Rachel Rimell, Author at Rachel Rimell Photography

a wave laps against the shore with blurred sea and horizon

9 February 2021

Identity and transitions: methods and meanings | Positions & Practice

I’ve been reflecting on the themes, methods and methodologies that run through my non-client work of late. Much of my work has focused on identities and I realise transitions.

My Motherhood and Identity: Tattooed Mamas Breaking the Taboos was very clearly aligned with these themes exploring the transition from an individual identity to one as a ‘mother’ and how this skewed the way society perceived individuals in ways that were unexpected to new mothers.

the imprint of a child's seaside bucket and spade and a fishing net in the snow

31 January 2021

Coast to Coast: Memories of the Sea |London documentary business and family photographer & film maker

When our Coast to Coast collective of photographers and artists around the world launched this project on 31st December 2020, we each felt bright horizons were ahead after a tumultuous year. Within days, here in the UK at least, we were flung back into full lockdown, the schools were again closed, my work as a family and business photographer in London is yet again on hold, and our excursions outside limited to once a day for exercise or essential shopping.

There hasn’t been much time for anything but attempting to plough through home schooling and getting acquainted with fronted adverbials and the like – something which, with a background of 20 years in copywriting, editing and proofreading, I’ve never heard of! – and trips to the coast for me are prohibited.

fine art photography condensation on a window with abstract colours behind

26 January 2021

On windows and mirrors: Photography – a window on the world or a reflection of the soul? | Positions & Practice

The mirror/window analogy in photography is an interesting perspective – are we documenting the world around us and providing the viewer with a window on that world, much like the popular early stereographs of geographic landmarks, depicting aspects of the world the viewer doesn’t have immediate direct access to, or providing an insight into our inner world, projecting our own subjective interpretation or attempting to reveal our inner world to an outside audience? Is our audience ‘out there’ or ourselves.

25 January 2021

FujiLove interview with yours truly | London family and business photographer & film maker

Just before the cataclysmic year that was 2020 came to a close – a year in which my work as a documentary family photographer and film maker came to a virtual halt due to Covid 19 and work as a London branding and business photographer and film maker was short – I was asked to do an interview with FujiLove Magazine.

29 December 2020

Coast to Coast: the song of the sea | London photographer & filmmaker

I’ve been drawn to the sea for as long as I can remember really (yes all v Moana and my hair isn’t as good!). I live in London now but I grew up just a couple of miles from the sea and we visited often as a family just as weekend jaunt to eat sandwiches or go plodging (it’s northern thing). My favourite place in the world before I explored further afield was St Mary’s Lighthouse near Whitley Bay, just down the road from my little suburbia. Summer holidays were spent gathering with all my cousins and extended family at High or Low Newton where my mam and her sisters had all spent their childhood holidays and being forced into the north sea with nowt but a bikini on (wetsuits were for wimps or professional surfers in the 70s & 80s!).

Boy holds a water pistol to the camera for a family photo

23 November 2020

Document your days: How a family film can preserve memories | London family videographer & photographer

Capture the real you as a family – the words and sounds as well as the images – with a documentary-style family short film. Celebrate your ordinary and see the beauty in your everyday.

Creative product photography and videography still from a stop motion wool product film

19 November 2020

How can I still attract Christmas shoppers for my products in lockdown? | London product photography and videography – creative showstopping content to stop the scroll and attract buyers

With lockdown and Covid restrictions, Christmas shopping this year may look a little different to what we’re used to with an even greater reliance on online shopping.

If you’re a product maker or seller, your usual Christmas fairs and means of attracting seasonal shoppers are likely to be off the table this year and you may need to think more creatively about how you reach your customers.

Which is where I come in.

environmental portrait of textile artist Emma Walker in her studio

8 October 2020

Filming a branding film for textile artist and illustrator, Emma Walker Studio | London personal branding films & photography

I recently had the pleasure of spending a morning with the lovely Emma Walker – a textile artists and illustrator – in her studio in Crystal Palace, London, to make a short personal branding film and photograph her to promote her textile work and illustrations.

8 September 2020

Personal branding and headshot photography with Janine Green Coaching | London personal branding photographer

Janine came to me looking for some colourful headshots and personal branding photography for the launch of her new coaching business in south London – Janine Green Coaching.

Janine’s brand is very light and colourful so we worked together at our initial pre-session consultation to discuss her brand values, her brand colours and how we could best visually represent those with a range of images that gave her potential clients a sense of who she is. Her main demand – ‘no fake smiley photos showing I know how to use a laptop or staring vacantly into the distance!’

Portrait of Britain winner family portrait of Sharon and Elliot

1 September 2020

Portrait of Britain 2020 winner! |London business & family photographer

I’m so thrilled and honoured that my portrait of Sharon and her son Elliot was selected as one of the winning portraits for Portrait of Britain 2020.

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