Charlotte Meadwell (left) and Lynda Reddington of Nottingham Property Investors Network meeting at the EMPO Expo Nottingham Landlord’s Show held at East Midlands Conference Centre on Tuesday.
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Heyyy! Happy Days as Spike meets ‘The Fonz’ on a photoshoot – cool!
Paul ‘Spike’ Reddington meets up with Children’s author and actor Henry ‘The Fonz’ Winkler OBE at a presentation for Achievement for All in Cotgrave, Nottingham.
I photographed Henry Winkler OBE at a presentation for ‘Achievement for All’ at a school in Cotgrave, Nottingham, tonight. Much loved as an actor, especially as ‘Fonzie’ in Happy Days, he is now a successful children’s author, despite having to deal with dyslexia.
He is one of the most charming men I’ve ever come across – no celebrity airs and graces and plenty of time for ‘normal’ people. I told him that I have a ‘Nip-It’ pinball machine which he remembered as the one in Arnold’s Cafe. Lovely guy, who was appointed an honorary OBE for his educational work on dyslexia in the UK.
Venture Photography portrait studio in Nottingham closed down?
Driving past the other day, the building they were in has a big To Let sign outside it but their signage is still up and pictures are in the window. I had a call yesterday from a dad who wanted Work Experience for his daughter, but I’m too busy at the moment, so suggested Venture Photography. However, he said they had closed down.
He asked me about Olan Mills and I told him that they went out of business many years ago, then were revived by some guys and they sprang up in a shop in Huntingdon House, on Huntingdon Street, Nottingham, but they didn’t last too long and were soon closed.
Now Venture have a reputation for very expensive portrait sessions despite their ‘£25 voucher offer’ – see: http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=114829 so maybe the recession has done for them? Their phone number is disconnected.
Anyway, I am always happy to provide some really great family photography or portrait sessions at a much more realistic price – get in touch if you are interested…
Wheat fuels trucks
Farmer Julian Anyan with the Frontier Agriculture 'facetruck' being loaded with wheat at his Lincolnshire farm
Spike Photography was up for an early start to photograph a lorry being loaded with wheat in Lincolnshire to supply a new multi-million-pound biofuels plant.
Photography client Frontier Agriculture is in charge of supplying the £200m Vivergo plant, at Saltend, in Hull, has revealed that it has signed over 500 farmers to the ‘Humber Gold wheat club’ in tjust a few weeks.
The Hull-based plant is set to become the largest buyer of grain in the whole of the country and hopes to buy the one million tonnes of wheat it needs each year from local farmers.
The site is a joint venture between DuPont, BP and British Sugar and will turn the wheat into biofuel for use in lorries and forklift trucks.
Golly Gosh! Gorgeous girls at Miss Mansfield & Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
Miss Mansfield & Sherwood Forest - Alicia Caley was the happy winner, with Jade Hawkins (left) as first runner up and Nicola Bailey as second runner-up.
What a fabulous, glamourous evening at Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest last night!
As official photographer I had my work cut out snapping away at all the gorgeous girls in the final dozen.
Well done to all the girls for doing so well, it takes a lot of bottle to step up on stage and strut your stuff, as well as get grilled on the mike in front of over 250 people!
Eventually the eight judges decided Alicia Caley, my pick for Miss Photogenic was the winner, closely follwed by Jade Hawkins and Nicole ‘Cola’ Bailey – pictured here.
Nottinghamshire Business Awards finalist pictured by Spike Photography in Nottingham POST
As a former Nottingham Evening Post photographer (I started snapping back in 1983, in the days of black & white film) I always like to see my photos in the newspaper. Here’s one from tonight’s paper.
Malcolm Hall, owner of super-successful fastening firm Hall-Fast has only been in business for five years – but his firm is a finalist in the Nottingham Post’s EMB-sponsored Nottinghamshire Small Business of the Year Award.
Naturally, as a discerning businessman, Malcolm chose Spike to have him looking his best for the paper’s promotional picture, modeling some of the latest in bespoke builder’s fashion available from their trade counter.
You’ll find all the good looking people in Nottingham
All ready to celebrate Abel's 21st birthday party are this smattering of stunning students from Nottingham University
With a rumoured ratio of four good-looking gals to every guy, there’s no wonder Nottingham’s two universities attract attractive folk from all over the country.
I was fortunate to be commissioned to photograph a chap called Abel, who celebrated his 21st along with a bunch of student pals at top restaurant, Harts.
Very tasty!
What’s the story, your Royal Highness?
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visits First Story's launch in the East Midlands at Nottingham
It was a pleasure to snap Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall at Nottingham’s grand Council House in the Market Square today. Her Royal Highness was visiting First Story, a charity with the noble aim of inspiring students who might not otherwise get the opportunity to write, and get their story published.
London based First Story were launching in the East Mi
dlands with the aim of fostering creativity, literacy and talent in the region and naturally picked the best photographer in Nottingham for the job 
The Duchess arrived behind schedule after three other visits in the region, however she made time to sit and have an unhurried chat with the young students and also left time to meet the dignitaries and VIPs afterwards.
Potentially some budding journalists for the Nottingham POST newspaper, methinks?
Photograph of a 66 Million Year old Lady from Leicester
Is it rude to ask a lady her age?
I photographed a 66,000,011 year old lady the other day in Leicester University. Jane was pictured with Rod and John from Vertigo Creative who made her look her best with some creative lighting and a dynamic pose.
By the way, Jane is a Tyrannosaurus rex, found at Hell Creek, amid the arid badlands of Montana. She is a sub-adult, estimated to be around 11 years oldat the time of her death. Vital statistics, 7′ 6″ tall and 21 feet long – around half the size of a fully grown dinosaur.
Weight 110 stone – but would have become 5 tonnes if she had reached adulthood.
Dinosaurs are typically named after the archiologist who finds them – hence the name ‘Jane’.
Her lower jaw features a full set of razor-sharp teeth, ideal for tearing into flesh. I wonder if she was smiling for me?
Nottingham Hot Property
Singers from property companies throughout the Nottingham area joined forces at Oceana nightclub recently to make X-Factor look like a bunch of beginners.
Nottingham Hot Property was established in 2004 by Malcolm Wright to raise money for Nottingham based children’s charities and over the years it has raised over £180,000 for them. All the singers and musicians are from local property firms and spend weeks rehearsing to get the performances pitch-perfect. See event photos (by me) here
