Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase at the Point

At the end of June the Altrincham and Sale Chamber of Commerce held its latest business showcase.  These are starting to come along thick and fast every few months now, such is their popularity.  On this occasion it was also being held for the first time at the Point at Lancashire County Cricket Club.  What a great building!  It's a fantastic new conference and event centre, with a stunning view over the Old Trafford pitch to boot.  What more could you ask for?

This was also the biggest business showcase the Chamber had put on, with over seventy local businesses exhibiting and plenty more attending during the day.

I was there in two capacities; one, as the owner of Martin Hambleton Photography I had a stand promoting the range of commercial photography I offer.  I was also letting people know about my new, exclusively commercial website, www.commercialphotographynorthwest.co.uk.  And two, as the official Chamber photographer, I was covering the event, taking photographs that will end up being used by the Chamber in forthcoming editions of the magazine, Altruism.

As such, it was a rather busy day, to say the least, but I did get the chance to chat briefly to a few familiar, and some new, faces.  Among these were the nice guys at Juiced Orange Marketing, who have recently joined the Chamber, the wonderful ladies from Ice Cream Dub (who, as a fellow owner of a VW camper van, I'm a big fan of), Paul from Premium Collections Ltd, who was sponsoring the event, and others.

Here are a few shots of the day.

Among the speakers were Chris Barry from The Business Desk and Mark Williams of Inusers, who provided some very useful tips on using LinkedIn.  

Already looking forward to the next one! 

Martin Hambleton Commercial Photography

When I began Martin Hambleton Photography eight years ago I decided to build the business on people photography.  Quickly, that meant that I spent most of my time photographing weddings and portraits of individuals, couples and families.  Working with people is what I do best, and enjoy.

But I've been asked to do an increasing amount of commercial photography over the years, so just before New Year I took the decision to set up a separate commercial photography business, to run alongside the work I currently do.

The result is Martin Hambleton Commercial Photography.  Okay, not the snappiest name going, but it tells you what you need to know doesn't it?

On the website, you'll see that people still form the basis of the commercial work I undertake.  Portraits, events and promotions occupy a lot of my time on commercial assignments.  Although I'm doing an increasing amount of work shooting product, buildings and interiors too.

My other website will contain examples of my wedding and portrait work only, while all commercial photography and information will be contained in www.commercialphotographynorthwest.co.uk.  Similarly, if you enjoy reading about my wedding and portrait work on my blog, this will now move to www.martinhambleton.wordpress.com, while this blog will become dedicated to my commercial work.

I'll end by giving a mention to David Bellin of Software Assistance, who designed and built the site for me.   Thanks David!