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A good day yesterday at Chislehurst Golf Club for a charity golf tournament in aid of Charlton Upbeats, the Down's Syndrome sports club.  I photographed the groups just before they teed off at various points round the course, and had the prints ready for sale at the Bickley Restaurant yesterday evening, where the competitors were treated to a delicious meal.  I donated a proportion of the proceeds from the sale of prints to the charity. Thanks to the generosity of the guests who participated in a raffle, an auction, and even paid the odd fine(!) the event raised an incredible £25,000 which will buy a minibus for the Upbeats.

Sunshine and showers...

Well last weekend was a mixed one weather-wise, with Saturday sunny when I was photographing the end-of-season awards for Sevenoaks Town Juniors FC, and then incessant rain at Lawnfest.  I was photographing Lawnfest for the organisers, the New School at West Heath in Sevenoaks, a school for children who don't fit into to mainstream education , for a variety of reasons.  Despite the rain, it was a great event, with excellent music performances from the likes of Pharaohs, The Shoestrung and Noah Francis, as well as Zaz the clown, magician Robert Pound and some lovely food.  There are a few photos on the 'Live Music' page of my website www.harperphotography.co.uk and on my Facebook page.

Award-winning photography!

I was pleased to find out that I'd won two awards - a silver and a bronze - in May's photography competition run by 'The Societies', the umbrella body of professional photography societies.  As the competition is open to photographers all over the world, I was particularly pleased that the judging panel liked my images.  The silver award winner is currently on my website's homepage.

Ending the week with a football legend

A busy week ended with a day at the soccer school of Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina legend Ossie Ardiles in Tunbridge Wells.  The young people who attended had a great time, and I took a photograph of each of them (and some of the dads too!) with Ossie, fellow Spurs legend Micky Hazard, and a replica of the FA Cup.  Because I was able to print the photos on site, Ossie and Micky were able to sign them so that the attendees had a unique souvenir to take home.

Well since my last post I've been to the Ritz in London, photographing an event for a group of doctors, and yesterday I took the dress rehearsal photos for Peter Pan, which is on at the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks this half term.  I was really pleased with the shots, and I had to be pretty ruthless to edit them down to 200 shots for the cast and their families to choose from!

A quick catch-up...

I've had lots going on recently, so here's a quick catch up on the week just finished:  a PR shoot for the Sevenoaks office of a telecoms company, then some stills during the filming of the Discovery Channel programme 'Wheeler Dealers' at local restaurant 7 Hotel and Diner.  Yesterday it was the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks, where I set up a photo studio during the promo day for next weekend's 70s tribute concert by The Jackie Generation, then this morning some shots of actor Shaun Dooley playing for Otford FC against Kent Police.

So busy...

... in fact too busy to update the Blog!  I'll make a point of updating it over the weekend!

Photo party!

Had a great time in the studio yesterday.  It was Ciara's 14th birthday, and she and 7 of her friends had a photoshoot party.  2 hours in the studio, with 3 different outfits and one Mercedes convertible!  Lots of great shots!

Pictures in the park

Had a great location shoot with Alex and her family in Sevenoaks at the weekend.  Lots of nice photos taken, and I now have the task of editing them into a selection for the family to view.   I don't want to show them too many, but also don't want to edit out lovely photos!

Photography for parties, balls, proms...

If you're organising any social event, whether it's a special family party, a business function or a school ball or prom, ask about our event photography service.  We can attend many events without any cost to the organisers, and we can print photos at the event for guests to take home.  And we don't just cover Kent - we're shooting 250 guests at a school ball in Essex this weekend!  Contact me at info@harperphotography.co.uk and let me know what you're planning.

Busy, busy, busy...

It's been a good couple of days for making new contacts.  I was the official photographer at the Sevenoaks Business Show yesterday and met some interesting people, and I've just been to a Twitter users meeting (Skuttle), which has thrown up more opportunities!

Event photography

Had a great night last night at the Holiday Inn near Sevenoaks, photographing a black tie dinner.  A really friendly crowd, who loved their photos!

Spring special offer

I'm extending my spring offer.  A framed 10x8 inch print of your choice from your session, free to all who have a home, studio or location shoot on or before 2nd May (Spring Bank Holiday).

Spring has sprung!

Today I've spent a couple of hours editing shots from a family photo shoot in Knole Park, Sevenoaks at the weekend.  The weather was perfect, and I got some great shots, which I'll be showing to the family at a viewing session tomorrow.
If you've been thinking about arranging a photo shoot, now's a great time!  And even if location shots aren't your thing, there's always the studio...