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Some cool jumping photos shot in the studio.

We’ve been busy lately shooting a whole range of different subjects, shooting product photos and business portraits – both in the studio and on location. We’ve just finished a really cool shoot today shooting some jump images of designer James Hogg.

We ran it through Aperture 3 and Nik’s Color Effex 3 and we’re very pleased with the end result! We used two Profoto Acute D4 heads to get the result. One gridded and painting the cove with a narrow beam of light, and the other with a 3x4ft softbox aiming straight at James from behind and slightly above.

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Roomset Photography

As January draws to a close it’s been a busy start to the year at Workhouse Studios, we’ve had several shoots in the studio, with a focus on roomset photography. Workhouse Studios is ideal for this type of photography, at 3500 sq ft there’s space to build 5 roomsets at any one time and the drive in access makes set builds a breeze.

Here’s one of our roomset photos from a shoot we did back in August 2010.

Roomset photography at Workhouse Studios. © Workhouse Studios 2011. All rights reserved.

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Fact File: What is an Infinity Cove.

One of the aspects of our studio I am asked most about is the infinity cove or cyclorama. Just what is an infinity cove/cyclorama and what benefit can it have to your product photography/photography.

An infinity cove is primarily an all white space with no corners (sometimes they can be painted other colours such as grey), this is designed to make the background of an object look like it goes on for infinity. Photographing on an infinity cove is very popular in commercial and advertising photography.

Shooting on an infinity cove also makes it very easy to cut out a product for use in brochures and on the web.

A basic infinity curve can be created out of seamless white paper supported from a background stand. This can be good when you are photographing a small product or single person, but for larger items or groups it can be problematic. This is where a proper infinity cove comes into its own.

Workhouse Studios has a large corner infinity cove, which measures 6m x 6m by 4m. This is one of the largest infinity coves in the North West and makes Workhouse Studios a very versatile shooting space.

The cove is plenty big enough for car photography – we’ve had a Ferrari F430  and a Bentley Flying Spur on it amongst others and can also hold large groups of people – fitting 30 people of for a large group photo is no problem.

Check out some images taken on the infinity cove at Workhouse Studios below:

Workhouse Studio's corner infinity cove and drive in access.

Product photography shot on the Workhouse Studios infinity cove.

Ferrari F430 photographed on the Workhouse Studios infinity cove.

Ribcaged promotional photography.

If you’d like to hire Workhouse Studios for an upcoming photography shoot, click here to contact us.

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Event Photography: Blackburn Youth Zone Autumn Party

A few weeks ago Workhouse Studios photographer Andrew Woodhouse, was asked to cover the Blackburn Youth Zone Autumn Party which was being held at the Design Studio at Graham & Brown. The event was to help support the Youth Zone project – a purpose built youth centre complex in the centre of Blackburn, it was attended by over 300 guests and featured a great live set by local pop star Diana Vickers. BBC News presenter Ranvir Singh hosted the night whilst Wayne Hemingway worked as a DJ.

Below are a few images from the night, you can see more images in December’s edition of Lancashire Life Magazine.

Andrew Graham, Chairman, Blackburn Youth Zone.

Diana Vickers performing live at the Blackburn Youth Zone Party.

Blackburn Youth Zone Autumn Party.

Nicky and Karl Jepson with Graham and Kathrin Slater.

Wayne Hemingway.

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Bright Sparks.

Christina decided to bring in some sparklers yesterday to accompany her soup off entry, so we decided to do something fun with them.

Bright sparks. © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

For some bright ideas visit Workhouse or Workhouse Studios.

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Location Photography: Hair by Claire Ashton.

Yesterday Workhouse Studios photographer Andrew was asked to take interior photos of Claire Ashton’s newly opened hair salon. It’s a fantastic new hair salon out in Freckleton, between Preston and Blackpool. The salon features some of the latest technology and has a warm and welcoming feel. The cappuccinos are excellent too…

Hair by Claire Ashton. © Workhosue Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

Hair by Claire Ashton. © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

Hair by Claire Ashton. © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

Hair by Claire Ashton. © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

Check out their Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/HairByClareAshton

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Product Photography in the studio.

Here’s a recent product photo we’ve shot in the studio. We’ve kept it nice and clean shooting it on a plain white background and including a reflection. To see more of Workhouse Studios product photography click here.

Black and Decker Screwdriver. © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

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Event Photography: Procure Plus Conference September 2010

Last week Workhouse Studios were asked to cover the Procure Plus AGM conference at Lancashire County Cricket Ground in Manchester. The day went really well with a variety of speakers taking to the stage. Below are a few images from the day, to see more examples of Workhouse Studios’ event photography check out our event portfolio.

Procure Plus conference September 2010. © Workhouse Studios. All rights reserved.

Procure Plus conference September 2010. © Workhouse Studios. All rights reserved.

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Fashion Photography: Sascha 2

Last week I got the chance to photograph a great model called Sascha. In my last blog post I showed you one of the finished shots from the shoot, today I’m uploading a second shot. It was a great shoot and I’m looking forward to shooting her again soon.

Sascha: © Workhouse Studios 2010. All rights reserved.

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