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HRH Prince Charles visits Poundbury to celebrate 20th Anniversary

Having photographed for the Duchy of Cornwall previously, we were asked to document HRH Prince Charles on the 20th anniversary of Poundbury town on the outskirts of Dorchester. The town is being built according to the pioneering designs and ideals of HRH Prince Charles, creating a living space focused on pedestrians and cyclists and not cars. The development started in 1993, and throughout the build, Prince Charles has been very closely involved in most aspects of the development, hence the importance of the day.

He visited in November to see the latest developments, as well as attend a reception holding an exhibition celebrating the 20 years of the build and those involved. Below are a few of the moments of the event.

April 29, 2014

London Fashion Week

Canon cameras invited us to London Fashion Week to photograph a show by designer Julien MacDonald, with a view to producing a set of photos in our style (although we also took a few catwalk fashion shots for fun). You may remember we shot LFW last year, also with CPS (Canon Professional Services); you can view that by looking at our previous London Fashion Week article.

After the show we were shown in to a room where Canon had set up a 360 photography rig at the show called Canon Fashion 360˚ Studio. Utilising many Canon cameras rigged up in a circle to photograph at the same moment, causing anyone in the middle of the rig to have their very own personal freeze frame Matrix moment. Of course myself and Laura had to jump in and you can check it out at the bottom of the post.

London Fashion Week Canon 360 from Henley Bailey on Vimeo.

September 23, 2013

HRH Prince Charles Celebrates the 20th anniversary of Poundbury

The Duchy of Cornwall commissioned Limeleaf to document HRH Prince Charles, viewing the exhibition at Poundbury for its 20th anniversary. Poundbury town is an experimental town on the outskirts of Dorchester in the county of Dorset, England.

The development is built on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall and is Prince Charles pet project. He is known for holding strong views challenging the post-war trends in town planning that were suburban in character.

Poundbury is a beautiful town with gorgeous architecture and a nice open airy feel. With parks, bakeries and local shops close to almost all houses car use is minimised to create a greater feeling of community.

Below are a few of the photos we captured for the Duchy of Cornwall.

A builder takes a photo from a nearby building

May 7, 2013

River Cottage Easter Fair with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

We were asked to document the River Cottage HQ Easter Fair so River Cottage would have stock images to use for promotion and marketing of this and other future events on their website.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall also made an appearance, meeting visitors and signing cookbooks.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall signs book for face painted child at spring fair

March 30, 2013

Leukaemia CARE fundraising event

With only weeks to go until the London Marathon, we are stepping up our fundraising efforts and as part of this, came up with the idea to offer our photography for donations. We set up a mobile studio at our good friends, The Royal William Bakery and offered couple and family photography to those visiting; as well as amusing portrait photos which really brings out the characters of people.

The time we spent at the bakery was really fun and we met some lovely people, with everyone managing to raise just under £300 for Leukaemia CARE. A big thanks to all who donated and took part it’s really appreciated and we hope you love your photos.

March 8, 2013

First Weekend in the Slaughterhouse Bakery

As previously posted, ‘Our Bakeries’ recently moved not far from their old location and we covered the photography of the new bakery being built and moving in equipment.

We were asked to return to photograph on the first weekend they were open, we decided on the Sunday as the local market was on and wanted to get a few photos with this in place. Without even advertising, not even a single sign outside, the bakery was nearing full capacity. With two of us moving around, documenting the ambiance and hustle of a fresh October day we were able to seize the moment and bring it across in our photography.

October 11, 2012

Sarah and Mark’s Wedding at River Cottage

Sarah and Mark got married at the beautiful Alexandra Hotel in Lyme Regis overlooking the town and Lyme bay, and then travelled by vintage bus over to River Cottage HQ for their reception. They wanted a day that was relaxed and fun for their guests, and the day fitted the bill perfectly.

The ceremony was full of emotion, and then over at River Cottage the welly wanging and ceilidh band gave a great fun feel to the rest of the day. The speeches were very informal (with Sarah also doing a speech) and owing to her family’s Scottish heritage there were some lovely touches including the black pudding scotch egg canapes and the vodka shot toast. It was such a pleasure to spend the day with Mark and Sarah, below are a few of our personal favourite photos from the day.

-Laura

September 7, 2012

Brympton House wedding in Somerset with Becky and Chris

Chris and Becky picked the beautiful country house of Brympton D’Evercy for their very romantic wedding. Becky had spent ages getting the details just right (she is a designer so the pressure was on!) and the venue looked beautiful, filled with lots of flowers, hurricane lamps and tealights. The beauty of the venue soon paled in comparison when Becky made her entrance, as she looked breathtakingly beautiful as you can see below.

The sun was shining which meant everyone could relax on the terrace and listen to the jazz band playing, it really was such a perfect wedding day. A special mention has to go to the lovely guys at Entwined Films who were great to work with on the day.

Below are a few of our favourites.

– Laura

Detail on brides dress with Brympton House in the background

Groom laughs while talking to the registrar at the Brympton Dower House before his wedding ceremony

September 6, 2012

Devon guest house photography for the Old Rectory

After a beautiful hands on renovation of the Old Rectory, the owners wanted some holiday cottage photography that would stand out from the norm, and show all the little touches they had painstaking put in to ensure their guests a luxury five star self catering home from home. They had already completed the standard room shots but wanted photography that would show the details and feel of the property to prospective families and couples wanting a relaxing time away.

The house is ideally situated close to the Devonshire coast and boasts close proximity to Seaton Tramway, a local family attraction that takes you directly to the beach!

The guest house photography we provided mainly consisted of abstract and feature shots, ideal for brochures, websites and getting a good feel across.

Below is a small selection of the photographs we provided.

May 25, 2012

Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party asked for us to make our way down south to photograph a new location of one of their cafes, and also – on a separate day – a few new menu items ready for Xmas. For the Christmas items, we shot on location in their staff-room which had a table with a similar style to what’s in their cafes. As all around was office furniture and members of staff, choice of angles was limited. I enjoy having to find a solution to a ‘problem’, it often brings new angles, focal lengths, heights (I was up top a full sized ladder for some of these!) and ideas, which is a great way of producing photography that holds people’s attention.

October 19, 2010

Food Photography with Boston Tea Party

Last month we were back with Boston Tea Party in Plymouth to photograph their new menu. Working in their large, newly opened and beautiful Plymouth cafe, we selected a corner to work from that wouldn’t interfere with their customers and got to work, with their chef bringing new dishes up for us to photograph in situ. Making the most of our corner, we used the blue seating and warm brown table to add to each photograph. Leaving large areas for the marketing team to add text too.

Previous photography by us is now being used throughout the cafes countrywide, the results are great and we’re looking forward to working with them again soon.

October 13, 2010

Boston Tea Party Bristol Cafe Photography in Cheltenham

Boston Tea Party asked that we photograph some of their drinks and take a few shots of their café in Cheltenham.

The photography took place at their Cheltenham café whilst it was open and serving customers. I used a few seats in the corner of the café to set up and control our lighting balanced with the large side windows of natural light.

Here’s a few from the shoot.

June 26, 2010

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