On our Holidays : 27/06 - 17/07

We're on our holidays between the 27th of June and the 17th of July inclusive so will be unable to take any bookings during that period. However, we will be monitoring emails - so please continue to get in touch and we'll respond ASAP. Thanks, Colleen & Philip.

The Rowchester Music Festival 2010

The Rowchester Music Festival is on the 17th and 18th of July. It's our local festival and features lots of great bands and activities in a wonderful setting. Two bands that we've been working with - Lost in Audio and Idiotcut are playing on the Saturday and Sunday respectively and they will both put on a great show.

Rowchester is just outside Greenlaw in Berwickshire - it's about an hours drive from Edinburgh and the nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed. It's going to be a fabulous weekend so make sure you come along. The festival is supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust this year so it's all in a very good and worthwhile cause.

For more information ::

http://www.rowchestermusicfestival.com/

jawdrop :: Portaits for ladies - Charlotte

The weather is great in The Borders at the moment so we're taking advantage of the amazing skies to get some eye-catching photographs. Charlotte, one of our close neighbours came round for a shoot and a glass of wine last week and soon got into the flow of a jawdrop photo-shoot. Charlotte also treads the boards with the Duns Players so we injected a little bit of theatre into these shots. I also sat on a thistle, which adds nothing to this blog entry but just shows the extremes we go to....

Here's Charlotte ::

Photography & Design :: Kerdova Print

As you know we are called 80eight Photography & Design....So where does the design come into it? Well, for a start all our images are designed to be innovative and of the highest quality, but we also do print and logo design. With that in mind here's a recent shoot we did with Zuzana Gibb of Kerdova Print for her latest brochure.

Kerdova Print produce and design fabulous hand-printed silk screened wallpaper. It's a really amazing product - check it out here ::

www.kerdovaprint.co.uk

Suspire // OneCreativeScotland

Suspire, the band we saw and were very impressed with at Rockness last weekend are an interesting bunch. In addition to being great musicians they also started OneCreativeScotland which is a loose network of cool and edgy musical and visual artists. I don't know much about them really but we're going to check their next event out in July. Meanwhile, you can check them out here :

http://www.myspace.com/onecreativescotland

A Recently Completed Video

Here's a video we recently completed - all edited, composed, shot and in some cases featuring 80eight. I think the content speaks for itself. I'm very proud of it.

Lost in Audio :: Rockness Video

Here's a little video we shot and edited of Lost in Audio's encore at Rockness last weekend. Enjoy!

Rockness :: Lost in Audio

Lost in Audio played an absolute blinder at Rockness - if you were there and you saw them, then you'll know it's the start of something big. They really brought the house down and the cries of 'One More Tune' drowned out the sound of the fireworks....

Rockness Photo's :: Suspire

We went to the Rockness Festival on the shores of Loch Ness, near Inverness, at the weekend to see Lost in Audio play on the GoNorth Stage. We had a great day, feeling our age but being inextricably drawn to anything loud with lasers :)

Before Lost in Audio came on stage we saw Suspire, a great band from Glasgow who had the unenviable task of playing just as The Strokes were coming on the main stage. Despite that they played a great set with good humour, great tunes and presence. 

Here's a few shots and you can check them out here ::

http://www.myspace.com/suspire

Jawdrop Video

We've been mentioning our Jawdrop Portrait Package for some months now - but what exactly is it? Well, we've just finished this video which will show you exactly what it is.

We think you'll like it. For more details on the package including the incredible metal prints that are included, please call or email us now - there are only limited places available for the shoots through the Summer and Autumn.



To see the full HD video, click here

The Most Amazing way to show your Photographs

Quality runs through everything we do here at 80eight Photography & Design and after months of searching for a high quality and innovative way of displaying our work we have finally found it.

We are therefore happy to announce that we are now supplying prints on metal, which are framed beautifully in solid wood floating frames. They look simply amazing and seem generate their own light as you look at them. They have to be seen to be believed and are both stunning and contemporary. 

We will be offering the metal prints as part of our JawDrop portrait service and of course they can be ordered separately with any shoot. 

Sizes range from A4 up to A1, with prices from £75 to £280 and the frames are available in black/white and neutral timber.

The photograph pictured here has been printed on metal and is just stunning. Sally, the young lady in the photograph, just seems to magically glow and is almost three dimensional. If you see these prints and feel the quality of the framing, we know you will be amazed. 

Please call us and arrange for a viewing!