I was approached by Travis Perkins’ PR company to cover their charity rugby event in December 2016 called The Cement Mixer Challenge.  I was asked to cover the Durham branch and Bishop Auckland branch.  Team Members from the Durham City RUFC were invited down to the Durham branch of Travis Perkins and customers of the branch to try their hand at the cement mixer challenge.  The challenge was basically to throw a rugby ball into the cement mixer and Travis Perkins would donate £5 to the rugby club to help them raise money for a new defibrillator for the clubhouse.  The public winner won £200 worth of Tesco vouchers and crowned the title of Durham’s Ultimate Cement Mixer Champion.

Along at the Bishop Auckland branch of Travis Perkins the branch invited members of the Bishop Auckland RUFC and customers of the branch to have a go at the challenge.  They gave £1 to the club for every successfully throw into the cement mixer in which they donated £217 to the club.  An unnamed customer also won £200 worth of Tesco vouchers.

Links:

www.barufc.co.uk

www.travisperkins.co.uk

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World Photo Day is an international event for photography.  It is held every year on the 19th August.  It aims to celebrate the passion for photography in our communities.  World Photo Day aims to inspire photographers from across the globe to share just a single photo with a simple purpose to share their world with the rest of the world.

On the World Photo Day website their global gallery is an evolving mosaic of images captured by photographers of all skill levels from a diverse range of countries and cultures.  Images from everyday life to stunning landscapes show just a small part of other people’s lives and culture.

World Photo Day isn’t just for professional photographer’s, anyone with a camera or any skill level can capture a photo of their life and culture and share it on the World Photo Day website to share with other people around the world to show them your world as you see it.

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The client contacted me through my Facebook page about taking some prom photos of her and her friends before them went to their high school prom.  She originally asked for group photos both formal and candid, which was a good idea.  I suggested to take formal group photos, then formal individual photos and then natural photos which the client thought would be perfect.

I arrived at the client’s friend’s house in Darlington at 5pm, it was very warm out and the sun soft in the sky.  As I waited for the rest of the girls to arrive its always good to have a bit of time on a shoot to gather ones thoughts, and whilst I waited I had a look around the garden to scout out the best locations.

The girls looked very smart in their evening gowns and all seemed excited for their prom.  As planned we took the individual photos as shown above, then the group photos.  Once the formals were over everyone then relaxed, chatted and had fun.  I changed tactic from being obvious for the formal photos and changed camera lens for a longer lens so that I could stand further back from the action and get natural photos.  Natural photography allows one to create photos with natural behaviour and smiles.  A select of images are shown below.  If you are interested in event photography for yourself please contact me.

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On the 8th June 2016 I attended the Bishop Auckland Youth Awards at Bishop Auckland Town Hall.  The awards are organised by the Bishop Auckland Town Council which celebrates some special young people who have done something outstanding in their community.  This could be living with an illness, helping someone, caring for something with an illness, maybe an act of bravery or achieved great things in sport, dance or drama.

The awards went without a hitch and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.  We were treated with special performances from Sandra Welsh School of Dance which some images are shown below.

All the nominees are pictured below:

All the Award Winners are picture here:

A gallery of images from the night are shown below:

[See image gallery at www.staging.chrishughesphotography.co.uk]

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