Photographer Interview: Spotlight on Music Photographer Harvey

Photographer Interview:  Spotlight on Music Photographer Harvey

Harvey is one of the key members of Raccoon. Having worked as our Operations Manager for 3 years, he developed relationships with our key clients, was a favourite amongst our photographers and was instrumental in setting up the international team and videography arm of the business. He now works as one of our most popular event photographers. We spoke to him about his path and inspirations into photography.

10 Reasons to Book a Professional Photographer for your Event

10 Reasons to Book a Professional Photographer for your Event

We all know how fantastic cheap cameras and phone camera technology is - and everyone has a friend with a camera, so why splash out and get a professional to cover your party, event, conference or celebration? Is a professional photographer worth the money? Here are a few reasons why we feel that our team is more than worth the expenditure for your next function:

Coping With Covid-19

Coping With Covid-19

This won’t be the first, or the last, blog you read from every business you ever had any contact with, but I feel it’s important to put out an update as to how Raccoon is dealing with the impact of this virus, and to reassure you that we are still here.

London Event Photographer - SBTech at ICE Totally Gaming Conference 2020

London Event Photographer - SBTech at ICE Totally Gaming Conference 2020

For the second year running we had Dom shooting for our clients SBTech, one of the leading provider of premium sports betting and technology services, at their impressive stand at the Excel Centre providing some great event photography.

London Event Photography - Kambi exhibits at ICE 2020 at The Excel

London Event Photography - Kambi exhibits at ICE 2020 at The Excel

For the second year running we provided event photography for our regular clients Kambi, the leading provider of premium sports betting and technology services at ICE Totally Gaming conference this year at the Excel Centre, with Helen shooting. Several days of client presentations and meetings were documented as well as a more intimate conference at The Brewery in the city. The brief was to capture all elements of the stand and client interactions taking place during the event in an unobtrusive way.

London Events Photographer - Newbie Pop Up Shop

London Events Photographer - Newbie Pop Up Shop

To celebrate the opening of “The Newbie Room” and the launch of the Newbie’s first interior collection , The Communications Store hired Hikaru to capture the layout of the store and all of the new products, before opening to the public.

London Event Videographer: Introducing Austen

London Event Videographer: Introducing Austen

In recent news Raccoon has begun representing events videographer Austen, who is originally from the midlands. Austen has recently moved to London in pursuit of his career in video production

Event Photography London: Quintessentially & Velaa Private Party at Dartmouth House

Event Photography London: Quintessentially & Velaa Private Party at Dartmouth House

Raccoon London provided event photography and an interactive photography experience for Quintessentially, a leading events, concierge and luxury lifestyle management company. The event took place at the luxurious central London event and wedding venue Dartmouth House and was a presentation to promote luxury brand Velaa Private Island and their new range of jewellery.

London Event Photographer: ANM x Bloomberg Arcade - Wine Car Boot Food Festival

London Event Photographer: ANM x Bloomberg Arcade - Wine Car Boot Food Festival

Event photography for our clients ANM for the Bloomberg Arcade wine car boot food festival, captured by Raccoon event photographer Dom.

London Event Photography: Nude Brand Creations 10/10 Exhibition

London Event Photography: Nude Brand Creations 10/10 Exhibition

Nude Brand Creations are an independent brand and packaging design agency, whose clients range from large global brands to individuals and startups.

In 2009 Nude Brand Creations instigated the Nude Art Series. Every year Nude Brand Creations seek out an up-and-coming artist and commission a limited edition, which is then shared with clients and friends. This is a way of keeping creative energy high and allows Nude to work with new creative talent.

Bristol Event Photographer: She Means Business - Festival of Female Entrepreneurs

Back for its eighth year and hosted at the newly refurbished Mercure Grand hotel in Bristol, The Festival of Female Entrepreneurs brings together some of the UK's most influential female entrepreneurs, business leaders and brightest start-ups to provide women with detailed and practical insight to grow their businesses!

London Commercial Photographer: 'Earth On Your Sleeve' - Glass Eye x Hello Mozart

We are proud to share ‘Earth on your Sleeve’, produced pro bono by Glass Eye & Hello Mozart in support of the #GlobalClimateStrike on Friday 20th September. Mountains of old worn love to Hinds & Lucky Number for music, Charli Whatley for spoken word, SLVision for equipment and photography from our photographer Helen, with special thanks to Davey Sutton, Mike O'Brien and Georgia Simmonds.

Commercial And Interiors Photography: TUI Hotels x Chrome Productions

Raccoon interiors and lifestyle photographer Bekky recently had the enviable task of capturing some of Crete’s most luxurious retreats owned by the travel agent TUI. Tui offer a range of hotels aimed at different consumer demographics and the shoots were styled accordingly. Bekky worked with the team at Chrome productions over a 2 week period to capture images for internal usage and the images will be used on TUI’s computer systems within their travel agents nationwide.

London Event Photographer: Watching the Wimbledon Finals in the Bloomberg Arcade.

As part of their monthly events, Bloomberg hosted a screening of the Wimbledon final within the Bloomberg Arcade. Employees of Bloomberg as well as members of the public could be seen taking part in activities such as table tennis, as well as watching the match live on big screens in the arcade. We sent our event photographer Helen to capture the event.

London Event Photographer: Yoga in the Bloomberg Arcade.

As part of their schedule of monthly London events, Bloomberg hosted a public facing yoga workshop within the Bloomberg Arcade. Employees of Bloomberg as well as members of the public could be seen taking part in the sun salutation as three-piece band played classical music on a piano, a flute and a violin. We sent out one of our best event photographers, Dom, to capture the event.

London Event Photographer: ANM x Bloomberg Arcade - Painting the Pride Flag

Ahead of the annual London Pride celebrations on July 6th, Bloomberg arranged for their employees to take part in a group activity painting the Pride flag onto the floor of the Bloomberg Arcade. Bloomberg wanted to document the occasion with photos and a time-lapse video. We sent one of our top event photographers, Dom, to capture the event.