Keith Barnes is a professional, commercial, portrait, event, academic/education and product photographer based in Oxford. Having started the Photographers Workshop in 1982 as a darkroom and studio hire centre Keith has seen his photography and business move with the times and technology.
Commercial photography is a highly developed skill capturing you, your personnel and your products in a desirable light to show off your image, sales message and vision.Whether you are looking to improve the images in your college prospectus or add high resolution photos to an academic magazine, I can help you.
Commercial photography is a highly developed skill capturing you, your personnel and your products in a desirable light to show off your image, sales message and vision.Whether you are looking to improve the images in your college prospectus or add high resolution photos to an academic magazine, I can help you.
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I am fortunate, I have spent my whole life pursuing my passion. Not many people can say that even at the age of 12 they were already engaged with an activity that would be their life's interest but also their profession. In the last 20 years I have seen my business as a photographer change and mutate in ways I might never have thought possible.
Commercial and corporate photography is all about promoting the products and services of any business or organisation. It's a highly developed skill capturing you, your personnel, services and your products in a professional light to display your image, sales message and vision. Commercial photography requires a huge range of expertise and skills to cover anything from corporate portraits to architectural images or product photography.
Whether you are looking to improve the images in your college prospectus or add high resolution photos to an academic magazine, I'd be delighted to help you. My academic photography captures images of university life, teaching and study to show off your institution, students and staff in the best possible light.
Pictures of people would seem to be an easy thing, but you may have noticed getting really good portrait photographs is much more difficult than just pointing a camera at a subject. I have spent decades making portraits, business portraits, profile portraits, graduation portraits, PR portraits, family portraits and more recently social media portraits and dating website portraits.
At Keith Barnes Photography, I specialise in exceptional quality event photography in Oxford and beyond. Working with everyone from academic to corporate clients, I have been photographing events across the region for many years. Each and every event is different due to the nature of the event itself, where it is held, the people involved and its purpose.
Reviews (10)
Steven Williamson
Dec 01, 2021
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We were really pleased with the incredibly professional but friendly service that Keith provided for a family shoot at our sons Oxford college prior to his graduation ceremony. Organisation and communication prior to and at the the photo session were superb, and the photos we received by the next working day were of an excellent quality. Keith accommodated all of our requirements whilst bringing his own creative ideas and we would highly recommend him!
Chris Bowling
Sep 28, 2021
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Keith has been our festival photographer twice now, and both times we've been very happy with the results. He manages to capture the atmosphere of the event, as well as being very good at photographing those happy little interactions between attendees - the smiles, the laughter etc. He's also just a nice friendly person, and very easy to work with. Would definitely recommend him.
Mariam Lipartia
Sep 23, 2021
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Keith is an amazing, enthusiastic photographer, who delivers excellent work. Not only he is an experienced professional, but also a pleasant and friendly person to work with.
We have worked with Keith for our new store opening in Westgate shopping centre and we loved the images he shot, whether it was product related, interior related or general event theme. And the professional images he shot, has great feedback on our social media pages, newsletters and general digital presence of our brand.
Looking forward to work with Keith for upcoming projects.
We have worked with Keith for our new store opening in Westgate shopping centre and we loved the images he shot, whether it was product related, interior related or general event theme. And the professional images he shot, has great feedback on our social media pages, newsletters and general digital presence of our brand.
Looking forward to work with Keith for upcoming projects.
D. Thomas
Aug 04, 2021
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Fantastic ! I worked with Keith on some portrait shots for both business use and use within a more informal setting. The shoot was perfect he fully understood the brief, made me feel immediately relaxed, gave me tips on how to stand, hold my hands etc, knew the best locations in town, and the shots (which I got the next day) are perfect. Thank you Keith this was much more enjoyable than I was expecting and the shots are excellent and most professional. I look forward to working with you again.
G. L.
Apr 18, 2021
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Karen P.
Aug 15, 2020
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I really enjoyed this course and it has inspired me to go out and practice much more! I've also got more confident approaching strangers and to try different things. The course was very easy to follow and it was also interesting meeting the other students and seeing their different styles develop, and also learn from them. Thanks again!
Mike Young
May 06, 2020
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Emma Christopher
Nov 30, 2018
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Have just finished the 4 week beginners course. Fantastic informative course. Keith put the course across great. Feel a lot more confident with my camera and a much better understanding of how settings can make a difference. Looking forward to putting it all into practice. Highly recommend this course ticks all the boxes. Many Thanks Keith and look forward to doing one of your other courses in the near future
Charles Hooton
Nov 11, 2018
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I needed some photographs for a book jacket and for my website. Keith produced some excellent high-quality images from a session in his studio and on location in the centre of Oxford. I am highly delighted with the results. I was somewhat anxious about being in front of the camera but i actually rather enjoyed it. It’s because Keith is so patient and calm. He’s a true professional and certainly knows how to get the best out of people. Many thanks again.
Kate Farrington
May 19, 2018
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Keith's photographs of our event were very professional and of excellent quality. As per the brief, he covered a range of different scenarios from group work to lecture theatre images, and did a great job co-ordinating our rather large group shot. Thanks for being so personable too which is important at a busy event. Very professional approach.
