Timm Cleasby Photography

Product photography – Covid secure

Sam Cleasby — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:42:04 +0000

Though our studio doors are closed to the public during this Covid lockdown, we are still working away behind the scenes and following guidance from the Association of Photographers we can shoot business to business and product photography for our clients in a Covid secure way.

For our product photography, we arrange a socially distanced delivery of products. These are then quarantined for a period of time before we shoot them. During the shoot, we can video call the client in whichever way is most convenient to them if they want to have input into the shooting process.

The products will then be quarantined again before we arrange a socially distant collection.

We recently worked with Northern Willow to photograph some of their beautiful baskets in lifestyle setting. From our Sheffield based photography studio, we photographed products with a turnaround time of one week including quarantine time.

Here is what Will from Northern Willow had to say:

“The process was really well organised so everyone’s safety was taken into consideration when dropping my products off for the shoot. I was able to jump on zoom throughout the day to get an idea of artistic direction and I had complete faith that they understood the look and feel I was going for so my attendance wasn’t really needed.

In terms of the photos themselves, they were absolutely top notch and I’m already noticing a return in my sales. Better still, Timm and Sam worked in an efficient manner which meant I got amazing value for money in the amount of products they shot.

I’ve booked in for more photos with them as soon as possible!”

You can see a few of the images from our shoot with Northern Willow here. If you’d like to purchase any of their beautiful baskets, head over to the Northern Willow Etsy page here.

If you are looking for product photography in South Yorkshire, then get in touch with us to talk through your requirements and budget. We are happy to work to your brief or to help you create moodboards and a style that works just for you.

Here at Timm Cleasby Photography, we can shoot on plain backgrounds, do cut outs and editing or create lifestyle settings for your products. We have a variety of backdrops, sets, props and mannequins and love a challenge. So get in touch and let us provide your next product shoot in a Covid secure way.

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Studio hire in Sheffield

Sam Cleasby — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:18:40 +0000

Are you looking for a studio for hire in Sheffield for your next photography or videography project? We have over 1000 sq ft of shooting space in our Shalesmoor based studio with infinity cove, multiple backdrops, a large variety of video and photography lights.

We are a friendly, family business and can’t wait to welcome you into our studio. Get in touch to let us know about your project on ‌studio@‍timmcleasby.com – Take a look at our studio hire page here.

Studio hire in Sheffield has never been easier, get in touch today.

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Sam from So Bad Ass – blog photos

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:00:52 +0000

Sam runs the popular blog So Bad Ass, she talks about chronic illness and is an award-winning disability activist. She needed some new images for her blog and worked with Leah on this photoshoot.

Are you looking for professional headshots or staff photos with a difference? If you would like relaxed images that show you or your staff for who they really are, then get in touch and let us know a little more about yourself.

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Festival of the Mind – Projections

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 09:00:37 +0000

Festival of the Mind brings together University academics and professionals from Sheffield’s cultural, creative and digital industries to bring our research to life in exciting, entertaining and innovative ways. We have photographed events for them for a few years and this year we also shot the projections. A series of big ideas from this year’s festival will be projected across the city. In a time where we can’t be inside together, they took the festival outside and providing opportunities to showcase the work of artists and academics safely.

If you are looking for a photographer for your next event, get in touch and let us know a little more about it and we will get back to you.

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Festival of the Mind – It’s OK to be naked

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:04:09 +0000

This year, we photographed a few of the events for Sheffield’s Festival of the Mind. This event was ‘It’s OK to be naked.’

Theatre-maker Tim Norwood teams with Dr Nicola Buckland to produce a one-man show that uses storytelling, gentle humour and stripping to explore our relationship with our bodies and to challenge misconceptions about body image. You can find more about Tim Norwood on his website.

Unsurprisingly, this post and the links to Tim’s work contain nudity so may not be appropriate for younger people.

If you would like to watch Tim’s event ‘It’s ok to be naked’, it is available on the Festival of the Mind youtube channel here.

If you are interested in photography for your event, then you can get in touch with us here and let us know a little about your needs and we will get back to you.

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Calling all dog lovers

Sam Cleasby — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:42:59 +0000

Welcome dog lovers!

On the 4th December, it will be a year since our beautiful old girl, Lola passed away. She was 13 and just the best dog in the whole world. And so we were thinking about how much we adore our dog companions and we would like to open up the studio and welcome dog lovers for a portrait of your best dog friend.

On Saturday 12th December, we will have a small number of appointments for you to come in with your dog for a portrait session.

Our usual cost is £110 but we are doing a limited number of special offers at just £40 for a 30 minute shoot and digital copies of your images.

If you are interested, then email us on studio@timmcleasby.com and quote LOLA40

We are based at our photography studio in Shalesmoor, Sheffield – Smithfield Studios. We are close to the city centre and have on site parking available.

We think this will be the perfect Christmas gift for your dog’s other favourite people (or just for yourself!) You will receive digital images, but we can offer a range of printed options too at your request.

We are building our dog stock image catalogue and so we will ask for your release to use the images from your shoot to be added to this catalogue.

Get in touch to book your dog portrait in today, places are limited and will go quickly. Email studio@timmcleasby.com now and quote LOLA40

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Off The Shelf festival of words – Sheffield

Sam Cleasby — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:26:08 +0000

Off the Shelf is a literary festival in Sheffield that celebrates books, words and ideas. In such a turbulent year, it was wonderful to see the event going ahead. Even though it was with limited live audiences and online. Timm photographed a few of the events including Helen Mort, Lemn Sissay, Warda Yassin and Otis Mensah and Stuart Maconie.

Warda Yassin and Otis Mensah in conversation with Magid Magid

Magid Magid was joined on stage with the Sheffield Poet Laureate Otis Mensah and the new Poet Laureate Warda Yassin. Both Warda and Otis performed their poetry before getting into a conversation with the former Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid.

Otis read from his book Safe Metamorphosis and Warda shared poetry from her pamphlet Tea with Cardamom.

Lemn Sissay in conversation with Auriel Majumdar

Poet, playwright, broadcaster and speaker, Lemn Sissay MBE spoke to local legend Auriel Majumdar about his book ‘My name is Why’. He read from his book that is based on the story of his battle against authorities and him growing up in care, finding hope, determination and creativity.

Helen Mort in conversation with Sam Cleasby

Award winning poet and author Helen Mort spoke to our own Sam Cleasby about her book ‘Never Leave the Dog Behind’. The book is a compelling account of mountain adventures and misadventures, and captures the unbridled joy of heading to the hills with a four-legged friend.

Stuart Maconie in conversation with Paulette Edwards

Stuart Maconie spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield presenter Paulette Edwards about his book ‘The Nanny State made me do it’. Stuart Maconie tells Britain’s Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy.

For more information about Off the Shelf festival, head over the their website now. If you would like to book Timm Cleasby Photography to photograph your event, then do get in touch.

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Updated – Park Hill – A Personal Photography Project

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 09:24:39 +0000

Updated – Personal Photography Project – Park Hill Flats

Back in 2017 I started on a project of photographing the iconic Park Hill Flats. That 1st post was very well received so over the last few years I’ve been dropping back in to Park Hill and adding to the project. The original post is here if you want to read it.

All the images I’ve taken to date are in this post but I’ve also pasted the original text below from the 1st post.

I think it’s easy to lose focus (Pun intended) on the reasons you take photographs when you’re so busy with running the business and during the 2020 COVID 19 Pandemic lockdown it’s allowed me to reflect on this and re-connect. The last images I took were whilst on my bike ride exercise for the day.

The evolution of the building as it gets developed and the way people interact with it is interesting and has changed over the time. I’ll be returning again for an update soon.

Hope you like the images.

Cheers

Timm

Original Post Text

I’ve been fascinated by Park Hill flats for years, The stories of love and loss, real lives and the futuristic brutalist architecture of the Streets in the Sky I find just captivating.

The building is so interesting with a real rich history within Sheffield. The love story of the I love you bridge is a tragic tale of lost love and tough lives that for so many who lived in the streets in the sky were a daily reality.

The building is listed and as such can’t be demolished. In 2006 Sheffield council recruited an agency to develop the flats but to date they have only completed a small portion.

Currently there is a tent city within the gardens of the flats and a small population of substance users who seemed friendly whilst I was there but I’m not sure I’d want to be there over night.

Is it ironic that there are so many empty flats that could house the homeless of Sheffield and in the gardens of these flats the homeless have made a home in tents? Or is it symptomatic of our uncaring society that we can’t see fit to allow them access to the security and shelter of a building?

It certainly made me think and I know of a few people who are trying to do what they can to help out.

I think I’ll go back in the spring and see what’s changed. This could end up being a year long project… Watch this space.

Cheers

Timm.

Shoot One – Jan 2017

Shoot Two – Oct 2017

Shoot Three – Jan 2020

Shoot Four – April 2020

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Professional Portraits – Staff at the university of Sheffield

admin — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:00:00 +0000

The staff at the university of Sheffield love a good professional portrait! We were back yet again to shoot these staff members some interesting headshots. At the university were spoilt for choice with beautiful locations such as Firth court, Western park and even the staff members offices, there is so many great locations to choose from! It’s always funny when we speak to a client regarding this style of portraiture, they often say they want this style but have no locations to create images like these. You’d be amazed by what we can make a beautiful background out of, even the dullest locations can be transformed with interesting lighting techniques and a few props! And as we have said many times at Timm Cleasby Photography, we love a challenge and any opportunity to get our creative juices flowing! So please don’t be put off from booking in with us for your interesting professional portrait because you think you don’t have a location that looks good enough! Leave that side of things to us.

Thanks, Leah.

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Event Photography – The AMRC at the Winter gardens

admin — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:00:42 +0000

Timm Cleasby photography has worked with the university of Sheffield’s Advanced manufacturing research centre (AMRC) for a variety of jobs now, we can safely say the jobs are always interesting! For this particular shoot we were invited to the Winter gardens in Sheffield city centre to photograph a drinks reception and capture the Major of Sheffield, Lord Mayor TonyDowning, carrying out a speech for the attendees and thanking the AMRC for all it does and brings to Sheffield. We are always happy to be involved in documenting the work that the AMRC does and meeting the variety of people that they bring to Sheffield.

If you have a special event coming up that you think would be perfect to capture professionally then get in touch! No matter how small or how big, the team at Timm Cleasby photography are always happy to accommodate the client’s needs.

Thanks, Leah!

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