Dubai Teenage Photography Shoot

I had the pleasure to meet 8 young girls for a fun filled photography shoot. The birthday girl had gotten a photography shoot with her friends as a present from her parents. What better present is there??? Of course I am biased since I am the photographer LOL.
The girls had really planned the shoot nicely with coordinated clothes and everything: At that age (13) they are up to almost any suggestions you have which I thought was great fun as well as they were bubbling with ideas themselves of what we should do. It was hot but the girls were great I was sweating a lot but they hardly broke a sweat they are definitively used to cope with the heat better than I was. The mum was saying that they have PE outdoors at school so I guess they have to get used to the heat in order to cope with that.

http://www.youtube.com/user/shippeyphotography#p/u/3/sc7Z4Pw0ekI

Call me to book your own Themed Photography Shoot I can help you plan it to make it unique.
Tel. +971 55 10789 88
www.shippeyphotography.com
Cheers,
Helen

Family Beach Photography next to the Burj Al Arab Hotel

Beat the Heat!

Last week I photographed a Swedish family next to the Burj Al Arab Hotel. The open beach next to the hotel is very popular for photo shoots, having the 7 star hotel in the background you will definitively know where the photograph was taken. I have had 3 families asking to have their family beach shoots next to the Burj Al Arab Hotel in the last week. So it is safe to say that it is a popular location. It is also popular for tourists. Through these photo shoots I have learned that the better time to photograph on this particular beach is to start at around 17.30 yes the light is better due to that the sun is setting but also there are slightly less people on the beach compared to if you start your photography shoot at 17.00. Because between 17.00 and 17.15 you have three tourist busses arriving and the beach get over crowded by the tourists. One day there were Japanese tourists when I did this shoot the buses were full of Indian tourists. They all go out on the beach fully dressed (it must be very uncomfortably hot for them) and photograph at everything they see. The Burj Al Arab is a popular subject but our photography shoot also becomes very interesting for them. So not only are they in my view finder they are also photographing us. Maybe we look like celebrities? Or we will become celebrities??? Hum now when I think about it maybe I should deliberately start the shoot at 17.00 I might get the next red carpet invitation due to that..... Something to ponder over. :-)

Can you play air guitar and jump at the same time?

Groupon sale out. We will together have a Fun filled Photoshoot!

Hi,
My Groupon Portrait photography shoot was a success it was sold out before 10am this morning. I had limit the number of groupons to 25 so that it would be a manageable number for me as well as to allow me to offer such a great discount.
https://www.groupon.ae/deals/dubai/shippeyphotography-sidedeal/356489

I have received a few phone calls and emails during the day from clients about the groupon deal so I would like to clarify a few things.

• The groupon voucher is valid for 6 months from the purchase date
• It is for a 1 hour portrait photography shoot outdoors in Dubai
• You will receive 30-40 edited images on a CD,  you can then yourself print the images anywhere you like
• You will receive the CD with the images after one week from the photography shoot
• Voucher is valid on Mon- Fri, from 9am-6pm 
• Not valid with other offers
• Advance booking required, please call between Monday – Friday, 10am -5pm on 055-1078988 

When you call to book your appointment I will talk you through what you need to bring in terms of toys for kids and what you all should be wearing for the shoot and other fun props that will be good if you bring that will enhance the photography shoot.
I will assist you all the way through the photo shoot regarding posing so don't worry about that.

I am looking forward to meet you all for a fun filled photography shoot.

Best regardrs,
Helen Shippey

Child Portraiture.

I have taken portrait photographs of a little 1.5 year old boy, almost to the day a year ago I took his first portraits together with his mum and dad.
http://shippeyphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/portrait-photo-shoot-at.html
It is great when you get to see children grow from photography session to the next as well as repeat clients of course.
Since I am moving my Photography business to Dubai in less than a week I already now know that I wont come back and photograph this boy next year in Taba Heights but I am not saying I won't photograph the family again... never say never it would not surprise me at all if I met them again somewhere lese in the world. Once you start traveling I find that the world just gets smaller and smaller. Don't you?
Here are a few images from this years photo session.