Virginia Wine
This year I seem to be getting more corporate events bookings. I really enjoy this work and it is always good when companies come back and book you again. KBC PR & Marketing are one company who regularly use me for corporate shoots. KBC provide marketing and PR services for the travel industry and last month on the 15th and 16th June I took photos of the Governor and First Lady of Virginia during their stay in London.
The primary purpose of the visit was to promote Virginia Tourism whose motto is “Virginia is for Lovers”, Virginia Wine and the Richmond Ballet. However the Governor and his family were on a tour of Europe and his stay in London coincided with his birthday.
Oz Clarke at the Waldorf Hilton
Governor & First Lady of Virginia
The assignment started on the Friday with photos at London’s Waldorf Hilton Hotel where the Governor, Bob McDonnell, and his family were guests of honour for a wine tasting session hosted by international wine expert and “Oz and James’s Big Wine Adventure” presenter Oz Clarke.
There was then a reception for the Richmond Ballet followed by the first performance by the Richmond Ballet at the Royal Opera House and an address to invited guests after the performance.
Oz Clarke with Christopher Parker, Virginia Wine Importer
Saturday involved a visit to the old Barkers of Kensington building which now is home to Whole Foods Market and The Wine Hub for another wine tasting session for the general public hosted by Oz Clarke.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this shoot such a smooth and pleasurable assignment. Special thanks go to: Eugene, Helena and Jo from KBC for organizing everything so meticulously; Bob McDonnell and his family and entourage for being so gracious throughout and for being such nice people to photograph; Oz Clarke for being such an all-round nice guy and for enriching the weekend with his wine knowledge and presentations; Royal Opera House for allowing me to take photos at the prestigious Opera House and for arranging a room and internet access so I could wire photos over to Viriginia; staff at the Waldorf Hilton for ensuring that the reception for the Governor ran smoothly; and finally I would also thank the black taxi driver for not telling me the score of the England v Sweden match (which had been going on during the evening) and which I enjoyed later…
Needless to say, there were plenty of photo opportunities over the two days. I really enjoyed the shoot and I am very pleased with the end results. The photos are private view only but if you are organizing corporate events and would like to see the galleries in full please email me at: paul@blog.demuthphoto.com and I will send you the link. More examples of corporate events photography can be seen on my corporate portfolio page: www.blog.demuthphoto.com/corporate-photography
