What have I been upto this week! At Adrian Day Photography

On November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, beauty, editing, etsy, fashion, Instagram, Instagram marketing, photographer, pinterest, wedding dresses, weddingsLeave a comment

Birthday week for me! It’s coming round to that time of year again ! Another year older for me and another year of being a photographer!

I’ve now been into photography twenty eight years! Wow how time has gone so fast!

I’ve not been a professional photographer all that time as I was still at school a good part of that and I took some time out before I come back to the art so now it’s been a little over 20 years picking up a camera !

Do you know what? There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t like photography! I honestly love what I do and enjoy everything about it! Even those times when I didn’t quite get the shot I was expecting! or that pose that just didn’t hit focus !

This week I’ve had a lot going on! Looking through where I have been and evaluating where I’m heading! What I’ve yet to accomplish and what I’ve already accomplished!

I’ve managed to get my work in places I didn’t think possibly on the streets of London and magazines that span the globe! I’ve also worked with amazing clients models and gained some fantastic friends along the way!

I’ve been lucky enough to use some great products cameras and locations that I’ve captured beautiful images I never thought I would create!

This lockdown has given me ideas and thoughts that have perplexed me! But also has shown me that even in the times we are working in! There is no reason we can’t keep an open mind and still be creative!

We are only held back by our imagination and today world doesn’t have to stop in the real world but the World Wide Web can open up endless possibilities!

So this week I’ve been busy !

Created and Etsy store.
Created a new dot com for Adrian Day photography.
Created a social media shop on my pages
Edited a number of images that I’ve revamped to today’s style.
took on E-learning ! (Yes I’ve been a photographer for 20 years but times change and it’s time to go with it!)
Also uploaded a number of images and links to Pinterest so people can see and maybe grow and get inspiration from my work!.

See now the view I have is that I’ve been waiting to long to do all the above and thinking that things will change!

Change only comes from doing something about what you want and need every single day! We can’t expect things to get better by doing the same thing every single day!

Okay guys and girls here are a few links for you to check out ! this is some of what I’ve been creating this week! Please if you like something show it some love ! Comment follow like it’s amazing to have your input and connecting with amazing people

Boudoir with kayleigh

Please let me know on here also if you like my posts so I know if I’m doing something right ! And hey it will be good to chat!

Jade on locations

Boudoir with kayleigh.

Thanks for taking the time to read this blog post! And keeps watching the how I got the shot post is running a little late but it’s coming ! Just want to get it right !

Now selling digital images on Etsy – one image up now more to come!

On November 9, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, editing, etsy, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lockdown, photographerLeave a comment

I’ve been looking into selling my landscape and art prints !

CLICK TO CHECK OUT OUR ETSY STORE

Today I made that leap using Etsy I’ve been signed up for a while now but never really taken that leap until tonight!

The thing with taking so many images and only really stock piling them on a hard drive it’s not making any money !

What this lockdown has shown me it’s time to take chances and try to see what you can do from being online! There are so many business making products and money online and doing well at it!

There is a big wide world out there and the web world has a opening for everyone! To take a chance and go do something !

So tonight I added my first digital print to my store

More images will be added to the page over the next couple of days .. images of all kinds of things that may just make for that perfect christmas gift !

If you do get a chance and you any to pop over there is now one of the shipwrecked images up for a great price! That’s worth it to anyone ! Once again pop along to the link at the top or even the one below !

CLICK TO CHECK OUT OUR ETSY STORE

Also let me know if you buy something from my Etsy by commenting below ! Between now and Christmas anyone who ordered a product of this link will be entered into a prize draw for a second image completely free!

BTW THE IMAGES ON SALE ARE DIGITAL IMAGES CURRENTLY, BUT MORE PRODUCTS INCLUDING PRINTS WILL BE ADDED SOON!

Business is first and foremost about making others happy

On October 1, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, camera settings, cars, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sale, sony A7, togblog, weddingsLeave a comment

We get into business to pay the bills and to create something for our future!

This is true to a stage! What we don’t think about is that what we do ultimately makes others happy!

It’s something I’ve just found out. The bigger picture is that for 99% of businesses is that it’s ultimately making our customers or consumers happy.

Think about it like this, a baker makes cakes and you buy them to make your belly happy and that makes you feel good as the consumer but the baker is happy too because he is doing what he loves

Builder build a house with out thinking that what they’re doing is potentially making a house that will become a home for a family to grow and live happy ever after!

It’s the same being a photographer, though we capture images and we love what we do.. we are doing it to make others happy capturing your big day or taking that portrait of your grandmother who you love and want to always remember. It’s about making you happy!

It’s great that we can do what we love, while making a living yet at the same time making someone else happy!

I love that feeling of making others around me happy so remember everyone’s out to make you happy! Even when you don’t know it and take it for granted

I truly hope that what I do makes those who see it very happy and that it puts a smile on someone’s face! Here are a few images that I really hope makes you smile.

My go to portrait set up .. 85mm Sony 1.8 lens on a Sony a7 body.

On September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, nikon to sony, photographer, sony A7, togblog, wedding dresses, weddingsLeave a comment

I used to be a Nikon guy ! Until I first put my hand on a Sony camera in a local camera shop!

It’s amazing that as photographers be that as a hobby or a business. Gear is a big debate! What brand do you use? what body? and so on ! It’s the war between Nikon, canon or sony amongst a few others that seem to be the go to brands .

Now when I say I was a Nikon shooter I loved my camera it was the be all ! And nothing was going to change that! Well nothing soon changed to a maybe because the look of the Sony camera really captured my eye, I see images and others shooting with it and then I was in a local camera shop and was talking about Sony bodies that’s when it happened I got my hands on the first Sony Alpha 7.

That was that I was hooked! It wasn’t long before I had to buy it ! Though the Sony bodies or lenses are not cheap I soon found that the quality matched the price! We all have that idea of what we would pay for a product and this certainly was a little more than I was anticipating but after buying a few lenses I could see that the build quality and the image quality balanced the price and quality scales.

One lens that I got was an 85mm 1.8 now this lens Uk price was just under £600 the build quality is fantastic and I couldn’t wait to try it ! I’ve used other 85mm lenses on other bodies like the canon and Nikon and not been taken by the images.

This time I was keeping everything crossed I got a model and a location sorted out and Waited for the delivery!

Upon opening the box I was pretty happy with the lens it had a good weight behind it. Smooth focus ring. As always I can’t wait long to use new gear and was soon out with a beautiful model and location. The lens focuses pretty fast and mixed with the 24mp full frame body the images look great on the back of the camera!

I know sometimes looking at the back of a camera don’t always show the best of an image! So couldn’t wait to see what the images looked like on the laptop. Flicking through the images and zooming in to the eyes this set up was perfect the image had a crisp edge to the shots 80% looked in focus and the fall off of the images at 1.8 was stunning ! For the shots I took at this first shoot with this lens I shot a lot at f6.3 I’m sure you will agree these images below definitely look great!

I’ve used this on over 30 shoots since I got this lens and body and I’m never disappointed! It’s a great bit of kit and I would honestly recommend anyone thinking about changing to Sony to go to a shop and try this combination out! I’m pretty sure that you will soon agree with me that they are a great combination!

Before I finish if you shoot sony what lens is your go to ? I would love to hear!

Until next time remember – one life,one shot, capture it!

A few new Black and white images from shoots Adrian Day Photography

On May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketingLeave a comment

Love these images… it’s amazing what a desaturated image can look like. and really change the whole look of an image.

You may think you have the image you want in colour but until you have at least tried to see what a monochrome version of your looks like don’t take it for granted it can show all the imperfections or even make that image pop !

Is Instagram dead? – has it lost the plot and put its self in quarantine!

On May 7, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, male model, new, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sale, sony A7, strobes, Uncategorized, YouTubeLeave a comment

I’ve been using Instagram for years… pretty much from day one…

It’s was great watching all the people posting amazing images and showing of what they was doing in a way that no other site had been doing.

Images got likes and each person had its real following in its own style, niche..

Everyone had a voice, everyone could be just who they wanted to be. okay there was a few restrictions and Instagram kept an eye on the naughty side.

As the years have gone on it’s become restrictive in ways that we don’t realise. We only don’t realise this because Instagram has taken it up-on it’s self to use it’s algorithm to put pay to getting seen in any way shape or form unless instagram feels you deserve it. or that you tick ever box it want you to.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been looking into where and what’s best to get yourself and images seen and noticed. Paid or free.

It’s looking like social media is now making it more like antisocial media! It’s killing its self off by doing all it can to so called be the best! Why if a site calls its self social would you stop people for doing exactly that.

I’ve tried everything to get a following used a number of different pages even posted images that have on other sites got tens of thousands of views and like yet on social media got just under 100 views and maybe 30 likes.

This to me isn’t worth my investment at all. I’ve paid for and done free posts and got nothing in return.

To me it’s seems that a number of people are coming away from the platforms and putting the money into their own websites and posting the work right to the bourses mouth! And getting so much more ! For way less.

A few weeks back I posted to Pinterest! From my website now my website is a free WordPress and my Pinterest is free.

In one seven day period I had over 60k of views and a large number of saves and like. And my views and comments to my website went from 10 to 100 per day!

It’s honestly a no brainier when you’re getting something for free and the numbers are showing for them self what’s happening . It’s only time before everyone goes it alone and walks away from so called social media !

This is just my opinion but try it your self and if you don’t see a difference let me know.

I’m sure in a day of media being a sales point that we need to find our best format or medium to get ourselves out there! It’s only smart business that we look out for ourself and our really followers and clients

Question is do you think it’s dead? What have you found that works for you? I’m always open to suggestions !

Black and white photography covid lockdown edits with jack

On April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, male model, new, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sale, sony A7, strobesLeave a comment

Here are a few images from the back stock of a shoot with Male model Jack

Do like shooting males and editing the images in black and white it gives a depth to the images unseen by colour images!

If you like what you see please show these images a little love!

Back stock edits lock down for photographers the Alana shoot

On April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sony A7, strobes, togblog, UncategorizedLeave a comment

A few images from the shoot with Alana, we got some fun and friendly images with this client

It was such a great shoot to do! And definitely one I had to edit and show while I had the chance!

If you like what you see please feel free to show some love!

Small selection of mini photo shots from back stock covid lockdown

On April 19, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, new, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sony A7, strobes, togblogLeave a comment

Here are a few more images from the back stock collection.

These are just a few images created for clients over the last year or so!

I hope that you like what you see!

Mini portrait sessions – images from the covid-19 backstock

On April 18, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sony A7, strobes, togblog, UncategorizedLeave a comment

These images are from the covid-19 back stock love these mini sets setting images out like this I find works for showing images to clients as a first impression set!

If this is something that stands out to you please show these images and posts some love.

Covid-19 lockdown edits day seven images with Rhiannon

On April 16, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, camera settings, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, new, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterestLeave a comment

This was a favourite out door shoot and my first time shooting with the new Sony 90mm macro lens

The lens and Sony a7 combination was a perfect choice for the shoot with so much detail I actually had to pull back on the textures and clarity sliders in post as there was too much detail in the skin!

I love how Rhiannon pops out the background even with the vivid greens such a beautiful image and smile!

If you like this please feel free to show the love and share like, so on!

More images to come this week!

Model: Rhiannon
Photographer: Adrian Day

Just added 5 new covid-19 portrait image sets with different models

On April 14, 2020 By Adrian DayIn Adrian Day, Artist, beauty, business card, camera basics, camera settings, cars, fashion, flash, Gel boudoir, Gel shoots, Instagram, Instagram marketing, lighting creative, new, nikon to sony, photographer, pinterest, sony A7, strobes, togblog, Uncategorized, weddings, YouTubeLeave a comment

Day six of covid-19 lockdown and been creating some image sets for social media posts

These are pretty simple to do and something I like to issue to send image sets to clients of the three best images from each outfit I shoot!

Sometimes it takes a little time to get things right but these are simple and show just what’s needed

If you like what you see please show the post and the images on our social media pages some love 💓

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