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Halloween message from Simon Antony Photography

Simon Steed — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:22:37 +0000

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

How difficult is it to photograph children?

Simon Steed — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:44:10 +0000

Panoramic picture of the P&O Ventura at Guernsey 2010

Simon Steed — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:06:25 +0000

This is a panoramic shot I made in photoshop – it’s actually a combination of four separate images blended in to produce the one single shot (Click to view full size)

The P&O Cruise ship MV Ventura anchored just off the coast of Guernsey in the Channel Islands

We use the same techniques to blend multiple pictures of clients into one photograph, very popular although does take time to get the blend right so you cannot see any joins, well worth the effort though.

Simon

Note! Good photography isn’t cheap….. and cheap photography often isn’t good!

Simon Steed — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:42:01 +0000

You will see there are thousands of photographers out in the marketplace, all vying for your business, how on earth should you choose?

Do you want the cheapest possible job but pay more in the long run as the quality is fine for Facebook but not your dining room wall?
Do you want the highest quality possible but then can only afford the complimentary print being offered?
Or do you go on reputation, quality and price?

For most of our clients, the third option is the route taken. Sure a lot of them have gone to the likes of Venture, Olan Mills or whoever but when they see the pictures they like and are told “that will be £990 please sir”, you can visualise their hearts skipping a beat or few – “£990 for five photographs, you are having a giraffe!”

A lot of the work we do is by referral i.e. past clients pass our name onto their friends who then go on to book us and never look back. Why?

Our prices are very reasonable – we are not and never will be the cheapest – this is our living and we need to meet certain overheads and of course make some money.
Our approach is second to none – we have a lot of fun with all our clients, this allows them to relax and consequently their pictures shine.
Our quality is top notch – Simon is a particularly fussy bugger and will not allow anything to go out unless he is happy for it to be on his own wall or album
We try and accommodate all your needs so if you want the shoot to go ahead, purchase a couple of prints and then can only afford more in 12 months time, that is fine – we can do that. This happens a lot with Weddings where we will shoot a wedding, say Budget Bronze at £350 for the photography and then wait 6-8 months whilst the couple save up to get their album done. They then spend another £325 on the album plus get some canvas prints as well – in total the couple have spent over £800 on their wedding package but spread the costs over 8 months hence they don’t notice it as much.

One saying we do go by is:

“Good photography isn’t cheap….. and cheap photography often isn’t good!”

Remember this. There are a lot of bedroom shooters out there that are trying to make it work but with inferior equipment, inferior skills and most importantly, they are not insured – 90% of the time, it’s their second income and all these points together explain why they are cheap.

Do you research, talk to the photographers, meet them, find out their style, look at their portfolio and then ask yourself, would I like their style of pictures on my wall or in my album – I’d hope that you would find a full time professional to then take your photographs for you, I know we would!

Simon Steed

March 2010

Simon Steed is a full time professional photographer that focus upon high quality portraiture, wedding and baby photography. He covers the Stockport, Greater Manchester and Surrounding areas and is available for commission work. He can be contacted through his website, http://www.simonantony.co.uk

Launch of new Family and Couples portrait package in Stockport

Simon Steed — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:57:33 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new package geared towards families and couples which gives them a range of photographs to treasure

Full details are available from this link

Special offer for Mothers Day

Simon Steed — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:27:09 +0000

Book your Mothers Day Photography session here:

Greater Manchester and Stockport areas only.

New baby bump picture – Sharon and Bump

Simon Steed — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:03:04 +0000

This is a picture of my wife Sharon and our soon to be born bump, gorgeous and brings a tear to my eye…. Hope you enjoy

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PRESS RELEASE: Simon Antony Photography selected to represent Greater Manchester by Brides magazine

Simon Steed — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:00:37 +0000

June 1st 2009 – Manchester, United Kingdom

Representing Greater Manchester

Simon Antony Photography are very pleased to announce that we shall be representing the Greater Manchester region in the forthcoming ‘BRIDES Flowers Special & Directory 2009 CD ROM ‘.

It will include, amongst other things, editorially led floral features and a unique wedding Product & Services Directory area. In total, 95, 000 CD ROMs will be distributed with BRIDES magazine in early August for the September/October 2009 issue.

Simon Antony Photography, a Stockport based mobile wedding, portraitrure, pregnancy and commercial photography company will be profiled as the exclusive Photography entry for Greater Manchester.

The CDROM will include, amongst other things, editorially led floral features and a unique Product & Services Directory area – Simon Antony Photography shall feature within the prestigious Wedding section.

The wedding section contains a unique interactive wedding directory, which will profile a selection of leading wedding suppliers from around the UK. Only one company per region is selected and after viewing our website and discussing the project with us in detail, we were selected as Brides Magazine exclusive Photographer for Greater Manchester.

To view Brides Magazine website please visit

Notes to editors

Simon Antony Photography is run by husband and wife team Simon and Sharon Steed. It was started in 2009, in the middle of a recession to provide cost effective fully mobile photography services for their clients and their style and approach to dealing with clients and the pictures that result is proving a winner.

“We have been photographing for over 15 years now and got to say what was a very satisfying hobby and is now an even more rewarding profession. We have a very relaxed approach to taking our pictures and do not like to rush nor put our subjects into situations they are not comfortable with.”

“An added bonus is we take the studio to our clients and work in their environment. As a result, our photographs are very relaxed and spontaneous, showing people and situations as they are in real life but capturing their beauty.”

Our Photography Philosophy

Our strapline is simple, Capture the Moment. That moment can happen at any time and only appears when all the pieces work well together, that is photographer, surroundings and most importantly our clients.

Contact details

For more information or to request photography, please contact:

Simon Steed on 07967 739393 or press@simonantony.co.uk

New 24-70mm F2.8 L Series Lens in the bag

Simon Steed — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:50:49 +0000

I’ve been looking for a few weeks now for a fast aperture low light professional lens and finally settled upon the venerable L Series lens from canon in the guise of a 24-70mm F2.8 L Series and I am very happy that I did.

I will add some pictures below – i’ve noticed it is at it’s sharpest at F4.0 but slightly soft at F2.8 – not a big problem for me. The Bokeh is gorgeous as you can see from the closeups. This will now be my main lens on the camera with my other body holding the 70-200 F4.0 L series until I can upgrade this to a F2.8.

Canon EOS EF lens for sale – 20-35mm and 35-70mm

Simon Steed — Tue, 26 May 2009 10:43:43 +0000

For all your photo nuts out there, I have the pleasure of trying to sell you the following excellent lens.

Only reason for sale is I no longer use them so i’d rather sell on so they get used.

EF 35-70 f3.5-4.5 macro – originally cost me £119

EF 20-35 wide angle f3.5-4.5 with hood – originally cost me £450

Both are in excellent condition with only light markings on the body/hood, glass is nice and clean.

I’m open to offers on both of them and would consider swap/px for other canon equipment – I am looking for a 1.4x extender if that helps

Pics below