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Instagram Post - Drone photograph

Instagram Post - Drone photograph

Drone Photograph January 2020 My first photograph with a drone.Loving the totally different viewpoints that can be achieved. Fascinating stuff. Instagram Post ›

Lastest Linkedin Post - Irene Manton Building, Leeds

Lastest Linkedin Post - Irene Manton Building, Leeds

January 2021 I am not very good with generating 'content' in the form of words. So I thought I would start posting some pictures on a regular basis (It is what I do after all!!). I hope you don't... ›

Instagram Post - Pendle In the Snow

Instagram Post - Pendle In the Snow

January 2021 Pendle Hill, Lancashire in the snow ›

Wishing you all the Best for Christmas

Wishing you all the Best for Christmas

December 2020 Wishing You All the Best for Christmas and here’s to a better 2021. Thanks for all your support this year, it has been much appreciated ›

Instagram Post - Chive Seed Heads

Instagram Post - Chive Seed Heads

Chive seed heads in soft winter light. ›

Instagram Post - Profoto B10

Instagram Post - Profoto B10

Well this is exciting, new Profoto B10 flash heads to enable a more agile working and the ability to use continuous light. #profoto #profotob10 #photography #videography #professionalphotographer ›

Instagram post - Pendle Hill

Instagram post - Pendle Hill

Instagram post Here is a photograph of Pendle Hill (translates to hill,hill,hill!!) in Lancashire, UK. #landscapephotography #lancashire #pendlehill #lancashireday #photography Link to post ›

Personal Work

Personal Work

A few of you may know I do love gardening, gardens , veg growing. I also love photographing this wide subject. I have in the past worked with the prestigious garden magazine Gardens Illustrated on... ›

The creative process and expertise

The creative process and expertise

December 2020 The creative process and expertise. Another blog post on creativity. The subject of 10,000 hours has been written about many times but this is my take on it. This all stemmed from... ›

Science of Creativity

Science of Creativity

The Science of Creativity This is from a blog post I did number of years ago but is still relevant. The BBC programme is not currently available but intermittently appears now and again. I... ›

Creativity

Creativity

Creativity 24/11/2020 Here is a recent LinkedIn post I did on creativity last week. It has had more than 25,000 views!!! which is not something I expected. Feel free to visit the post and... ›

Instagram Post- Lancashire Engineering

Instagram Post- Lancashire Engineering

Instagram Post about Photographing precision engineering in #Lancashire before it’s shipped to California. Here is the original post ›

New ways of Working

New ways of Working

New Ways of Working October 2020 As we all know many people are still working from home and will be for the foreseeable. This has lead me to develop a new way of working. I have been asked by a... ›

Time off and still taking pictures

Time off and still taking pictures

September 2020 Time off and still taking pictures It is very often when I am not photographing for commercial / corporate reason I will still go out with my camera. In fact taking my cameras (... ›

Brutalist Architecture

Brutalist Architecture

Brutalist Architecture. September 2020 I am a fan of brutalist architecture. It has not always been the case. When I was a teenager I hated the stuff, i didn't know the term brutalism and just... ›

Headshots- Need an Update?

Headshots - Need an Update? August 2020 I have been chatting with a few friends and clients recently who have, like most of us, been spending hours video conferencing and inevitably staring at... ›

Case Study - Industrial/Engineering Photography

Case Study - Industrial/Engineering Photography

A few years ago I got an email from a design company in the US. They regularly provide design/brochure work for Stolle Machinery which is a worldwide industrial machine manufacturing business. I... ›

Corporate Portrait Photography - Case study

Corporate Portrait Photography - Case study

Corporate Portraits - Case Study June 2020 I have worked with Derek for well over 15 years. He has consistently employed my photographic services in three of the companies he has worked for with... ›

12 Weeks later.....

12 Weeks later.....

12 weeks later...... June 2020 February this year I celebrated 20 years in business and was feeling positive for 2020………. Monday March 16th I did my last corporate photography job by the end of... ›

Tough Times

Tough Times

Hi Everyone Tough times, you don’t need me to tell you that! Hope you are all keeping safe and helping one another. I just want you to all know I will still be here when all this is over with, I... ›

Corporate Photography - Making a Difference

Corporate Photography - Making a Difference

FEB 2020 Corporate Photography – It’s the small stuff that makes all the difference. I am commissioned on a very regular basis to take corporate portraiture photographs for clients. This can be... ›

Corporate Portraits/Headshots

Corporate Portraits/Headshots

Corporate Portraits/Headshots January 2020 Wow, second blog this year, the google gods will be happy with me Ok, Corporate Portraits, I do a lot of these. I have worked in many different... ›

A Lancashire Landscape

A Lancashire Landscape

A Lancashire Landscape January 2020 HNY to you all. I know its a bit late but there is always so much to do when retuning to work after the seasonal break. So now I have a little bit of time I... ›

All the Best for Christmas and the New Year

All the Best for Christmas and the New Year

December 2019 Hi Everyone Have a great break over the festive period and I look forward to seeing you in 2020 Regards Paul Adams ›

Brutalist Blackpool Police Station

Brutalist Blackpool Police Station

Brutalist Blackpool Police Station October 2019 Built in the 1970's under the guidance of Lancashire County Architect Roger Booth, Blackpool Police HQ was constructed using the "Heavy Concrete... ›

Meet the Photographers

Meet the Photographers

Meet the Photographers showcase August 2019 I was at a really good event yesterday. I am not normally into networking events. I do the occasional one but it's not really my bag. Anyway, as a... ›

The Importance of Play

The Importance of Play

The Importance of Play I thought I would blog today about playing. This came about after reading the book ‘Steal Like and Artist’ by Austin Kleon. The book is a nice quick easy read and encourages... ›

Locations - How I use Them

Locations - How I use Them

Locations - How I Use Them July 2019 When I am commissioned to shoot corporate portraits etc. A comment that is occasionally said to me is ‘Our office’s are small/ugly/busy/cramped/ we need to... ›

Architectural Photography of Clifton Cathedral

Architectural Photography of Clifton Cathedral

Architectural Photography of Clifton Cathedral, BristolJune 2019 I was down in Bristol earlier this month and decided to pay a visit to Clifton Cathedral or more accurately, The Roman Catholic... ›

5 tips to help a corporate portrait shoot

5 tips to help a corporate portrait shoot

June 2019 5 tips that help a corporate portrait shoot go smoother 1. A brief Is it a simple head and shoulders shot, is it an environmental portrait, is it a team shot ? Is there a need for the... ›

Realistic Budgets

Realistic Budgets

Realistic Budgets May 2019 It has been a busy few months, what with travelling to Munich, London, Liverpool and many many jaunts to Manchester City Centre. I have had a variety of photography work... ›

Website Update

Website Update

Website Update May 2019 Hope you are well. I just thought I would check in with you and let you know that I have updated my website. I have recently been working on editorial and corporate... ›

BLOG- New stuff on the People page etc.

BLOG- New stuff on the People page etc.

NEW STUFF ON THE PEOPLE PAGE April 2019 I have had a bit of a change around and added some new content to the website, mainly the People section. It has been a mixed bag of photography so far... ›

Kirkstall Forge, Leeds- Case Study

Kirkstall Forge, Leeds- Case Study

Here is a selection of images from a shoot at Kirkstall Forge, Leeds. I was commissioned by Ardmac to photograph the newly refurbished Zenith Offices at Kirkstall Forge in Leeds. The brief was... ›

Siller Stairs - Case Study

Siller Stairs - Case Study

Here are a selection of images from a shoot I did with Italian staircase manufacturer https://www.sillertreppen.com The beautiful wooden staircase was a design that they wished to feature on their... ›

Updated Website

Updated Website

February 2019 Hi Everyone I hope you have all had a good start to the new year. I just thought I would let you know I have had a bit of a revamp of my website. Some new images and a few tweaks... ›

All the best for Christmas and 2019

All the best for Christmas and 2019

December 2018 Hi Everyone Just a quick message Have a great break over the festive period and I look forward to seeing you in 2019 Regards Paul Adams ›

Trip to Lisbon, Portugal

Trip to Lisbon, Portugal

Trip to Lisbon, Portugal October 2018 It has been a crazy busy few months so it was nice get away for a few days to Lisbon, Portugal. It was great to get back to some real warmth much like the... ›

'People' Update

'People' Update

"People" and other news UPDATE May/June 2018 Anyone who has been following me on Instagram,(https://www.instagram.com/paulpadams/ - go on, follow me!!), Twitter and Facebook will know I have... ›

"Architecture/Interiors" Update

"Architecture/Interiors" Update

"Architecture/Interiors" UPDATE and other stuff May 2018 Well it has been a while. Christmas was the last time I blogged. I really do need to do this more often or the Google overlords are... ›

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and have a great 2018

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and have a great 2018

WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST FOR CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A GREAT 2018 December 2017 Hello Everyone Many thanks for dropping by. Have a great break over the festive period and I look forward to seeing... ›

"Workplace' update

"Workplace' update

"WORKPLACE' UPDATE October 2017 Just a quick post. I have added some new imagery of recent work on the 'Workplace' section of my website. Industrial processes, machinery etc. Why not take a... ›

Limited Edition Prints @The Keep in Clitheroe, Lancashire

Limited Edition Prints @The Keep in Clitheroe, Lancashire

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS @THE KEEP IN CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE June 2017 Blimey it has been nearly 6 months since I last blogged!! I was recently approached by Tony Bentley at The Keep gallery in... ›

Locations for Portraits

Locations for Portraits

Locations for Portraits February 2017 When I am commissioned to shoot corporate portraits etc. A comment that is occasionally said to me is 'Our office's are small/ugly/busy/cramped/ we need to... ›

Architectural Interiors

Architectural Interiors

Architectural Interiors Photography February 2017 First blog of 2017 and it is February!! blimey where does the time go. Anyway, I blogging today about architectural interior photography. The... ›

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and the New Year

Wishing you all the best for Christmas and the New Year

Wishing You All the Best for Christmas and the New Year December 2015 Hello Everyone I am continuing with my tradition of sending out digital Christmas cards and using the money saved to donate... ›

Hotel Interior Photography

Hotel Interior Photography

Hotel Interiors Photography September 2016 Over the past few years I have built up a nice client base of hotels and restaurants. I have worked extensively with The Midland hotel in Manchester,... ›

Work Place - Video Slideshow

Work Place - Video Slideshow

Corporate Portrait Video Slideshow September 2016 Here is my updated video slideshow all about work place photography. Let me know what you think. ›

Industrial Magazine Portraiture

Industrial Magazine Portraiture

Industrial Magazine Portraiture July 2016 Earlier this year I away commissioned by C3 in Germany to create a portrait for the in house magazine for ThyssenKrupp. I received a phone call asking... ›

Simple Corporate Photography

Simple Corporate Photography

Simple Corporate Photography April 2016 As you can probably gather from my previous posts I do quite a bit of corporate photography, this can be portraits, offices, interiors, exteriors etc. ... ›