The Wedding of Alex & Jon-28th July 2012

Alex & Jon-Pendennis Castle.
I always love photographing at Pendennis Castle.
It brings back a lot of memories as I used to be a custodian there and wrote the guided tours.
It's a fabulous place to work at as a photographer as there is always something new to try out. I've been photographing there for 12 years and still haven't run out of ideas!
It's especially nice when you are working with fab couples like Alex & Jon and their lovely families and friends.
Thank you to all of you and to Alex & Jon in particular for being so great on the day.
Thanks also to Lorraine at Pendennis and Jenny at Truffles for their patience and generosity.
It was a great day and below are a small selection of images from the day.
To see the full collection of pictures visit www.studiomarko.com-Contents-Your Images-Weddings-Alex& Jon...............

SWPP Member Training Days.

Marko recently undertook a series of Member Training Days for the SWPP.
There were three courses in total starting at The Hilton Metropole,(the new venue for the SWPP Convention in January 2012), with An Introduction to Boudoir.
The following day, (after Marko had successfully negotiated a car through rush hour London, Olympic lanes included), there was a Foundation Course in Lighting at The Royal Oak Hotel in Sevenoaks.
The third and final day,Intermediate Lighting was held at Down Hall, Essex.
Huge thanks go to the SWPP for organising the days, Kendra for being in control on the days themselves, Hollie the fabulous model for being an inspiration and all the delegates for their good humour, energy and imagination.
A selection of images from the days are shown below and Marko's next courses are in Manchester on 26th September.
Full details of all of Marko's remaining courses can be found on the following link...
http://www.swpp.co.uk/seminars/MembersDay.htm

Roger Wright Superstar.

The final 6 Jesus's have been picked for Superstar and amongst these are the fabulous Roger Wright.
Marko met Roger last year when Roger performed for the Lions of Bath.
They got on so well that Roger asked Marko to photograph a series of portraits for Roger's latest album.
Roger was the original Simba in West End production of The Lion King.
The photo-session was fantastic, roger drove down from London to Marko's studio in Bath and they worked on a series of images.
It was a stunning experiience for Marko.
Roger is amazingly talented and full of energy.
Roger sang throughout most of the session and when you hear his voice you'll know what a special experience that can be.
Lloyd Webber has come out and said that he wasn’t looking to cast anyone traditional as the iconic religious figure, something his selection certainly confirms. Speaking to  the Daily Mail newspaper when unveiling the candidates, the composer commented:‘There’s no one person who you’d say, “Ah, that looks like Jesus”.
The famous show, which tells the story of Jesus final week before his crucifixion, originally opened on Broadway in 1971 before coming to London a year later.  By the 80′s it had become the longest-running musical in West End theatre history.  In this new and bold move, Lloyd Webber has chosen these six from thousands of hopefuls, which has been documented for TV to be shown in the build up to the contest.
Roger has Caribbean-born parents,but doesn’t think this will be an issue: ‘It would be a big thing to have a black Jesus.  But there’s no reason why not, if the public are open-minded. Andrew’s been very encouraging.’
Roger spent a decade as a fashion model before becoming a musical performer. His agent was a pre-fame Davina McCall. ‘She was such a pro and got me a lot of work. I’ll invite her to the shows if I get through,’ he commented.

Fingers crossed for Roger-his talent really does deserve this and we'll be glued to the TV on Saturday nights cheering him on.

Here's a selection of pictures from the shoot....

Amaze Magazine July 2012.


Marko's work has been featured in this month's Amaze Magazine.
This is an online magazine that goes out to all the creative industries.
Marko was interviewed by them and they have run the article and a selection of Marko's portraits on 3 pages of the magazine.
To see the article click on the link below...
http://moderncreativemag.com/amaze-magazine-edition-4/

July 2012.
SWPP-Member Training Days.
Marko regularly lectures for the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and this month he will be delivering seminars for them at three venues in London and the South East.
The first seminar will be in Cemntral London at the Hilton Metropole.
This is An introduction to Boudoir Lighting Techniques and is on Tuesday 17th July 2012.
The second seminar is at the Brook Royal Oak Hotel and is for Foundation lighting and is Wednesday 18th July 2012.
Finally the third seminar is at Downall Country House Hotel and is for Intermediate lighting and is on Thursday 19th July 2012.
Full details can be found on the Society's website at the following link...http://www.swpp.co.uk/seminars/MembersDay.htm

Marko has delivered these seminars throughout the UK and abroad and below are a selection of the images that he has taken working with the stunning Kim from Mustard Models in Bristol that show the various lighting techniques that you can learn....

SWPP-Member Training Days in Leicester,York and Warwick.

These are a selection of images taken at a series of SWPP Member Training Days earlier in the year.
Virtually all of the images had to be taken indoors as the weather was so bad.
A huge thanks go to Paul Taylor for looking after Marko and also to Jenna and Loretta who were Marko's fabulous models at the venues in Leicester,York and Warwick.

Goldney Ball June 2012.

Marko has a fabulous commission each year to photograph the images for the Goldney Ball in Bristol.
Goldney Ball is the end of year party for the University of Bristol and is set in the grounds of the magical Goldney Hall.
This year's theme was Speakeasy.
Thanks go to Matt Grady at Goldney Hall for organising everything,to the committee who organise the ball,to Matt and Sarah the amazing dancers in the photogeaph and To Nikki,Marko's partner for doing the makeup.

Portraits
The following ladies were all photographed by Marko at his studio in Bath and they were all fantastic to photograph.
Diane,Sandra and Mandy came in to get a surprise present for their Mother's 80th Birthday.

Diane,Sandra and Mandy also sent this lovely testimonial..

"My sister’s and I had a wonderful time with you. First and foremost you put us at ease which in turn makes the experience so much fun.
A lovely welcoming studio and a wonderful result with our portrait...perfect."


Paula came in as part of a wedding anniversary present from her husband Andy...

and Chloe came in to get portraits for her parents....

 

Chloe also sent me the loveliest testimonial...

"Dear Marko,
I wanted to take the time to thank you very much for the photographs you took for me.
More importantly for making me feel relaxed having my photographs taken! I used to be shy of the camera and take every opportunity to hide,however you made me feel like a million dollars and that was the best part aside from the wonderful pictures I now have to keep forever.
My mum and dad had been pestering me for a nice photo for a few years and i am now proud to let them hang one in their hallway. Not only did you get a great shot but you captured my character too."


Family Location portraits.
Having a large studio Marko takes the majority of his portraiture there.
However he photographs lots of fashion so when Nick,Jan and david asked if Marko could do a location family portrait at theit family home Marko jumped at the chance..............

  Nick also very kindly sent the following testimonial.....

"I have been living with my very attractive wife for over 28 years and in all that time there have been no photographs of the hundreds taken that have done her justice. Subsequently Jan has always shied away from any occasion that involved her and cameras.

It was with this backdrop that I challenged Marko to take THE photo and furthermore to also capture our home and my soon to be departing son.

Marko took up the challenge and arrived promptly on the appointed date. The photo shoot was as he'd promised - fun, lively and not too long. Lots of poses were struck and even Jan seemed to be enjoying herself. What magic does this man carry in that camera bag?

Well they say that the proof of the pudding is in the eating and when we went to Marko's studio to view the results, to say I was amazed would be an understatement. There was my lovely wife looking fantastic in a photograph. He had only gone and done it!

We had thought it would be easy to choose the photographs we wanted but Marko had created so many brilliant images it was incredibly difficult. However due to Marko's great patience we finally made our selection and are totally happy with the results.

I would have no hesitation recommending Marko to anyone who wants to have a special memory, to call them photos does not come close to what Marko creates. Seeing is definitely believing. "

Nick and Jan Morgan.

June 2012

Studio Marko June 2012.
It's been a little while since we managed to get a blog up!
Studio Marko has been immensely busy,(when are we not?!).
Marko has been traveling extensively on shoots and also delivering seminars for the SWPP.
Below we have a small seklection of the work that Marko has been commissione to do over he last couple of monthgs.
We'll be blogging again asap with more details about commissions undertaken and also some exciting new projects.

GWS. Bristol.
A fantastic commission to produce portraits of the Directors of GWS in Bristol.
Richard and David Graves run their multi-media company from Queen Charlotte Street in Bristol.
GWS are at the forefront of web based marketing-providing design solutions for websites, the creation of apps, marketing and promotion, design and branding and film and video.
Marko was commissioned to produce a series of portraits that will be used in the offices,on promotional material and eventually on the website.
Richard and David gave Marko complete artistic freedom to interprete the brief and with sitters with such character Marko had a fabulous time lighting and photographing two absolute gentlemen.
To find out more about GWS visit their website at http://www.gwsmedia.com/

Juice Recruitment.

Marko has been photographing various projects for Emma & Andrew at Juice Recruitment for a couple of years now.
Their decision to totally re-design their site gave Marko the opportunity to be involved in the creation of the new site.
He produced a series of elegant but fun portraits showing different members of staff as well as Andrew and Emma.
Additional photography of the Juice Office locations, the distinctive Juice liveried cars and portraits of various clients added to the richness and interactivity of the new site.
Juice are based in Bath,Bristol,Cheltenham and Swindon.
They are a highly professional team with lots of energy.
To find out more about Juice's services visit their website at http://www.juicerecruitment.com/

Ivy.

When you have sitters as beautiful as Ivy you just can't help wanting to photograph them as often as possible.
When they're family as well you can't help but be really,really proud.
Enough said..here's Ivy...

Master Photographer's Association.

Marko has re-joined the MPA at the top level of Fellowship.
The timing was perfect because two weeks later they held the Western Region's Awards evening.
Marko had entered images for these awards and was pleasantly surprised to be second placed in the Portrait category and second placed and the Winner of the Fashion Category.
It's always nice get plaudits for your work and especially so when its from your contemporaries and peers.