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    Welcome to the blog of Matthew Joseph.

    I'm a photographer based in London, SW18, but covering the whole of the UK and overseas. In this blog, you will find the latest photos from my shoots, current Matthew Joseph news and the occasional review or pensive thought...

    About Me
    As with most photographers, I love taking photos and am grateful to be making a living from it. My work comprises a vast array of subjects but hopefully 'weddings' 'portraits' and 'commercial' sums it up to give you a good idea of what I do; this is by no means limited!

    I shoot stock for alamy (for those who know what that is) and a good representation of my overall work can be seen on my website: www.matthewjoseph.co.uk

    I have a first-class BA in music from the ACM, and I split my working life between photography and music; it was here I met my wonderful wife, Kirsten - www.kirstenjoy.com. Both our lives are crazy and hectic, but amazing and exciting. Please check out my Matthew Joseph twitter and facebook for an up-to-date feed of my goings on.

Feb 18 2012

Family portrait photographer in London | Chiswick House Gardens

Here are a few shots from a family photoshoot I did with Jennifer and her various family members recently. We chose the beautiful grounds of Chiswick House Gardens in west London and they didn’t disappoint! The wonderful ‘models’ turned up with the usual ‘I never look good on camera’ spiel and I’m pleased to say that they were pleasantly surprised when they got to see their photographs – absolute naturals, all of them!

For more information on Family Portrait Photographers in London, please visit here.

family photography in London

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Jan 10 2012

A Girl Called Sue | Music Promo photography | London Editorial music Photographer

Another shoot from the back end of 2011 was the corporate function band ‘A Girl Called Sue’. The brief was to get some ‘live’ shots of the guys in action that were bright, bold and would sell the band to potential clients. With some inventive star-cloth design and a bit of retouching we managed to turn a pub function room into the below…

A very fun bunch of musicians to shoot, lots of crazy costumes, miming and laughs and some expert smoke spraying.

A Girl Called Sue female singer at gig CLICK to view more from the shoot > »

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Jan 06 2012

Being Buffalo | PR Shoot | Editorial Music Photographer London

Here’s some shots I did for up and coming folk-indie-rockers Being Buffalo not so long ago. They’ve just released their debut album – ‘Before We Fall Apart’ which is getting lots of nice things said about it across the industry. They’ve worked hard for this and I think you can hear it in the music; I tried to capture the organic side of the music and also get across the cheeky-chappy humour which I’m sure you’ll experience if you get to see them at any of their up-coming gigs.

Album, well worth a listen and they’ve got some great vids up on YouTube too. Great fun to shoot and a pleasure to work with… watch this space!

 

www.BeingBuffalo.com

 

Being Buffalo
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Jan 05 2012

MET Police TSG | Movember Charity moustache grow | London Photographer

Last month I was invited by the MET Police TSG (tactical support group) based in Clapham to come and photograph them at the end of their ‘Movember‘ campaign. I was expecting a group of about 4 or 5 who had managed to hold out for the whole month with growing their facial hair in aid of cancer, but it turns out the whole shift had fully gone for it. Very impressed. We were going for a traditional 19th-20th Century London ‘Bobby’ let’s-all-line-up-for-a-serious-photo kind of look… here’s one of the shots.

Movember MET Police London

Then I had the privilege of accompanying them on a night shift in the West End. I swapped my camera for a kevlar bullet-proof vest and sat in the back watching them do their thing. The TSG sometimes get a bad rep as they’re the ones often in the front line for public order issues, but from my experience they’re just very motivated to do a great job in keeping London safe. Thanks for having me along guys.

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Jan 05 2012

Best of 2011 wedding photography Portfolio

2011 was a busy busy year but I had a blast shooting some very happy moments. Thanks to all involved and for inviting me to photograph your special day. Here are some highlights…

 

Groom in black cab taxi on way to wedding CLICK to view more from the shoot > »

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Emily - January 5, 2012 - 12:44 pm

Wow! Beautiful photos and beautiful memories captured….beautifully! X

Phillipa Gill - January 10, 2012 - 11:31 am

Always enjoy looking at your work. Great stuff.Recommend you to all my members at Curves.

Dec 15 2011

Kyra, Wee Eng & Ken | London family portrait photographer |

As I said in another recent family photography post, I don’t do many of these…. but here I am again and I had a lot of fun meeting little Kyra on her 2nd Birthday with her parents Ken & Wee Eng. Not only does Kyra pose amazingly for the camera but she can also speak German, Mandarin and English – a mean feat for 2 years old. We did the first half of the shoot in their rented apartment (as they were here on business/holiday from Germany) and the second half in a local park in St John’s Wood, London. Lots of cake-eating, leave-kicking, running and smiling… a very happy family indeed – I hope these pics do them justice!

For more information on Family Portrait Photography in London, click here.

Family portrait photography by London photographer Matthew Joseph

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Dec 08 2011

Nat Martin PR photoshoot | Editorial photographer London |

This shoot was about 6 weeks ago now but never late than never… It was for an incredible blues guitarist called Nat Martin who leads The Nat Martin Band (anyone who likes music in any way please check them out!)

It really is a pleasure to watch Nat play guitar and I’ve been lucky enough to have been taught by him and gigged alongside him over the past few years. He wanted some PR shots for various magazines and publicity editorials that he’s going to be promoting his new album through: ‘Don’t lose your cool’ (buy here).

Big thanks to the Star Pub in Guildford for letting us use their music venue and turn it into a studio.

 

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Nov 22 2011

John & Suraiya’s wedding photography | Baylis House | St Andrews Church Windsor

The final wedding of 2011 (I think) was John and Suraiya’s with the wedding service at St Andrews Church, Clewer – Windsor and the reception at Baylis House, Slough. As stated in my previous post, the unique thing about weddings is the variety of bride & groom, venue, background, location, surprises, weather you get at each – this was no different.

The day wasn’t just two families but also two religions/faiths coming together; this meant we had a Church wedding with the ACM gospel choir followed by a change of outfits and curry – a definite win for everyone! This wedding also wins the prize for the most original groomsmen shots (see end). With all this going on, it was a struggle to edit down but hopefully the following give you a nice taster of what the special day was about.

Any family or friends viewing who wish to see all the shots from the day, simply click the above link to ‘client login’ and ask John and Suraiya for the password.

Congratulations John & Suraiya!

 

St andrews clever wedding photography
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