Photography for Businesses In and Around Ipswich

Although we are increasingly in demand in London, throughout the UK and even internationally, Stillview  naturally attracts attention from local organisations needing professional photography in Ipswich, Suffolk, Essex and the surrounding area. A great number of local businesses have called on our expertise, and here we spotlight some of the work we have done for them.

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Glasswells Furniture – Ipswich

When Glasswells opened its new furniture showroom on a retail park in Ipswich, the company wanted a striking shot of the store's exterior. The brief was to create a memorable image which could be used both on the firm's own website and in publicity material.

The obvious course would have been to take a photograph of the store in the daytime, but we decided to do something different and more eye-catching. Our solution was to shoot as evening fell, with the shop's lights turned on, which emphasised the large glass windows at the front of the showroom. This created a dramatic shot which drew the eye to the shapes and colours of the furniture inside. We also angled the photograph from the side, which meant part of the road could be seen, with the lights from the shop reflecting in the damp pavement. The result was an image which has since been used many times, both in print and on websites.

Alstons Furniture – Colchester

On this occasion, we were asked to photograph a collection of bedroom cabinets. This involved creating a bedroom set within our studio and we  worked to a brief from the firm, which suggested how it should be laid out and what colours to choose. The client also requested both external and internal views of the cabinets.

A photo stylist worked together with our photographer over a whole day to arrange the room set in every detail, arranging furniture and lighting to give a bright, airy atmosphere. After we had taken the photograph, the area of the window was altered on the image to include an external view. This painstaking process meant we ended up with an image which was just what Alstons wanted and showcased their furniture to full advantage.

Nidera – UK Head Office in Ipswich

Grain merchants Nidera run a UK haulage fleet of 35 trucks, and had taken delivery of new Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Our brief was to create a dramatic image showing one of these new trucks. At Stillview, we specialise in transport photography, so this Ipswich-based firm knew we would be able to find an unusual way of showing the trucks' capabilities.

We started by photographing the parked truck, but then adapted the image digitally, creating an effect of speed by using a photograph of a trailer. By appearing to show the truck in motion, the image expressed its power, while the glimpse of countryside beside the road suggested the setting where the trucks are normally used. We enlarged the picture to a 7m shot and this was installed in Nidera's international HQ in the Netherlands.

Karl King Transport – Ipswich

Our expertise in transport photography was called on by Ipswich firm Karl King Transport. As a market leader in distribution, the company asked us to create an image showing a fleet of its lorries. However, we needed to do this without taking several vehicles out of service for a whole day, involving unnecessary loss of productivity. We took one lorry and photographed it in several different locations, then digitised the image so that four lorries were shown, two on a bridge and two passing underneath in opposite directions. The resulting photograph put across the firm's versatility and the fact that it has a large number of lorries on the road.

Top That– Woodbridge

Woodbridge-based children's book publisher ‘Top That’ were looking to revamp their corporate identity. They wanted images they could use, not only in print, but also on their website and in PR material.

Our photographer spent a day taking photographs that reflected the ‘Top That’ image, and the brief was to show a young, dynamic, forward-thinking  company. The photographs were of staff in and around the working environment; shots were taken in each department and had to reflect what they did.

Stillview Photography has undertaken many corporate shoots over the past 33 years.

James White Fruit Juices – Ashbocking, Suffolk

Suffolk-based fruit juice producer James White asked us to showcase some of the drinks from their Uncle Cornelius range, putting across their refreshing qualities. We used a summery setting for our product shot of their Lemon Refresher drink, creating an image with the bottle and two glasses in the foreground, and a summer game of cricket behind. By contrast, for our shot of the firm's Finest Spiced Ginger, we chose a dark background with a fire in the background, suggesting the drink's warming flavour and giving a feeling of evening and relaxation. The resulting images were used on the firm's website.

About Stillview

Stillview provide striking photography for Ipswich businesses, ranging from local firms to global brands with a presence in the area. We serve clients across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and further afield, including many London agencies. Get in touch now to discuss our service.

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Stillview provides commercial photography to new Ipswich client.

Stillview photography recently Supplied commercial photography to a new Ipswich based client,

The client in question was Swallow Marketing a recently formed company headed up by a young talented man by the name of Chris Swallow.

His brief had been to remarket the Venue at Kersey Mill, And in turn his brief to us at Stillview was to get a series of images that could be used at all levels of marketing.

We spent two half days on location, the first day was spent getting images of the fabulous food they supply and interior shots of the Venue. The second half-day was spent getting images in and around the location itself.

We created images in both black and white and colour, interior and exterior.

The images have already been used in a brochure/folder (See picture).

Stillview photography supplies commercial photography to many clients not only in Ipswich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds and London but also throughout the UK.

For further details please contact us at www.stillview.co.uk

The Importance of Commercial Photography in Modern Marketing

Stillview provides commercial photography to a wide range of clients in Ipswich, London and across the East of England who understand the power that images can have. Sometimes, when a brochure or website is being created, there can be a temptation to regard pictures as an afterthought, just there to illustrate text or add a touch of visual interest. However, using images like this is missing a vast opportunity.

Using our expertise and experience built up over 30 years, we deliver memorable images which can get a message across far more strongly than words alone could ever do. Photographs are obviously vital in advertising products which need to be seen to be appreciated, such as fashions, home furnishings or food and drink. But even with products which cannot be photographed, such as service industries, making a strong visual impact is still important.

Here we look at some of the particular factors that make using images in marketing campaigns ever more essential.

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Bridging the Gap
In an internet age, it is quite feasible for someone to choose a business and conduct their transactions without ever meeting the person or people supplying their services. Images can work to give a business a more solid presence, with business portraits or pictures of people injecting humanity and a sense of relationship into the process, and helping to put customers at ease.

This is especially important when promoting personal services such as legal advice or accounting, where customers need to trust the people they are dealing with and want a sense of someone's personality. For example, photographs of office staff looking relaxed and smiling at their desks, could help to encourage someone who is feeling nervous to get in touch.

Who Has Time to Read?
Prospective customers rarely have time to read lengthy descriptions of your product – and even if they did, what would make them want to? Headlines can be effective in grabbing attention, but not nearly as effective as pictures. As experts in commercial photography, Ipswich-based Stillview know that the right images can arouse curiosity and make people want to find out more.

As an example, Stillview's many striking images of lorries and farm machinery put across the message of how powerful these machines are. The fact that the lorries are pictured out on the roads and the tractors and combine harvesters are shown in fields makes these images more memorable than static shots of the vehicles would be.

Getting Noticed in a 24/7 World
In our modern world, people are constantly being bombarded with text and images from all angles – whether it is TV, computers and tablets, mobile phones or print. Getting noticed in this sea of media is a tough job, but it is necessary to stand out in order to have a chance of getting your message across.

This means that average or indifferent images which are quickly forgotten just won't do. Commercial photography has to do the job of catching the attention and sticking in the memory to be really effective. One example of a memorable shot is Stillview's photograph of a vivid red sofa in front of the white windows of a London home, with a pair of toning red shoes and a couple of red vases on the mantelpiece helping to emphasise the dramatic colour.

Instant Communication
Visual images are processed by the brain much faster than the spoken word, text or other linguistic means. The human brain can take in, process and make sense of thousands of items of visual information every second – most of it unconsciously.

All this information goes directly to the visual cortex, bypassing the conscious mind. Complex vision evolved millions of years before conscious thought and language. Tiny details which may not be noticed consciously can have a powerful effect on the overall meaning and atmosphere of an image. An experienced image maker can use this knowledge to create photographs which are not only great to look at and highly memorable, but also powerful in conveying just the right message about a product or service.

Using this understanding of the power of imagery to communicate instantly and powerfully with your customer, it's time to consider putting commercial photography at the heart of your next marketing campaign or website design.

Commercial Photography Ipswich
Experts in commercial photography Stillview are located in Ipswich, but we serve customers in a wide area including all of Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. We are also often called on by London-based advertising agencies and PR firms.

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Location photography

I recently undertook a location shoot for one of the country's largest sofa manufacturers.

The brief was to find a suitable location for photography and shoot the new Colorado corner suites, in this situation finding a perfect location is half the battle, I use a London based location finder and having explained to them the kind of images we were acquiring they narrowed down selective locations throughout the south-east of England.

Having viewed these locations on-screen my client and I decided on a location in Surrey, we then made an appointment with the owner and did a recce.

This is extremely important as images on a screen can be deceiving, also you need to know things like, how is the access, can we get the furniture in, where does the light come from in certain parts of the day, if we need to shoot on longer are the people flexible etc etc

The location turned out to be perfect; it was a 17th century converted barn that looked very contemporary exactly what we were looking for to create the right image.

I have carried out many location shoot over the years, most locations are in and around the London area however I have also found great locations for photography in  Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire and Norfolk

To see more examples of location photography please go to www.stillview.co.uk/portfolio/interior/

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Room set photography from our Ipswich studio

We recently undertook a room set shoot for Essex-based Saturn stores at our photography studio in Ipswich.

Saturn operate a number of online stores including the furniture store online, it is one of the UK's largest and most successful online furniture retail sites.

They had previously used a number of commercial photographers in and around the Essex area but felt they were not quite getting the quality of product photography they were looking for.

They had three new ranges to be photographed; each range had six different chair combinations.

At the Ipswich studio we built a standard two wall configuration with one window which had a lifestyle image dropped into it.

The final shoot took three days and we ended up with 168 different images.

The client was so impressed he has booked an additional shoot at our photography studio for his next three ranges in six weeks.

At the Ipswich studio we can build any number of room sets from the simple as above to the most complex, we already have clients from Ipswich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge and London using our facility on a regular basis.

Stillview Photography – see more examples of our room set photography in our online portfolio.

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Corporate portrait photography from our Ipswich studio

Brothers Dan and Joe Hearne were in need of some very good corporate portraiture of themselves both individually and together.

After trawling through the Internet the brothers decided that the style of business portraits we supplied was exactly what they wanted.

They were photographed in our smaller Ipswich studio where most portraits and small items are photographed.

They needed individual shots of themselves, both formal and informal.

Having over 30 years experience as commercial portrait photographers means that we can quickly identify exactly what the client is looking for.

With corporate portraiture it is not always necessary to visit our Ipswich studio in fact I would say that almost 60% of business portraits are still done on location.

We cover the whole of the UK, Europe and beyond.

See more examples of our commercial photography including business portraits on our website.

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Industrial pump photography from our Ipswich studio

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An international manufacturer and supplier of pump and valve equipment asked us to carry out product photography for one of their newest products.

The piece of equipment itself needed to be photographed not only on the green background but a blue background to comply with corporate guidelines.

The item was photographed at our Ipswich studio with both green and blue backgrounds and, as is often required in product photography, followed by a reasonable amount of retouching to achieve the finished result.

This was one of the reasons the company came to us as they were most impressed not only with the standard of our studio photography but also our retouch skills.

Digital imaging and retouching is something we are very strong on, and you can see more examples of our product photography in our website portfolio.

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