New Studio, New Location, New Photoshoots & Weddings
I have neglected this blog for too long. If you are following fotologic you will know that we have moved.
Now based in the beautiful countryside of North Essex, true Constable Country, we have access to isolated sea shore, woods, open countryside, the only Redoubt Fort north of the Thames and the narrow streets of historic Harwich, one time home to Lord Nelson. We now have our own Portrait Studio and access to larger Studio Facilities locally.
All the above provides an even greater range for our location portraiture and fashion shoots, being in the countryside we are also launching our Horse & Hounds package. We will be offering Stable and location shoots for all Horse Owners and Location Photography for Dog Lovers.
In the New Year fotologic will be launching our Wedding Photography Service with a new focus on your needs.
We don’t believe that any couple getting married know exactly what finished album they want until they see the images from the wedding. Our packages will be based on coverage and all prepared images supplied for previewing on disc.
After your Wedding you can decide at your leisure how you want to display your memories from that special day. Options will include Coffee Table Books through to Italian Hand Stitched Leather Albums. Another advantage of this method of Wedding photography is that guests can contribute to your Album right up until the day you decide what you want.
Ian
November 28, 2011 | Categories: Wedding Photograph | Tags: Adult photos, Baby Photography, Bump photography, Bump to baby, Colchester Photography, Cost of Photography, Dog Photography, fotologic, fotologic - Social & Event Photography by local professionals, Glamour Photographer, Harwich Photography, Home Photographer, Horse & hounds, Horse Photography, Ian Bonthrone, Les Petits, Location Photographer, Martin Graeham Dunn, Model portfolio, North Essex Photography, Nude Photographer, Pet Photographer, Photographer, Photography, Photography Stuff, Travelling Photographer, Wedding Colchester, Wedding Photography, Wedding Tendring, Weddings Harwich | Leave a comment
New Year
Happy New Year to everybody I have worked with in 2010. I can happily say it has been a pleasure.
fotologic have enjoyed 2010, we have seen a change of website and unique web visitors of over 42000 in 18 months, we have launched our successful Precious Moments, Les Petits, Femme and Noir Photography packages alongside our ever popular Home & Location Sessions.
fotologic Event Photography have also had a successful year covering many social events from School Proms to Charity Dinners & Masonic Ladies Evenings to Andrew Flintof Cricket Academies and we have also had the pleasure of working with many corporate customers including:- Barchester Health Care, Leica Microsystems and Babestation TV.
Our Events have also seen us working with a number of Celebrities like Charlie Dimmock, Frank Bruno, Paul Rankin, Joe Egan, Errol Chrisie, Jimmy Anderson, Darren Maddy, Shane Lynch, Linsey Dawn McKenzie and Ricky Gervais (ok Ricky’s look alike).
To all our Customers
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Please keep visiting us for new developments in 2011
December 31, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Adult photos, Animoto, Baby Photography, Bump photography, Bump to baby, Cost of Photography, discount photography training, discount training, erotic images, Event Photographer, Event Photography, fotologic, fotologic - Social & Event Photography by local professionals, Free Information, Glamour Photographer, Home Photographer, Ian Bonthrone, Les Petits, Location Photographer, Martin Graeham Dunn, Model portfolio, Nude Photographer, Party Photographer, Party Photography, Party plan photo shoots, Pet Photographer, Photographer, Photography, Photography Stuff, Portrait Photographer, Portrait Photography, Precious Moments, Pregnancy photography, Seniors Photography, Travelling Photographer | Leave a comment
Why does Professional Photography cost so much?
It does not!!!!
Over the past 20 years the cost of purchasing a professionally shot image or album has hardly increased at all, while inflation and average wages over the same period has risen exponentially.
The overheads for professional photographers has also increased exponentially. Look at some of these costs which any self employed photographer has to pay:
- Office Studio Rent
- Telephone – fax / pager / mobile
- Advertising-Promotion -ads/ printing / mailings / web sites – design + hosting / mailing lists
- Equipment-computers/ cameras
- Training
- Subscriptions / insurance – business, equipment, employee liability, public liability, professional indemnity
- Healthcare
- Professional Services – legal / accounting
- Utilities
- Repair
- Car Expenses
- Office Supplies
- Photography Supplies -non-billable (film tests, samples, expendables)
- Postage / Shipping
- Office person / Payroll expense
- Retirement Account
- Tax / VAT
- Time (Photoshoot 1hr, First Edit 2hr, Preview 1 hr, finishing 3 hrs)
But it does not stop there, we are constantly under pressure on pricing – why?
Firstly customers have the disposable income to spend money on high end Camera’s on the assumption that the better the camera the better the picture taken – unfortunately (or fortunately) the quality of the image is not proportional to the price of the camera. It is a mix of Training, Talent, Craft and finally equipment)
Secondly, there is always someone out there offering a lower price. This is a fact but the costs of running a photographic business are the same. So the question has to be asked.
What are they cutting out to offer the low prices?
Things that should worry you:
Insurance,
Training,
Professional Membership
Image Quality
Tax Avoidance.
Next time you see advertised a £35 photo shoot of 1 hour complete with a package of images of your choice please ask why the photographer is working for less than the minimum wage? (1hr shoot can equal 7hrs work) £5 per hour and that is before any overheads are accounted for.
When all the above is said;
The Choice is yours.
Ian Bonthrone
fotologic
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December 29, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Baby Photography, Bump photography, Bump to baby, Cost of Photography, Event Photographer, Event Photography, fotologic, fotologic - Social & Event Photography by local professionals, Free Information, Glamour Photographer, Home Photographer, How much to pay, Ian Bonthrone, Les Petits, Location Photographer, Model portfolio, Nude Photographer, Party Photographer, Party Photography, Party plan photo shoots, Pet Photographer, Photographer, Photography, Photography overheads, Photography prices, Photography Stuff, Portrait Photographer, Portrait Photography, Pregnancy photography, Seniors Photography | Leave a comment
Travelling Photographer
fotologic’s central location means that we can cover a large majority of the UK for portrait work within 1 day. We can come to your home and set up our mobile studio or we can capture you at a location of your choice.
On Friday 10th December fotologice were in South West London for a Precious Moments pregnancy shoot and will be returning again in 2-3 weeks when ‘bumb’ becomes baby for a ‘Les Petits’ session so that Mum & Dad can have a combined Bump and Baby Album.
December 11, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Baby Photography, Bump photography, Bump to baby, fotologic, fotologic - Social & Event Photography by local professionals, Home Photographer, Ian Bonthrone, Les Petits, Location Photographer, Nude Photographer, Party plan photo shoots, Photographer, Photography, Portrait Photographer, Precious Moments, Pregnancy photography, Seniors Photography, South West London, Travelling Photographer | Leave a comment
Ian Bonthrone - Photographer 