Commercial Photography in Manchester
My commercial photography has been used across all media, from prospectuses, newspapers, magazines, corporate brochures, to websites and other digital media.
I’m equally at home on location in the countryside or in the city, covering a corporate event or in the studio doing corporate portrait or product photographys. I enjoy the challenge of getting the best images out of sometimes difficult situations and always strive to get the best results possible for my commissions.
The past three years I have exhibited in New York and now in my home town of Manchester. With a growing regional reputation, I’ve also been happy help local charities such as Better Things and Forever Manchester.
Commercial Photography in Manchester
I’m Paul. I offer the full range of photography services, from commercial photography, including corporate portraits, interiors and, studio photography to event and wedding photography.
My journey started in 1993 when I bought my first SLR camera and used it throughout my Design and Art Direction degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, learning all about film and darkroom printing. I eventually went onto photograph, develop and print all of my photographs used within my degree show. After graduation and carving a career out in the graphic design industry I found myself behind the camera again, but from an art direction perspective. This reignited my passion for capturing anything from fine art photos to wedding photography.
I love working with people so working as a Manchester wedding photographer is a joy for me, but also on commercial shoots. Especially trying to get people to relax in front of the camera. I always have a laugh with my customers and couple and build a rapport with them. You get the best photos when you have trust.
I’m based in Manchester, which provides me with plenty of work, but I travel all over the country shooting weddings and or commercial projects. I also love the fact that I’m surrounded by an incredible range of geologically diverse landscape and spectacular cities and architecture. I love photographing my favourite areas such as Manchester, Liverpool, the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, Ribble Valley, Lake District Lancashire, east coast, and North Wales.
Outside of work I have three kids, the lovely Mrs Grogan and spend as much time as possible loving life.
Below are just some of the clients I’m proud to have produced work for
ArghKid Media
Amazon
Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald
Greyland Ltd
NG Bailey Engineering Services
Haldane Fisher – GE Robinson Timber Website
Ramtech Electronics
Paul Mellon Centre
Inspiring Awards
Showerdrape
Amaze
Balvac
Andrew Nutter, Celebrity Chef
Galloways Printers
Strictly Waxing
Balfour Beatty
Brunning and Price
Handrail Creations
Hultons Landscapes
DMM International
Rider Levett Bucknall
Fresh Start Waste Services
Stonebridge
The Centre for Ageing Better
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Hultons Landscapes Landscape Photography
_____ The third shoot for Hultons Landscapes saw me travelling around Cheshire and Manchester covering 5 more locations, including Moor Hall, Booths Hall, Edge Hill University, Embankment near Manchester Cathedral and Media City where Hultons Landscapes had...
Commercial shoot for a conference centre
_____ This was a lovely little photoshoot for Penrith Rugby Union Football Club. As will all semi professional sports clubs in this fine country of ours, they have to diversify and look for revenue streams where they can find them. Winters Park Conference...
Interior photography for Stonebridge
_____ It was an especially nice treat to be asked to shoot the interior of Bartle House. The offices, located in the heart of Manchester’s legal and financial district in Manchester city centre. Stonebridge had already bought a considerable amount of work from...
Nutters Restaurants 24th Birthday Celebrations
_____ Back in July, I was finishing a meal at my favourite restaurant - you've guessed it - Nutters - with my brother in law, when Andrew asked us to join him at the bar as service had finished. Aside from being beyond full and perhaps slightly tipsy, we agreed...
The Bird keeps flying for Andrew Nutter
_____ One year on from the opening night launch at the Bird at Birtle, owner Andrew Nutter asked me if I would like to come to the 1 year celebration party - an event organised by the establishment to say thank you to all their suppliers and friends who had...
Lowry and the local Manchester landscape
_____ I was delighted to be approached by the Paul Mellon Centre in London earlier in the year to locate and shoot 5 locations in Manchester that had been painted or observed by the local artists LS Lowry. The article written by Anne M. Wagner, explores a...
Inspiring Awards Ceremony 2017
_____ I spent a super afternoon spent in the grand surroundings of the Midland hotel in Manchester photographing the award ceremony for Inspiring Awards. An incredible event, it is held every year and this year was also their 25th anniversary. The awards do...
Handrail Creations Photoshoot
_____ I especially love doing commercial photography with local business. And although I’m very happy to travel all over, there's something nice about keeping the local economy ticking over. As such it was great to work with Handrail Creations in Bolton. An...
On site product shoot for Ramtech Electronics
_____ I find myself doing photoshoots in some bizarre places. From a tiny boardroom or B&B bedroom, tothe 17th floor of a construction site, to a crypt under a church. Yes. I said a crypt. Over a period of 3 months I’ve done 3 separate shoots from London...
Haighton Manor Opening
_____ I was delighted to be asked to shoot the soft launch of the refurbished Haighton Manor on Sunday 4th September for Brunning and Price as it joined their family of pub restaurants. Strictly by invitation only, Haighton Manor opened its doors at 12.00...
DMM Product and Factory Photography
_____ Two photoshoots for DMM Professional - the arm of DMM International that designs and manufactures working at height safety gear, rather than climbing equipment - but both used in the same catalogue. I had worked on the DMM account from a design point of...
Landscape photography for a landscape company
_____ It’s always fantastic to pick up new commercial photography clients. When Hultons Landscapes got in touch a week or so back, I was excited. The brief was to shoot a number of ongoing projects across the northwest for use online and in awards entries. Once...
Let the Bird Fly Event Photography
_____ I truly love what I do. Be it capturing a wedding, shooting architecture or photographing an event like this, it provides me with such a diverse range of photographic challenges (and great nights out as well). So you won’t be surprised to learn I was...
Portrait photography for Balfour Beatty Mott MacDonald
_____ As well as being a photographer, I also own Think Design Manchester, a website and design agency, who produce high end graphic design to businesses large and small. One of which I recently completed (read about it here). It was large graphic design job...
Portrait photography with an urban twist
_____ A recent photoshoot for scriptwriter and local poet, Argh Kid (David Scott). Tagged a "thinking man's Shaun Ryder" he combines monkey business, melancholy, grit and wisdom. From hilarious drug escapades 'Tripping with Jackie Chan', to questioning race and...
Product and set photography for Showerdrape
_____ With any trade I think you are always learning so when the opportunity came up to do a type of studio photography I hadn't done before, I leapt at the chance. This project in question, was to shoot the product photography for Showerdrape Ltd, a Manchester...
GE Robinson location photography
_____ A location shoot for GE Robinson, a timber yard that operates out of several branches across the UK. I was referred via design agency in Northern Ireland who had been commissioed by the parent company Haldane Fisher to design and build a new website for...
Interior and team photoshoot for Strictly Waxing
_____ You can probably imagine the thoughts running through my head when I got a call asking if I could come a photograph a waxing studio in my home town of Radcliffe. Well… no, it didn't involved photographing the look of agony etched into their latest victims...
Getting excited about wood
_____ I often get work via referrals so when I was approached to undertake a commercial shoot which involved photographing a local timber yard, GE Robinson, for a new website, I thought yeah - that'd be fun... With anything photoshoots like this, you have to...
Nuts about photography
_____ Getting to shoot one of the best restaurants in the North West was an absolute joy. That’s one of the things I love about photography - meeting new people and making new friends. I met Andrew Nutter, celebrity chef and the proprietor of Nutters Restaurant...
Galloways Print location photography
_____ Going into a working business to photograph it’s working day is always a challenge. Particularly when it’s a deadline driven company like Galloways Print is. This photoshoot was part of a larger project that involved the redesign and build of their...
Nutters Restaurant – interior and exterior photography
_____ Over the past year I have done quite a lot of exterior and interior photography for hotels and restaurants, so you can imagine my excitement when I was asked to shoot one of the best restaurants in the North West? I met Andrew Nutter, celebrity chef and...
Corporate portait photography for Greyland
_____ A morning’s photography for Greyland, a Manchester based cleaning product company. I was approached via my website to see if I would come to their head office and take 8-10 head shots for their new website. When I turned up with all my equipment they were...
Amaze 20th Birthday Event Photography
_____ I was delighted to be commissioned (via a third party Marketing Agency - Bluestar Marketing) to shoot an important event for Amaze, a digital agency founded 20 years ago, who work with some of the works leading brands. The event was their 20th birthday...
NG Bailey team and event photography
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Hotel and B&B photography for Amazon
_____ One thing that hotels and bed and breakfast establishments need to do is sell rooms. A lot of hotels and b&bs use the likes of laterooms.com or Groupon for example. Regardless of which platform they do use, one of the best ways to do this is for...
Did you know you can book hotels through Amazon? (And I photographed them)
_____ Getting asked to produce a range of architectural and interior photographs by a huge organisation like Amazon has been one of the highlights of my year. Especially because travelling to each location has taken me to some of my favourite places in the UK...