From Trunks to Trapeze

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©Al Macphee/Miraclepr.com It’s amazing how things can come back around. Circus Extreme recently approached me to get them some pictures and publicity in the local paper. The circus was one of the first jobs I did as a young, green photographer, so it was nice to revisit the old stomping ground and to see how … Read more

Case study: Capturing Talent Through the Generations

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©Al Macphee/MiraclePR.com When I first moved to Paignton, one of my first Council jobs was a talent contest at the Palace Theatre. The winning act was called Keedie and Co: Keedie Babb, Kelly Worthington – Kelly Shaw at the time – and Keedie’s sister Nadine. A few months later, I was working on Paignton carnival … Read more

Case Study: The Riviera Air Show & Platinum Jubilee in Pictures

Riviera Air Show & Platinum Jubilee Pictures ©Al Macphee/MiraclePR The Platinum Jubilee began on Thursday with the lighting of beacons around the UK coast, including on Corbyn Head (left). On Friday, Torbay Council put on the fantastic Music on the Meadows event at Torre Abbey Meadows. I couldn’t resist snapping a real life Royal family … Read more

Documentary Photography: Capturing Real Life Footage

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Documentary photography: All photographs © Al Macphee/MiraclePR Documentary photography is capturing the atmosphere using fly-on-the-wall photography. It covers anything that moves naturally and is related to the subject you want to record. Documentary photography at weddings and sports events I work with the documentary photography style at weddings. I sit down in a corner where I … Read more

Panto Pics: Taking Top Theatre Pictures

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Theatre pictures. All photographs © Al Macphee/MiraclePR It’s panto season, so this week was all about covering Cinderella, a New Pantomime Productions show featuring: Jeremy Edwards (from Hollyoaks) as Dandini Carl Johns as Buttons Shakira Rattray as Cinderella Paula Tappenden as The Baroness Paul Lawrence-Thomas as Claudia (Ugly Sister) Nathan Kiley as Tess (Ugly Sister) Jordan … Read more

Photography Lighting Techniques: How to Freeze Movement While Capturing Ambient Light

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Dance photography. All photographs © Al Macphee/MiraclePR A dance photography case study featuring Dance Dynamix The Background Josh Brown’s Dance Dynamix classes have got several unique aspects to them. One, he shows that he really enjoys it; he’s not just like the glamorous person doing the aerobics class, he’s up there and he enjoys it. Second, … Read more

Grit and Polish

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SDFL and Sportiva Events Devon Grit. All photographs © Al Macphee/MiraclePR Friday 27th August 2021 – The TCS South Devon League Charity Shield Friday was spent preparing for the Torbay Clearance Services South Devon Football League Charity Shield. This is the traditional curtain raiser to the league season and the sponsors were going to present … Read more