on assignment : corporate portraits
July 28th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

On assignment at a typical corporate portrait shoot.
July 28th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

On assignment at a typical corporate portrait shoot.
July 18th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

Rediscovering work from my archives.
July 2nd, 2009 by simonridgway | 2 Comments

I was commissioned to shoot some portraits of a lady who is training to be a priest and was the subject of a magazine feature. The shoot had been scheduled for midday on one of the hottest, sunniest days of the year so far. As most photographers will tell you, midday sun does not make for ideal conditions for photography.
June 12th, 2009 by simonridgway | 2 Comments

When you photograph a makeup artist, the one thing you don’t have to worry about is the makeup!
June 10th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

I’ve got a small studio attached to my office and, when I’m not shooting for clients, I like to try out new techniques on willing volunteers.
May 1st, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

Some portraits of painter Liam O’Connor in his Cardiff studio, for a newspaper feature.
April 9th, 2009 by simonridgway | 1 Comment

A set of portraits of TV and radio presenter Eleri Sion near her home in Barry in South Wales. These were for a profile piece in a welsh language magazine, with one shot for the cover and a couple more for inside.
April 8th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

A portrait session in Swansea to illustrate a feature on Mothers’ Day in one of the Sunday supplements.
April 7th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

Some portraits of Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Health and Social Services at the Welsh Assembly Government for a trade journal feature piece.
March 9th, 2009 by simonridgway | No Comments

So, what are the worst possible weather conditions in which to shoot cardboard cutouts? Hmmm, wind perhaps? Yes, the day we shot these pics was INCREDIBLY windy with just a little bit of torrential rain!