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Photography Masters Cup ‘Honorable Mention’

Last night I was notified that the above image that was taken at the wedding of Amy & Matt at Prested Hall had done extremely well in an international photographic competition, the following is an excerpt from their press release...

LONDON 2nd November 2011 - Professional photographer Derek Anson of the UK was presented with the 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup ‘Honorable Mention’ in the category of People at a prestigious Nomination & Winners Photoshow. The live online ceremony webcast Sunday, October 29, 2011 was attended by photography fans in 83 countries who logged on to see the climax of the industry's most important event for color photography.

The awards international Jury included captains of the industry ranging from Hasted Hunt Kraeutler in New York, Brancolini Grimaldi, David & Goliath, Simon Studer Art Associates, Stills Gallery to Christie's in London who honored Color Masters with 272 coveted title awards and 1099 nominees in 18 categories.

"It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 13,321 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. "Derek Anson's "First Dance," an exceptional image entered in the People category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present him with the title of Honorable Mention."

You can see the 5th Annual Winners here.

Halloween

Halloween arrived early in Little Clacton this week.

Enchanted Woodland Photography

We had such a magical time on the last Enchanted Woodland Weekend we held in September, I would just like to share this message we have received from a very happy mum...........

“Hello just wanted to say many thanks again for the beautiful photos, there are now framed taking pride of place on my living room wall and will be something I can keep forever and as the kids grow up something we can all look back on. They are something completely original and like Ive never seen before and you have captured them beautifully, and they are totally magical, I am so pleased with them, shame I couldn’t buy them all, thank you again.

Carly x”

 Our next Enchanted Woodland Weekend is the 29th / 30th October 2011, there are a limited amount of sessions available so call today on 01255-860714 to book your session.

Craftsman qualification.

This is just one image from my panel of 20 images that I submitted to The Guild of Professional Photographers and I'm pleased to announce that I have been awarded the qualification of Craftsman. 

The qualification is not just about the work that I have submitted but also about how I operate my business, deal with clients, customer service etc, the qualification is a live qualification which means my work will be monitored and the qualification can be withdrawn if I do not maintain my current standards.

Silver Awards

I've just been awarded a Silver Bar for each of the above three images in a national competition.

Maya

Angelic Maya by Anson.

People at Work

This is part of our people at work project, this post features Bespoken For's Creative Director Jenni.

More from the Enchanted Woodland

These are just a few more from our August Enchanted Woodland day, next month we are going to be having an Enchanted Woodland weekend which will be September 24th & 25th.

Jewellery

The beautiful jewellery of BespokenFor by Jenni.

Enchanted Woodland

Today we held an Enchanted Woodland day, a very big thank you to all those who participated in it and helped to make the day a success.

Studio Portrait Session.

Just a few of the many images of Kayla and Eva from a fun filled studio portrait session.

Kevin and Lindy.

We had a fantastic day out yesterday with Kevin and Lindy on their engagement shoot at Castle Hedingham. 

The First Temptation.

The First Temptation., originally uploaded by del anson.

The Substance of Dreams

The Substance of Dreams, originally uploaded by del anson.

Charlotte on location.

Out and about Portrait Photography near Clacton on Sea Essex with the lovely Charlotte, we started off in Great Holland Pits (An Essex Wildlife Trust Reserve), we then moved on to the stables of a friend of Charlotte's where we got some great images of Joe (Sharon's horse) and Charlotte, and then finally we moved onto Weeley Essex where we found a field of Oilseed Rape in full bloom and again we got some great images of Charlotte in amongst the Oilseed Rape. All in all we had a great Portrait Photography Session so a big thank you to Charlotte, to Sharon (and her horse Joe), and to Vicky (hair and make-up).

Wedding Photography-Long Melford-Suffolk

A beautiful end to a beautiful day at The Bull Long Melford Suffolk, big congratulations to Vicky and Phil.

Studio Portraiture

Two more images from Charlotte's Studio Portrait Session, we are really looking forward to some location portraiture with Charlotte that will be taking place over the next few months.

Monochrome Portraiture.

There is something timeless about monochromatic portrait photography especially black and white, wether the image was taken in the studio as was the above image or out and about in the streets on location.

The above image is one of many beautiful monochrome portraits that we created in a recent portrait photography session with the lovely Charlotte.

Engagement Photography Session.


When clients are booking one of our Wedding Photography Options in Essex or Suffolk with us and we go over what their expectations are and what our expectations are of not only of their Wedding day but of the whole experience and the build up to their Wedding, and more often than not they are looking for ways in which they can enhance their overall wedding experience, one way to enhance the Wedding experience is to book an Engagement Photography Session.

Rachel and Iain on their Engagement Photography Session in Castle Park, Colchester, Essex.

Why book an Engagement Photography Session?

Well, the cynics may claim that this is just another way for your photographer to get more money from you, but here at Photography by Anson we feel the cynic is missing the whole point of an engagement session, it is not there to get more money from you but it is there for education and of course the experience.
Education, whoose education? you may well be asking, well it's the education of both the photographer and the happy couple, the photographer learns about the couple, their likes and dislikes etc and the couple get to learn about the photographer, the way the photographer works and how they communicate etc and get an opportunity to see what it feels like to be photographed, as strange as it may seem most people are daunted by the thought of having their pictures taken by a stranger and very few people are totally relaxed in front of a camera, and this is where the Engagement Photography Session really comes into its own, it helps to break down any barriers between the photographer and the couple, so on their wedding day they are more relaxed than they would have been without the Engagement Photography Session.
So if you are getting married in the not too distant future and you have not yet booked an Engagement Photography Session then you may well be missing out on an experience that you'll not only remember for a long time but you'll also be missing an opportunity to add something special to the build up to your wedding.
Contact us today to find out more about our Engagement Photography Sessions in Essex, Suffolk and the surrounding areas and other services that we provide.

Portrait Photography shoot in and around Clacton on Sea Tendring Essex with the beautiful Shannan on Sunday went superbly well, the weather was a bit cold but a great time was had by all as we spent the morning at various Photography locations around Clacton on Sea, Alresford, Holland on Sea and Tendring.

Katie & Greg.

Clacton on Sea Pier in infra-red converted to monochrome.

A few more friends from Sarra's birthday photo shoot.

We had a great time on Saturday photographing Sarra and friends as part of Sarra's weekend of birthday celebrations.

Clacton on Sea Pier, monochrome, infra-red.

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