Congratulations to Bob Caddick photography who has acheived his first winning entry in the Baby of the Month competition. His entry of baby Anaya was popular with our Sponsor, Photographer and Public judging panels and means she can look forward to receiving a £50 Boots voucher, plus the chance to win £5000 in the 2024 Baby of the Year competition.
In speaking on the background and story behind his studio, Bob told us…
“Bob Caddick Photography is situated in a unique location in Wellingborough…the town’s Victorian gasworks! The old buildings have been converted into retail and service units set around a courtyard and as well as my photography studio there are such diverse businesses as pottery painting, artisan and crafts emporium, tattoo studio, coffee shops, restaurants and also, and appropriately, a dog grooming business where my winning entry is a regular visitor.
I opened the studio just after a long period in hospital with a life-threatening condition. After recovery and with a still uncertain lifespan I decided that I would do something I had always wanted and that was to open my own studio…even if it was only for a few months. Now 12 years later my studio is one of the leading portrait businesses in the area, specialising in classic family and pet portraits. I also offer actor’s and author’s portfolio shoots and commercial headshots for several local branches of multi-national businesses
I like creating images that are a little “different”…I love the Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite artists with their rich colour palettes and use of chiaroscuro…light subjects against dark backgrounds….some families are a little dubious at first but when they see the finished product as a large wall art piece they realise what I was trying to achieve and have an heirloom for the future family to enjoy. My greatest pleasure is seeing the reactions when we unveil their wall art…and I love it when I am sent a photo of the product hanging in their home, along with a positive review, of course!
I feel very grateful for the chance that I took after my illness and to have been able to realise a dream that I had since my teens when I started taking and developing photographs at home; my first published photograph was taken when I was around 19 – a picture of a long forgotten girlfriend in a mini skirt in the “swinging sixties” for which a newspaper paid 15 guineas! Yes, I am THAT old!”
We look forward to seeing more winning images from Bob in the future!
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Call the Studio on 07920 13315 to make an appointment
Bob is honestly the best photographer I’ve ever met! He’s so good at his job and such a lovely person to have a chat with. I went in and saw all the photos he taken of me and my new baby 2 weeks ago and they look amazing it was such a wonderful experience. I can’t wait to receive the photos so my baby boy can see them when he’s older. I highly recommend Bob.
Jenny