NORTON RADSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

NRPS members this week thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful presentation from the highly professional, Yeovil based, fashion photographer, Laura Pearce. She has a modern, contemporary, highly recognisable style, which is all her own, born of a conviction that her craft is simply based upon a good understanding and use of the combinations of light, whether natural or studio, that is cast upon a chosen subject.

Not the usual Camera Club fare, Laura’s talk was packed with tips and illustrated by high quality stills and videos of her own making. A master of the “Military Operation” Laura uses mood boards and models to very best effect in locations as diverse as her home studio, Dorset’s Blue Pool and Poundbury, and the seedier carparks, back streets and canal sides she seeks out on online street maps.

Laura works with models and videographers to great effect, offering them opportunities to develop their craft as well as their portfolios alongside her own, but always giving them the credit they deserve as they learn. Equally as effective was her more recent “candid, organic” approach in her attempts to make the most of styles, textures, colour and juxtaposition. She clearly illustrated how to place subjects and props, how to make the most of the light and the weather through this more photojournalistic, narrative or editorial style.

Tips on the use of props for security and wigs for variation abounded, as well as advice on how to get the best out of male models and how to create compelling moods, stories, colour and balance that fires the imagination and suits the commercial or personal brief..

This was an evening that had something for the photographic bent in each of us, and Laura was warmly thanked for being there and for the excellent presentation provided. I personally look forward to a return visit by Laura, even as a judge !!

ST AUSTELL CAMERA CLUB

Thursday 21st November, through Zoom, we welcomed Laura Pearce, renowned for her expertise in capturing the essence of her subjects, shared her knowledge and techniques with enthusiasm and patience.

With years of experience in the field, Laura guided us through a virtual tour showing us various aspects of her photography, including lighting, location and composition, posing and technique.

Laura covered a lot in the 2 hours and am sure we could have continued for longer. It is always inspirational to have a guest speaker that covers a different genre of photography that we are not that familiar with.

I am sure despite the cooling weather, the cameras will be out and about this coming weekend!

ANGELA We were very pleased with the photographs Laura took at my Dad's 80th Birthday celebration lunch. She took time to arrange family groups and provided some great candid shots too. Communication before and after the shoot was excellent and Laura offered a very reasonable package, with option to purchase further images but without pressure to order. She was friendly and efficient - I would highly recommend her services.

HELEN Had my first shoot with Laura this morning & it was an absolute pleasure! Pre-shoot comms were excellent & I could tell it was going to be an awesome shoot from her warm energy! We got on great from the start & I really loved Laura's professional yet relaxed & fun attitude, the studio was also lovely & I felt really comfortable & at ease. Highly recommend working with Laura.

LUKE Outdoor shoot with Laura, across two locations, well organised, very professional, great conversation, knows exactly what she wants and very helpful, I highly recommend Laura 100%, excellent start to finish.

JAKE JAMES HARRISON

I absolutely loved working with Laura and throughly enjoyed our first-time photography session last week.
Laura was extremely professional, kind, dedicated and honest, and the time went so quickly because I was having such a fun time working with her. I felt like we had known each other for years!
Laura has excellent communication skills and put up with my questions with her patience, professionalism and photography skill, and I am utterly delighted with the results. I love my photos and they turned out as excellent as I had hoped - brilliant!
Thanks, Laura, I can’t wait to team up with you again soon for our next shoot.
She’s a solid 10/10 and I would highly recommend her services!

JENNY HELLIKER Laura is an utter professional and can highly recommend. Laura is warm and friendly and immediatley put everyone at their ease and she knew exactly how to get the best pictures . She totally carried out our brief for a sisters portrait shoot and we were delighted with the photos - it was so hard to choose which ones to have printed as they were all so amazing. Nothing was too much trouble for Laura and her enthusiasm and passion for her work is phenomenal. A wonderful experience and would definitely use Laura again.

NADINE TIMBRELL-SMITH Evan and Byron had a fantastic studio photo shoot. I would highly recommend Laura and we would love to work with her again in the future.

ROB OSBORN My daughter had a teen photo shoot last week. She absolutely enjoyed her experience with Laura. Everything was explained really well, the shoot was everything we were expecting and more! My daughter was extremely comfortable and was made at ease throughout the whole shoot and gained lots of confidence in front of the camera. The images are simply amazing and we will definitely be booking again in the future!!

LUCY I recently worked with Laura as a model in her amazing home studio in Yeovil, and I cannot praise her more highly in her professionalism, enthusiasm and photography skills. She was wonderfully reassuring to me in all aspects of the shoot, with amazing images as a result. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for model portfolio updates, or professional photos for any purpose. Great photographer!

POPPY Was a pleasure to work with Laura Anne Photography on our shoot last year. She was professional throughout and really easy to get along with. She had a clear plan going into the shoot with excellent pre coms, and we got some wonderful results. Even though the weather wasn’t in our favour for the whole shoot, I super happy with the out come and would recommend to anyone. Thanks Laura!

LISA Shooting with Laura Anne was an absolute pleasure! - She welcomed me into her home and studio and had so many wonderful props and ideas at the ready. Laura Anne new exactly what she wanted the outcome to be and was very professional, yet made me feel at ease with music and snacks. Would love to work with Laura Anne again!