All images from events where the photos have been uploaded to our website galleries are now 50% cheaper (includes images form proms, weddings, charity events, competitions and other). Perfect X-mas gift for mum, dad or any other family member and friends.

Offer applies to all images uploaded to the website galleries. To order your image prints or jpg versions of the image just take note of the gallery name and the image name and enter the details into the Paypal ordering page fields. After you complete the payment we will send you a confirmation email and your items will arrive within 7 days from the date of your purchase.

All gallery images can be accessed and purchased by clicking the following link: event galleries

Be quick to take advantage of this limited time X-mas offer!

A great photo from your school prom is a necessity. It is a big occasion that all attending will wish to remember; and prom photography enables attendees and their parents to do just that.

Prom photography provides a crucial service that adds to the occasion. They provide a mobile studio and the service is free of charge. Everyone attending the prom if free to have a picture taken of them and there is no obligation to pay unless they wish to purchase a picture.

The mobile studio features professional standard lighting and numerous backdrops that provide flawless photographs when combined with their top of the range cameras and years of experience. The correct lighting is crucial and it is up to the photographer(s) to summon the appropriate colour temperature and contrast from their subjects and their environment. Strobe lighting has been established as the standard lighting to be used by ball photographers because of its impressive light colour temperature control, impressive light intensity control and its efficiency. The textbook colour temperature for a portrait photograph is a pure white light. This is created by emitting all three of the primary colours of light (red, blue and green); equally, however in different environments the photographer(s) may have to make adjustments. The angle in which the rays are emitted and the direction in which they are travelling when they hit the subject(s), dictates the contrast. Ideally a diffused light source will be used, as this will cause the rays to hit the subject from different directions, thus producing a low contrast, which has soft edges and looks professional and flattering. If all the rays hit the subject(s) from one direction, this will cause the contrast to be high and will the pictures have bad shadowing and overly visible edges.

The correct backdrop is also crucial. A bad backdrop can ruin a photograph and distract the viewer from the subject, while a good backdrop can make a photo memorable and bring attention to the faces of the subject(s). Prom photographers are inclined to have multiple backdrops available so you are able to choose which one you prefer. Once an attendee has had their picture taken, they will then be free to view the pictures on a large screen inside the mobile studio. If they subsequently choose to buy a picture, then it can be edited, printed off and mounted in their presence within minutes, or if they wish, the pictures can be viewed and bought at a later date via the internet.

Experience makes a good photographer. A good prom photographer is well prepared; they charge the batteries on their cameras the night before, bring spare batteries with them, bring spare memory cards with them, prepare the lighting before the guests arrive, take practice shots and plan ahead. A good prom photographer can multitask; they are able to keep an eye on the lighting, an eye on the queue, make attendees feel relaxed, take good pictures and sell good prom photography pictures.

A good photographer is polite and friendly; they will encourage the attendees to pose as they feel comfortable, but give advice if asked. Furthermore, they will invite their guests to have however many people in the picture they wish, whether it is as a group, a couple or as an individual. Most of all, great prom photographers pay attention to detail; they will tell a story through something subtle such as a curl of hair, cuff links or jewellery.

There are many ways to produce a great Christmas photo; many photographers will use a special Christmas themed background or setting, others will just use Santa’s hats or Christmas season photography props.

The biggest benefit of the photography service being available at your Christmas party is that there are not many occasions throughout the year when everyone from work or from your office meets up outside the corporate premises and it gives a good opportunity to have your group photo taken while you are having fun and enjoying yourself.

It has became standard that the photographer will print your Christmas photos for you there and then so everyone has a chance to get their prints at the same night. Alternatively, those who can not print onsite or just want to offer something different will provide your photos electronically and will upload them to their website for all Christmas party guests to see the images online afterwards.

The “print onsite” option, however, still remains the best choice as it is great to enjoy your Christmas party photos while you are at one.

Having instant printing services at an event acts as attraction and as a talking point. It also means that guests are a lot more likely to buy a picture. In the modern world of fast edited films and downloadable music, customers almost lack the patience to pay for a product and have to wait for it, when so many things provide instant gratification. It also means that guests can show other attendees their pictures while they are at the event, which attracts more customers to come and have their picture taken. Moreover it means that the guests can have something to take home with them, which often feels like more of a memento than receiving a developed picture after the event has finished.

Some may consider just having a friend take pictures as it is important to keep costs low for charitable events, but this is not an issue, as most event photographers will gladly turn up to your event for free (meaning your ‘on the door’ price will not have to compensate for their attendance). Having a professional there helps raise money in that it both acts as an attraction for people to come, increasing your ticket sales and/or likelihood of people donating, and in that the photographers themselves will donate by giving a percentage of their profits – which they make from selling pictures to guests throughout the event – to the charity the event is raising money for.

Your attendees will enjoy having the photographer(s) there, as they will bring an impressive mobile studio in which the attendees can have their picture taken for free. The fact that there is no obligation to actually buy the pictures taken of them, unless a customer wishes to do so, provides extra entertainment for the event and hosts a hospitable environment.

It is also worth noting that by having a photographer, you are enabling yourself to have good quality pictures that you can remember the event by. If you took pictures of the event yourself throughout the day (assuming that you even had the time), the number of pictures taken and the quality of each picture would not be anywhere near as high in comparison as if a professional was doing it. Plus, it would just be another thing on your plate.

Christmas Event photography parties 2008

This year was the first year when we had the opportunity to test out our new Mobile studio equipment and it proved itself to be absolutely great; the compact size of the system allowed us to be really mobile and it did not take more than 30 minutes from the time of the arrival before we were ready to go..;-)

Anyway, here are the photos from each one of the parties, I hope you enjoy viewing them, especially if you can find yourself in one!

View the event galleries

Thanks for visiting our blog, Youtube promo soon to come!

We are Michal & Joanna Krzyzanek, and as you probably know already, we run Joanna Photography from a small photographic studio in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

We will do our best to use this blog to keep you up to date with everything that is and will be happening at Joannaphotography and also are hoping to get some feedback from yourselves too. We will welcome any comments, hopefully most of them will be positive!

We have just started online and will now be focusing on getting some more web presence as our website has recently been updated to give you more information on the services and products we offer.

Here are some taster photos:

We currently offer event photography, wedding photography, family portrait photography and children photography and are planning to extend the list in the future so please watch this space.