STEPHEN STUDD

"One of the most influential garden photographers in the UK"

Horticulture Week 

 

Thank you for visiting my website.

I am an award winning freelance garden, flower, travel, landscape and food photographer, based in the beautiful Cotswolds town of Stroud in Gloucestershire, which was recently voted the best place to live in the UK, I can vouch for that.

During the pandemic I decided to let go of the travel photography side of my business which was made much easier after Barney our English Springer Spaniel came into our life. I now concentrate on garden, landscape and food photography commissions.

Through my 30+ years experience working as a professional photographer, I know how to take the shots you need and deliver them to you on time.

LOCATION BASED

All of my commercial photography is location based which means you can commission me from any part of the UK or World.

 

SPECIALISE IN SHOW GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY

&

COMPLETED NEW GARDENS

FOR DESIGNERS, SPONSORS AND CONTRACTORS

If you need your garden photographed at a flower show I specialise in this for garden designers, sponsors and contractors. I will produce photographs for your garden with a fast turnaround time for show publicity. All embed your metadata in the images for maximum SEO.

 

PHOTOGRAPHY THAT DELIVERS

FOR YOUR PROJECT & BRAND

TO YOUR BUDGET

If you need unique, compelling, high quality photography for your project or brand, I know how to get the shots for you, with my 30 years experience as a professional photographer. My rates are great value and I have a variety of packages to suit your project and budget, whether it be for advertising, your print material or website or all, no commission is too big or too small.

FREE QUOTES

The price I quote you will include processing time, retouching and I also take the time to fully embed your images with your companies metadata for the best SEO, guaranteed.

 

GIVE ME A CALL 

TO DISCUSS YOUR

PROJECT & PHOTOGRAPHY NEEDS

I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU

 (+44) 07706119609

Email: [email protected] 
Or use the CONTACT FORM 

 

IS YOUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA UP TO DATE?

I will help you grow your business with

strong, compelling, creative photography.

Your web presence and social media needs regular updating to look fresh, dynamic and to stand out from the crowd. I will create beautiful high quality, powerful, fresh and creative new images for you and also provide Instagram ready images too if you need them.

 

WHERE YOU CAN SEE MY PHOTOGRAPHY

My photography has been published in many places around the planet from front cover of National Geographic magazine to countless books, magazines, brochures and digital media, as well as ad campaigns with clients including Fiat, Land Rover, Caribou Coffee, Exbury Gardens, Arthur Jack & Co, Thompson, Thomas Cook, BBC, Rough Guides, Insight Guides, Lonely Planet, Expedia to name but a few.

My garden photography has been published in Gardens Illustrated, The English Garden, Country Living, Homes & Gardens, House & Garden, Elle, Modern Gardens, Pro Landscaper, Permaculture Magazine, Grow Your Own, Waitrose, Independent, Guardian, Sunday Times, Country Life and countless other magazines and books worldwide.
Clients include: Matt Keightley, Paul Hervey-Brookes, Rae Wilkinson, Cleve West, Anne-Marie Powell, Adam Frost, Andy Sturgeon, Taina Suonio, Dave Green Gardens, Martyn Wilson Associates Garden Design, Catfoot Garden Design, Lucy Smith Garden Sculptures, Grant Associates, Arthur Jack & Co, Exbury Gardens, No30 Design Studio, April House Garden Design, Dale & Heybrook, Garden Club London, Alchemy Gardens, The RHS, Dorling Kindersley, Amanita Press.
I also work closely with Manfrotto as a product reviewer.

 

THE PHOTOGRAPHY I PRODUCE FOR YOU

WILL ENHANCE AND BENEFIT YOUR BUSINESS

ON THE WEB AND IN PRINT

 

CALL ME ON +447706119609

 

 

PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR GARDEN

I can create sets of photographs of your private garden through the seasons.

As a seasoned garden photographer and a gardener myself I know how to use the light to show your garden at it's best. I can produce a set of photographs either as digital images for you to use or the photography can be made into hand crafted albums or bespoke books for your private collection. Call me or use the CONTACT form to discuss this option.

If you have a garden that you would like to be photographed for a potential magazine feature please contact me to discuss this.

 

THE BIO BIT

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE: 

"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things" A Miller
 

HOW IT ALL STARTED
Born in Leeds I caught the photography bug after developing a black & white photograph at school, that really was my life changing moment.

WHERE IT LED ME
I went on to gain a 2:1 B.A. Hons degree in photography and film at LCP London. Worked in colour darkrooms at Tony Stone Worldwide for 3 years, then started out as a freelance garden, travel and landscape photographer.
My sole income has been through freelance photography for 30+ years. I am still in love with the whole process of image making and have picked up numerous awards along the way.

AND NOW
Divide time between garden, food and commercial photography commissions, assignments, books, magazines and stock shoots.

Chair of the PGPA (Professional Garden Photographers Association), Committee Member of the Garden Media Guild.

I also have an online flower photography print and greetings cards shop which can be found at

Garden Photography Gallery.

WHAT MAKES ME BUZZ
I love add-venture, eclipse chasing, moon bathing, growing our own food on our organic allotment, getting away in my VW campervan with my wife and Springer Spaniel, discovering new places, new music, artists and creatives.

Oh yeah and I keep buying vintage watering cans!

MOST ASKED QUESTION  
Do you photograph weddings? No, never have done and no intention to start.


CONNECT
I am on INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER and LinkedIn.


Thanks for taking the time to look at my website.

 

MEMBER OF;
The Garden Media Guild Committee Member
Chair of the Professional Garden Photographers Association 
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
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