February 2012

Thermae Bath Spa.

Studio Marko was recently commissioned by the Thermae Bath Spa in Bath to shoot a selection of images for the spa's general promotional materials. The images are to be used for a variety of purposes including their website, brochures and posters.

   

Thermae Bath Spa is a remarkable day spa, combining the 'old and new'. The historic spa buildings, the Hot and Cross Baths blend with the contemporary design of the New Royal Bath. Together, they offer bathing in the warm, mineral-rich waters and a range of spa treatments designed to ease the body and soothe the mind.
Now, in the World Heritage city of Bath you can enjoy Britain's only natural thermal waters, as the Celts and Romans did over 2000 years ago.
For further details about the Thermae Spa Bath visit their website:- 

http://www.thermaebathspa.com 

  

The brief was to illustrate a variety of the treatments that the Thermae Bath Spa offers from Bamboo massages to hot stone therapy.

Thermae Bath spa wanted an innovative and creative approach to the imagery showing the luxurious surroundings and particular character of the spa enviroment. They wanted to show how warm and welcoming the spa is and how professional and caring the therapists are there.

This was the second time Marko Dutka had photographed here having previously photographed the first ever fashion shoot at the Spa for Bath Magazine in 2011. The images were subsequently used by Thermae Bath Spa,again for their promotional purposes).

A huge thanks go to Peter and Charlotte for the commission, Debs for her behind the scenes help and to therapists Cesca,Courtney,Aneta, and Mimi and models Rikki,Rosanna and Michael.

A selection of images are below.

January 2012

SWPP Convention.
January 10th - 16th January 2012.

Marko was asked to lecture at the recent SWPP Convention held at the Novotel Convention Centre in Hammersmith,London.
This was the fourth year Marko has lectured here and this year he had both a Superclass on lighting for Fashion, Portraits and Weddings and a Masterclass on Fashion photography.
It was a hugely enjoyable experience and as well as the lecturing it was great to catch up with so many friends and delegates from my previous courses.
Next year's SWPP Convention dates will be 8th to 14th January and it will be at a new venue,

Hilton London Metropole Hotel, Edgware Road.

It is an absolute must for photographers to attend this. As well as the Trade shows, there are a huge variety of top class speakers covering subjects fro Marketing through to Boudoir photography.
It's also a great opportunity to catch up with friends and to keep up with the latest developments in the photographic industry.
For more details visit the SWPP's website....

http://www.swpp.co.uk/convention/

Massive thanks to Juliet and all the SWPP staff who made everything run so smoothly.
Massive thanks also to Vivienne who was Marko's model for his Fashion lighting Superclass.
Great to work with such a professional.

Please see a selection of images below...

January 2012

A Happy New Year to all Studio Marko's clients,past,present and future.

After a well appreciated Christmas and New Year break Studio Marko has hit the ground running.
We have already taken three portrait sessions,(pictures to follow), and tomorrow Marko is of to Berlin.
Selvedge Magazine - January 2012
Selvedge Magazine has also started 2012 with a six page article about one of Marko's projects called "Portrait of Genius"
The original commission was awarded by the Whitewall Gallery in Milton Keynes and the images have been reviewed in the Guardian Newspaper.
It is a series of photographs of Classical super-model Daphne Selfe and each was loosely based around an Old Master painting. Titian, Rembrandt,Durer,Le Brun and Van Dyck were five of the eight artists re-interpreted photographically.
The images are accompanied by a text written by Nicola Donovan who is currently the recipient of a Phd bursary at Nottingham Trent University.
Selvedge is an international textile,fashion and crafts magazine and it is the third time that they have featured Marko's work in the last year.
The Magazine is available nationally and internationally and can be found in bookshops such as The National Gallery,The Tate and The Fashion Museum in Bath.
The Article was pre-featured in the December edition of Selvedge Magazine...

For a sneak preview of the article please see below.

SWPP Convention-2012.

Marko will also be attending this year's SWPP Convention at The Hammersmith International Centre,(Novotel West).

This is the fourth year that Marko has lectured at this prestigious convention and this year he will be delivering a lecture on fashion photography and a Superclass hands-on seminar on lighting for portraits,weddings and fashion.
The SWPP Convention is a fabulous opportunity for photographers to meet, keep abreast of all the latest developments in the industry and refine their business and photographic skills.

I'm particularly looking forward to meeting up with the delegates from Cyprus, Greece and Malta that I met with whilst delivering seminars for the SWPP in those countries in 2011.
For more details about the Convention and Marko's seminars visit the SWPP website...

http://swpp.co.uk/convention/2012

Pictures from Marko's Superclass to follow....

November-Portraits

Portraits for Christmas.

 Here at Studio Marko photography we have been incredibly busy over the last few months photographing portraits for Christmas.
We have had sitters from Bristol, Melhsham,London even Bath.
The portraits have reanged from the smallest of babies to wonderful family groups.
We've put a selection of images on the blog and if anybody likes what we do simply give us a call on 01225 428881 and we still have time to produce your portraits for Christmas.

November 2011

Bristol Magazine Fashion Shoot with Harvey Nichols and The Hipodrome.

Bristol Magazine is out today and has Studio Marko's latest fashion shoot on both the front cover and pages 29 to 34.
Huge thanks go to Sarah Milne and Pete Tovey at The Hippodrome in Bristol for allowing us to use such a spectacular location.
Huge thanks also to Harvey Nichols in Bristol for supplying all the clothes,(Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Christian Louboutin, Vivienne Westwood, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Britannia Jewellery, Lara Bohine, Stella McCartney, Issa, Miu Miu, Moschino, Hyper Prive and Dents.
All fantastically styled by Phillip Parayno and Bond from Harvey Nichols.

Models, Raphaella, Molita and Holly were provided by ShootDhS.
Hair by Phil and Jessy at Artizan,Bath.
Makeup by Ruby Narbrough.
Photographer's assistant was Sophie Blakeley.
To view the magazine click on the link below...
http://issuu.com/mcpublishing/docs/bristolmag1111?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage

The complete shoot is below...

October 2011

Cherish the Dress Photoshoot.

I photographed a fantastic wedding last year at Goldney Hall, Clifton in Bristol.
The bride was Vickie and the Groom, Danny.
I was recommended to them by Vickie's sister Natalie who is the Events Co-ordinator at Goldney Hall and with whom I've worked on many occasions.
Goldney Hall is a fantastic place to get married.
It has wonderful architecture and an amazing garden complete with a Water Tower, a statue of Hercules, a Yew Tree Avenue, an Italian sunken Garden and the most incredible Grotto.
For details visit their website........
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/goldney/
or contact Natalie directly on............  
Nat.Parsons@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 954 5501
www.bristol.ac.uk/conferences-hospitality

Vickie and Danny were absolute stars on the day and a year later we were out in a field south of Bristol photographing Vickie in her amazing wedding dress.
Being me I wanted to do something different and knowing that Vickie and Natalie have their own horses (and thoroughbreds at that), it was an opportunity not to be missed.
With fantastic makeup by Vickie's friend Tracey and additional horse wrangling by both Natalie and Natalie and Vickie's mother, Vickie gallantly posed on Rupert who being a bit of a star himself knew exactly what was required.
After Vickie had been photographed in her dress it was Natalie's turn and she was dressed to kill in her wonderful dressage uniform.
They say that you shouldn't work with children or animals but they obviously haven't worked with Rupert who was a true professional.
Vickie & Natalie were pretty special too!

For those who attend my lighting courses the images were shot using my Elinchrom Quadra Portable Lighting Kit supplied by The Flash Centre.

Using these lights you can key shift the lighting so that your principal subject is accurately lit and then under-expose for the background so that you can achieve the fabulous dark, moody skies you can see in the images.
There is minimal post-production of the images.

A selection of the photographs are shown below.

                                           Natalie & Rupert.

 

                                          Natalie & Rupert.

                                           Vickie & Rupert.
 

                                           Vickie & Rupert.

                                            Vickie & Rupert.


Huge thanks to all involved.