The Team
Chris Loughlin Photography and Non executive artistic Director Paul Weston (musician song writer and author).
About Chris Loughlin Photography
I am a self taught photographer who started my career in portrait photography.
My investment in specialist lighting equipment has lead to an ever increasing involvement in improving and updating web images for businesses.
I like a challenge and solving problems and believe photography and art are key components for the image of the modern day business.
I have been greatly encouraged by comments that "I have captured the images other that our clients really wanted"
I have come from a Sales background and have spent many years working with Multi National Medical Sales Companies at a senior level.
I therefore am able to connect my artistic services from a commercial prospective and enjoy working with people and listening to their ideas and visions.
Once I understand the nature and key competitive edge of my customers business I am then in a position to portray it as an image.
My credits include having my work displayed at local galleries and locations such as the Oak House Restaurant Axbridge and various local shops and arcades.
My work has been featured on the award winning Renee-Paul web shop www.renee-paul.com which has received an award from Zazzle for artistic design.
I also contribute photographs as a freelance artist to local news papers and media.
My Vision
I prefer natural light slightly enhanced in an outdoor environment.
Whist I find communication very important in photography it’s been entertaining to have produced the right images for a Spanish client where we did not share a common language.
Working with Paul has added a new dimension with my artistic input.
This has lead to new angles in my work and diversifying into new areas of photography.
I have got to know and enjoy working with Nikon cameras, lenses and remote flash units. For studio work I use Elinchrom lights and reflectors
Future Plans
I will be working with award winning Spanish artist Nolvido Quae on new art projects and have been invited to submit some selective items of my work to the Saatchi Online Gallery.
About Paul Weston
Paul signed to Olav Wyper publishing in 1985.
Olav was the man who discovered and launched the careers of artists such as David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, and Montserrat Cabelle amongst many others.
"Feel so good" was first single released in 1985 on Cottage Industry records. This single was produced by PVC Mike Price, Nigel Voyle and Danny Chang who had previously written and produced a song for the soundtrack for the Eddie Murphy film "The Golden Child".
Olav introduced Paul to another of his publishing artist Nigel Jenkins. Nigel had worked with Gerry Rafferty on his album "City to City" and played electric guitar on the famous song "Baker Street". Paul and Nigel worked together on a three song project.
In 2001 Paul wrote both songs for the Music Wales single release "We Are The Future", working with Al Steele and Louise Ryan (vocal coach and arranger for Charlotte Church). "We Are The Future" has been recorded in five different languages and is included on an African compilation album in the Kiswahili language.
In 2002 Paul's song "I Look Through The Sky To Heaven" was recorded by USA by Disney recording artist Kelly-Lynn, and received a national USA network release reaching number 14 on Indie Chart.
In 2005 Paul's song "Shine" was performed by award winning Welsh soprano Holly Holyoake at the World Championship of Performing Arts in Hollywood, USA. Holly won a gold medal and two bonze awards for her performances.
In 2006 Holly performed Paul's song "Shine" on the Aled Jones UK Concert tour.
Highlights of 2007 include Paul working with one of his favorite artists, David Habbin (singer with "Amici Forever", the award winning Popera band with over two million album sales world wide) and recording a new "We are the future" song with Swedish family group BBx8.
Paul linked up with Nick Jarl (accomplished writer and producer for Westlife) who produced the WATF Sweden song.
Paul also wrote a song for Olia Tira for an entry for the Russian Eurovision Song Contest in May 2008.The song is entitled "Ljubov kotoroj bolse net" ("My Desire")
Olia also performed "My Desire" at the prestigious Golden Stag Music Festival in Romania which is the second biggest European song festival after the Eurovision song contest.
Sales and Business
Accomplished Sales and Marketing Professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who has the ability to relate to people at all levels.
Former position a Director of European Sales for EAF, a division of a leading PLC specializing in Inventory Management / IT services. (ACAL PLC Group. Registered on London Stock Exchange with European offices in London, Paris, Düsseldorf, and Breda Group Turnover figure. £50 million.
My principle role was to work closely with the Regional /Country Managing Directors and Sales Managers to achieve sales forecasts and to formulate long term plans.
My customers included leading OEM’s (Manufactures such as Hewlett Packard, IBM and Lexmark) and TPM’s (Independent Service Company’s such as Computacenter) I have 20 years experience in IT product and services delivery sales.
Music
Music CV:
Award winning Song Writer, Composer, and Author with various song and album credits.
