Langley's

Location, location location

2012-08-06T15:50:00.000+00:00

VW Camper

2012-05-27T22:17:00.001+00:00

You can see more from this shoot - here http://doverdesign.co.uk/?p=4026

Madam Popoff Asos shoot

2012-04-27T08:07:00.000+00:00

Break the Mold - Fashion

2012-04-18T05:45:00.001+00:00

The concept was to do something very different at all costs avoiding the standard pretty girl pouting look. We wanted to incorporate high street fashion to keep the shoot current but to break the rules. Our original plan was to shoot in an old mental hospital but due to safety issues this was not possible but it has influenced the look.

See more here

Credits
Photography – Alan Langley
Model – Hayley White
MUA – Lucty Moat – Maid-up Makeup Artistry
Styling – Kathy Smith – Maid-up Makeup Artistry
Hair – Jennifer Andrews – Little Miracles Hair Salon
Outfits – Debenhams Folkestone
Assistants – Sam Jones and Lauren Baker
Special thanks to Dover Townhall and Mascarada Costume and Fancy Dress

Marley's blog

2012-04-11T09:04:00.000+00:00

Regular followers will know that I have a dog called Marley who gets up to all kinds of trouble. I have blogged and facebooked lots of stories but have now started to put them together in one place.

http://theadventuresofmarley.blogspot.co.uk/

Cheers
Alan

Element - Fire

2012-03-19T07:29:00.001+00:00

The third in our series of elements shoots - this time fire.

Debenhams Fashion

2012-03-06T00:24:00.000+00:00

Credits:
Photography: Dover Design Photography
Hair Stylist: Rachel King
Make-up Artists: Lucy Moat and Alex Clarke of Maid-Up Makeup Artistry
Styling: Kathy Smith of Maid-Up Makeup Artistry and Amy Johnson
Models: Katka Kate Madzin, Heather Holdcroft
Location: Debenhams Folkestone

Elements Earth

2012-02-17T08:23:00.000+00:00

This is the second of a series of three shoots using the elements – earth, wind and fire as themes. Today’s make up was by by Lucy Moat from Maid-Up Makeup Artistry , styling Kathy Smith from Maid-Up Photography. Our beautiful model this time was Catherine Heydon.

The outside shots were taken on location at Pines Calyx

Elements - Wind

2012-02-10T00:03:00.002+00:00

Another collaboration – you may be noticing a bit of a theme going on. This is the first of a series of three shoots using the elements – earth, wind and fire as themes. Today’s make up was by by Alex Clarke from Maid-Up Makeup Artistry – assisted by Lucy Moat, styling Kathy Smith from Maid-Up Photography and Creative Hair styling from Mandy, Emma and Liam from the Vanilla Rooms. Our beautiful model was the very patient Paige Bradbury.

We started the day with a few studio shots but eventually ventured to St Margarets bay for some location shots. The temperature was around zero and poor old Paige had to walk through snow in her sandals to get to the water line. As you can imagine our stay was brief but we did manage a few nice shots.

Earth and Fire coming soon ….

Actor Headshots

2012-01-29T10:47:00.002+00:00

Zumba

2012-01-18T18:28:00.000+00:00

Some PR shots for a local Zumba instructor. The gym looks nice and bright but there was no natural light at all. To get this high key look we ended up using five lights.

Stacey - Old Pier Dover

2011-12-30T10:30:00.002+00:00

One of the risks with a December photoshoot is that it is going to be cold and it certainly was. The old pier provides some shelter from the rain but the sea wind blows straight through broken windows.

The bad news about this location is that they are planning to paint the interior - not good for us!!

Thanks to Chhimmi Gurung for make-up on this occasion

One of the images is also now pride of place on my portfolio site.

And finally a studio headshot to end the day and warm up a bit!!

Chhimmi has put a little writ up on her blog

Marley

2011-12-24T11:22:00.000+00:00

I was in the studio working on some lighting set-ups, Marley kindly stepped in to be an impromptu model.

Ella at Dusk

2011-12-11T21:57:00.001+00:00

Photography: Dover Design Photography
Make-up: Make-up by Gem
Hair: Amanda Dodd from the Vanilla Rooms
Model: Ella Mae
Cape & Costume: Mascarada Fancy Dress

Check out the Crucifix Catchlight in her eyes ....

Fashion in Black and White

2011-12-01T22:14:00.001+00:00

Catherine - Ballet Dancer

2011-11-25T07:47:00.001+00:00

A shoot around Dover with the beautiful Catherine. These are just a small selection of digital images, Thomas also shot many more on medium format film.

Published

2011-11-10T23:10:00.001+00:00

It is always nice to get a few images published and today we had two ....

A fantastic wedding that was published in the print edition of Wedding Ideas Magazine has now been added to their website.

And .. our images were used in a blog post by the wonderful Alexandra at Bijou Bride

Video Montage - Wedding Photographs

2011-11-09T07:46:00.002+00:00

A short selection of images from recent weddings which will hopefully give you some idea of our photographic style. You can view more wedding images by clicking the ‘weddings’ tab above.

The music is a recording of Panis Angelica recorded by the hugely talented Jennifer Brisk. Please see Jennifer’s website for more details.

Processing for a 50's look

2011-11-04T16:10:00.001+00:00

Like most photographers I shoot everything in RAW, we then process the digital negative and export images as JPGs. The question is how far you go with the processing? My approach has always been a light touch - trying to keep the image as real as possible. If you look around the trendy wedding blogs you will notice many examples of highly processed images - in many cases desaturated and given a retro look and feel. I actually quite like some of them but can't really bring myself to process in this way. It seems kind of wrong to me.

I recently did a 50s themed shoot in a transport museum. My intention was to produce black and white film noire style images however on seeing the pictures I needed to keep them in colour but the colours I love seem to detract from the retro-ness of the images if that makes sense? Anyway I have taken a couple of images processed them in my normal way and then gone for the retro look. In both cases my neutral processing is in the middle. What do you think?

You can see more images from the shoot on my wedding photography website.

Jennifer Brisk - Classical Singer

2011-10-26T18:09:00.004+00:00

I meet loads of people at wedding fayres, they are always a great place for networking and this Sunday was no exception. At the Your Gorgeous Wedding Show in Dover we were entertained by a captivating classical wedding singer, Jennifer Brisk. I was delighted on Monday when Jennifer called me and told me that she needed a publicity picture at very short notice. Jennifer has been chosen to sing at the prestigious International Green Awards at London’s Natural History Museum on 24th November 2011. She urgently needed a picture for the cover of the event brochure. In a very limited time we managed to get a selection of images capturing the green theme – these are a some of the images that have already gone to the publishers.

If you are looking for Soloist for your wedding or event please give Jennifer a call.

If you are looking for publicity pictures yourself then please give me a call

1950's Fashion

2011-10-14T17:14:00.002+00:00

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Time for a change

2011-10-07T07:25:00.000+00:00

I have neglected this blog for a while but now the wedding season is over I am going to try to add more content. At the moment I am working on a new portfolio website - I want people to see that we do much more than just weddings.

Take a look - tell me what you think??

Alan Langley - Photographer

Hannnah - Abandoned Farm

2011-03-17T08:24:00.000+00:00

Lara - A 60's shoot

2011-03-17T08:21:00.000+00:00

Poison Ivy Photoshoot

2011-02-23T10:44:00.000+00:00

And for the Photography geeks - have a look at the ivy shaped catchlight....