My latest commercial photography slideshow!

I've put together a 1 minute summary slideshow of my portfolio featuring all types of my commercial photography in Devon & Cornwall. Here you can quickly see the various sectors I work in and the styles of lighting, background and composition I work with.

My commissioned commercial photography is aimed at business owners, marketing professionals and communications officers across Devon & Cornwall. I work with them to create real, relevant and engaging photography for use in their marketing, communications and public relations campaigns.

https://youtu.be/mxsWcwd5_BU

 

You may wish to check out my Google reviews and here's an example of some recent feedback:

Tony was brilliant! He works very creatively, and is always trying to find the very best way to capture what you need. Very easy to work with too, got the best out of the models, and everyone was delighted with the final edits. I hadn't worked with Tony before and he came highly recommended, now I will do exactly the same... and highly recommend!

Chole, 2022

Tony Cobley Photography has collaborated with fellow Devon based creative business, Insignia Creative to offer Tony Cobley Prints via a new e-commerce website. The site will be live with all features in September 2022.

The new website provides the opportunity to view and purchase fine art photographic prints of Tony's favourite landscape and documentary photography. Included are scenic landscape photography of locations mostly in Devon and Cornwall, South West England and some of Tony's travel documentary and street photography.

Fine art prints are printed using a 12 colour process specially developed for photographers and artists and this matched with an ultra smooth fine art paper gives stunning colour representation and quality every time from small prints up to a maximum width of 610mm wide. Digital files can also be downloaded for web and print resolution uses.

On the Tony Cobley Prints site you can browse and search images and get prices for various sizes of print and digital file. Payment is easy on the site and Insignia Creative then carry out the high quality printing and can promptly pack and deliver the print to your address.

Why not check out Tony Cobley Prints right now and treat yourself or a loved one to a special print. We even do gift vouchers!

The post lockdown year of 2021 has been one of my best ever years as a commercial photographer in Devon, Cornwall and other parts of South West England. I started the business in 2005 and 2021 has been one of the very busiest years of my photography career.

I've been commissioned for many types of work . Typical clients are marketing professionals, creative agencies, communications departments and business owners in "marketing" mode! They get really great value from their images as they use them accross all sorts of output from social media to websites, blogs, brochures, banners, flyers and more!!

It seems that many businesses got new websites built and / or reviewed their marketing plans during the Covid lockdowns and are now requiring quality images to populate their sites and marketing media. One of the reason's I've been so busy this year!

Here's a slideshow of some examples of the commercial photography work I've been up to very recently.

https://youtu.be/h6DzWOo-08s

As you can see, much of my work from wellbeing photography to industrial photography takes on a lifestyle element. People are an important part of my work as a commercial photographer in Devon and I always like to get the the organisation's people involved to help reinforce their brand. Adding people can bring a product or service to life and get the attention of potential customers.

You can see all the categories of photography I cover on my folio home page and find examples of work I've done in your type of organisation. I'm always happy to discuss ideas, rates and options so please get in touch if you'd like to learn more about what I can create for you as a commercial photographer in Devon.

You may also like to connect with me on Linkedin or follow my Linkedin business page.

 

2023 Update, Coronavirus / Covid-19 Safe Professional Photography Practice Policy:

 

Tony Cobley Photography is committed to working in a safe and responsible manner and will continue to review health and safety based on current government guidelines. I received all the Covid vaccinations and boosters, the most recent being on 26th October 2023. I also have the flu jab each autumn.

Although restrictions have been completely eased, I am happy to apply any or all of the following procedures for safe professional practice on location based on you the client's preferences:

• Comply with all requirements of client's workplace and h&s policy.
• Maintain social distancing of the current guidelines, 2m where required / possible.
• Use creative / staggered compositions where required for Socially Distanced Group shots
• Avoid contact, shaking hands, etc where required.
• Wash hands frequently with soap and warm water.
• Use hand santitiser where available and surface sanitiser spray.
• Don’t allow clients to touch cameras, lights, computers, etc.
• If symptoms (as per current guidelines) or temperature develop cease work immediately, isolate and follow government guidelines re testing etc.
• Use Zoom or phone for meetings and tuition sessions where possible.
• Wear mask (and gloves where appropriate) indoors. Mask often needs removing for actual shooting to avoid viewfinder steaming up.
• Bear in mind that PPE is "last resort" and should not be seen as an alternative to distancing, washing and other above main precautions.
• Travel independently in car to client and others involved.
• Communicate: Ensure all other people involved in a shoot are aware of the above.
• Report any Covid incidents to HSE via RIDDOR

 

Medical Photography & Personal Injury Legal Evidence Medico-legal Photography in Devon & Cornwall:

I can provide professional medical photography and patient photography for medico-legal evidence purposes in Plymouth, Exeter, Devon and Cornwall and other parts of the South West. I can set up either in my South Devon studio, at the patient's home or at a law firm or medical practice.

I have been trained in medical photography by Dr William Anderson, FRCS, LLM, FFFLM, FBIPP in Medical Photography and establishing a medical photography service.
I have a standard operating procedure (SOP) and certificates which can be provided.

I also have an enhanced DBS disclosure, full insurance, formal professional photography qualifications and I work with discretion and sensitivity using high quality photography equipment and lighting.

The aim is to represent the injury or condition in an unbiased and objective way, showing scale and context of the injuries and as specified by the law firm, medic, insurer or patient.

I am happy to be commissioned by law firms, their clients or by medical or insurance companies to help provide the best patient photography evidence for their cases. I can also provide medical photography for medical training purposes.

Patient Personal Injury Photography, in Devon & Cornwall - Technique

A neutral background is used with colour calibrated equipment and a lighting set up which shows texture without creating excessive shadow. Focal lens of lenses if selected to avoid misleading perspective and attention given to plane of focus and depth of field. Sometimes a telephoto zoom lens is used if the patient isn't comfortable with proximity.

Scale can be demonstrated through use of a "Forensigraph" scale positioned next to the injury, context can be shown with wider shots and a headshot as proof of identity. These types of patient photography are usually captured:

• Overview and context image - to orientate / appreciate where on the body the injury is. If required a comparison image (eg for feet).
• Close up image of the injury.
• Close up image with a measure scale next to the injury.
• If appropriate and patient is happy to do: Re enactment of position of injury. 
• Identifier headshot or patient with case ref card.

Images are shot in RAW format, calibrated for colour etc and no adjustments / retouching is done then supplied within at most 2 to 3 working days in high and low resolution TIFF or JPEG format. The commissioning client (and their patent if required) receive images via download link with license for perpetual unlimited usage for unlimited time.

Patient privacy, space and dignity are always respected as is data protection. An impartial chaperone (not a friend or relative) should be provided for photography of sensitive parts of the body and for under 18s. More details in my SOP.

Gloves and facemask are used during Covid and all scales etc are sanitised, backgrounds and gloves disposed of.

Prices are always bespoke, depending on the requirements and location. Please contact me for a quote and more details. You may also be interested in my commercial photography for medical & scientific clients.

And you may like to follow the LinkedIn page Devon & Cornwall Medical Photography by Tony Cobley

Photography for medical and scientific clients is one of my favourite sectors. It is always nice to get feedback such as this from marketing professionals within medical & healthcare organisations:

“It is easy to believe that anyone can take a photo to support their marketing needs but it is only when you engage a professional such as Tony Cobley that you realise how wrong you have been. We have employed Tony Cobley to support our rebranding and updating of images for multiple use. Images have been used for web and social media but most importantly for editorial, advertising and production of promotional materials. It is then that you realise how important it is to have high quality, well thought out images to support you marketing needs. Tony Cobley’s professionalism makes working with him very easy and especially when working in a medical setting such as ours, professionalism, courtesy and respect is evident in Tony’s approach.”   Kathryn. Marketing & Comm's manager.

I can carry out medical and healthcare photography in Plymouth and Exeter and other areas of Devon & Cornwall.

I also do legal evidence photography and personal injury medical photography for law firms in Devon & Cornwall.

 

No matter what you are promoting, showing it with people is the way to go! I work on promotional photography in Devon on all sorts of varied marketing campaigns in South West England. These campaigns can be to promote services, products, spaces or even concepts for any organisation.

Things, Brands, Experiences, Situations

No matter what the “thing” to be promoted, showing people interacting with it will bring it to life and communicate how the potential customer would experience it. Many of my clients have brand guidelines which ask me to show what it feels like to experience their offering. “Lifestyle” photoshoots are the most obvious solution but similar human involvement can also happen in industrial situations, education environments and even close up details. Using just parts of a person such as hands can also bring photographs to life and provide scale and context.

Fewer Words, More Images

In the age of new media, the fewer words used, the better. Because we scroll through so much content and only stop when something catches our eye, images are initially more powerful than words. So images with people can describe a product or service without having to include lots of words.

Models?

When working as a photographer in Devon or wider afield, models for photoshoots come in many guises: Some clients hire professional models or extras, other use their own staff and some use volunteers or family and friends. I am experienced in working with all of these individuals, each requiring slightly different management on shoot.

"Happy Models Make for a good shoot!"

I like to work on the basis that “Happy models make for a good shoot” so it's always good to make sure they are relaxed, comfortable and fully aware of what’s happening.

Promotional Photography in Devon

A browse through the commercial photography folios on my website will show how people come in to most aspects of my commissioned work. See if you can guess who the people are and how they became involved in helping on the shoot. If you have an organisation with a brand to promote, I would be very pleased to discuss creative photography ideas for working with people to get your brand message out there. Tony

What does a Devon Commercial Photographer do During Lockdown?

Devon commercial photographer, Tony Cobley has been keeping busy during the Coronavirus lockdown. Between volunteering in his local community and the occasional safe home product photoshoot, Tony has also been providing virtual photography tuition for hobby snappers anywhere in the world via Zoom. He’s also giving free on line consultations with business owners and marketing professionals to discuss photography plans for the other side of lockdown. This week, Tony has done a product photo shoot for a new client in Devon. “Allies of Nature” are a start-up emotional wellbeing business making flower essences who have put lots of effort into their branding and design. They needed quality images to show off their brand across all marketing material and social media. Tony who is a location commercial photographer was able to build a studio at his home near Plymouth in South Devon to do the product shoot. This maintained maximum social distancing and he handled the products with gloves to be extra safe. Tony shot individual images of all 22 flower essence products and then made some creative group shots. Simon Blackler, owner of “Allies of Nature” was thrilled with the resulting images and said: “I have just downloaded all the pics, what an awesome photoshoot, looks like you had some fun!! Great group shots as well as the individual bottles. I couldn’t have asked for any more. I’m looking forward to showing off your fantastic work. Brilliant job, first class effort.” Tony is keen to talk to anyone involved in marketing about future plans for the other side of the current lockdown and offers free photography consultations via Zoom for business owners and marketing / comm's professionals. See Tony's full portfolio via the folio links at Tony Cobley Photography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLbjbOMFGpU  

Royal Photography in the SW

I little while ago I had the pleasure of photographing HRH The Princess Royal in North Somerset. This was the second time I've photographed Princess Anne this year, documenting a royal visit to a local South West organisation. The visit was to the Butler Trust and the Bristol, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Community Rehabilitation Company where the princess met award winners and members of both organisations. Working to strict security, logistical and briefing guidelines, I managed to get some nice natural reportage images of the event which will be used by both organisations for public relations purposes. See more examples of my Events Photography in SW England including Royal Photography in the SW.

I have recently enjoyed working with with the superb Thrive Hubs on some contemporary business interior photography in Plymouth. Thrive Hubs offer very high quality office space including hot-desking and short term rental and Ocean Crescent, Plymouth is well worth a visit! Our photoshoot was to show the contemporary spaces, fully styles and with people. We used lots of professional lighting to show the space at its best and create fresh, dynamic, contemporary images. See more of my Interior Photography for all sorts of businesses in Devon & Cornwall.