Architecture of Eton
Being located in Eton we are very fortunate to be surrounded by some incredible architecture, we certainly make the most out of our surroundings by using them to shape and bring the character of Eton into our portraits.
Eton College is an outstanding group of buildings surrounding 2 courtyards. Mainly red brick with stone dressing
Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI, who founded King’s College, Cambridge in 1441 and subsequently linked the school to King’s in order to supply college scholars. Eton College chapel was begun in 1441.
Following Henry’s deposition in 1461, the college’s income was much reduced, and building work stopped altogether until the later 1460s. The majority of the ranges surrounding School Yard and Cloister Court were finished by 1500.
Eton College Chapel
Eton College Chapel is the main chapel of Eton College, an independent school in the United Kingdom.
The fan vaulting was installed in the 1950s after the wooden roof (there was no money for a vault to be installed in the 15th century after King Henry VI was deposed) became infested with deathwatch beetles. It was completed in three years and is made of concrete, faced with stone, supported by steel trusses, with hand-carved Clipsham stone for the stone ribs supporting each bay.
The chapel was planned to be a little over double its actual length, but this plan was never completed owing to the downfall of the founder Henry VI. A plaque on a building opposite the west end marks the point to which it should have reached. The Chapel is built in the late Gothicor Perpendicular style.
Henry VI used Winchester College as the model for his new school. He brought the Headmaster of Winchester, William Waynflete, to Eton, along with several students, to start the Eton school. The king appointed a board of ‘feoffees’ to administer the school, drawn from members of the royal household, the church, and nobility.
The king intended the school buildings to unrivalled in Europe; the chapel was designed to extend for 18 bays, with the longest nave in Britain or on the Continent. He also obtained religious relics, including a piece of the True Cross.
Unfortunately, when Edward IV came to the throne in 1461 he took away many of Eton’s grants and transferred the school’s treasures to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. Construction on the school chapel stopped at just 8 bays, which is still quite impressive, though not nearly what Henry VI had in mind!
William Waynflete, who also founded Magdalen College in Oxford, added an ante-chapel to complete the building, which must stand as one of the best examples of Perpendicular style in England. Waynflete was responsible for the wall paintings in the chapel, and for building the north range that encloses School Yard, the heart of the College.
Today the Chapel services retain their important position in the life of the college: boys attend once on Sundays and at a number of other voluntary services throughout the week. The number of boys in the school so expanded that a second church, Lower Chapel, was built in 1890.
School Yard
The stone of the chapel and the red brick of Lupton’s Gateway make a brave contrast on a sunny morning. The former was founded in 1441 by Henry VI, five years before he laid the first stone of the chapel of King’s, Cambridge, which Eton’s chapel much resembles.
In 1700 the present roof, of wood, was put on, and in 1848-60 extensive restoration took place. The whole structure is 175 feet long and 82 feet high. Provost Lupton’s Tower is early sixteenth century, but two bell turrets were added in 1764.
Photograph of the Schoolyard at Eton College with Lupton’s Tower in the background. To the left of the centre and surrounded by a low metal railing stands the bronze statue of the founder of the college, King Henry VI who wears Garter robes.
The School yard at Eton was begun during the 15th century and following gradual architectural additions, was completed during the late 17th century. In the centre stands Lupton’s Tower, built by Henry Redman in 1520 and named after Roger Lupton, who was Provost of Eton College from 1504-35. The statue of King Henry VI was designed by Francis Bird and was erected in 1719.
College Library
The building is a memorial to the Eton boys who took part in the war in South Africa.
The architects aimed to produce a ‘dignified’ plan layout on an irregular site. The school hall is approached from the street via the main doorway, leading through a low-vaulted entrance hall. It seats 1,100 people with walls of Portland stone (as are the Ionic columns dividing the space.)
Eton famously has multiple library collections of national importance, including the renowned College Library, as well as many notable buildings, but the main School Library, containing books and CDs as well as an up-to-date network of computers, is housed in a memorable late-Edwardian building, opposite the chapel, designed by L. K. Hall (an Old Etonian) and completed in 1905–8, as a memorial to Old Etonians who had died in the Boer War. It contains some 40,000 books.
College Library is a rare book and manuscript library of international importance. Established soon after the foundation of Eton College, it houses more than 150,000 items, ranging from the 9th to 21st centuries. These include printed and manuscript volumes, literary manuscripts, autograph letters, and prints and drawings.
In the 1960s the college began also collecting rare books and manuscripts from the 19th century onwards. The modern collection includes important holdings of English literature and is also rich in travel writing, theatrical history and fine printing. College Library also has responsibility for the Macnaghten Library of First World War materials, presented to Eton as a memorial in 1938.
The Combined Cadet Force
The Eton College CCF was founded in 1860 as the Eton College Rifle Corps at a time when it was thought that Napoleon III was threatening to invade Britain. It was the first continuous school corps of its kind.
It is always an honour to be asked to cover this amazing event.
Boys can join the corps from D block upwards. The aim of the corps is to provide boys with a wide range of military skills, adventurous pursuits, leadership experience and the opportunity to complete the Duke of Edinburgh Award at silver level.
The corps is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wilcockson (a master at the school) who is assisted by an Adjutant and two permanent CCF staff, both of whom have been regular soldiers.
There are several masters who are commissioned officers, as well as regular Army officers and NCOs who often assist with training. The corps has its own purpose-built building, the ‘Orderly Room’, which houses its stores, offices, mess and training rooms.
Boys may choose to be members of the Army or the RAF sections but most of the training is the same for both sections. Training moves rapidly through drill, weapon-training, battle skills, signals, shooting, leadership exercises, and a range of adventurous training activities. In every half there is a weekend exercise or ‘corps scheme’ when training is much more intense, demanding and wide-ranging.
In the summer half there is a range weekend when live ammunition is fired. In addition to basic infantry training, members of the RAF section have the opportunity to fly in the Tutor aircraft at RAF Benson and glide in the Vigilant at Dalton Barracks.
More senior boys specialise in military and survival skills and prepare as cadet instructors through a cadre course.
The highlight of the year is the annual tattoo for which boys prepare during the first part of the summer half and perform on the evening before the ‘Fourth of June’. To an audience of over 800 people the corps parades and presents its colours, demonstrates a range of activities from precision drill to a light gun race accompanied by the Eton College CCF military band including the pipes and drums. The evening concludes with a small-scale battle scene.
Though the CCF is not designed to recruit for the armed forces, a significant number of boys do nevertheless take up commissions. For example, an average of six Old Etonians attend Royal Military Academy Sandhurst annually, with five OEs due to commence training at RMAS at the beginning of 2013. The Army is the biggest single employer of OEs.
There are a wide range of summer camps which boys are expected to attend. Some camps are abroad (to Germany or Cyprus, for example); others are organised through Army contacts in the UK and concentrate on specialised military skills and adventurous training.
In 2010, Her Majesty the Queen visited Eton to inspect the Corps on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, and unveiled a plaque commemorating those Old Etonians awarded the Victoria Cross and George Cross. – https://www.etoncollege.com/CCF.aspx
Have you taken part in the CCF TATTOO? As we cover this amazing event regularly we may have captured you in action! Visit https://www.myetondays.com/v/photos/84662cgb or you can call us on 01753 911630 to see the galleries.
Headshot and Corporate Photography with Rhubarb & Custard
We offer Corporate Photography for Businesses, Companies and Brands
The importance of good quality photography is crucial to any business and any brand (including yourself!) and can alter the way it is perceived by customers to an astonishing level. Decisions such as the the choice of backdrop, the creative use of light, both natural and artificial, and the subtle yet important decision of camera angle can make or break a photo.
With over 10 years of experience in Corporate branding, our owner and photographer, Halid Izzet will be able to guide you through the decision process, taking an ‘end customer” approach to his work. Best results are always done in partnership between the photographer and client and its very rare to have a photographer who is so ‘brand aware’.
Halid worked as Brand Manager and then International Marketing Manager for a portfolio of Whiskies for Allied Domecq, in the Czech republic, France and the USA. The world of Whiskies is a particularly good training ground for Brand Marketing as customer perception is of paramount importance with each product having heavy emotional (as opposed to functional) expectations and functions to fulfil.
Halid is now able to use his training and expertise to get the most out of you and your brand by saving you money, being ‘Creative Agency” and photographer in one.
- Corporate Headshots
- LinkedIn and CV Headshots
- Corporate Parties and Events
- Pack Shots and Brand Advertising ‘mood’ Shots
- Advertising & Press Photography
- We travel anywhere in the UK & abroad
Branding
What does aligning with your brand mean? Whether we’re talking about your personal or professional brand, your professional headshot should be representative of the visual style and persona you want to reflect. For example, if you work for a professional services firm who maintains business professional attire, your attire and headshot location should match that. Whether your headshot location is in-studio or on-location, it’s important to keep the background selection in mind.
Put your staff in their best light
Corporate portraits are the best way to portray the image of your company and employees. Having no photos on your site will make it look bland and lack identity. But what’s even worse is a site with bad pictures of your employees, this could be catastrophic for your reputation.
To avoid these problems, put yourself in the customer’s shoes. Do your employees make you want to work there? To get these attractive, high quality photos, hire a professional photographer, this will help you give the right impression of your company.
Little trick: make a list of your company’s values and give them to the photographer so they can convey this through the pictures. Doing this will help the photographer define parameters such as your body language, what to wear, lighting and expression.
Click this link for more information and to book a shoot with us! www.rhubarbandcustard.com/150-corporate-business-photography-specialist
The Procession of Boats
The Annual Fourth of June Eton College Procession of Boats, River Thames, Windsor, Berkshire. Taken by Rhubarb & Custard Photography.
Eton has a long standing tradition since the 1780’s that started informally when the boys made their own amusements. Dressed in uniforms dating from Nelson’s time, boys row in wooden clinker-built eights, and one ten, along the Thames passed Windsor Castle. They then lift the oars out of the water and stand upright behind them rendering the boat wholly unstable and top heavy, not always with great success.
The wooden boats are clinker, fixed seat, and most have fixed pin (as opposed to swivel) rowlocks. The blades have ‘needle’ spoons and the leading boat is a ten-oar. All the rowers are dressed in the uniform of eighteenth-century midshipmen, with the cox dressed as an admiral or other senior naval officer of Nelson’s era.
Most strikingly, the oarsmen wear straw boaters that have been extravagantly decorated with fresh flowers by their house matrons or ‘Dames’. The uniforms of the senior crews can be viewed on the website ‘Eton Colours’.
There are two notable dates for Eton boys and their families during the year. There is St Andrew’s Day, for which the main attraction is the impenetrable ‘Wall Game’, and ‘The Fourth of June’ (which is rarely held on 4 June). This is the birthday of Eton’s greatest patron, King George III (1738-1820), and is the school’s equivalent of parents’ day or open day. The entertainments include a wide range of exhibitions, a promenade concert, a performance of speeches, a cricket match against Old Etonians, and the Procession of Boats. The Procession is a ‘row past’ by most of the school’s boat club in front of the parents and the teachers assembled in one of the school fields that rolls down to the Thames. It starts with the most senior boys’ boats and ends with those of the youngest.
At a certain point in the row past, each boat in turn stops and the entire crew and the cox stand up. Those in boats with open fixed pin gates hold their oars erect. While Victorian eights are a little more stable than are modern racing boats, this is still a difficult thing to do. They then face Windsor Castle, remove their hats and cheer the Queen, the school, and the memory of George III, shaking the flowers from their boaters into the water. The crew then resume their seats and row away.
The first boat to stand and salute the School and Her Majesty the Queen is Monarch, the ten-oar. It is usually stroked by the Captain of the Boats and crewed by senior boys who help administer internal rowing.
Boats, which are now racing boats – clinker-built wooden ones – bear famous names from the Napoleonic War era like Thetis and Hibernia and Dreadnought.
There was even a boat called The Monarch, and that is unique. It has ten oarsmen and a cox. There is no other ten-oared boat that we know of in the world.
As part of our commitment to Eton College, we regularly attend sports matches and competitions. We also try to be there for special days such as the Fourth Of June, Procession of boats, St Andrews Day, Mufti Day and so on.
We are also asked to photograph most of the House and School Plays which are also available to view on our website after each event.
Dog Portraits with R&C
At Rhubarb and Custard we are dog lovers and even have our own dog who you may see in the studio regularly. We believe they are just as much part of the family and deserve to be included in your family portrait or can even have a shoot of their own, dedicated entirely to them.
Hiring a professional photographer ensures you have photos of your pets looking their best. Professional pet photography means selecting the very best images of your beloved pets, and then displaying them. It’s very rare that we will print images from our phones or even digital cameras. It’s even rarer that those images are suitable for proper prints.
A Rhubarb & Custard professional photographer can make sure the images and the print quality is second to none, meaning you don’t miss out, and your pet’s portrait can hang pride of place with the family photos.
Investing in a session with us is popular for people wanting to buy gifts for members of their family. What could be more original that your other half opening a stunningly framed print of one, if not the only animal they love most in the world – whilst the quality of the image takes their breath away?! Gift Vouchers are available on our website or you can give us a ring for more information.
You can choose where you want the shoot takes place, we offer a studio and location package.
Studio Portraits:
- Pre Photoshoot Consultation – to get to know about you and your dog so we’re fully prepared.
- 1 hour photoshoot in our new Fully Equipped Photo Studio
- A free 8×12 Print on professional Lustre paper
- Professionally edited images
- An online password protected gallery
- Post shoot follow up call to help navigate through the choices of prints and products available
- Post shoot viewing at our Gallery in Eton if you prefer.
- All for just £150!
Location Portraits:
- Pre Photoshoot Consultation – to get to know about you and your dog so we’re fully prepared.
- 1 hour photoshoot in the superb green and wooded spaces around and about Eton
- A free 8×12 Print on professional Lustre paper
- Professionally edited images
- An online password protected gallery
- Post shoot follow up call to help navigate through the choices of prints and products available
- Post shoot viewing at our Gallery in Eton if you prefer.
- All for just £150!
School Sports Photography by Rhubarb & Custard
We love a good Sports Match! We regularly photograph sports matches, plays and competitions.
Sports matches, School events, Graduations, School Plays, and Concerts are all occasions that we are frequently commissioned to photograph. Coffee-table photo-books, acrylic prints, digital files, prints and multi-image collages are just some example of how to enjoy the photos afterwards.
We produce the images not only to document pupils time at their school but we an also help schools produce the right images they need to tell their sporting stories across all their marketing and social media platforms including prospectus, year books, journals and websites. Our sports photography is primarily for schools who would like to share the images with students and parents.
Sport is a major feature of Eton and provides games for boys of all abilities and all ages.; with an extensive network of playing fields.
Did you know the “Eton Days Subscriptions”; the photographic story of your son’s time at Eton, can also includes school and house matches?
We can shoot a variety of things that your son is involved in at Eton, so his book will be filled with a variety of photos that shows his personally and his journey at Eton in the best light. So if you plan on ordering our very popular heirloom photo book at the end of your ‘My Eton Days’ subscription, remember to also include his favourite activities along side our amazing portraits!
We are asked to be involved in almost all parts of Eton life, this also includes:
Private Portraits for all years, including B-Block Leavers
“My Eton Days” subscriptions for all years (1 photoshoot every term)
Team, Group and House Photos
School events and Special days (such as 4th June, Procession of Boats, CCF Tattoo)
Call us to find out how we can help you to show your sports activities at their best.
We are also available for all Group shots. If you require a formal photo of your team, group or house, please get in touch and we can talk through the details and arrange a date.
We have a very flexible diary so we can easily fit a photo shoot into the school timetable. Furthermore, we can change dates and times at a moments notice if weather or anything else requires it, and are available at any time during the working day (Tuesdays to Saturdays inclusive – please note – we are Closed on Sundays & Mondays).
Family Photography with Rhubarb & Custard
Rhubarb & Custard are a well respected and trusted professional photography studio based in Eton, Berkshire.
Being located on the Eton High Street, just next to Eton College we are surrounded by stunning locations where your family photo shoot can take place.
Your shoot can take place where ever you like, but if you are not sure where would be the most picturesque place? Let us use our knowledge of the local area to find somewhere outdoors for your shoot. Eton and Windsor has some of the most beautiful backdrops, with rivers, bridges, gardens, and tree lined avenues that provides a relaxed and informal environment that will allow us to bring your true personalities out. If however your heart is really on a studio look, then we have all the equipment back at the studio to make it happen.
We use a mixture of traditional and contemporary photography in a very relaxed atmosphere to capture unforgettable and very personal images of you and your family.
Our professional photographers not only specialise in portrait photography but are incredibly friendly and have great personalities that will make you feel comfortable and at ease in front of the camera.
We can cover any type of portrait photography, including:
- Family Portraits on Location
- Family Portraits in the Studio
- Generation Portraits
- Individual Portraits
- Pet Portraits
- Maternity
- Couple/ Engagement
- Events: Birthday Parties, Christenings, Graduations
- Newborn
Photo shoots are charged on an hourly basis but we can usually get more than enough images within the first hour. Following the session, we will create a confidential password protected online album for you to view all the photos online in the comfort of your own home.
Unlike some studios, we apply no pressure to you to buy products with a minimum spend, give you a 24 hour timeframe before deleting the images or other high pressure techniques. You also have a free viewing session that you can book with us after the shoot at the Gallery when we can show you all your photos in a larger format than on the web. We have the technology that will help you make your choice in a snap and we can also give you guidance and advice on framing and presentation options at the same time to fit within your budget.
- 1 Hour Photo Session just £99
- Password protected online album for you to share with friends and family
- No high pressure sales techniques
- Free Viewing Session once photos are developed and ready
- Colour and Black & White versions created for each photo we take
- Typically 40-80 photos for you to choose from
- Huge choice of printing and framing options available, including all digital files on DVD
Testimonial
It was a pure delight having a photographic session with Rhubarb & Custard. Their delightful manner put us completely at ease. This quality combined with an extremely creative approach, boundless energy and dedication has produced some truly superb photographs!
We were extremely impressed with their work and would not hesitate to use them again” – Juliette Leathers & the Leathers Family, Datchet
For more information on Family & Children Portraits you can visit our dedicated website for portraits here: https://www.rhubarbphotostudio.com/family-children
If you are looking for a local portrait studio in Berkshire, please get in touch we would love to hear from you!
Team, Group & House Photography by R&C
Each year we are asked to take formal group shots for all aspects of Eton College Life.
We are available for:
- Eton College Photography
- Formal Yearly House Photos
- Teams for both minor and major sports
- Summer Schools
- and various other groups including
- POP – Eton Society
- Sixth Form Select
- CCF Officers
- Societies
- Tour Groups (eg Yearly Choir Tours, Rugby Tours etc)
- F-Block Entry Groups by House
- Leavers B Block Groups by House
We are also available for all types of Group shots. If you require a formal photo of your team, group or house, please get in touch and we can talk through the details and arrange a date.
We have a very flexible diary so we can easily fit a photo shoot into the school timetable. Furthermore, we can change dates and times at a moments notice if weather or anything else requires it, and are available at any time during the working day (Tuesdays to Saturdays inclusive – please note – we are Closed on Sundays & Mondays).
We offer a completely confidential service, with password protected collections and discreet shooting times for even the shyest of pupils.
A group photo is an opportunity to have an amazing memento of their five years together in the house.
Benefits we provide:
- FREE OF CHARGE Photo-shoots for Groups, Teams and Houses (subject to a minimum order)
- Orders taken directly from Parents, minimizing administration for House masters and Masters;
- Full Calligraphic Naming, Mounting and Framing service for Eton College Photography;
- Trusted, approved & regularly used by Eton College;
- Fully CRB checked;
- Convenient location for you to pop in and discuss- (were even closer than Tudor Stores), just next door to the Careers Office;
In summary, we provide:
– Free of charge Photo-shoots for Groups, Teams and Houses.
– We can easily re-schedule a photoshoot if the initial date is cancelled due to RAIN as we are just around the corner.
– Orders are taken directly from Parents through our website, minimising administration for House Masters and Masters-In-Charge.
– Full Calligraphic Naming, Mounting and Framing service for Eton College.
It would be a real pleasure to be given the opportunity to take your group photo this year and we will strive to ensure your complete satisfaction at all times.
If you want to enquire or have any questions about a group or house photos please do not hesitate to get in touch, you can also visit our dedicated site here: https://www.rhubarbschoolphotography.com/
HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR GROUP PHOTOS?
The place that you have your group stand is important to group shots for a number of reasons. For starters it can give the photo context – for example a shot of a sporting team on their playing field means more than a shot of them in front of a brick wall. The other reason that choosing locations carefully is important is that it can have distractions in it.
Each House photo will be taken outside their House itself, in the area or on the famous courtyard to mark where the boys spend most of their time.
As our studio is only a 3 minute walk away from Eton College, you can be assured that we are always on time or will arrive early to give us the opportunity to prepare and set up.
We have professional equipment we use to set up the group photos safely and securely. We use a mixture of both chairs and staging platforms to stagger the boys.
If you would like your house included this year, we would love to hear from you!
If you want to enquire or have any questions about a group or house photos please do not hesitate to get in touch, you can also visit our dedicated site here: https://www.rhubarbschoolphotography.com/
‘My Eton Days’ Subscriptions
with Rhubarb & Custard
The concept of ‘My Eton Days’ subscriptions is that you subscribe to 3 photo shoots per year (1 per term). Each photoshoot is about 30 minutes to an hour long and can vary from a formal shoot around and about the college grounds, to a house match, to a fun reportage style shoot of him with a group of friends, during a play or concert that he is in and so on.
The cost of the subscription is £295 per year. At the end of each shoot you will be able to choose Two FREE 5×7 prints. As a subscriber you will also be able to enjoy exclusive promotions. You might also want to benefit from any additional shoots offered with a 50% discount. You are free to renew or cancel your subscription at the beginning of each new academic year. Prices may vary slightly from year to year but we will always try to remain good value.
Created from our owner’s own experience at school, we have refined the program over the 10 years since its launch, to give you and your son the most amazing gift – a photographic journal of his “Eton Days”.
Be Proud of your Eton Days and cherish the memories for a lifetime!
Private Portraits are available for all years, including B-Block Leavers
“My Eton Days” subscriptions for all years (1 photoshoot every term)
Team, Groups, House Photos, School events and Special days (such as 4th June, Procession of Boats, CCF Tattoo)
Our portraits are a far cry from the traditional school portraits. We make maximum use of the environment to create photos that tell a story. Framed within an archway, or positioned with the school crest on the Chapel walls in the distant background, we make sure that each photo speaks for itself.
Shot mainly within the College grounds, and using top of the range professional equipment, our natural approach to portrait photography is both fun and refreshing, resulting in beautifully crafted images that capture your son’s personality perfectly.
We offer a fantastic range of both traditional and contemporary frames as well as beautiful desktop frames, wall displays including triptychs, floating frames, block mounts and canvasses. We also offer you the ability to purchase a DVD of all the photos, as well as individual prints if you prefer to frame them at home.
With prices starting at just £99 for a 25-30 minute photo shoot in and around Eton College grounds, you can rely on our experience and expertise to capture your son’s life at Eton College.
So, in summary:
- 1 Photo-shoot every academic term
- 25% OFF anything ordered within 14 days of each photoshoot publication
- Two FREE 5×7 Prints with every photoshoot
- 25% OFF the final photo book if ordered within 30 days of your son leaving Eton
- EXCLUSIVE promotions regularly tailored only for My Eton Days Subscribers
- 50% OFF any additional photoshoots of your son during his time at Eton
For more information or if you wish to book a session visit our dedicated website here: https://www.myetondays.com/
The “half” leavers portrait that we offer is essentially the same as a leavers portraits – just half the time, photos and price. This photo shoot is in one location which is either around Luxmoore Gardens or in School Yard. You will be shown the best photos from the shoot in both colour and black and white in an online password protected album. There will also be a 25% discount applied to any products purchased within 14 days of the photos going online.
The cut out shoot is designed specifically to provide you with the end result of a cut out. The shoot is taken in School Yard and will take around 10 minutes. We take around 5 different photographs for the sole purpose of creating a cut out for you. The sitting fee is £30 and cut outs start at £59.99 for a small (inclusive of your 14 day 25% discount) and £79.99 for a large (inclusive of your 14 day 25% discount).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q – How long do I have to commit for ?
A – “My Eton Days” subscriptions are renewed at the beginning of each academic year. You only commit to one year at a time (that’s 3 photoshoots) and can take the option of not renewing at the end of each academic year.
Q – Do I have to buy any prints or files during the subscription ?
A – No; There is no requirement at all for you to purchase anything during the course of your subscription. However we do have all manner of prints, framed photos, photo books, acrylic wall frames, cut outs and so on, during your subscription. Please also note that the cost of your subscription does not include the cost of a final photobook as these are all priced invividually, based on the number of pages and size of the books themselves. Please contact us for details of our our current heirloom photobooks and prices.
Q – Do you literally follow my son around the college grounds – he would find this embarrasing!
A- Absolutely not ! The last thing we want is to embarrass your son, with a lens fixed on him all the time, so all our shoots are arranged at discrete times, when other students aren’t around. They are all pre-arranged with your son at a time that’s convenient for him and are for a maximum of one hour at a time ( & often less).
Q – Will it interfere with his studies ?
A – Not at all – We have a very flexible agenda and are able to fit shoots in at most times of the day. Furthermore, some shoots, such as a football or rugby match, don’t even involve any extra time from him as we’ll just be on the touchline while he’s playing. Although we allow an hour for each shoot, most actually just take between 15 and 45 minutes (Housemasters and dames for example wouldn’t want to have a shoot with them that takes longer than 15 minutes or so).
Q – Do I need to organise all the shoots for him?
A – We do all the organisation for you. We would normally E-mail your son directly, cc’ing in the Dame and yourself, so that everyone is kept informed every step of the way.
If you have any questions about the above options, we would be more than happy to discuss them with you. We look forward to hearing from you!
WE’VE BEEN NOMINATED! CATEGORY: BEST ART GALLERY
We at Rhubarb & Custard are absolutely thrilled to have been nominated in the Muddy Awards celebrating the very best local businesses in Berkshire, it’s a real honour to have been nominated for BEST ART GALLERY but now we need your help to become a finalist!
Whilst we are so pleased to have been nominated and to have got this far in the Muddy Awards proceedings, we would be delighted to be a finalist so we need you!
To our amazing clients, friends, followers, business pals even the postman please help us get a little step further. Take a minute to vote for us by clicking here:
https://berkshire.muddystilettos.co.uk/vote/art-gallery
Nominations close 8th May so don’t leave it too late!
So How Do The The Muddy Awards Work?
Stage 1: Nominations (Weds 24 – Weds 8 May). Nominations open in 24 lifestyle categories. You may put forward one business per category per email address.
Stage 2: Finals (Weds 15 to Weds 22 May). A maximum of 5 finalists per category will be announced Mon 13 May, and public voting lasts for one week only, from Weds 15 May to Weds 22 May.
Thank you for all your support!
To find out more about our gallery you can visit our dedicated website here: https://www.rhubarbphotogallery.com/