Chiristmas Day Commercial Shoot...

When you are hired by a client to shoot new images for their website, you have got to fit in with your client's requirements which is no problem at all for us.

Now for the church this meant working Christmas Day as it is one of their busiest days of the year, which makes sense.

Our Lady of Lourdes, in Plympton, is a stunning church where we have been lucky enough to shoot weddings before, the interior is a beautiful mix of where the classic look has been mixed cleverly with some contemporary designs as you can see in the images below.



For more images from Commercial Commissions please visit DartmoorStudios.com & select Commercial & Event.

Merry Christmas To All

Well the Christmas rush is over - All orders were on time and delivered for Christmas so now we can all relax and enjoy Christmas Day with our families!

All that remains is to say a 'Merry Christmas' from Ross, Edwin and all those involved with Dartmoor Studios - Here's to what looks like it will be an incredible 2009...

Dartmoor Studios Images Selected For 2009 Cornish Brides Calendar

We are very happy to be able to annouce that two images have been selected for the 2009 Cornish Brides Calendar showcasing some of the South West's more inspirational wedding photographers.

The two images used were:

For more details about Cornish Brides please visit http://www.cornishbrides.co.uk/ and register your details to gain access to huge amount of wedding resources and also get hold of your calendar.

Image Search for Amateurs & Professionals

Tineye is a new search engine for the photographer and illustrator - both amateur and professionals can benefit from its use.

Copyright protection has got to be taken seriously when it comes to photography as its far to easy for your work to end up somewhere that you had no idea it was being used.

Sometimes its ignorance or misunderstood use, however sometimes it is basically theft, either way with digital watermarking and sites like Tineye some ground can be taken back.

Ghost Bustings Back!

Earlier in the year Carrington Marshall, Devon and Cornwall's most famous squire and leading medium clairvoyant, hired Ross Matthews to document his next 'Ghost Hunt' which took place at Langdon Court.

The images captured were used by the BBC and local press, as well as Phantom Force (http://www.phantomforce.co.uk/) who continue to document strange goings on across the South West.

Carrington and Ross were also interviewed live on BBC Radio Devon as part of this ongoing project and the next stage is currently being put in to place so watch this space...

It certainly gives a variety of new and unusual challenges for a photographer - here are some images from the last ghost hunt and we are certainly looking forward to the next one.

Call The Police!

When it comes to Post Wedding Shoots aka. "Trash The Dress" - we have been doing this for some time now and Ross is still one of the only photographers that has the experience and creativity to give you the 'real' experience.

Many brides have been taken on to the moors, in to forests or even out to sea by us but we particularly like to do something different to the norm...

So take one bride and one police car... put bride on top of police car and you have a Post Wedding Shoot with a difference!

If you would like to have a go at a Post Wedding Shoot it does not matter if we did your original wedding photos or not - simply send us an email or give us a call for a relaxed chat about the sort of thing you would like to do. There has not been one we have not been able or prepared to do yet!

For more examples of some recent shoots have a look in the 'Featured Extras' section of the main website at www.dartmoorstudios.com

Last Chance For Christmas Delivery

Last chance for guarenteed Christmas delivery for your framed prints & canvases!

As we now get within 4 weeks of the big day there is only one more week for getting your sessions & image choices confirmed to be sure that they will be ready in time, we pride ourselves on exceptional customer service & would not want to rush or let you down but with the clock ticking we must at least put you under a little pressure...

There are very few session slots available this week & weekend so get in contact now & we will do our best to ensure you do not miss out.

This does not effect Christmas Gift Vouchers - they will be available throughout December.

Congratulations Rob & Elisha

In this country having your wedding in November is as risky as having it in June so congratulations to Rob & Elisha for tieing the knot yesterday with a beautiful service & an outstanding reception.

You & your guests were a joy to spend the day with & we wish you both a fantastic honeymoon & all the future happiness possible.

Here is a sneaky taste of some of the photos...

Friends & family please contact Rob & Elisha for their password if you would like to see the photos.

Colour Change?

Visitors will notice that there have been a few changes recently - hopefully these have not caused any inconvienience but we have just changed the Blog colours in line with the new site.

You will have no doubt noticed the change from an html site to a fully flash driven site - However the old site is still up and running on http://www.rossmatthewsphotography.com/ if you have any trouble viewing it.

The old site will also be used for Portraits Photography over the next few weeks also with a link directly to it from the new one.

Anyway we hope you like the face lift.

Gift Vouchers!

A different present to give...

With our Christmas Special Offers things are very busy at the moment, however that does not mean that we will not honour these offers in the future.

A popular choice at the moment is to purchase the Portrait Sitting for £25.00 whilst it is on offer during October & November, then give the very attractive card voucher to someone as a gift to book in at a time of their choice.

Give us a call on 07771 745971 or email info@dartmoorstudios.com to discuss or purchase your gift vouchers.