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INTRODUCING THE AWARD-WINNING
DEWERSTONE PHOTOGRAPHY

As part of our Corporate Policy to recognise outstanding achievements made within the business community, Media Today Online, has selected a number of forward-thinking companies that displayed a continual commitment to recognise best practice, innovative business processes and overall high quality customer-focused service. From these nominees a short list of finalists was then formed, who were assessed and scored on their individual merit.  In line with this philosophy, it gives us great pleasure to announce that, Dewerstone Photography has been successful in winning the prestigious BA AWARD ONLINE NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2011.  As a completely independent Award Programme, recognising business excellence across a wide range of disciplines, the Business Achievement Award is recognised both locally and nationally.

The Business Achievement Award stands as an instantly recognisable seal of approval, which places the recipient amongst the finest in the country and serves as a recommendation to potential clients.  There are several criteria for nomination, including the introduction of innovative ideas, first-class customer service and value for money, with the winners being those that truly deserve to be labelled as the “best of the best.”

Dewerstone Photography is the working title for Louise Tope who has been involved in showing dogs since 1984, having handled many different breeds across the various groups.

Louise Tope specialises in canine portraiture but also works on a number of other subjects including domestic animals and wildlife, people and children and cars and automotive. Greatly experienced in her field, Louise is a member of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and British Professional Photographers Association.

In September 2009, Louise retired from a 21 years career as a professional canine beautician, turning to photography full time. Her desire and need to achieve balance and harmony in a perfectly groomed dog along with many years of experience in the show ring has given Louise a natural “eye” for a good photograph. Having always had an interest in photography and art studying the subject at GCSE and A-Level, Louise started out taking a few pictures for friends to feature in breed year-books and advertisements and has had a natural progression into the field since.

Louise started working for Our Dogs international newspaper in 2007 after submitting a portfolio to them and now covers a range of events in her area in the South West, plus general and breed club championship shows across the country, including Crufts.

Dewerstone Photography is regularly featured in the international Sighthound Magazine and has also appeared in various breed club magazines and yearbooks, the Crufts catalogue, Dog News Australia and the Mercedes-Benz Magazine.

Speaking of her passion on canine photography Louise said; “Digital photography has been a great help to the canine world. It is possible to take many more shots without waste, capturing all the very subtle differences in a dog’s expression, ear carriage and the like, that can turn a good picture into a great picture. My artistic flair allows me to create multi-layered, eye-catching advertisements and photo montages which are becoming increasingly popular for magazines and yearbooks. Personally, I still love to see dogs captured in black and white and often work in this medium. I am more than happy to photograph dogs in a formal show pose or perhaps, a less formal portrait. Either indoors in the studio or outside on a fine day-wherever the dog is happiest.”

Photo Shoot options available to clients include outdoor shoots where a location of your choice can be arranged such as a beach or park, in a studio or at your home with photo shoot sessions usually lasting up to an hour. Dewerstone also offer event coverage, advertising, canvas wrap prints and personalised photographic gifts and other ideas.

Dewerstone Photography use a Plymouth based professional photographic laboratory for the very best in print technology produced on the highest quality Fujifilm Professional photo papers in a lustre finish. This ensures that Dewerstone produces the very best in quality prints. Dewerstone shoots with Nikon professional digital cameras and uses Elinchrom equipment for studio lighting.
Having been singled out to receive the BA AWARD FOR Online National Photographer of the Year 2011 serves as a distinguishing factor that ranks Dewerstone Photography amongst the best in its field, as well as acting as a seal of approval to prospective clients.

For more information visit www.dewerstonephotography.co.uk or give them a call on 01752 402086.

Nick Rutter Photography

A Beautiful wedding celebration can be expensive,
but beautiful wedding photography needn’t be…

Choosing a photographer for your big day is something people rarely spend a great deal of time thinking about, but your wedding day only lasts for just that, a day. With the right photographer your memories can last forever with photos you can be proud to show off to your friends and family at any given opportunity so choosing the right photographer for you is important.

“When we first met Nick we both knew straight away that he was the man for the job. A very approachable and easy going guy but a true professional. From our initial meeting he made it clear to us that it was our day and he would do everything he could to capture all the shots we wanted.”
Nick’s love for photography developed during university where he studied photography as part of a Creative Industries degree and learnt about some of the greats of the industry such as Cartier Bresson and Robert Capa and others whose work inspired and changed the world. In 2008 he took the challenge of becoming a full-tie wedding photographer with the intention of offering the best service at a sensible fee of less than £1000. The response to his service certainly exceeded his expectations as Nick Rutter Wedding Photography continues to go from strength to strength providing a lasting memory in the form of high quality photography to couples across the UK.
Packages range from full-day to half-day in order to capture the most special parts of your day. A full day package includes relaxed, natural and fun coverage of the Bride/Bridesmaids, guests arriving at the wedding venue, coverage of the ceremony, first dance, cutting of the cake and all of the romantic moment’s in-between.

“The day was captured perfectly. His eye for detail and technical skills enabled him to blend in for those natural shots or engage with us and our guests during the day encapsulating the special moments. We are thrilled with the finished results and can’t stop looking at them!”
All packages come with a bespoke DVD Digi-pak case or Leather DVD Case. There are also additional option that allow customer to order products such as wedding photo boxes, luxury DVD cases, and thick high quality wedding canvases to name just a few. All packages also include an online gallery, re-sized photos for Facebook and a FREE re-shoot in case of disruptive weather.

Call Nick today to arrange a pre-wedding meeting where your wedding day can be discussed at a time and place convenient to you. For further information visit www.nickrutterphotography.co.uk, call on 07968 449930 or email nick@i-develop.co.uk.

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TAKING YOUR PERFORMANCE
TO THE NEXT LEVEL

For the best part of 15 years AS Performance has been busy driving their motorsport team to great success. With several feathers in their cap, you could say AS Performance set the standard in the industry.

In recent years AS Performance has developed a more all-round game. As well as still having the workshop and maintenance of rally, race and hill-climb competition vehicles, they’ve began to focus on the parts supply. For a small family business, AS Performance have a massive reputation.

Owner Alyn Stockton said: “It’s our family values that really set us apart from some of the competition. As well as the large stock we have in, we’ve established a reputation with suppliers throughout the years so we can bring the parts in quickly if necessary. Say you come to us on a Monday and your race is on Saturday, if we think we can get the part you require in time we’ll tell you, and more importantly we deliver on our promise.”

Based in the shadow of the Angel of the North, AS Performance have several areas of expertise, most notably in supplying specialist components such as chassis, fluids and brake parts. As a main distributor for Performance Friction, Goodridge, Millers Oils and holding dealerships with Pagid Motul and Ferodo Racing among others, AS Performance have a massive portfolio to match their reputation.

Alyn added: “We’ll always give the customer the information they need in order to make the best decision. If we believe that isn’t with us then we’re not going to push products on them. The implications of being honest and trustworthy in this industry are wide ranging and can often reassure customers. If there’s a part needed that’s not in the UK we’ll get it delivered, if it’s not in the factory we’ll get it manufactured.”

For further information on AS Performance and the services available please contact:

0191 410 3770
www.asperformance.com
info@asperformance.com

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