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Nadin Dunnigan, professional photographer near Edinburgh, Scotland, specialises in wedding photography and family portrait photography. Please check out Nadin's website: Wedding Photographer Edinburgh, Scotland

Saturday
21Nov2009

November, cold, wet, but hey?

Today, we had a lovely family in our studio in Bathgate: less than 2 month young Evan, mum and dad, big brother Dylan and the dog. Weather not the greatest in November for external lifestyle photography, especially not with such a young baby! But we couldn't help chasing Dylan around outside with his stylish clothes!

And I cannot make up my mind if I prefer the picture of the dog in the studio or outside?

Friday
20Nov2009

13 - Photography Competition

I have just launched our monthly photography competition!

Check it out on our blog!

 

Sunday
15Nov2009

Have all your favourite photographs with you at all times

This is soooo cute! In a lovely little box - the size of a business card - hide 50 images from your photo session. All photographs are printed on business card paper and have a satin feel to them. You can even have a little message on the back of each photograph, if you wish.

This is something you can have in your handbag at all times - your children's best photographs, to share with everyone and to enjoy over and over again.

This is also easy to split up into several presents for grandparents who would like to show off their grandchildren too.

You can either have 50 photo cards for £99 or 100 cards for £125.

The drop down includes options to buy the cards as well as several holders which easily hide in your handbag and hold your favourite images.

Don't have a Paypal account?

Paypal has changed over the years and you do not require a Paypal account anymore to make payments through Paypal. If you do not wish to pay online, please call us on 01506 655 422 and we can take payments over the phone.

Photo Cards
Sunday
15Nov2009

Finally a Christmas card no-one will throw away!

Finally there is a Christmas card which will survive Christmas! Select one of your favourite images taken by Nadin and we make it into a wonderful Christmas card for you.

25 cards including coloured envelopes: £49 (£1.96 / card)

50 cards including coloured envelopes: £79 (£1.58 / card)

100 cards including coloured envelopes: £119 (£1.19 / card)

We can also leave the cards blank so you don't have to use them as Christmas cards. Just a thought.

Don't have a Paypal account?

Paypal has changed over the years and you do not require a Paypal account anymore to make payments through Paypal. If you do not wish to pay online, please call us on 01506 655 422 and we can take payments over the phone.

Purchase yours here:

Christmas Cards
Sunday
15Nov2009

Very personal Christmas gift: your very own photo calendar!

This year, we offer all our clients the fantastic opportunity to have their own photo calender with the images that were taken during a shoot this year.

We have different calendar options: The A4 Calender, the long and narrow wall calendar as well as the CD Desk calendar contain 12 of your favourite images of your photo session. To order one of the calendars, please arrange payment through the below Paypal buttons. After successful payment, we will make your images available online and you can select your favourite 12 images for your calendar.

You will receive a discount if you wish to order several calenders. Please click on the drop downs to see the savings.

Postage is £3.50 for special delivery.

Don't have a Paypal account?

Paypal has changed over the years and you do not require a Paypal account anymore to make payments through Paypal. If you do not wish to pay online, please call us on 01506 655 422 and we can take payments over the phone.

The Paypal website still displays my previous business name "CreatWeb", this will be changed in the next day or so (I hope...!)

A4 Calendar
Long Wall Calendar
CD Desk Calendar

Sunday
15Nov2009

Christmas and all that...

It's been a few weeks now, but Christmas is sneaking into the shops and shopping centres, into the town centres and even people's homes. Christmas trees are on offer, German ginger bread and the town centres have the Christmas lights up, even though they are not illuminated yet. It's all prepared for the "big bang" at the beginning of December.

Personally, I am not too keen on all the Christmas theme when it screams at you from every corner. Today, at Tesco's, there was a gentle reminder at the front door: a fully decorated Christmas tree and the first aisle contains all the Christmas goodies that end up in the waste bin: wrapping paper, ribbons, bags, bobbles, plastic trees, lights, Christmas cards.

In the evening, we dropped into the new Livingston shopping centre. I must say that the decorations there are just amazing! It is great to see that they take so great care about this. For some reason, however, the decorations don't ooze Christmas! They are simply stunning and I saw a lot of people who photographed each other in front of them. No Christmas music, thanks for that! Just amazing decorations. It's worth going there just to see them!

The problem suppliers face is they have to think about Christmas much earlier in the year. Some people plan for Christmas straight after Easter, and most retail businesses receive their Christmas stock around August time. Whereas the rest of us - consumers - get fed up with Christmas before it has even started, I can understand that the shops want rid of their wares before it is too late.

The shopping centre in Livingston was packed today - even at 5 pm! I suppose, the Christmas shopping has already started, without me even noticing! On TV, some brands reveal that they will start their sales before Christmas so that people can part with their cash well before the end of the year.

With regards to photography: For most photography studios, Christmas is a busy time. I had to think about Christmas in August too. I had to design leaflets, had to contact a distribution company to hand out the leaflets, then arrange an online schedule for my staff to receive the phone calls and so on... The leaflets went out in October. I was a little scared that it had been too late already, but I am thinking from a supplier point of view. In October, we have lovely autumn colours, the first foggy mornings and frosty nights. All the colours are earthy and rich, not green and red and there are certainly no jingle bells!

My trusted lab just confirmed that their last order date for guaranteed Christmas delivery is the 11th December. So I was right on my leaflet: I can only take photographs until around the 5th - 7th December. This will just about give me enough time to edit the images, make them available online, give my clients a few days to order and then I have to speed process the orders for my lab so I can receive them in time for Christmas.

Because of the retail Christmas overload, many people avoid the stress associated with Christmas shopping. They then realise, around the 20th December, they still have to organise some presents. Shops can oblige as they have stock, but we photographers - have hardly any chance to provide any product at that short notice.

So if you do decide to have a portrait taken of your family or your children - there really isn't much time left. Especially with the weekends now filling up with bookings in my studio in Bathgate.

One thing I promise though: There will be no Christmas music, no Christmas tree, no Christmas theme in my studio. Just a relaxed environment, a nice coffee for mum & dad and a fun time for the children.

This reminds me: I have to start thinking about my Christmas presents too....

Enjoy the time in November and December - with lots of autumn and early winter strolls, cold sunshine and crispy trees. :-)