I am so very pleased to officially announce the 2009 winner of our very popular competition - The Face of Cambridge. Arianna Liddle, from St Neots in Cambridgeshire was selected to win this very exciting and exclusive competition. I visited Louise Cummings, Editor of Cambridge Style magazine earlier in January for her to select her favourite image, and choose the Face of Cambridge. “I was blown away with the selection of photographs Mark had to show.” said Louise “There were so many lovely faces, but there was something very special about Arianna’s photograph”

Arianna win’s a beautiful piece of wall art of her favourite image worth £500, as well has gracing the front cover of the Feburary issue of Style magazine and a feature article inside. Style magazine is Cambridge’s leading high quality fashion orientated monthly publication is available FREE in many outlets across Cambridge.

We are now looking for the Face of Cambridge 2010. For just £30 you will have a professional make up session and hair-styling, followed by a fashion shoot. £15 of this fee is donated to Breast Cancer.

Please register you interest or call to book NOW - 01638 601571

Click on the cover to download the full article.

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Well after the excitement of winning Master Photographer of the Year award in portraiture, the Master Photographer Association industry magazine features the winning photo on the cover! I am so proud to have won such a prestigious award, and am delighted to have it featured on the cover of such an important title that is so well respected within the professional community.

Probably the industry's leading professional photography magazine, Photo Pro, contacted me some weeks back and asked me to write an article on social portrait photography. Having been in the business of wedding and portrait photography for some 15 years, I certainly have the experience to pass on! I really enjoyed writing the article which covered things like how I got started, what gear I use, and how to photograph people of different ages. My work is very diverse, and so I was able to give a real insight into the different aspects of portrait photography, both on location and in the studio.

Below is a snapshot of the article, just click to download the full article.

I am delighted! Yesterday I attended a day seminar delivered by multi award winning photographer and chairman of international judging - Kevin Wilson FMPA, FBIPP, FRPS. He gave a great talk about wedding and portrait photography and judged the print competition in the afternoon. The entries came from all over London and Essex and there was lots of strong images. Kevin picked two of my images as winners and awarded another a merit.

MPA.le Portrait Photographer of the Year 2009 - winning image

MPA.le Travel Photographer of the Year 2009 - winning image

I have not posted for a while as we have been really busy with a new Face of 2009 competition, taking family and childrens portraits in the studio and testing some new equipment. I have also been busy telling lots more people about our services. We have been featured in lots of publications lately and felt that it would be great to share them with those who may not have seen them yet...

Article written for Professional Photographer - the new Hasselblad H3DII-31 camera


Face of Cambridge promotion - as featured in Cambridge Evening News


Cambridge Agenda magazine - wedding feature


NKTBE magazine for Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds - wedding feature

This week is officially Family Portrait Week, and we are proud to be associated with this brand new initiative that is dedicated to bringing families together and capture a moment you can keep forever.

The scheme launched in London last Friday and amongst many others was supported by HRH Princess Michael of Kent David Cameron MP. Simply by making a minimum donation to the Variety Club, one of the largest charities that supports disadvantaged children, you will be entitled to a family portrait session including a 7” x 5” print of your choice. Your voucher can be purchased at any time and is valid for six months from date of issue
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As one of the leading family portrait photographers in the country, we are delighted to be part of such a fantastic opportunity that encourages you to get your family together for a fabulous photograph and help those less fortunate than us at the same time.

Simply go to the official site, make your donation and redeem you special e-voucher with us!

Congratulations once again to of Face of Cambridge 2008 winner - Susie Diver. Her fabulous photos featured in February’s Style magazine, and also the FRONT COVER!

Our many congratulations go to Susie Diver, our winner of the Face of Cambridge competition 2008. Launched in the Style magazine, the competition has been very popular bringing us many faces to photograph over the last year. I visited Debbie Tweedie, the editor of Style, last week for her to pick a winner for us. “All the pictures were fantastic, so much variety. Our magazine follows fashion carefully and it really shows that our readers are style conscious. Together with Mark’s great fashion photography, I found it very difficult to select a winner.”

With the help of some of the other girls on Debbie’s team, we settled on Susie’s picture. “Her eyes in this image are just amazing, and such a natural expression, we just kept coming back to this photograph”, says Debbie.

Susie has won £500 worth of photography from us and is delighted to win. Check out the Style magazine in February for a full article and story.

In the mean time, we are now looking for the Face of Cambridge 2009. For just £30 you will have a professional make up session and hair-styling, followed by a fashion shoot. £15 of this fee is donated to Breast Cancer.

Please register you interest or call to book NOW - 01638 601571

The Face of Cambridge competition 2008 is a fantastic opportunity to have an amazing portfolio of images taken by one of the country's leading photographers.

Launched in February with Style Magazine, the Face promotion will also help to raise money for Breast Cancer.
















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The cost for the session is £30, of which £15 is donated directly to the Breast Cancer Campaign. The normal fee for this session is £125! For this nominal amount, you will experience a one hour professional and individual make-up and hair session. After your transformation, there is a one hour photo shoot. A whole variety of pictures will be taken, some black and white, some colour, and some with using the latest fashion style techniques.

After your shoot, you are invited back to see your pictures. During the preview session you can select your favourite for the competition and order images for yourselves. Pictures are available as prints, high resolution images on disk and wall art.

To view a gallery of these images, please click here.

There is a slideshow of images here, but you can also see the transformation by viewing the before and after pages here.

We look forward to seeing you in the studio soon!

Last year, I was asked to give a talk at the biggest annual photographers convention in Europe. The five day event in January 2007 was in Hammersmith, London. Obviously I was delighted to have been asked, and am very proud to be associated with such a major event on the industry’s calendar.

My seminar was a great success and we had a packed room, with lots of positive feedback....

“I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your seminar at the SWPP convention.  You clearly have a talent as a speaker as well as a photographer; informative, entertaining and knowledgeable. As I am just starting out much of what you talked about resonated with me and I find myself inspired by your experiences and success.” Martin, Weybridge

“Just wanted to tell you how much enjoyed your talk last Friday at the convention. After all you have achieved it was refreshing to hear that you were 10 times more nervous than you are before a wedding! I left your class inspired and with useful tips. Your presentation was AWESOME. Wishing you and yours all the best and continued success.” Anja

We are proud to announce the official opening of our new studio. It has a spacious and airy feel with a relaxed and contemporary feel with its natural wood flooring and modern furnishings. With the right music to set the mood, we are sure you will enjoy every minute of your portrait shoot with us....
We are offering a complimentary session (worth £50!) for everyone who sees this offer....
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