Sharpa Photography

The climate has been decidedly challenging for a lot of our business customers and we have not taken a single thing for granted. The work has been flowing in steadily to us, a couple of Weddings, some portrait sittings for private Clients, some building shots, a couple of website headers and footers and a major Intenational Client in the UK. So we are doing OK actually. On top of this we have launched or own branded Business Network Fortunetwork and it is going like a steam train with a huge attendance for our launch!

We have just received a call from www.ecossetravel.com asking us to photograph their Prestige Vehicle fleet and supply images for their Marketing and Website campaigns. This is one of Scotland's leading Chauffeur drive operators, specialising in Airport transfers and guided Tours. We are delighted to be selected for this work.

Having organised and completed a fabulous wedding day at Edinburgh Castle for an American couple we were all equally delighted with the finished results. The testimonial we have recieved from this couple has made all the hard work worthwhile and very rewarding. More work for Clients onto Canvases and some building shots see an end to a good month for us. At last we have progressed this month on the promotional side of our business and will be releasing our new mini brochure in August 2008. (Request a brochure - rod@sharpa.co.uk)

It has been an interesting couple of weeks. Sharpa Business is working with two new Clients. The first Client is setting up a completely new MOT Centre in the heart of Edinburgh and Sharpa is doing the master Business Plan. The second is a florist Flowers Inc. and Sharpa Photography is tasked with taking the photographs for the website as well as shots for their magazine advertising. One of our exisitng major blue chip Clients has returned to ask Sharpa to take more Architecture and general building shots. Finally Sharpa is in negotiation with a Fashion House in Ayrshire and a Model Agency in Glasgow.

We have just received a call from America and yes from an American couple, asking us at Sharpa Photography if we would like be the photographers at their wedding! Of course we said yes! They found us via the Internet. It has been a steady month for us with photography of luxury cars, buildings, flowers, weddings, Graduates and finally a booking for a big party next month. On the Sharpa Business side we have 3 new Clients all start ups. We will be working on these together with our colleagues. We seem to be thriving in what is a difficult business climate - so thank you to all of our customers.

It was a pleasure to photograph KT Tunstall for The Hardrock cafe and at the same time we really enjoyed listening to her live performance, She was superb live. We are so very chuffed at Sharpa Photography to have been entrusted with this photoshoot which started at 1.00pm and completed at 11.15 pm. We edited as we shot the photos and this meant that our Clients got stunning edited images sent to their Agencies at 2.00 a.m. in the Morning. It was a triumph for us! So "Calling all Agencies" give us more work - we promise to rise to the challenge! Testimonial from Client will follow.

Our new video Testimonial service designed for the web is now available and we have several Clients whom we are working with already. Not only is a testimonial a very powerful marketing tool but also it is useful for promoting yourself as well as Clients. Why not invite your Clients to support you and tell the world what experience they had when buying your Companies services. In this clip the testimonial promotes the Actor, the Show and the venue. Think about it!

(News item - Thursday 15th May 2008)

It has been a busy week for us at Sharpa with 3 more bookings for weddings as well as two video and 3 Portraits toping the charts. Orders from one of my favourite Clients Graypaul just keep coming in - our sincere thanks to them for their continued support. Thanks to Solas for selecting our Sister company JMS Business Development to assist with their business plan, Logo and Branding issues - we expect great things to come of this. It has been a superb week all round.

(News item - Friday 9th May 2008)

May is here already! We have just spent a week in Skye where we photographed wonderful Landscapes, flowers and wildlife. (Soon to be published.)
Contracts keep coming in and we look forward to a fashion shoot in and around Edinburgh, Iconic 360 Panoramic photographs of buildings to be taken in and around Glasgow, Wedding and special occasions bookings, 3 Launches for next month and various Portraits.
On the video side we have several video testimonials to complete and a Major Launch. So it's full steam ahead!
On the business development front we are working closely with 8 Clients developing Two new Business concepts, Three Websites, Two Brochures and personal development issues. Thanks again to all our supporters and in particular my colleagues at www.fortunetwork.com

April continues to see steady growth for the Sharpa business. The optimising of the site has quickly produced 3 Wedding bookings within the first two weeks. Big News - an important addition to the team is Associate Bill Crawford who brings with him 14 years of Wedding experience. Bill will responsible for the Weddings side in partnership with Rod who will be shooting the casual images - both men therefore in their element and continuing to produce great results for Clients. More work from Elaine Grossart who is promoting Melissa Piper (GB Ladies number two Skiing Champion - who is both talented and stunning!) watch this site for progress. Of course some great jobs for Graypaul Ferrari and Bentley this month with a vairety of orders from web shots to Canvases. I love this job! Also GVA Grimley who have placed more orders with us for general building shots and Portraits. Andrew Crow continues to develop the video side and has completed a number of video testimonials for Clients to use on their Websites. We are also on the brink of a major video deal - details to follow when contract is signed. Our thanks to our Loyal supporters, Promise members and friends - as always without your support we would be nothing!

Lamborghini Edinburgh Launch The president and CEO of Lamborghini Stephan Winkelmann and Garry Bagley (MD) of Lamborghini Edinburgh unveiled the new, absloutely stunning, Lambroghini Gallardo to an appreciative audience who filled the Edinburgh Showroom to capacity. It is without a doubt in an elite group of the most stuning cars in the World. The sound of the engine gets your blood racing almost as fast as the revs rise when you tap the cars accelerator pedal. Not good for the weak hearted - and that raw rippping sound that rightly states "I am King of the Car World" - just incredible.

Garry Bagley (MD) Edinburgh Lamborghini (LHS) & Stephan Winkelmann Lamborghini President (RHS)

(News item - Wednesday 1st April 2008)

It has been a great start to the year for us and it isn't slowing down. April bookings for Portraiture have started at 47 Corporate sessions and two Private sessions, one private session for Mark Thomson already completed and in edit and one for a Client with three delightful Bunnies - yes that's right - Rabbits. Boy what challenges we are faced with at times but we love it really. Watch out for the next News item - Lamborghini Edinburgh Launch 3rd April - pics to follow.

Rod received a call from the Peter Potter Gallery to say that Local students who were working on a "Mussel-In Student Project," had selected two of his images which were hanging in the Gallery. The Students wanted to use them as inspiration for a play that they were writing using the photographs to express how life is viewed through the eyes of the younger generation in East Lothian. Said Rod "It is a real boost to me that these young Students thought my work was worth selecting. It was great to talk to them about the images and what they meant to me. I salute their project and look forward to seeing the end result. I hope to be invited to see the play in due course. Isn't it great that the older students have involved the younger students - I congratulate them for their enthusiasm and creativity and wish them all the very best for the future."

March has started off where February began with some great orders to keep us on the up and up. Thanks to GVA Grimley for their support and orders. Also to Lamborghini Edinburgh for their commission on a presentation album which will be presented to Lamborghini in Italy. Thanks also to Bill Todd for a portrait commission and video testimonial as well as his ongoing encouragement. Finally to Douglas Milliken who has completed the design of our leaflet and it is absolutely stunning.

Rod, please find enclosed the following testimonial for Sharpa Photography:-
"Rod,
The photos of our Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bentley Stock that you have taken are fantastic and we are equally happy with the headshot you took of Richard and myself with our Rolls Royce Phantom. I will contact you shortly for a follow up photograph session - hopefully with a Veyron! Regards Ian Murray."
Azur International Ltd - www.azurinternational.co.uk

We have been really busy on location this month and still the orders are flowing in. Despite this we have just completed an overhaul of the website adding a general gallery section to our website which holds another 10 sub headings for you to peruse.
We have received many generous compliments from the Farming community who want to see more livestock photographs, something which we intend to develop with the input of the experts in that field! (No pun intended.)
Thanks to Andrew Crow for his input and video cuts. Finally a big thank you to Malcolm Laurie who continually supports us and allows us to tap into his vast human technical knowledge library.

The second half of February 2008 has been incredible, smashing all records with more orders rolling in including Company Portraits for Azur, several Video testimonials for websites and lots of Photography work for the commercial sector. A Special thanks to Lamborghini and Promise for Businesss. Finally many, many, congratulations to Mr & Mrs Stewart Jamieson - what a fantastic Wedding - stay happy together and we wish you both much prosperity in life.

February is a rockin' and a rollin'! Already we have orders for 103 Portraits, plus several private client canvas orders. On the Commercial side we are delighted to be working for the first time with a top Glasgow Agency and have been contracted to complete the photography for Twelve Restaurants in Scotland. We had a brilliant time at the Lamborghini Launch photographing Scotland's former World Champion F1 driver - Sir Jackie Stewart - (whose speech was totally captivating.) We were further honoured to receive his own book signed by him. To add to the party we are about to Launch a new video service and welcome Andrew Crow on board who will be solely responsible for this side of the business. I would like to thank all those people who have helped us and who continue to support us, Graypaul Motors Ltd, Ashleigh Andrew, Stewart Nicol, Raymond MacHugh and in particular all the hard working fellows at www.promiseforbusiness.co.uk

January has been a really busy month so far! We have one new wedding booked for June 2008, 3 Portraits ( - two personal and one Business Portait) Two product launches (one for Ferrari and one for Lamborghini) plus five Commercial Client photo days for brochures and websites.

We wish you all the very best over the festive season and hope you have a Prosperous New year in 2008. We also wish to thank all of our customers for their support and new contracts during 2007. Thanks for helping us to have a truly fantastic Year ! Also a special thanks to Stewart Jamieson for all his help this year.

Sharpa Photography were the official photographers for the Launch of the new Maserati Granturismo. What a magnificent car which was a joy to photograph. We will publish the selected photos on the main site in the New year.

(News item - Friday 23rd November 2007)

We have just completed the photoshoot for the Launch of the new Ferrari F430 which was a huge success today - 23rd November 2007. Rod got up the next day at 4.00 a.m.! and had completed developing and editing all of the required images. The images were copied onto four DVD's (for the press to use in London) by 5.00 p.m. that day. ( www.dealer.ferrari.com/graypaul/edinburgh )

This e-mail just came in from the Ferrari Brand Manager:

"Thanks Rod, your hard work, dedication and professionalism are much appreciated." Andrew Hamilton-Gray - Ferrari Brand Manager

(News item - Wednesday 21st November 2007)

Sharpa Photography are delighted to announce their involvement as partners in a new business venture which combines media advertising with photographic images. The new system will be launched in Edinburgh City Centre in 2008.

(News item - Thursday 18th October 2007)

Sharpa Photography were delighted with photographs it took at a Wedding earlier this month. The photographs were viewed with "squeals" of delight and overwhelmingly nice comments! All of us send our congratulations and best wishes for the future.

(News item - Monday 7th October 2007)

Sharpa Photography had a double celebration when The Peter Potter Gallery in Haddington accepted 24 pieces of Rod's work for public viewing in their Gallery. The photographs will be exhibited from November 2007.

Following a meeting with Rod Jamieson of Sharpa Photography, The Robyn Rowles Gallery, 23 Howe Street, Edinburgh has selected photographs from Rod's collection and an exhibition will be running throughout the month of October 2007.

Edinburgh Hosted a spectacular Downhill Mountain Bike Race. Enjoy below a selection of images from this exciting and at times extremely brave and very dangerous challenge. The riders skills were a fantastic spectacle to behold!

(Images taken on Sunday 6th October 2007)

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