Commercial photographer in Southampton. Food, interiors, lifestyle, portraits, events and more for businesses across Hampshire and the UK.
Joined April 2022
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Colour and texture on textiles is tricky to capture properly. Get the lighting wrong and the pattern flattens out. Got products that need shooting? Drop me a line. #productphotography #commercialphotography #southampton
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Boudoir doesn't have to mean lingerie. This one leaned into mood instead, with a deep green velvet dress, soft lamplight and a few coloured bokeh lights drifted in behind. The right outfit makes a session feel like yours. #boudoirphotography #southampton #portraits
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Confetti exits are the kind of moment you only get a few seconds of, so the camera has to be ready before they walk out the door. Roxy and Luke at St Audrie's Park in Somerset, bridesmaids in pink, autumn light. #weddingphotography #southamptonphotographer #weddinginspo
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A speaker's-eye view from a recent outdoor corporate event in Southampton. Shooting from behind the speaker gives you the room reaction in one frame, which is often more useful for marketing than another podium shot. #corporatephotography #southampton #eventphotography
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Personal branding portraits done right means more than a tight headshot. Full-length, on location, in a space that says something about who you are and the work you do. #personalbranding #portraitphotography #southampton
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Cameras get the questions, lenses get the bills. When a shoot needs glass you don't own, hiring can beat buying. New post on UK lens rental: ryanstanikk.co.uk/blog/shoul… #photographytips
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Roast beef, Yorkshires and the gravy on the side, just how it should be. Shot for Banana Wharf at Ocean Village Marina, Southampton. Where's your favourite Sunday roast in town? #foodphotography #southamptonphotographer #sundayroast
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Hanging anchor sign for Smugglers, shot from below at golden hour to make the wrought iron bracket and shopfront read as one composition. Brand identity work is half about the logo and half about how the building wears it. #commercialphotography #signage #southampton
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Comedy night at The 1865 in Southampton. Red stage lighting is a gift and a curse, but lean into it and you get punchy, atmospheric live shots. #liveeventphotography #southampton #the1865
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Product shoot for Men-u at Above Barbers in Southampton. The kind of in-context shot that earns its keep on a brand site, a barber's socials, and the product page itself. #productphotography #southampton
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One of my earliest food shots, for Mexigo during lockdown. This burrito is where the photography career actually started. Full twenty year story on the blog: ryanstanikk.co.uk/blog/two-d… #photography
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Pride season again. Southampton Pride a couple of years back, the feather boas and the colour always make it one of the most enjoyable events to point a camera at. #pride #southampton #eventphotography
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Rooftop networking on the Southampton waterfront. Love covering corporate events where the venue does half the work for you. #corporateevents #southampton #eventphotography
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The confetti exit is one of those moments where everything happens at once. Bride, groom, guests, fistfuls of paper in the air, and about three seconds to nail it. Roxy and Luke's day at St Audrie's Park in Somerset. #weddingphotography #southamptonphotographer
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Casa Brasil's Portsmouth terrace looking out over the marina, summer light, branded parasols up. Exterior shots like this give a venue's marketing a real sense of place that interiors alone can't. #commercialphotography #portsmouth #hospitality
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Sunday roast season is the best season. Beef, Yorkshires, parsnips, carrots and proper gravy at Ocean Grill in Southampton. Drop me a line if your pub or restaurant needs menu shots that actually make people hungry. #foodphotography #southampton #pubfood
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Brass section in full swing. Live music is the closest thing to documentary work I do, no second takes, just chasing the energy in the room. #livemusicphotography #southampton #eventphotography
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That cocktail looks like it's catching window light. It isn't. A bare-bulb flash outside the glass is doing the sun's job. Why I bring my own lights to UK shoots: ryanstanikk.co.uk/blog/why-i…
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Chef portraits don't have to be in the kitchen. Pulled this one out into the dining room at The Mayfair Chippy in Knightsbridge, where the tropical greenery does half the storytelling for you. #chefportrait #portraitphotography #londonphotographer
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Cocktails, balloons and the kind of laughter that only happens when nobody is watching the camera. Captured at a Room2 Southampton event. Need event coverage that catches the real moments? Drop me a line. #eventphotography #southampton #lifestyle
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