tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373377892012-02-16T23:01:41.655ZWhy is an award winning English photographer, working for some of the world’s leading organisations, based in Malta? Well as any decent snapper will tell you ‘it’s the quality of the light, darling.’Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-84031588144733463742009-06-22T20:48:00.002+01:002009-06-22T20:54:01.224+01:00

Today Allen is pleased to announce the launch of Allen Venables Photography, the new weblog! From now on you can view the latest news and shoots as well as see a comprehensive portfolio section of Allen's photography, you can even order and pay for prints online.This will be the last post to this blog, from now on visit Allen Venables PhotographyThank you for your time and constant support!

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SliemaSeascape-2av, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.A recent shot done for a local project. 8 separate photographs, blended into an hdri image. Shot details: Canon Eos 1ds Mark 2, 16-35mm L series lens. Copyright: Allen Venables.

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TheRifffs2, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.Another one of the recent pictures i took in the studio for the Rifffs, great bunch of guys, great music.

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The_Rifffs1, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.One of a series of pictures taken recently of the Rifffs prior to their new album launch - Moonstomp - check it out its awesome!

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ABI 2, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.I was recently commissioned by Abigails partner Edward to do a surprise fashion shoot. Apparently it has always been Abigails ambition to have a professional photography shoot. It was a birthday and christmas present all rolled into one. Which Iam sure Abigail wont forget in a hurry. Who says romance is dead? Hats off to Edward, who must

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greg-1c, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.I was recently approached by Greg Camilleri to shoot some pictures of Vito, his outstanding horse. This is just one of many images taken on the day.

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BMA08_024, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.I couldnt really post the Chasing Pandora concert photo without posting this one. It must be one of my all time favourite concert photos... and I have take quite a few. I wanted to do something different for this particular shot, there were about 5 other photographers present on the night, all shooting great action pictures of the

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Chasing_Pandora, originally uploaded by allen venables photography.One of a series of pictures taken at the recent Bay Music Awards, Eden Arena, Malta. I have chosen to post this image as its one of my favourite shots from the night. It was a rweal pain to get - I was actually standing on the barriers for this shot and almost fell off. I think it was well worth the effort though.

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Another recent commission for Vivre Magazine saw me photographing a New Year's Eve Fashion story. Shot on location at Le Meridien Hotel, Malta. Styling: Lisa Borain, Troika ZammitHair: Katia for Pierre CamilleMake-up: Michelle CiantarModels: Alexia Fenech, Jana Grech, Chiara Hyzler & Matija Pecotic

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I had the honour of photographing Malta‘s most celebrated artists recently. Commissioned by Write-On the article was published in yesterdays issue of Vivre Magazine published with the Times of Malta. The shoot took place in a warehouse in Marsa, a nightmare to light because there was no electricity available. The dog you see in the shoot was a stray that took a liking to everyone, so much so that

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Earlier in the Summer I was contacted by Sammy and Mark from Hong Kong. They were planning to visit Malta for the first time and wanted me to photograph them whilst they were here. I agreed to do the shoot and spent a wonderful day with both Sammy & mark, showing them the sights of Malta and recording the day in pictures.Sammy Tang is a landscape architect and Mark Lam is a lawyer - both based in

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Band Promo photography for the Rifffs, taken recently in Valletta, Malta. These are just two of the many images taken. I will post more shortly.The RIFFFS were formed in 1979 with Ray on guitar and vocals, Cooks on bass, Twanny (Najju) on drums, Humbalance on keyboards and Rayvin on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. After a succession of gigs a demo was recorded which was instrumental for the

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I was at Sky Club on Saturday night for the Colcci Fashion Party organised by G7 Events. This is one of the photos from the event - Lexter performing his smash hit 'Freedom to Love'. I left the venue at 4am and got absolutely drenched on the way back to my car, who said drips dont get wet!!!

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I have recently completed a set of interior photography for the mygozovilla.com website. This is one example of a set of images taken at the tail end of Summer, more can be seen throughout the site and especially the gallery section over at mygozovilla.comThe property is an outstanding example of what can be done with a lot of hard work and imagination - quoting the site - Enjoy the privilege of

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MAS Communications recently commissioned me to shoot the new Isuzu DMax for the launch advertising campaign. Shot on location in Salina, Malta.

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Another image from the recent Chemimart / Marketlink shoot.

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Markelink approached me recently to shoot for the new Chemimart Corporate Profile. The shoot took place over two days in Floriana, Valletta, Sliema and Birkikara. The shoot consisted of a number of interior photographs of Chemimarts retail outlets, portrait photography of the companies board of directors, as well as Architectural photography of the companies pharmacies.

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The third and final part of my recent Yacht shoot for Homeworks Magazine.

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This is part 2 of my recent Yacht Photography shoot for Homeworks Magazine.

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These are a couple of images that appeared in the recently published Homeworks Magazine issued free with the Times of Malta. I was commissioned by Write-On to photograph this superb yacht, which is apparently one of its kind in the Mediterranean region and it wasnt without its challenges, but I wont bore you with the details. To be honest I was far from happy with the quality of the printed

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I have been asked numerous times how to take good concert photography photos, so here are a few concert photography tips. I don't profess to be an expert, Iam definitely not a know it all, but I think I have learned a few things over the years shooting concerts that maybe of use to you all, so here goes:1) If its your first gig... don't panic, don't machine gun the artist, relax, take time to

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A couple of detail shots I did for the second advertising campaign for Marketlink / Wayan1.

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The following shots were commissioned by Marketlink Malta for Wayan 1 - a retail outlet selling outdoor garden furniture amongst other things. The photos were used in advertising campaigns in Malta to introduce the brand on the local market. Shot on location in Malta.

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This is the second part of the previous post. If anyone requires architectural photography or interiors photography please do not hesitate to contact me on +356 21332211/2.

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I seem to be doing quite a bit of Architectural photography lately! This is the second house that I photographed for the last issue of Homeworks Magazine that was published recently. I have included some of the shots that did'nt appear in the magazine. The house belongs to the owner of One to One Interiors. Most of the images were shot in hdri (high dynamic range image) and tonemapped in post

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Here is another photo from the recent Ira Losco & Band promotional shoot. Shot on the lawn of the Phoenicia Hotel in Valletta, using natural light and ringflash. Enjoy! And remember if you need music photography of any sort get in touch!

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BPC International Malta recently commissioned me to photograph the making of the Dove Campaign as well as to appoint me the official photographer for Dove Malta. Below are a couple of outakes from the shoot. Shot on location in Malta, the concept of this shoot was to recreate the environment of the making of for a feature that appeared in the Times of Malta.

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Music Photography as difficult as it can be; sometimes offers up the opportunity to do certain things that the average person in the street could only dream of. One such opportunity came my way during the recent Isle of MTV Special held in Malta earlier in the Summer. MTV execs asked me to photograph Enrique Iglesias receiving an MTV Video Plays Gold Award. I was both honoured and taken aback to

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The second part of the previous post.

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A series of images taken for Homeworks Magazine earlier in the year. I will post some more shoots for Homeworks in the coming days.

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Autumn came early for some this year - August to be precise. These are a couple of shots commissioned by MAS for Malta International Airports Duty Free Autumn / Winter Catalogue. Shot location was Buskett Malta, in the scorching heat - my hat goes off to the model who was wearing polo neck sweaters, scarves and hats!!

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One my recent shots of leading opera singer Joseph Calleja for HSBC Bank. I will post more of this shoot shortly. Commissioned by BPC International, the shots will be used for advertising and marketing material.

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A series of promotional images of Polish singer Paula Klupsch, who was in Malta recording her demo album. I wish Paula all the very best of luck - Iam sure she has a bright future ahead. Make-up: Nicola Powell. Hair: Clinton Attard - Hair Factory.

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This is just one of many images I took at the Ecolab & Microtek Malta merger party earlier in the year. The event was held at the Radisson SAS Golden Sands Resort and Spa in Malta.

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Some of the shots I took for a recent advertising campaign for HSBC Bank. Commissioned by BPC International, the campaign featured Malta's own rock babe - Ira Losco. The shoot was great, especially the monstrous kebabs supplied by the agency. Shot on location at the Guess Jeans Warehouse in Malta.Please do not use these images on your blogs or websites - they are copyright protected, If you do

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Another recent shoot, this time for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. sponsors - Paycare. Commissioned by Positive Advertising in the U.K. the image will be used in the clubs programme and various marketing material.Shot in my studio in Malta, Canon Eos 1ds Mark 2. Hensel Lighting.

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I was recently commissioned by Write-On; publishers of Vivre Magazine to photograph some of Malta's eco-aware pioneers.May I take this opportunity to take my hat off to all concerned:Ian DeCesare - for being much more active than me at an ungodly hour!Astrid Vella - for walking miles in extreme humidityClemente Hassid - for being brave enough to go in the sea in a suitTony Guillaumier - for

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Its been quite some time since I last updated my blog, and for that I must apologise greatly. Its been a very hectic and busy year and I will be updating this blog more frequently from now on. The above image is part of a promotional shoot I did for Ira Losco and her band earlier this summer. All shots were taken in and around Valletta, Malta. I will post more here soon and also look out for my

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If you are getting married in Malta or overseas, please note that Iam now offering Overseas Wedding Photography with a difference! If you are looking for something more out of the ordinary to the mundane wedding photos drop me a line or visit: http://www.allenvenables.com for more information. The shot above was taken in September in Gallese, Italy. I was contacted by Eve Pinoteau and Chris

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Its a tough job but some has to do it, no but seriously I almost killed myself lugging all of my equipment down to Golden Bay in the burning sun for this shoot. Taken earlier in the Summer the pictures were featured in a fashion story in Vivre Magazine. Commissioned by Write On. If you need Fashion photography please get in touch.

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Check me out!

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Well this is truly an image I will remember. It was captured on an eos 1ds mark 2 in my studio. The first model commissioned was not liked by the UK client so I (yes moi) had to take the daunting task of stepping in front of the camera as well as shooting the image. The things that some people do for money eh? The final image is a montage of about six different photographs, comped in photoshop

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I know this blog is beginning to appear as a homage to Ira Losco and Band but I can assure you that I will be uploading some different subjects in the near future, and that I do have a day job! This is just one more of the 200 or so images taken at the Vodafone Music Jam on Saturday 17th March 2007. St Patricks day passed without a drop of Guinness passing my lips, although I must admit a few

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The very first Vodafone Music jam was a great success to say the least. I was there as Ira Losco’s official photographer and what a night it was. Ira & Band, management and crew all spent endless hours before the gig rehearsing and ensuring that all would go well on the night. What can i say, great performance, excellent music, fantastic location and a packed crowd of over 2000 people at The

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Just one of the many images taken this week at Microtek Medical in Mosta Technopark. I was commissioned by a U.K. public relations company to take photos to be used in the American companies Annual Report. I spent the day taking photos in clean rooms, warehousing, extrusion and textile departments. All hi-res images were burnt to DVD and custom boxed before being sent off to the states.

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One of the images taken at the recent Ira Losco gig in Nadur, Gozo on February 10th 2007. It was a great night as usual, with the after party being held in our hotel room until the early hours of the morning. Apparently the rest of the crew decided that we had the best room, so there was no sleep to be had! made even worse by the fact that myself and Alex had a big family meal the next day.

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It was at Club XS in Gozo with ira Losco and Band where I performed what I would call my first special prank of 2007. For those that know me I have quite a reputation for very funny accidents, and Gozo was to be xtra special. We arrived at the club in the afternoon where the owner informed me that they had reserved on of the dancers cages for me to shoot from (damn, and I had forgotten to pack my

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Ira Losco and band performed to a sell out crowd at Club XS in Gozo on Saturday 20th January 2007. I was there once again as ira Loscos official photographer and had the pleasure of spending the weekend with ira and band at their hotel, all I can say is that it was a blast, I have’nt had so much fun in ages. Iam just about getting my hearing back to normal. As usual great performance, great crowd

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This is an image I have been wanting to make for a long time, Iam not too sure if it will look good at this small resolution as its meant to be viewed at A2 or larger. Basically its a portrait of Ira Losco but with a twist. The portrait is made up of over 1000 photos of Iras performances in 2006 along with some of the acts that she performed with in Germany, such as: Jimmy Somerville, Mel C, Sir

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Dick Massey, better known as Billy "The Animal" Mooney from the film The Commitments performing at the bands recent performance at Notte Magica in Valletta, Malta on the 6th January 2007. What a drag!

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Ken McCluskey otherwise known as Derek "Meatman" Scully from the film The Commitments at the bands recent performance at Notte Magica in Valletta, Malta on 6th January 2007. I had the pleasure of photographing the Commitments as I was attending the event as Ira Losco’s official photographer. Hey, its a hard job, but someones gotta do it!

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Another on of the images taken at the recent Notte Magica event in Valletta, Malta on 6th January 2007. I would like to thank Ira Losco, the band, management and everyone involved for making it such a great night. I think this image just about sums it all up.

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Ira Losco and band performing their magic to a literally spellbound audience at Notte Magica in Valletta, Malta’s capital on 6th January 2007. It was a great night to say the least, I decided to change tack with my style of images for this gig given the large presence of photographers who all seemed to be going for the usual head and shoulders shots, still I cant blame them - what great subject

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Here is another photo of Ira Losco performing live the Bay Music Awards 2006. Some of you may have seen it posted around the web and in the Maltese newspapers but not the version shown here. I must say Iam more than a little miffed that some people who should know better (publishers please take note) are choosing to publish my images without adding the photographers credit. Come on guys be fair!

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Another of the photos taken at last nights Bay Music Awards. This is Ira and Band, back stage in the V.I.P. area, basking in the glory of winning the first award, little did they know there was more to come!!

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Congratulations to Ira Losco, her band and management team who last night managed to scoop two honours at the Bay Music Awards held at the Eden Arena. It was great to witness and photograph all of the hard work finally being appreciated. Well done Ira or should I say prosit haffna! This is the first image off the camera, Iam of to Paris for four days tomorrow and thought I had better upload this

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What a busy week last week was! I shot Ira Losco and band at the Manoel Theatre and Axis and was comissioned to shoot a Malta Tourism Authority Campaign by Peak/Ogilvy Malta. The venue was Upper Barracca during the Thomas Cook Annual Conference. The concept was to show people enjoying themselves in Malta, and what a sight it was. Basically the girls in the shot are all Thomas Cook employees not

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Another of the images taken at Axis on Wednesday night. In all there are 117 images which will be handed over to Iras management tomorrow evening, just before I shoot the Bay Music Awards.

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Ira Losco launches new album with a rocking party at Axis! Wednesday 6th December saw me returning to an old haunt - Axis in Paceville. I had not been there for years, but a chance to cover the launch of Ira Loscos new album saw me rubbing the cobwebs off my dancing shoes. It was a great night to say the least, Ira and band were a delight and I got some great shots. It was a tribute to the

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Another one of the images taken at the Manoel Theatre on Saturday night. It was captured on an Eos 1ds Mark 2 digital SLR, tranferred to photoshop cs and given a bleach bypass effect, I wont bore you with the details, but I think you will agree the effect is very fitting, given the location.

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On Saturday night I was once again asked to photograph Ira Losco and band at the Manoel Theatre Unplugged Concert in Malta. It goes without saying that the perfomance was awesome as usual. Hard to believe as Ira and band had just come through a week of long hours and hard work rehearsing for the upcoming launch party of the new album at Axis on Wednesday. I really dont know where they get the

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This is just one of three different shopping centres photographed on my recent visit to the U.K. Commissioned by Positive Advertising to show the centres owners the feasibility of floor space branding. Each centre had 4 different areas to be photographed and then comped up in photoshop. Everything was completed in less than 24hrs just in time for my early o clock return to Malta.

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This week I shot the new Bovril inter Warmth billboard in the studio. The image was captured with a Canon Eos 1DS Mark II, transferred to photoshop cs for retouching and delivered to the client on cdrom. The billboard should go live all across Malta week commencing 20th November 2006.

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I have to say Iam a great fan of chocolate, so when I was approached by Alf Mizzi & Sons to shoot the Bahlsen family Billboard image my mouth was watering to say the least! My studio was awash with delicious biscuits of all shapes and sizes, needless to say my diet went out the window.

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Riu Seabank Hotel recently commissioned me to shoot their facade and reception area. The shoot lasted two days and the images were delivered on dvds converted to high resolution for print and jpegs for screen based work. The images are now whizzing all over the world to tour operators. This is the third time I have been commissioned by the Hotel, but the first since being rebranded under the

Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-1162979995370245822006-09-05T09:54:00.000+01:002006-11-08T13:37:56.420Z

Its been a busy month to say the least! This week I shot a series of images for http://www.paycare.org, for their upcoming Recommend a Friend campaign. Shot on digital in colour, the images were converted to black and white in photoshop cs and the colour vouchers dropped in, shown here are the women, I also shot a male version. They will be used as a splash page intro on the Paycare website and

Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-1162973101845189592006-08-14T07:58:00.000+01:002006-11-08T08:51:07.130Z

Sir Bob Geldof was in Malta recently to promote awareness of the YMCA Homeless Campaign. I had the pleasure of a press pass due to being Ira Loscos official photographer for the evening. I must say Sir Bob was great as was Ira and her band. My images were accepted by Camera Press for worldwide syndication.

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I recently had the pleasure of being Ira Losco’s official photographer for the YMCA Support the Homeless Concert in Malta. Sir Bob Geldof was the headline act, but Ira and band gave a great performance and I managed to get some great shots. Which was not very difficult due to the rather appealing subject matter. Ira was very pleased with the images, which were presented to her on cd rom, so happy

Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-1162985449637806792006-07-21T11:29:00.000+01:002006-11-08T13:32:10.516Z

A recent studio shot of Robinsons Orange Squash for an outdoor billboard. Commissioned by Storm Creative Services. Client: Alf Mizzi and Sons.

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Taken on a recent trip across Europe, this shot epitomises my trip. The Great Escape! No work, no stress, just a relaxing drive across Europe from London to Malta in 2 days!

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We all complain about the building works, the hunters, the roads etc etc. But lets just stop for a moment and appreciate what we really have. I have spent the last 12months capturing what I think, are images of what the true beauty of Malta means to me. Shot on an old Linhoff 5x4 field camera and Fuji Velvia, the series will, once finished, be something that I, and hopefully a lot of Maltese will

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Wales in the Summer time, georgeous weather, what more could you ask for? Well it was for one of the two days I spent at Swn y Mor Holiday Park in Borth, Wales. It rained non stop on the first day of the shoot and I was beginning to fear the worst. The second day turned out fine and I managed to get a good selection of images thank goodness. The images will be added to the image library I shot 2

Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-1162982161149519462006-04-18T10:32:00.000+01:002006-11-08T13:36:33.700Z

One in a series of images for Glan y Mor Leisure Park. I spent two days in Wales in July and the weather was perfect. The agency (Positive Advertising) briefed me to capture the essence of the holiday park in the Summer time. This image says it all. The only thing missing is the friend egg on this poor guys head! This is the second time I have photographed this park.

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Commissioned by UK advertising agency Positive Advertising, I have recently returned from a 2 day shoot in North Wales. Shooting promotional images for Taliesin, a luxury Lodge Development currently at the planning stage. I have never felt the heat so much as I did in these 2 days, I came back to Malta burned to a crisp, and not wanting to hear another sheep so long as I live!

Allen Venableshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14274121352869413898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37337789.post-1162983038998371232006-02-10T10:48:00.000Z2006-11-08T13:34:23.573Z

Thi is another one of the LG Davis images created for their website. I was briefed to show the printers services, in this case business cards.

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One in a series of 15 images shot in the studio for UK based printer LG Davis. The shoot took 3 days and included various images for use on the companies website. Shot in digital, the images were transferred to photoshop cs for cleaning up.

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This is a shot of my daughter Emma for Hawkstone Park Hotel Follies. An outdoor park in Shropshire, U.K. It will be used on the parks brochure for the upcoming season.

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