Jon Silver - photographer, Brighton, Sussex - wedding, boudoir, portrait & portfolio photography » Brighton photographer

Sports & fitness photography

Jon Silver — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:51:24 +0000

I regard the subject of portraiture as one of the broadest areas of photography – and none more so than business portraits. So when Aslan Steel came to me wanting new photographs for his personal trainer web site, it was just another shoot. We took our time and as usual I tried to get my subject feeling comfortable and confident in front of the camera, whilst working out the best lighting, angles, poses and settings to use in order to get the very best results. Some of the poses were strenuous, but Aslan was delighted with the results & ended up recommending me to his friend Jermayne who is also a personal trainer. Jermayne loves his shots too. I’ve shown a few photos from each shoot here. If you’re interested in some sports & fitness photos for yourself, get in touch.

I Leave My Mark gallery

Jon Silver — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:10:16 +0000

I Leave My Mark is a fund raising project conceived and run by Debbie Brown, focused on raising awareness and money for children’s charities throughout 2011. Jon Silver is a sponsor and official photographer for the project, recording significant events for I Leave My Mark throughout the year. For more information please see my appeal for support and the I Leave My Mark web site.

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Please Support ileavemymark

Jon Silver — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:26:16 +0000

I’ve been involved with many charities over the years but when Debbie Brown of Brighton’s I Leave My Mark came to tell me about her project, her mission had a special resonance for me. Aiming to help bereaved & traumatised children, ILMM is especially poignant for anyone with children, and anyone in the middle of their life pondering their legacy and wondering how they can help make a real difference. And I’m willing to bet it’s the first charity based at a beach hut in Brighton & Hove!

I’ve done the initial photography with Debbie at Beach Hut 44 down on Hove seafront, and shall be there on promenade on Boxing day with my children (and camera) for the first I Leave My Mark event.

Please support I Leave My Mark – visit www.ileavemymark.co.uk

See the I Leave My Mark official photo gallery.

Food Photography for the Real World

Jon Silver — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:57:24 +0000

Food photographers sweat for hours under hot studio lights as they create the perfect food image. Unfortunately so does the food. They often have specialist food makeup artists to paint food with dyes & glycerine to keep it looking fresh and bright looking. But not this food photographer.

Food photography doesn’t have to be done in a studio. If you’re a real foodie, don’t you get an instant rush of excitement when you see really good food presented to you freshly prepared and looking its best, the delicious aromas and bright colours adding an anticipation of the flavours & textures to come? So use a photographer who’s a foodie too, who’ll use all that emotion to produce the very best food photos without all the faff.

My way of doing food photography is ideally suited to any restaurant, hotel, pub or catering company wanting to represent their great food as it should be – live, natural, and not interfered with in any way. Freed from the studio, suddenly location backdrops become a possibility – food in its natural surroundings, such as your exquisitely decorated premises, or even outdoors. I learned to photograph food this way as a Sussex wedding photographer and have since applied my craft to food from all sorts of catering.

Give me a try – it’s likely to cost a lot a lot less than the studio way.