Dog Shows

Not something I have ever done before, but a good friend asked me if I would like to photograph a couple of dog shows that he had organised, and great fun it was too...

Winner of Best in Show!

It took a while to sort through all the photographs taken, especially the High Beech dog show which was held indoors and outdoors, but they are all uploaded to the gallery now ready to be purchased Buy Pictures here

Wedding Photographer Waltham Abbey

The beautiful Church in Waltham Abbey, Essex.
The large gardens offer many photographic opportunities, an ideal setting for any wedding.

Book me to photograph your Waltham Abbey Wedding
from as little as £ 895.
Call now to book a no obligation consultation
01992 652901

Grand Parents

Grand Parents, such important people in so many of our lives indeed without them we would not be here. Wouldn’t it be great if we all had a beautiful photograph of them to keep and cherish, my Nan sadly passed away earlier this year, but while she was still agile enough I did take a lovely portrait of her, which both my children have a copy of, because that is how they remember her, for other members of the family I was lucky in that my Grandfather was a keen photographer, and so I was able to reprint a 1950s photograph of her without having to do too much restoration.

Family portraits grow in value, and to future generations they become priceless possessions.
Book a family portrait today!

Waltham Abbey Wedding Dresses

or Forty Hall Wedding Show follow up.

Well the wedding show at forty hall went well, and kept me busy.

As well as exhibiting the beautiful wedding story books by Booked, and the fantastic 'Lavie' Japanese albums, I also took some photographs for Abbey Wedding dresses. Based just up the road from me in Warlies park, Jo has been there since about October 2010 and has a delightful range of wedding dresses.
Unfortunately as I went to take the photographs outside the rain started so we could only work in a tiny corner of the courtyard, but I think you will agree that the photographs still look pretty good.



Picture Taken by Michael Bird Photography at Forty Hall Wedding Fair. Wedding dress by Abbey Wedding Dresses of Waltham Abbey



The dresses were also enhanced with the addition of flower arrangements, which were supplied by Eventful Flowers.

Lace Wedding Dress

Then Clive Maynard the toastmaster also asked for a photograph, and with his red jacket, white gloves and gable, how could I refuse.

Advertising Photography



Product photograph used in an annual report



 As well as my wedding and portrait photography, I also take photographs of products for advertising and marketing. Usually photographs like these are taken to fit a particular layout, leaving space for text (known in the trade as copy) or when used on packaging, box folds, so that the image looks right on the side of the box as well as the front. I have photographed everything from Dog Food to Fridge Freezers,

you can see some samples of my product photography here http://www.corporate.mrbird.co.uk/images/folio/folio.htm

A 'cut out' image to be used on an advert

Forty Hall Wedding Fair

Sunday the 27th Feb 2011 I will be in the beautiful surrounds of Forty Hall in Enfield. I will have a full range of wedding albums with me, and look forward to meeting lots of people and disscussing their wedding plans. For details on this venue follow the link, http://www.mrbird.co.uk/wedding_venues/fortyhall.htm

Would you like to see my etchings?

In this digital age these beautiful analogue prints offer you something so different, so unique and totally beautiful.

Framed and ready to hang.

They are hand made using a process that has been in use for hundreds of years - the intaglio process.
It involves a large sheet of copper, wax, acid, inky rags and a huge manual printing press, that does exactly that, pressing the inked copper plate into the surface of the paper. You can actually see where the edge of the copper plate has indented the paper.
Because the ink is put onto the plate by hand no 2 prints are ever the same.
There is a huge selection of ink colours, from blacks, warm sepia tones, to reds and browns,  this combined with the range of handmade papers, including papers with silk threads and gold and silver flecks, allows you to have a truly individual personalised artwork.

The finished result has to be seen in real life, as the Internet does not do it justice!
Each print has a certificate, stating the number of prints made and signed by the print maker and the photographer.
More about our etching service