, sipling chilled Veuve Cliquot, to preview the Prism Cabinet, a satellite installation of Veuve Clicquot Prism at the V&A, a must-see highlight of the 2012 London Design Festival programme.

The Prism Cabinet, a stunningly designed wooden cabinet which opens it’s doors to reveal a glowing hologram, has been developed and constructed by designers Studio Swine and Keiichi Matsuda, who held an Q&A with journalists at the event.

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FT Piece

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Jon Bradley

I appreciate not everyone has an account with the FT so here’s the piece on social media and personal branding again. A great feature.

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Great bit of national coverage

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jon Bradley

Friday 7th September 2012. Financial Times, Management Section.

‘When an online picture is worth a thousand clicks’.

A couple of days ago I was interviewed by the Financial Times to discuss the importance of professional images being used on social networking sites. I made the grade and the feature, as well as my quotes, made it onto today’s FT website and in the FT newspaper (page 12 of the Business Life section, if you happen to have a copy!).

The key point of the piece is that just as there’s a huge difference between a quick snap taken on your camera phone and a professional image, there’s also a vast difference between a competent image taken by a professional and an image that is able to capture who you are.

As is quoted at the end of the piece, looks really are secondary. People want to get an idea of your personality and anyone can look good in a photo. You want to look like the kind of person they’d like to do business with.

This is a subject I’m so passionate about and that’s one of the reasons why I set up my pop-up studio. Everyone, whatever their business size and spend, can have a really great photo to show the corporate world who they really are. Have a read…

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08c3a202-f77d-11e1-8c9d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz25lpnIgSw

Have a great and sunny weekend! J

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Laura & Pete, Sonning June 2012

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jon Bradley

I’ll be photographing Laura & Pete’s wedding next weekend but we recently managed to find a dry day to get together for a few hours to get some pre-wedding images. Laura & Pete wanted to head to the river in Sonning, one of their favourite places. Here’s a selection of images from the day.