New for 2013 - Corporate video services at Greg Harding Photography The pressure to provide video services at Greg Harding Photography has increased dramatically over the past few years. Many of our long standing clients and new client enquiries centre around the question "I know you can provide great stills work, but can you capture […]
Hey there, thanks for checking in on the blog. After a studio commercial photography shoot with Salford University for their 'Advantage' campaign. We whittled down the selections to a few chosen images to go forward as 'hero' shots. Part of the post-production was the requirement to extract the background away from the image so they […]
A brush with greatness: Professor Brian Cox Every once in a while, being a professional photographer comes with some neat perks. I was recently asked to cover an evening event featuring none other than Professor Brian Cox. For those having lived under a rock for the past few years, Brian is a particle physicist and […]
Professional sharpening using High Pass filteration in Photoshop Here's a recent video tutorial I put together for how to sharpening your images using the High Pass filter in Photoshop. It's my favorite method of sharpening images prior to final output. The only addendum I would like to add to this video is that you want […]
Protecting your photography kit from the baggage handlers I'm a sucker for a good bag, so when I visited HPRC (High Performance Resin Cases) at Focus on Imaging recently, I was intrigued by the build quality and durability of their cases. They're an Italian company not yet established here in the UK, but I'm sure they soon will […]
Lighting secrets from the Photographers' Magic Circle This image was captured at a recent commercial pharmaceutical shoot. Not bad, eh? A pretty syringe, probably shot against black in a studio style setup? Well no, not quite. The cool thing about this picture (apart from the Hydris technology featured in the syringe), was that it was taken in […]
Conference photography - hints and tips I was recently commissioned to photograph a large conference in Manchester, it's by no means a new thing to me. I've photographed all sorts of conferences in my 20 years of photographic experience. But it got me thinking about the difficulties that photographers face when trying to provide good […]
Car Rig Photography These are some shots taken from a recent test shoot involved 2 car rigs; Manfrotto SM8 and SM11. It was an experimental shoot as I'd not used these rigs previously, so I was gaining valuable knowledge on different set-ups and honing down the camera settings prior to a full production shoot planned […]
10 tips to improve your next photoshoot Last time on the blog we talked about pre-visualisation before getting the camera out on set. This time along a similar theme, I'd like to step back a bit and think about what happens even before you're on the set. When creating marketing photographs for corporate photography clients, […]
Architectural model photographer Earlier this week I was given the challenge of photographing an architecture model. For those not familiar with these objects, these are scale physical representations of what the proposed building is going to look like when built, it helps to convey the design ideas and concepts to the client. They're almost always […]
Providing a creative advantage Manchester commercial photographer - Greg Harding was recently commissioned by Salford University to produce a series of images for their 'Salford Advantage' campaign. The concept behind this was to demonstrate the distinct 'advantage' that Salford students and graduates have when studying at Salford University. The project was to use both students and graduates […]
2012 - a year in pictures It's that time of year that you slow down, relax and reflect upon the successes of the year just about to expire. And boy, what a year it's been. It's only when you stop to look back, do you then realise how far you've come. This year has seen […]
Hey there, by now I'm sure you understand that I'm a 'geek' at heart when it comes to all things science, research and photography orientated. So there's nothing I love more than being within a lens length of cutting edge tech. Back in November the Science and Technology Facilities Council threw their doors wide open to […]
How does the new Mk3 measure up in the 5D series? Many of you that follow my Facebook page or Twitter feed will have seen that I've recently added a new camera to my commercial equipment. Canon's newest 5DMk3. Now although I'm a photographer and I use professional cameras on a daily basis, I'm not […]
Building space into your interior photographs Every interior space offers its own unique set of photographic challenges. As an interior architectural photographer in the commercial sector, photographing interiors is usually part and parcel of a architectural brief. Having worked with interior designers, built environment and construction companies and more latterly real estate companies, there's always one room […]
Business profile photography and brand impact More recently I've been fascinated by branding, as is evident in our last guest blog and wanted to find out more from the experts exactly what impact your profile picture has upon your business brand. So, this weeks guest blogger is Alistair Marshall. He's a proven Business Development guru, specialising […]
Magazine feature in Professional Photographer For those who don't regularly subscribe to Professional Photographer magazine, its worth picking up this month as yours truly has a 3 page feature in it. Woohoo! It's funny sometimes how things work out, as this article happened quiet by accident. I recently got in contact with a professional retoucher […]
Have I got a real treat for you. Of great interest to me is the topic of branding. Whether you consciously recognise them or not brands shape our lives and steer our decision making. Businesses rise and fall from their ability to engage their customers through branding, so I'm very pleased to welcome David Hensley of Hensley […]
The Business of a Corporate Golf Photographer Over the years golf courses have always played host to some high powered business decisions, a good many US Presidents have been photographed mixing business with this particular pleasure. Corporate golf events today are still a very popular way of exchanging good contacts and meeting great clients and […]
Quote Me Happy I get a fair number of enquiries through the website since I rank pretty well on Google. But there's always a few that are just phishing enquiries from other photographers trying to find out more about my pricing and licensing structure. Heck, I might have been tempted to do the same if […]
Photographing Private Hospitals A recent commission took me to a private healthcare hospital in Nottingham. The brief was to create images that conveyed a dynamic and fully equipped private hospital, showing staff that were friendly, welcoming and that demonstrated professionalism and clinical excellence. My approach was to keep the shoot clean and simple. I chose a […]
The Importance of Good Photography | Admiral PR Thanks for stopping back and checking out the latest news from Greg Harding Photography. This week we've invited top specialist PR and marketing firm Admiral into the guest chair. Oliver Chesher, director of Admiral PR and Marketing: The importance of good photography, a PR perspective. I’ve got […]
Special Olympic Photography Occasionally on my travels as a commercial photographer, I get the privilege to meet and photograph some great people. On this particular day I was shooting some prospectus images for a large University when I was introduced to Special Olympic gymnast - Omar Haddad. This guy was full of beans and definitely […]
Track testing photographer One of my photography projects over the last few months was to shoot a series of images for GT Radial at a tyre track testing day at MIRA in Nuneaton. MIRA is short for; Motor Industry Research Association and was founded in 1946 and to this day the facility is a highly secure […]
Professional Engineering Photographer I think its fair to say that most little boys are fascinated with powerful engines, arch wielding kits and heavy industrial environments. A recent commission for a Manchester based engineering company CPM, saw a return of these childhood fantasies, but this time now as an industrial photographer, I had a camera with […]
Marketing Communications guru : Suzanne Stolberg is in the guest blogging chair. Witty Words or Pretty Pictures? In the eight years I’ve worked with Greg on many different projects, we’ve often debated whether marketing vehicles such as websites, brochures, leaflets, reports and advertisements should be image-led or word-led. His mantra has always been that a […]
Presenting your portfolio to clients I was recently invited to present a portfolio of work to the University of Lincoln in an effort to obtain a long term University photography commission. After being interviewed alongside 5 other hopefuls, I was fortunate enough to be selected as their official photographer. Awesome! It's always a real boost […]
Winter photographer ready for action Following my previous post of preparing to photograph in cold conditions. One of the biggest challenges I found of photographing in a snowy location was getting around the various snow and ice circuits; as anything away from the driving track was pretty deep snow. This required the use of snow shoes […]
Automotive Photographer As a commercial photographer being asked by a major tyre brand to photograph one of their most important corporate marketing events in the UK can be pretty daunting, but when GT Radial told me that their event was taking place within the Arctic Circle (where the weather was likely to be -20 centigrade) […]
Rebrand photography Trafford Golf Centre A while ago I was approached by Pete Styles - Director of Golf at the newly re-branded Trafford Golf Centre. The golf centre is now owned and co-managed by Peel Holdings and since the rebrand the new centre has been looking to update its marketing images to attract new clients […]
MediaCity UK at night This image was taken at MediaCity UK as part of a series of recently commissioned night photography around Manchester. I've photographed a good many Manchester buildings at one time or another, but this one of the new BBC headquarters stood out as a bit special so I thought I'd share. This […]
What's in the bag? Hi all, just before my snowy commercial shoot in Finland next week, I thought I'd share a quick video of what I'm packing for the week long shoot. I'm trying to cover a lot of bases and given the scope of the brief, I think what I've packed will give me […]
Interiors by Whitespace Consultants We would like to thank Greg for asking us to write a guest blog. We have worked with Greg Harding on many projects over the years. As a commercial office refurbishment company we operate throughout the UK. With over 20 years experience in the office interior design arena, we offer a […]
PR shoot - James Cracknell I was recently asked by a local PR agency to cover an opening of a Health clinic, not that interesting you say. Maybe not, but the celebrity opening the Culcheth Health Clinic was the legend James Cracknall. I accepted and was given a brief. I probed for more backstory and for […]
GT Radial / Official European Photographer The tail-end of last year saw global tyre manufacturer GT Radial, commission Greg Harding Photography for a quick one-off business photography session. The purpose was to create 'character driven' portrait images for use on the website and for a press release profile to mark the new appointment. The brief […]
The Power Beneath MediaCity UK - Industrial Photography Case Study As an experienced construction photographer with a predisposition for photographing heavy industrial projects. Plant rooms have always offered the opportunity to create high impact images that feature insulated pipes, beautiful chromed boilers, sleek looking pressurised systems, oh and big industrial engines. O.k, it's fair to […]
A short while ago, I undertook a self-imposed ten-pin bowling project. I posted a few of these pics on Flickr after I'd shot them, but wanted to pull the whole project together so you could get an idea of the thinking behind the images. A little backstory: Since I was a teenager I've always been […]
Industrial Architecture Just a quick post while I'm on a break and visiting the folks. I love walking around working shipping docks. Loads of great photo opportunities with heavy industrial machinery and Bristol has this in spades. Here's just a quick couple of iPhone pics processed through my current favorite photo app Dynamic light. I […]
Portrait of a squash star : Laura Massaro Getting the opportunity to photograph anyone who's at the top of their game is something I can rarely pass upon. So when interior design specialists Whitespace Consultants offered me the chance to photograph a World Class Squash player I immediately said "hell yeah!". In my youth, I […]
Clinical trials & Pharmaceutical photography Clinical research & pharmaceutical companies rely on good marketing images if they're going to attract volunteers onto pharmaceutical drug trials, it's their life blood. See below image gallery for more images from the shoot. Over the previous few months I’ve been working closely with a healthcare and pharmaceutical marketing agency […]
I recently purchased the new SanDisk Imagemate to upgrade from my old dedicated Lexar Professional Firewire 400 CF reader. The thought was to move away from the FW400 ports that are no longer supported on my iMac and into some new USB 3 technology. Now I know the iMac only has USB 2 ports, but […]
It's the start of the year again and the previous year in particular has just flashed by (no pun intended). This is the perfect milestone to take stock of some of the challenging projects that have shaped and developed my work in 2011. My experience as a professional photographer is that once the images have […]
Reverberation room & Anechoic chamber photography Creating the appearance of sound using a 'light painting' photographic technique One of the best things about being an experienced commercial photographer is the ability to see beyond the physical and to dream up exciting concepts that have a wow factor for the client. This project was no different, […]
Just a quick update post to let you know what I've been doing with my time lately. As you all know by now, I get my kicks and giggles from photographing cool technology, scientific gadgets and amazing structures. My last photography project for the University of Salford (UoS) ticked lots of those boxes and I […]
On-location corporate portraiture The professional portrait photographers at Greg Harding Photography understand that time is money and work to minimise the disruption to your working day. That’s why we bring the studio to you. All the benefits of high quality, professional grade corporate portraiture, but cost effective and time efficient. Click here to view our […]
O.k so it begins, the difficult first blog. After much planning, collecting content and agonising over what I could/should/would write about, I find myself reflecting on how starting a blog isn't so different to how I tell a story with images. Fundamentally, this is how I approach all my shots. For me the only way a picture works […]