Friday, July 5, 2013

Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop goes glamping on edge of Exmoor with his camera for new brochure




       





      




International award winning Devon photographer Guy Harrop goes glamping with his camera and lights for new brochure.

" I love camping and the outdoors, wood stoked fires with candlelit evenings, so the chance to shoot a new brochure for a luxury glamping company on the edge of Exmoor really did tick all the boxes. Childhood memories under canvas flooded back - but what did I need to bring -nothing!! Glamping is luxury camping and Longlands Devon near Combe Martin is a hidden gem. It is luxury, very clean and everything is provided from towels and coffee to food. Not only does it look amazing, the owners are great fun and the attention to detail inside and out is beautiful. The lodges nestle in a peaceful English green valley surrounded by woodland and hills, where the skies are bright and the sunsets seem to linger forever. The beds are comfortable with gentle duvets and the woodburner keeps you warm at night. My wife and I had an amazing candlelit dinner as the sun set slowly over the Bristol channel. The next morning I was awoken by birds and nearby lambs and the smell of fresh croissants. There is a well stocked larder on site and lots of delicious dishes to choose from cooked by the lovely owner Bella. We live in such a technology run world, to actually sit and enjoy the peace and quiet countryside charms under the stars felt bliss." Guy Harrop

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Italy's charm captivates the travelling photographer










Travelling to Italy with a couple of cameras, you cannot help but fall in love with the countryside. It has so much charm and warmth. The ever changing colours in the light, sunflowers and vineyards as far as the eye can reach. Time stands still as dogs bark and old folk gather in the village squares to chatter about their daily goings on. Bright yellow fields of sunflowers rise and fall in the heat of the day.
All photos Guy Harrop

Herrings smoking in a traditional fish smoker

Beautifully rich coloured Herrings lined up in a traditional wood fish smoker. photo by westcountry
food photographer Guy Harrop.

food photography growing from the ground to the table



Food photographer Guy Harrop has been in the greenhouse growing lettuce again this year. Not only are they delicious to eat, freshly picked in salad from the ground to the table but they are beautiful to photograph too. Here are some stock images shot for a food client.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Shooting corporate PR portraits for clients in the UK


Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop has been shooting back to back in the studio this week photographing several portraits for business clients across the Westcountry. This year Guy has been working with a number of businesses who have needed portraits, quite often a mixture of formal and fun images for websites and magazines.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

National Sheepdog Trial ticket sales for event at Castle Hill, Filleigh, Devon, UK




Recently Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop was asked to photograph the launch of tickets on sale at this summer's English National sheepdog trials at Filleigh, Devon UK. 

Guy, has worked with sheepdogs and farming extensively over the past 20 years both for newspapers/magazines and with Devon farmer David Kennard photographing the bestselling book 'The Shepherd's Watch'. Guy was often seen lying face down in the wet mud for several of the book shoots to get the right images - rams battling, sheepdogs retrieving stranded lambs on cliffs, sheep farming and capturing the daily life through a sheepdog.

The event this year at Castle Hill, Filleigh will see around 150 of the country’s top sheepdog handlers and their dogs compete at the historic home of the Earl and Countess of Arran on the 19th-21st July. This will be the second time the trial has been held at the estate, the previous event was held in 2009.

Pictured is Marie Fraser, marketing manager of North Devon Hospice and farmer David Kennard, from Woolacombe, representing the International Sheep Dog Society . 

Keeping your eyes open on way to photographic assignments



Shooting library stock images cannot always be planned - These two were taken on way to a PR job this week by Devon PR photographer Guy Harrop as part of a set on footpath signs.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Temperatures still hit 21C as UK prepares for weather change.

Photo by Guy Harrop 07/05/13. Sunbathers enjoy the continued hot spell across the UK. Pictured are sunbathers enjoying the sunshine on Woolacombe beach, Devon, UK today Tuesday.

Monday, May 6, 2013

May Bank Holiday monday weather temperatures soar UK


PIC BY GUY HARROP  06/05/13. Poppy Melchior enjoys the sunny May Bank holiday weather near Barnstaple, Devon as temperatures soar across the UK.

Friday, May 3, 2013

Rural polling stations in Devon prepare for voters as elections take place across England and Wales

 PIC BY GUY HARROP  02/05/13. Voting gets underway in the local and coucil elections in England and Wales. Pictured is polling clerk Karen Oke outside a rural polling station in Martinhoe, Lynton,  Devon.




 PIC BY GUY HARROP  02/05/13. Voting gets underway in the local and coucil elections in England and Wales. Pictured is presiding polling officer Sharen Gullick outside a very rural polling station in Shirwell, North Devon.