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Rare and Highly Collectable Photography Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) by Halid K Izzet

Posted on 22 January 2022 by Admin under Uncategorized

Look out for Halid’s Non Fungible Tokens (NFT). certain photos will be minted especially for you on Opensea.io. (the leading Photography NFT Marketplace) when purchased. Prices vary according to the image and the edition numbers.

Some images that have not yet been sold are available as an edition of 1 (1 of 1) and will be completely unique and owned by you.

The benefit of a photo NFT is that it serves as incontestable proof of ownership and of originality that resides on a non-hackable and non-counterfeitable blockchain. Please enquire below for more information on my Photography NFTs.

Available as both Framed Print and unique Non Fungible Token – “A Night At The Opera” đź›’ Buy Here

“A Night At The Opera” Available as a Photo NFT that accompanies its Fine Art Print.

About This Image
This photo was made by total accident! I had set up my tripod and wanted to take a long exposure of the Sydney Opera House with the lights of the ferryboats trailing around it. I set the exposure for about 1 minute and left the camera to do it stuff. However I had inadvertently not tightened the tripod head enough which meant that during the exposure the camera slowly pivoted forward and down due to the weight of the lens that I was using. This is what created all of the vertical trails.

When I saw the photo, it immediately gave me inspiration to try more with the same effect and the final attempt has now turned into one of my favourite recent photographs. To me the vertical lines that are punctuated with the dots and marks of various lights throughout the photo remind me of a musical score and the distinctive white shapes of the Sydney Opera House can be made out amongst these notes as though the sounds are resonating from a concert up into the air above. Its as though this were a double exposure but is in fact just a long one. I love the abstract and suggestive atmosphere that this creates. It’s funny how something so accidental can turn out to be one of my favourites.

Due to the reflections of the light, the multi colours and the deep, dark blacks, I would highly recommend the Ultra HD acrylic versions for this photo and as large a final size as you are able to fit in your space so as to create maximum impact.

This image is also available to buy as a photography nft – please contact me for details

Learn how to take better photos with these 3 easy techniques

Posted on 8 May 2020 by Admin under Photography Lessons & Courses

Have you ever wondered why one photo is better than another? While some photographs come out lacklustre, others create a real wow factor. Everyone can learn the secrets of how to take a good photograph; it’s not just something that should be just left to the artists among us…

3 easy things to do to improve your photography

You’re off on your holidays full of excitement and expectation of all the exotic scenes and sights that await you. Touch-down and the aeroplane comes to its final stop. As you step outside and onto the tarmac, the air is hot and humid and after all the formalities and transfers, you finally arrive at your hotel just in time for a well-deserved glass of wine and the sunset filling the sky with beautiful tones of reds, oranges and yellows that melt all the troubles and stresses of work away with just one view. You rush back to your room to grab your new camera. You take off the lens cap and point it to the horizon. Looks great in the viewfinder – and click – the photo is taken. And what about one with your loved ones in the foreground. As the sun sinks slowly away, the darkness grows and you go to relive the moment over supper, showing off your masterpiece to everyone on the screen. The only thing is… it’s not quite as you saw it just moments ago. All the fantastic hues of orange, red and yellow are now just a mirky blur of light, with the fiery glowing sun nothing more than a large blob of white. And what’s more – the photo with your family is even worse – all you can see is a black silhouette of where their heads should be – no smiles – no excited expressions of a first day on holiday – just solid black shadows. What a disappointment… and how incredibly frustrating.

Does this sound familiar? You’re not alone. Thousands of people are upgrading their trusty point-and-shoots every day, just to question whether the expense was indeed worth it. Luckily, with a few insider secrets and a sprinkling of good advice, the story doesn’t have to end this way… 

1 – The Subject and the focal point

I’m sure we are all aware that a photo should have a subject – after all – that’s why you’re taking the photo in the first place. This is the story that you were trying to tell. Is like the subject of the book; it’s what it’s all about. That’s the easy part. In the example above, we know that the subject of the first photo was the sunrise itself – the magical moment when the day it at a wonderful beginning. However, most people tend to overlook the importance of firstly identifying a focal point, and secondly, how it is treated within the photograph. You can look at the focal point as being the part of the photograph to which your eye always tends to go back to. In this case its the large trees in the centre. It also acts as a resting point for the eye because with a clear focal point that your eye has a definite thing to look at and focus on. In the second example below, the focal point would be the head of the Bird of Prey as this is a critical part of the image. The backdrop of the snowy landscape is just adding context to the overall subject of the bird in its harsh and cold environment. The most natural position is slap bang in the centre of the frame. However, in most circumstances, this is the last place you should consider positioning such an important part of the image. Try putting the focal point to one side. This will give the viewers eye something interesting to look at, but also explore the backdrop, returning back to the most important part of the image when it’s done. As with all the rules of composition in photography, there are always exceptions. That’s why I look at these rules more as guidelines that you can choose to use whenever you feel appropriate.

A strong focal point in your photograph is essential to pull the eye in. The subject doesn’t have to be full frame to be effective. very often is quite the opposite.

2 – Always trying to tell the story or evoke an emotion

As we saw earlier, every photograph requires a subject and this is best understood as the story that you’re trying to tell or the emotion that you are trying to put across. When learning photography, as you start to understand the rules composition, appreciate the importance of correct exposure and learn the dos and don’ts of what lenses to use, what buttons to press and what accessories to pack. You’ll soon start to appreciate that all of these things are there to help you to tell that story or to create that emotion in a more effective way. The tricky part is trying to identify the story or the emotion that you can tell. But once you’ve given it a shot you’ll find that it gets easier and easier and you will look for ways to enhance the emotions or tell the story in a more interesting and thoughtful manner.

Creating a story is what photography is all about. A photograph doesn’t necessarily have to be technically perfect to do this. In this example, the intentional blurring tells a story about the boat – its speed, cutting through the water – it’s got a place to get to!

3 – Always be learning from other peoples’ photographs

I often tell people that come in for lessons that it is quite possible for me to critique any photographs that they bring in, and tell them how to improve them. However, the person who is benefiting the most from this process is actually myself as opposed to the student. What I tend to find is that most students are already so emotionally attached to their photographs that they listen to the advice, but always take it with a pinch of salt as they had already put so much effort and energy into producing their mini-masterpiece. I, on the other hand, have been able to enter into their photograph and put myself in their position when they took the photograph. This allows me to mentally recreate the image and imagine doing whatever it takes to create a better version of the photographs. So turn the tables around – and start doing the judging yourself. You don’t have to be an expert to start; in fact quite the opposite.

Improve your own photography by looking at other people’s work in Magazines, on websites and by researching a particular subject or location.

If you can get into the habit of looking at other people’s photographs in magazines, online or on photo-sharing websites, you will really start to think through the process of what you would do to improve the photos you see and how YOU would take the photo yourself. How could you improve it? How could you bring even more emotion into it? If done often enough, the process will start to become so natural that when you are actually taking photos yourself and are faced with a scene, you will be in a much better position to make the most of it.

Learning how to take a good photograph can be seen as being an investment that is even more important than the cost of the camera itself. Getting the most out of your camera, whether it be a simple point-and-shoot, or a complicated digital SLR takes away the frustration that can lead to so much disappointment in photography. I hope that with these small tricks, you will no longer find yourself in a position of trying to take a sunset on your first day on holiday and regretting spending so much money on an all-whistles-and-bells camera that you just put on Auto and use as an expensive point and shoot.

Halid K Izzet
Owner & Photographer
Rhubarb & Custard Photograph, Eton

Online Photography Lessons For People In Business

Posted on 16 April 2020 by Admin under Uncategorized

Want to take better photographs for your website or social media but don’t have the skills? We would love to help you to take beautiful lifestyle photos with our live online photography lessons & courses.

Why photography is important for your business?

Whether you’re photo savvy or not, it’s important for every business owner to educate themselves on what it means to use (and have) strong photography. The next step is to take a hard look at what you or your business may be communicating through your photography.

Take a Look in the Mirror

An easy method to identifying good photography vs. bad photography can be accomplished by simply learning about yourself. Sometimes it’s as easy as being aware of your own tendencies when it comes to shopping, browsing, viewing posts, or searching online.

Ask Yourself a Few Questions:

  • What images grab my attention?
  • What images do I give a quick glance, but keep scrolling?
  • What images have me saying, “I’d never shop from here.”
  • Do these photos make me want to trust this company?  

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

The photos you use on your marketing collateral represent your business just as much as your staff or the products and services you offer. Low quality, amateurish photos reflect poorly on a business. After all, if you’re skimping on the photography, what else are you potentially skimping on? Anyone with a passing interest in marketing will tell you that content is king. With the rise of digital marketing, visual languages have become the primary means of communication between businesses and customers, and your business is no different

Personal Brand Photography

The more you use a photographer or take photos yourself, the more you will start to create your own picture brand. The style of photos that you want to use for your business will start to line up with time. By establishing a consistent theme, viewers can associate that style with you and your business. 

Great Photography Can Help Grow Your Business

Image quality is an integral part of selling product online. When people are shopping for a product and see a great picture, they are much more likely to buy. According to the National Retail Foundation, 94% of people felt that the quality of an image was important when purchasing products. The use of great pictures is paramount in selling product.

DON’T PUT UP WITH GENERIC LOOKING STOCK ANYMORE.

SHOW OFF YOUR BRAND WITH YOUR OWN PHOTOS. 

UNIQUE VISUALS ADD THE STORY, TRUST, AND INTEREST.

We are professional photographers at Rhubarb and Custard, and will always advocate the place for a professional, who are always worth their money – a photo tells a thousand words, and your website is your shopfront. Get it right and you will get interest. They will always show you off the best way possible. We have invested many hours, years, and heart, into our craft. If you have the money, ALWAYS invest in a photographer first.

BUT, sometimes you don’t have the funds

OR an event happens on a whim

OR you don’t have the budget for social media photos – no matter how important you realise it is

OR you are saving for a bigger photo project but need something small done

Photography manufacturers often promise you: “Just press the button and the camera will take a perfect picture!” But the truth is that it’s YOU who takes the picture, not the camera.

And in order to take professional-looking photos, you need to get to know your camera properly (even if you’re just using a smartphone camera) before you start taking photos you’ll want to use or keep.

Online Tutorials

With the inception of the internet making most people think of manuals as artefacts, you can also go to the net to learn. Especially if you find reading difficult/uninspiring, Rhubarb and Custard can to help you reach your photography goals for your business.

Here is a link to what we are currently offering:

https://www.rhubarbandcustard.com/-230-online-private-photography-lessons

Photographic Equipment Buying Advice

Halid is happy to offer independent advice relating to what equipment will suit your business needs, whether cameras, lenses or lighting.

Types of Photography Training We Can Offer You:

  • Learn How to Use your camera 
  • Product Photography training
  • Property Photography training
  • Flat Lay Photography training
  • Food Photography training
  • Lectures/seminars/talks
  • Photography training for Architects
  • Digital Imaging training

New Forest Adventure

Posted on by Admin under Uncategorized

During the lockdown I have been able to go through photos I haven’t had the chance to edit yet, not long before we were told we had to stay home I picked up the camera and took a drive down to the New Forest just for fun to see what I might come across, and I was not disappointed! 

Win a 5-Lesson Online Photography Course

Posted on 4 April 2020 by Admin under Photography Lessons & Courses

We’re giving away 5 places on our “5-day Basics Online Photography Course” – delivered via Zoom – perfect for staying at home these courses are perfect for getting off “Auto-Mode” in just 1 week!

Give yourself something to look forward to every day for a week and use your time at home creatively by joining our new live online photography lessons to take your photography to the next level. This is a great opportunity to dust off your camera, interact with new people online and develop an amazing new skill and hobby in the process. Its also great for keeping the mind active and ensuring there is a structure in your day – great for the mind & soul!

Enter for Free now! And GOOD LUCK from us all at Rhubarb & Custard!!

The Mental Health Benefits Of Photography

Posted on 1 April 2020 by Admin under Uncategorized

Are you worried about your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak?

Infectious disease outbreaks, like the current Coronavirus (COVID-19), can be scary and can affect our mental health. While it is important to stay informed, there are also many things we can do to support and manage our wellbeing during such times.

You may feel bored, frustrated or lonely. You may also be low, worried or anxious, or concerned about your finances, your health or those close to you.

It’s important to remember that it is OK to feel this way and that everyone reacts differently. Remember, this situation is temporary and, for most of us, these difficult feelings will pass. Staying at home may be difficult, but you are helping to protect yourself and others by doing it.

My name is Kirsty Corbett, I am 26 years old and I am a professional photographer from England who has had a long history of severe depression and anxiety.

Photo by Kirsty Corbett

During these uncertain and worrying times I would like to share with you the therapeutic benefits of photography, and how can it help you with depression and anxiety.

In my experience photography has helped me see the world in colour instead of black and white, it finally allowed me to start expressing myself and become inspired, dealing with and eventually overcoming severe depression and anxiety that was prolonged by silence.

In a media-saturated world where we are spending more and more time staring at our screens, you might think that picking up a camera to ease your mind might seem counterintuitive—but scientific research proves otherwise.

Not only does photography allow you to express yourself, but it also helps bring focus to positive life experiences, enhances your self-worth, and even reduces the stress hormone cortisol. It turns out that being a shutter bug gives you a perspective in more ways than one.

When things get on top of you, or you feel as though you need a break from the stresses and strains of everyday life, simply pick up your camera and your coat and head out on an adventure. Giving yourself the time and space to explore your creativity can help exponentially in your mental wellness.

Photo by Rosie Hardy

Dr Liz Brewster of Lancaster University has conducted research into the link between photography and wellbeing. She examined the effects of taking and sharing photographs on people who disclosed a variety of diagnoses – and those with no diagnosis at all.

She concluded that photography could be beneficial for all types of mental health issues. “It helps you to focus, allows for mastery of a technical skill, provides an artistic outlet, and particularly for wildlife photographs, takes a lot of patience,” she says.

“I think there’s something important in that. It slows us down in a fast-moving society.”

One participant in Dr Brewster’s research explains the positive effects: “I think it forces me to look at the world again. And also, there’s a postural thing. If you’re only looking down, when you’re depressed and hunched over, it encourages you to look up. Or at least squat down and look at something different. And to stop and smell the flowers.”

It tasks photographers with the opportunity to truly see an environment, making the most out of any situation. Photography requires adaptability and focus, driving photographers to chase that elusive perfect shot. This is why many people find photography so effective for cultivating good mental health.

Motivation

 The relationship between photography and motivation can be tenuous. Sticking with photography in better times creates a sense of stability in harder periods. Chasing the elusive “perfect shot” and the afterglow of a photo session slowly starts to become a necessity – instilling resilience.

People on the outside may not understand a photographer’s inner workings or mental well being, but even the smallest of accomplishment spills over to a new day, easing the complex difficulties experienced in a low. Photography has many benefits and it all comes down to taking a camera in your hands.

Go With The Flow

Ever heard of the scientific concept of flow? Also known colloquially as being â€in the zone,’ flow is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus.

Be it cooking, dancing, or taking photos, flow often occurs when you are transfixed on a creative task. Time disappears, you forget yourself, and you become a part of something larger.

Meditation

 – The entire process of shooting—from choosing a subject matter to discovering new angles to manipulating light—requires absolute focus. This very process of observing, by nature, is a meditative task that draws you into a peaceful state

What I think it all boils down to is simplicity. Whether your subjects are portraits, wildlife, landscapes or cityscapes – the mindful process of taking time out of your routine to just take photos for the sheer hell of it (for no-one but yourself!), can be a welcome antidote to the stressful world we live in. Photography gives you a solid reason to get up, venture outside, and create something from nothing.

Photo by Lizzy Gadd

Organisations

Photovoice – The organisation’s vision is for â€a world in which everybody has the opportunity to represent themselves and tell their own story. To promote the ethical use of photography for positive social change, through delivering innovative participatory photography projects’.

PhotoTherapy – The PhotoTherapy technique is â€therapy practices that use people’s personal snapshots, family albums, and pictures taken by others (and the feelings, thoughts, memories, and associations these photos evoke) as catalysts to deepen insight and enhance communication during their therapy or counselling sessions’.

Fragmentary – Focusing â€solely on exploring the complex issues of mental health and emotions through photographic projects and artworks’. Fragmentary are looking for photographs that stir dialogue and move the viewer about mental health, the â€psychology of the self and others’ and encourage projects with therapeutic potential.

Photo by Rosie Hardy

Try to commit to spending a few hours each week with your camera, calmly watching, waiting and snapping. I wager that – without you even noticing – gradually you will reach a sense of inner calm and focus simply by practising photography regularly, purely for yourself.

The Benefits of Photography

Psychological effect

Calms the mind

Photos become a powerful source of reflection

Photography can be very social, helping to establish social bonds

Your photos can provide powerful self-expression and reflection

Photography can be a connection to your subconscious mind, helping you to discover powerful personal insights about the cause behind your depression. Often the answers we seek externally are found within us.

Focus externally

Connect with light

See the world differently

Enhanced patience in everyday life

See the beauty in everyday things

Photographs often allow positive feedback from others, which can be huge when going through depression or dealing with anxiety

Photography acts as non-verbal communication, which can be huge when dealing with issues like depression or anxiety that are hindered by stigma

Form of meditation

Energised focus – being “in the zone” for a creative task

Photo by Rosie Hardy

Enjoy time on your own (it is sometimes an art form that is best done alone)

Many people experience a “flow” state with photography, but often it simply helps you to focus externally — rather than getting caught up in the thoughts racing through your mind

Observing the detail

You gain control of how you frame the world

Photography can be a subconscious therapy, it allows you to loose your self & be at peace with your surroundings.

Heightened self-awareness

Opportunity to calm your mental storm

Being creative

Connection to nature’s scents, sights and sounds

Engaging actively in self-expression

Photo by Alex Stoddard

Provides a shift in perspective (you’re literally looking through a new/different lens, often seeing the world differently)

Motivation

Manifest the world you want to live in through your photography

Mindfulness

Get outside and connect with nature

Reduced stress (levels of cortisol) to improve your mood and sleep

You begin searching for and finding beauty in the world

Fresh air, fresh mind.

Photo by Kirsty Corbett

Live Video Tutorials in Photography

Posted on 23 March 2020 by Admin under Uncategorized

Start a new hobby or take your current photography to a whole new level while you’re Social Distancing.

While we are all currently going through a new kind of global anxiety, there are still some positives to remember. We now have more time with our children and loved ones, more time to read, clean the home or enjoy a moment to ourselves. In these times, many of us are also finding time to take up that hobby we always wanted to persue, photography.

But what is the best way to learn this new pass-time from home when it’s so hands-on? Surely this has to be done with a personal, face to face style of tuition, and is something that can’t be easily done on the internet? This is a challenge taken by the nice folk at Rhubarb & Custard, a photography studio and teaching academy based in Eton, UK. To satisfy a whole new demand for learning photography, and to overcome the existing impractical and inefficient ways of learning, they have launched a far superior way for you to learn – Live Video Tutorials!

What is a Live Video Photography Tutorial?

Instead of visiting a physical place, you can tune into a pre-booked face-to-face photography tutorial from any device with an internet connection. Participate on your desktop or laptop computer, tablet or even smartphone at home.

In other words, its as close to a real private photography lesson or workshop as you can get — minus the bad coffee, rubbish commute, and room crammed full of strangers.

With plenty of practical assignments and on-screen instructions with informative graphics and illustrations, the online classes packed full of essential instruction that will help you get more our of your camera, and take better photos from the moment you “log off”!!

Free Taster Sessions

As with anything in life, its always best to try before you buy, so Rhubarb & Custard have a number of free 20 minute ‘taster’ sessions that you can book onto via their website. Its a great way of trying out the technology, meeting the team, and discuss the best level of tutoring you’ll need.

The benefits of Live Video Photography Tutorials:

Let’s start from a simple fact that it is a completely personalised approach to teaching where you are spoken to directly and establish a real dialog, instead of a static one-way delivery of information which most other online photography courses rely on. This means that you’re fully engaged, fully motivated, and fully trained! You can see the tutor, and the tutor can see you.

The biggest benefit to Live video tutorials belongs to you, the ‘student’. That’s because the content is explained in a much, much more intimate way than could ever be achieved in other kinds of presentations, and is why you’re able to learn faster and deeper, while maintaining the highest level of attention at all times. Out go the dull, dry and lifeless pre-recorded videos and presentations that are used in conventional online courses – and in come engaging, participational and highly practical learning!

Another very important consideration is the psychological benefit of Live Video over lesser, pre-recorded delivery alternatives. In this brave new world of Social Distancing we are all going to be suffering from a hugely reduced amount of personal contact, particularly for anyone in Self-isolation due to an infection or living alone. With live video, you have the massive benefit of interaction and conversation while keeping your physical distance and keeping yourself and others safe. As with any natural situation, there is bound to be an element of general chit chat, while you and your tutor get to know each other. And that then goes much further if you decide to go for a regular tutorial, getting to know you tutor better and better.

Having the sessions booked in at a specific time and date also gives purpose, meaning and structure to your day with something concrete to look forward to. Alternative online courses that require high levels of self-motivation are all very well at the start, but they are all too often put aside like a gym membership when your motivation starts to dwindle. So although the live tutorials may be a little more expensive, the value you get out of them is bound to be far greater.

CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION

https://courses.rhubarbandcustard.com/Live-video-tutorials

What is included?

Hourly Private Photography Tuition, Face to Face with an experienced professional photography tutor using their cutting-edge video conferencing technology.

While there are plenty of digital photography courses that focus on specific styles or how to use gear, it’s hard to find a fully flexible and comprehensive approach like this one, which is able to cater for all levels of photographer, from complete beginner to advanced enthusiasts.

Some topics that can be covered include:
Camera functionality and settings…
How to compose images beautifully and create impact…
Which lens to use and why…
Post production and improving your photos on th ecomputer.

You’ll gain new skills, improve your understanding using photographic techniques.

What you will need

A Camera ; Fully Charged Batteries ; Memory Card with plenty of room for taking photos – Pen & Note Pad. We will send you a simple link to click to join your tutor at the correct time. No lengthy sign-up or account creation process required.

Other benefits of taking an online photography course:

  • Make use of your time in isolation and do something productive
  • Start a new hobby
  • Learn how to use your camera properly
  • Being creative
  • Meet new people online and socialise
  • Face to face, live and interactive sessions
  • No obligation
  • Take your mind off things
  • No hard sale
  • Amazing team of professional photographers, each one a specialist in different fields of photography which we match up top you and your photographic needs. 
  • ON-GOING SUPPORT – the R+C Photo Academy, a private Facebook Group, is where you can share your photography after the sessions and get inspiration, meet other students, and ask anything. There is no fee for membership and is open to all students of Rhubarb & Custard.

In Summary

In the current climate we sadly all find ourselves in, attending an in-situ photography class or workshops isn’t a possibility, with schools closing and gatherings limited. Online Video Photography Tutorials by Rhubarb & Custard just might be the solution you are looking for.

Whether you want to learn photography basics, have an image critique or portfolio review, learn how to use the manual settings, edit in Photoshop or just get some advise on an aspect of photography, you can book onto a live session with a professional photographers/tutors with just a few clicks.

With a choice of 1-2-1 photography training or small-group photography classes using a cutting edge Video conferencing application, learning photography from the comfort of your own home has never been so easy or so effective.

Although Rhubarb & Custard are based in the UK based the benefit of being online is that the photography video tutorials are open to the world – just as long as the timings suit your time-zone.

So dust your DSLR or compact camera off, re-charge your batteries and sign up for one of their Free Taster sessions – you’ve nothing to lose and a whole new hobby to win!

Testimonial

“I thoroughly enjoyed [the lesson] and I feel a lot more confident in experimenting with my camera now and taking different pictures” Anke Hele, Jan 2020

Click below for more info & to book!

https://courses.rhubarbandcustard.com/Live-video-tutorials

We wish you the best. Stay Healthy! The Rhubarb & Custard Team.

Checkout our article in Surrey Homes Magazine…

Posted on 12 January 2020 by Admin under Photography Lessons & Courses

DITCH THE COUCH…

Rhubarb & Custard’s Halid Izzet talks to us about why photography is the perfect hobby.


What equipment does someone need to attend their first session?

From Compact Cameras to Professional DSLR’s we have a large enough range of photography workshops and courses to cater for all types of camera and equipment.

What would you say are the wellbeing benefits of taking up photography?

It’s really the perfect hobby… Photography gets you outside when its fine, releasing those endorphins and gets the blood and circulation going, and lets you stay inside when its wet, developing (usually on the computer) the photos you took when it was dry forcing you to take time to be creative and artistic! It develops your right brain – the side that processes artistic thoughts, visualisation, and imagination , as well as the left side of the brain, the part that is analytical, linear and logical with the principles of how light works, exposure, focus and so on. It can be totally “Techy” for those who like technology, but can also be totally â€Artsy’ for those who prefer are Technology averse. Its social – meeting new people with our workshops, as well as meditational – when you’re in the photographer’s â€zone’ you can often feel enormous calm and wholeness. It gives you huge feelings of satisfaction when you achieve a vision, while being something that you never stop learning. We also regularly hold Photography Exhibitions showing our Students work which does wonders for our students self-confidence and gives a real feeling of accomplishment!

What would you say to encourage someone to take up photography?

I’d say that Photography helps you get more our of life by helping you capture the moments that you’ll want to look back on in the future. You don’t have to spend hundreds or thousands on equipment is you don’t want to, but I’ve rarely found anyone who doesn’t enjoy photography on one way or another. Its a magical process that gives and gives, while being healthily frustrating at times ;-)). There is certainly nothing to loose and even if you’re a little unsure, our Free Saturday Sessions, where you get to meet us in our Gallery and get to know the things we do, are a great way to ‘test the water’. We also sell gift vouchers for anyone interested in helping encourage a family friend or colleague get into Photography – making great Christmas presents.

Do you need to be confident of your creative ability to attend your courses?

Absolutely not – quite the opposite! The whole point of photography is to help ebveryoen develop their creativity on an ongoing basis and from whatever stage they are at.. From complete novice to accomplished professional – we are always learning and developing our skills (sorry for the pun! ;-))

We also run Women only workshops from time to times men tend to be more Left Brain thinkers and women Right Brain thinkers.

What is the structure of your courses/sessions?

You have a choice of the following


We only allow 4 people on a workshop or a course at a time, meaning we get the change to make sure everyone achieves maximum progress.
Depending on the subject of the course, we try to fit in as much practice in as possible, using your cameras to help what you have just learned really sink in.
I always describe the Workshops as a fairly intense injection of knowledge, getting you up to speed quickly and efficiently (perfect if you’re about to go on holiday for example), and the Multi-lesson courses as a ’Slow Drip-Feed’ of knowledge that allows it to sinks in over a longer period of time, dealing in manageable bite size chunks each week, which with a few fun tasks that we give for the (non-compulsory) homework, will result in excellent understanding and long term learning the various skills required.

Rhubarb & Custard Weddings

Posted on 11 January 2020 by Admin under Uncategorized, Weddings

Are you looking for an established and experienced local wedding photographer that covers Berkshire, Surrey and surrounding areas, who can capture all the excitement, happiness and joy that you, your other half and your guests will be going through on the day?

Someone who can put you at ease. You require a professional wedding photographer who can present your photos in the best luxury albums available and in a large range of beautiful products including acrylic frameless hangers, canvasses, photo books, traditional top quality prints. 

Then look no further. Rhubarb and Custard is an established photography business based in Eton, with years of experience in all types of shoots.

Kirsty is our in house wedding photographer, she a very friendly professional wedding photographer who has a wealth of experience photographing all different kinds weddings over the years. She has also second shot a number of weddings prior to doing it on her own and working for Rhubarb and Custard, her work has also been published and praised in popular UK wedding magazines. If you would like to meet Kirsty and have a chat about your Wedding Day plans then feel free to email her directly at: kirsty@rhubarbandcustard.com

There are the 4 package options below but we don’t offer a â€one-size fits all’ package. Minimum coverage is two hours, and can extend to full-day coverage. If none of the packages above tick all the right boxes for you then, please contact us, tell us about your wedding plans and let’s have a chat to get you the exact amount of coverage you require. You can add extra hours, photographers and products on an a la carte basis.

We currently require a deposit of 50%. Payment of the deposit is due at the time of booking. Until we receive the deposit payment and booking form, your date is not reserved, and we reserve the right to accept other booking enquiries for your date until your booking is confirmed. The balance is payable one month before you get married.

A beautiful wedding we photographed at The Guildhall in Windsor

Kirsty is a creative wedding photographer with a fully flexible approach, who moulds herself to your day rather than the other way around, and with a pricing structure that can be adapted to literally any budget.

wedding albums and products

Above are example images of our wedding products, please keep in mind all of our products are completely customisable. You can choose the material, colour, what it says on the cover, the font you want and much more!

rhubarb and custard wedding prices
rhubarb and custard wedding prices and packages

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us by email: info@rhubarbandcustard.com, you can call us at our photography studio in Eton on: 01753 911630 or visit https://www.rhubarbphotostudio.com/weddings for more info.

Eton Action Fair 2019

Posted on 2 October 2019 by Admin under Uncategorized
Photos of Eton

Eton Action is an independent charity conceived and founded by Etonians to promote charitable activity and social responsibility among boys. Its activities consist primarily in raising money for charities other than Eton College itself. It is still run primarily by boys: an executive committee of boys governs the charity under the guidance of the chairman, secretary and treasurer, who are Masters.

The Eton Action Community Fair, which usually takes place on the third Saturday in September along Common Lane in the heart of the College, is the largest fundraising event of the year.  The boys manage the day as stallholders, musicians, entertainers, gatekeepers, and carpark attendants, among many other roles. They are joined by more than 50 local charities as well as a range of artisan producers.

Over 80 stalls provide visitors with a range of games and activities as well as food, drink, bric-a-brac and distinctive handicraft. Additional attractions include live music and an upmarket jumble sale in School Hall. A small charge of ÂŁ2 (ÂŁ1 for children) is made to enter the fair and free parking is provided on Chamber Field.

Individual boys’ houses also run a variety of activities, which have in the past included cream teas, tours of the college, musical entertainments, and even a bouncy castle. The income from all these events is pooled and divided between charitable foundations and projects chosen by the committee and voted on by every boy in the school.

In 2018, the Community Fair and RDOC’s Fives, Squash and Rackets 24-hour Marathon raised a total of ÂŁ41,074 which was divided between Family Friends, the NSPCC, Orchestras for All, Planting Promise, Workaid and Young Minds.

Our Photography stand in Eton

This year we were again delighted to be invited to have a stand to show of our Photography Services for Eton College. We loved meeting and talking to so many visitors. Our most popular product was definately the ‘My Eton Days‘ photoghraphic subscriptions (when we provide a photoshoot of students three times per year).

Eton College Cut Out by Rhubarb & Custard Photography, Eton

Traditional ‘Cut-Outs’ of Etonians are still provided by Rhubarb & Custard photography

Please feel free to use any of the images from the fair if you wish to use them to promote your business or charity. If you do, may we ask you to keep the watermark and to credit ‘Rhubarb and Custard Photography’, and keep us in mind if you ever need photography services in the future, thank you!