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UPDATE - we now have a dedicated headshot website so please click here to visit PURE HEADSHOTS or www.pureheadshots.com When I discuss this subject with clients, many of them offer the same resistance as to why its taken so long to upload a profile headshot to LinkedIn. Its mainly because they prefer to be invisible or want to ‘protect their priva...

Its been such a busy year so far that my personal project for 2015, to get out there and do more street photography, had taken a bit of a back seat. I'm certainly not complaining because as a professional photographer, you have to go where the paid work is first and personal projects must wait their turn. However, yesterday I had the opportunity to...

Saturday saw the reopening of the patisserie at Daniels department store in Windsor and luminous photography was invited to cover it. As a commercial photographer in Berkshire (who also loves his food and food photography) I'm always interested in new local brands being launched and Heidi's patisserie is the latest. Here are some images from the d...

Last week saw my latest Google StreetView Trusted 360° Tour being uploaded to Google! Being a certified Google Trusted Photographer has enable me to really add value to businesses in the local area, not just with traditional still photography but with virtual tours that engage with online customers and enhance a companies Google profile. As digital...

As a professional photographer based in Berkshire, I'm often asked what is the hardest form of photography you are involved in? I've tried my hand at many styles ranging form food photography, wildlife photography to wedding photography and my honest answer would have to be trying to get natural, honest and relaxed photographs of kids! I'm sure an...

Last week saw the creation of the largest Google Maps Business View 360° Virtual Tour that I've shot since becoming a certified Google Trusted Photographer. I was contacted by Oaktree Garden Centre & Nursery in Warfield, Berkshire about a month ago, as they wanted a way to promote their diverse range of products (including plants, garden furniture,...

UPDATE - we now have a dedicated headshot website so please click here to visit PURE HEADSHOTS or www.pureheadshots.com We all know first impressions have always mattered, but in the past that would usually occur in person, perhaps with a handshake. However, the world has moved on (or to be more accurate, online) and people are more likely to have...

The days of popping down to your local high street for a family portrait photography shoot in a studio are, in my opinion, over! The reasons for this are many and range from spiralling cost of owning the high street retail space to evolving styles of photography and taste of clients. I for one, am pleased about this as I’ve never been a fan of the...

Luminous Photography, a Google Trusted Photographer in Berkshire created a 360° Virtual tour for Vintage Bath Ltd this week. Vintage Bath is a local shop selling everything you could need to have a relaxing and enjoyable bath - products range from soaps, salts, butters, and bath bombs to cosmetics and scented candles using only natural ingredients.

Its very rare that I have flashes of genius but this week has definitely seen one of them.....the spark of inspiration came out of nowhere whilst in Sainsbury's (and that's a 100% first) to experience the delights of a Fish Finger sandwich. This is meal I've not had in well over a decade since my student days so an upgrade from cheap white bread an...

There are many benefits to companies having a Google Maps Business View 360° virtual tou r of their bar, restaurant, shop or office. You can offer online visitors the opportunity to enhance their user experience on Google business listings by engaging with your location before they actually visit you in the real world - for example if a husband is...

As Valentines Day is nearly upon us, I thought it was a great opportunity to try my baking skills (which are minimal) and combine it with my photography project. Having not done a great deal of baking in the past, this did provide quite a challenge especially due to the lack of correct equipment - I can highly recommend the correct type of pastry c...

Luminous Photography is a Google Trusted Photographer that offers Google Business View 360° Virtual tours to businesses in Berkshire and across the South East. Last week I was approached by Space Station Slough, who are a self storage business offering customers the opportunity to safely store their possessions with piece of mind and confidence. P...

As a professional photographer its always a good plan to keep pushing yourself and experimenting with new techniques or styles of the art. It is this that keeps your skills honed and creative ideas fresh, resulting in better images. Therefore, I've set myself a challenge for 2015 to start practising street photography, as its an area that I've neve...

Six local schools from the Maidenhead area took part in the annual Lantern Parade across the town on Saturday night. The theme this year was animals, with each school creating coloured lanterns of its own species ranging from foxes, fish and bears. It made for an amazing sight when the parade left the Town Hall to start it tour and I was lucky eno...