Pix by Vish

Ballroom dancing awards – Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre

Vish — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:17:33 +0000

I attended the Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre last Wednesday to photograph an awards ceremony hosted by Ray Bulpitt, my ballroom dancing teacher. Being the well-adjusted man I am, I can safely say that I have now mastered the “slow-dance-at-a-wedding”, I think I’ve got it down to a tee, I just now need to learn how to say “I dance the cha-cha-cha” with a straight-face. Hope you like the photographs.

Block – short horror film shot on the RED camera

Vish — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:09:41 +0000

Last autumn I wrote a short screenplay entitled Block. It was about an office worker with an after-hours passion for writing who gets more than he bargains for one lone evening. Classic horror set-up. We filmed in November 2009 and January 2010 and my friend Liam Shanagher oversaw a hefty post-production schedule for most of 2010. What we ended up with was a cut down version of my script and all the better for it. You can read the original final draft to Block here

Big thank you to everyone who helped out with the making of this short film. The film was screened privately at Jabez Clegg earlier this month and we’re hoping to exhibit it at several film festivals in the run up to Halloween.

Enjoy.

Homa & Adrian’s Wedding – Tatton Park

Vish — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:49:26 +0000

On August 7th and 8th I photographed for Homa and Adrian, first a pre-celebratory Mehndi in Mere with the main wedding ceremony at Tatton Park. Had a brilliant time documenting festivities and was a real pleasure to meet Homa and Adrian’s family and friends. Hope you like the photographs.

India holiday snaps – Canon IXUS 210

Vish — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:16:59 +0000

For the last two weeks I’ve been on holiday in India, attending my sister’s wedding which occurred in Uttam Nager, a suburb of Delhi. I visited India last year (you can view my photographs from that trip here and here) and it was quite an experience. This time round I was directly involved with festivities (understandably) and it was something else (really). India is a beautiful but equally frustrating place, where the social divide alternates between extreme poverty and ambitious progression, something I’ve commented on previously. Of course things probably would’ve been easier if I’d known some Hindi……but there’s always next time. Last year I shot on Panasonic’s TZ7 camera, this year I decided to use Canon’s IXUS 210 camera. I hope you like the photographs.

BBC3 – The Adult Season – Small Teen Big World

Vish — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:21:52 +0000

On May 28th 2010, I photographed for Nine Live Media’s Small Teen Big World, a programme for BBC3′s Adult Season. Got to spend the day in beautiful North Wales, with a small intimate crew documenting 16-year-old Jasmine Burkitt and her mum Bev. The show airs on July 27th on BBC3 at 9pm. Here’s a breakdown of the show from the BBC’s website:

Being a teenager is tough, but for 16-year-old Jasmine Burkitt it is even harder, because she is just 3’8″ tall and only fits clothes designed for a seven to eight-year-old.

The 12 months captured in this documentary are the most important of Jasmine’s life so far. She goes to New York to meet others with similar genetic conditions; camps out at her first pop festival; celebrates her sixteenth birthday and tries to contact her estranged father who is average size. Unexpected events in this engaging teenager’s life make this a compelling film.

Here’s a clip from the show:

Big thank you to Kate Deadman, Kerry Brierley, Cat Lewis, Jas, Bev, Naomi and Ray for a brilliant day.

HFMA Summer Ball

Vish — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:46:14 +0000

On July 2nd, I photographed a summer ball event for the HFMA at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester; a beautiful opulent hotel that I was very impressed by although when asked if I could photograph an exterior of the hotel for the event, I was told by a security guard that I would need two weeks written notice to do so. Hmmmm. Had a wonderful evening though, photographing in a lovely intimate venue for some lively happy smiley people. I alternated between taking reportage-style shots and hi-key “studio” shots with my portable set-up. Big thank you to Karen Foster. As ever, I hope you like the photographs.

Wedding Reception – Midland Hotel

Vish — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:19:23 +0000

I photographed a wedding reception for Nicola and Darrell at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Saturday night. It was a great night, good vibe, good people, was great to be a part of the celebrations. In the midst of photo editing, intrigue got the better of me and I read up about the hotel. Opened in 1903 by Midland Railway to serve Manchester Central railway station, the hotel has seen its fair share of high-profile visitors, or so Wikipedia tells me:

The Midland is perhaps most famous for being the meeting place of Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick Henry Royce leading to the formation of Rolls-Royce Limited in 1906. More recent celebrity stays include Paul McCartney, the Spice Girls, the Beckhams, George Best, Tom Jones, Luciano Pavarotti, Mike Tyson, Jennifer Lopez, Prince Edward, the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, current Prime Minister Gordon Brown and David Cameron. The Beatles were famously refused access to the French Restaurant for being “inappropriately dressed”.^[3]^[4] Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dined in what was the Trafford Restaurant in November 1959 after attending a Royal Variety Performance at the Palace Theatre. It was the first time a crowned head had dined in a public restaurant.

A truly iconic Mancunian hotel. Hope you like the photos.

Claire and David’s Wedding – More Pix

Vish — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:53:21 +0000

More photographs taken from Claire and David’s wedding on June 11th 2010. Can you spot the celebrity guest?

Silver Wedding Anniversary

Vish — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:41:12 +0000

Last weekend I photographed a Silver Wedding Anniversary for two couples, Visnoo and Jay & Vasu and Devina. I photographed at Hyde’s Town Hall and here are some snaps from the evening.

MediaCityUK Residential Launch – The Heart

Vish — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:43:06 +0000

Yesterday I attended the launch of the showroom apartment at The Heart residential building at MediaCityUK. It was a beautiful summer’s evening, there was great food, great drinks and a really good vibe buzzing around prospective buyers & interested parties curious to find out a bit more about living arrangements for one of the North West’s biggest and most ambitious projects. The late afternoon began with drinks at the MediaCityUK Marketing Suite (adjacent to The Lowry) and throughout the late afternoon/early evening, guests of the launch were transported by boat across to the showroom apartment on the 19th floor of The Heart residential building. I had a great time documenting the event. The people were lovely, the weather was gorgeous & the atmosphere was buzzing. It’s amazing to think that this time next year the BBC will be in Salford and MediaCityUK will be officially open for business. Here are some photographs from the launch. Enjoy.