Turpin: Januari 2018

Sabtu, 20 Januari 2018

Taken all the Christmas deco's off the website and done a few other updates, new pictures, a bit of latest news etc. Always sad taking the Christmas things off... :-(

New gallery pictures in the wildlife gallery and the abstract gallery

Been updating our Photographers.Co.Uk entry for our re-location to Kendal.

Also, believe it or not, started some early planning for the new show by the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland entitled 'Legacy' which is scheduled for November back at the Old Fruit Market in Glasgow.

It's never too early to start planning...!!

We've now added Facebook 'Like' buttons to all our photographic gallery pages and to our two main home pages, lighting design and photography.

Please visit and click our 'Like' buttons...!!

Thank you.

A whole bunch of new pictures to look at too in our Northumberland Gallery with pictures of the forest, coastline and of the Razorbill rescue.

Icy Cold

Just back from a few days in the Lake District doing some winter climbing. It's stunning when the hills are covered in snow and ice... breathtaking. Helvellyn was awesome :-)

It's been a very hectic last few weeks and days but the Lake District is now called home..!! Very exciting times.

Lakeland Radio Down Under

The guys at Lakeland Radio asked me to get a picture whilst I was in Melbourne of me with the new LR app. So here it is...!!

Had a great time in Melbourne, was a great week. Back in the Lakes now and the weather has been fantastic. Been taking some time out to do some hill walking and made it up Scafell Pike again this week, the second time in less than a year after a 20 year gap..!!

Deep in the Heart

Crummock Water, so peaceful...
I'm loving living here in the Lake District....

'You can't return to the place you never left'
from 'Deep in the Heart', words by Bono

Bahrain not quite as peaceful as Crummock Water...!! Very glad to be back home. It was actually a friend of mine at Force India who was in the car caught up in the petrol bomb incident, very scary from his account of what happened. All okay though thankfully.

Golden Glen Grant

A small crew travelled up to Elgin near Inverness to shoot a commercial mini drama for the Glen Grant distillery. We had 2 hectic days filming with a great cast and crew and produced some lovely results shooting on one of Sony's new full frame 35mm cameras. We had a lot of laughs too with producer / director Anna McPherson from Recite Films, gaffer Derrick Ritchie, jib operator Aaron Boucher and make-up artist Mandi Ford. Great fun and we were even presented with signed bottles of single malt from a delighted client.

A great afternoon was spent today in Keswick catching up with my great friend (and mentor from the old BBC days) George Ferguson and his lovely wife Stella... who I've never met before. It was brilliant to see them both and reminisce about some of our memorable moments at the Beeb.... when George added a rather vivid #111 bright Pink to all my carefully orchestrated blues during Edwyn Collin's performance of '50 Shades of Blue' is a moment I will never forget..!

So funny... a great Lighting Director, a great friend and he is certainly one of a kind.

Born to Run

A great Springsteen gig down at the Isle of Wight festival. He has so much energy, what a great entertainer. Non stop hit after hit and a Beatles cover and fireworks to finish too. Fantastic entertainment. Also loved Madness, Big Country and Joan Armatrading.

Turnberry Seniors Tour won by Fred Couples. Pics here of the Turnberry Resort, Langer putting on the 8th and Lyle teeing off on the precarious 9th. It's been many years since I worked on golf, back in the old BBC days at Gleneagles in fact.

50 Golden Years

Mum and Dad celebrated their 50th Anniversary this month, an amazing milestone. They spent the week up in the beautiful Lake District where they honeymooned all those years ago. My brother Andrew also came up and spent some great days on land and on the water enjoying the scenery and some tasty food and drink too.

Congratulations Mum and Dad...!! Thank you to all friends and family who sent them messages and cards, they loved them all and were also treated to not one, but two mentions on the radio, their first ever, thanks to Tony James and Dan Beale at Lakeland Radio, www.lakelandradio.co.uk

An excellent week.... we all love the Lakes...!!
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Singapore is Slung

25 Years at the BBC

25 years ago today, I joined the BBC. There's a lot of water gone under the bridge since then. There have been some great times both at the Beeb and in Glasgow, a lot of happy times, some great friends made and life changing loves found and lost, some memorable trips, lots of laughs. There have also been some sad times and, yep, a few tears along the road too. Life has moved on during the last 6 years post BBC, and the road is still twisty and not always smooth. But it is still a lot of fun, most of the time, and you never know which corner of the globe you'll be sent next or what's around the next corner.

I really don't know where all those years have gone though....

'It is certainly not a normal life, travelling and all that. But it is a nice abnormal life.'

Linda Thomson, from an interview published in People magazine, January 1975.

New Delhi, India

The sky has fallen... have now seen the new Bond thriller, enjoyed it immensely, a very different kind of story, some great scenes, fantastic title sequence and awesome title track from Adele. Out of the new films, Casino Royale is difficult to beat but a cracker all the same.
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Commercial Photographer in the Lake District

For a Commercial Photographer Lake District based, you can't do any better than come to ATLD Photographic, www.adrianturpin.co.uk/photography, we offer the best service and creativity around. We'll listen to your requirements, interpret them in a way that gives you images that are going to work hard to sell or promote your business or product. Vast experience in photography and lighting, a skill essential to successful commercial photography, ensures the best for you.
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Legacy

November has been one of our busiest months ever, the first week of which was spent doing final pre-production work for the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland's new show 'Legacy'.

The show itself was performed at the Old Fruit Market in Glasgow on Saturday 10th November. Produced once again by Alisdair McLaren and with a wealth and variety of original music with a theme running throughout.

Then it was straight onto a plane to Austin, Texas and a double bout of Formula 1 frenzy to end a very exciting season with the penulimate race at the new circuit in the States and the season closer at Sao Paulo in Brazil. There was some very wise wildlife living at the circuit in Sao Paulo....!!

The Snowman Returns

Fantastic news, and perfect timing, just as I get my Christmas tree decorated and lit up for this years' festivities. The Snowman, one of my all time favourite Christmas stories, is returning for a sequel. Called The Snowman and The Snowdog, it is dedicated to the late John Coates, the producer behind the original Raymond Briggs classic from 1982. It's going to be shown on Christmas Eve on Channel 4 at 8pm. Can't wait.

http://www.thesnowman.co.uk/the-films/the-snowman-and-the-snowdog.html

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Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2013

Commercial Photographers Lake District

Adrian Turpin is a Commercial Photographer Lake District Cumbria based. We cover Cumbria, Manchester, Glasgow and the North West. A background in lighting design for BBC Television, Theatre, Film and Photography work spanning many years, we offer you a wealth of experience of quality image making and creativity second to none. We specialise in a variety of genres with our unparalleled and innovative approach. Studio and location work. Based in Kendal and available for bookings nationwide. Please visit our website at www.adrianturpin.co.uk to see images from our portfolio and for further details. We look forward to talking to you and working with you. By Adrian Turpin

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Winter Climbing in The Lakes

Some winter walking last week in the beautiful and inspiring mountains of the fabulous Lake District... High Pike was my destination but I only made it to the summit of Low Pike before I ran out of time to get back in daylight. Still, an amazing day as the sun cleared through the cloud on the way up.

The scenery was spectacular, as was the snow, and it had drifted heavily in several places. The crampons were on for most of the climb and it was pretty icy in places, not to mention the peaty bog that I inadvertently stumbled into, right up to my knee. Managed to escape its clutches though thankfully.

Stuff like this is just great for the soul.
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Fishing on Watendlath Tarn

Russian Ark

Just been watching a film called 'Russian Ark', remarkable if only for the fact that it was shot entirely in one day, on a Steadicam, and in one continuous shot. Not entirely sure what it's all about but all respect to the crew and the cast, you can only guess at the logistical nightmares that kind of shoot would entail, not to mention physical exhaustion, as they were on take four by the time they got it in the can. To make matters worse, the director only spoke Russian and the DoP only spoke German so they were both followed around by a translator. Must have been a fascinating day.

Directed by Alexander Sokurov. DoP and Steadicam by Tilman Buttner.

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Yummy Yummy Chocolate

April and May saw a couple of interesting jobs at opposite ends of the spectrum. A new client in Kendal in the Lake District, the famous 1657 Chocolate House was in need of some new product shots for a variety of websites... and no, I didn't eat any of the subject matter... Honestly, I didn't..!

And a little further away was the very hot destination of Bahrain for another Formula 1 race weekend. We got a very friendly reception thankfully despite the continued unrest, and there were no incidents to speak of. A very entertaining race too and some very yummy lemon and mint drinks to chill off in the evening. Not forgetting of course the very welcoming and cooling sight of the hotel swimming pool which was made good use of. Driving was interesting, my first time in Bahrain. Normally I love driving abroad but this was just plain crazy, they have no idea at all and how there aren't more serious accidents, I have no idea.

Filming from the Sky and an Illuminated Bus

Two exciting projects this month. Testing an aerial filming system in the Langdale Valley and shooting a new short documentary film in Windermere, both in the sunny and very hot as it was Lake District. The first project was working alongside Dave Hipkiss from Up Above Ltd. who owns and operates a variety of aerial filming systems to offer an alternative and more economical alternative to helicopter shooting.

The second project was for the South Lakes Youth for Christ and involved working with Director / Producer Tina Taylor to film and edit a short documentary about the life and work of the Light Bus which is an exciting new project centred around Windermere. We shot some amazing footage of the children who come along to enjoy this great venture.
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IDPB's production of 'Ascension' at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

The Glasgow Skye Association's annual Pre-World's concert at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall kept us busy in August. This year it was the Inveraray & District Pipe Band with their 'Ascension' themed concert.

The concert hall was packed to the seams and this high profile and prestigious concert brought an audience from literally all the corners of the globe to see a wide variety of musical numbers which even included a barber shop quartet, pictured left.

It's a long time since Adrian worked in this great venue and it was good to be back.
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Lakes Gospel Choir Promo Video

Lakes Gospel Choir Promotional Video by ATLD Ltd.

In September we were filming and editing a promotional video and a series of inserts for a concert that the Lakes Gospel Choir were appearing in at the Apollo in Manchester. The LGC is based in Windermere in the Lake District and they were taking part in a concert in conjunction with UCB and coinciding with the release of their new album 'Moving Mountains, Changing Lives'. Filming took place at the LCC in Windermere over 1 day and the various sequences and promo were then edited and completed for delivery the very next day. A record turn around..!
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Great Gable FRCC War Memorial Plaque

A climb up to the peak of Great Gable in late September just happened to coincide with the re-instatement of the Fell and Rock Climbing Club of the English Lake District's memorial plaque to those members who lost their lives during World War I.

Great Gable FRCC War Memorial Plaque Team, September 2013

The plaque was removed in July by the Royal Engineers who were invited to undertake the project and, accompanied by Vice Presidents Peter Smith and Mark Scott, completed stage 1 on 10th July 2013

Great Gable FRCC War Memorial Plaque after refurbishment, September 2013

New Delhi, India

New Delhi, India. A place of many extremes and opposites. Slow, noisy, dirty, frustrating, poverty stricken... maybe.... but there are so many happy, smiling faces. Children come out to wave as you drive past. People everywhere are keen and eager to help, they can't do enough for you. It all says so much. India has one of the richest economies in the world, and yet so many live in extreme poverty that we can hardly comprehend. It's a huge country and one day I would love to go for more than a week, when I'm not working, and take time to look around at this beautiful place.
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Austin, Texas

The shooting range just outside Austin provided some high octane entertainment one evening and kept us pretty well focused for a while. 9mm was the order of the day and it soon felt just like being at the fairground..!

Ben Kilner interview for BBC Sport

We had a fun day up at Glenshee ski centre in Scotland, filming an interview with professional snowboarder Ben Kilner for BBC Sport. Ben is representing Britain in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

We had also hoped to do some aerial filming of Ben doing some runs on his board but unfortunately the weather beat us on that one with wind and visibility both very poor.

Ben talked about the build up and preparations, past injuries, some of the things that help and inspire him and how some of the tricks are invented and named. It was great to meet him and we wish him all the best for the games out in Russia.

www.benkilner.com

Produced by Eamonn Donohoe, Interview by David McDaid.

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