Meet Our Edinburgh Team

Nina

What is your job role? Managing the team

How long have you been working for Venture? Since the franchise started in 2000

Who is your favourite photographer and why? Obviously Kenny for creating wonderful Images especially ones of my family.

What do you enjoy most about your job? Working with the team to create memorable images for customers

Hobbies? Watching movies, reading, walking, but most of all spending time with my family and friends.

Kenny

 What is your job role? Boss's Husband

How long have you been working for Venture? Since the beginning

Who is your favourite photographer and why? Arnold Newman. He was the first Photographer to take portraits in the sitters own environment, giving him the name "The Father of Enviromental Portraiture." His sense of composition is second to none and he has photographed almost every major world figure.

What do you enjoy most about your job? The fact that my job is also my hobby.

Favourite Film? Some like it hot (because I like Jack Lemmon), Moulin Rouge (for the styling) and the Bourne series.

Favourite Music? Very ecclectic taste, Jazz, Classical, Opera, Rolf, Folk, anything really that is good, not Radio 1 or X-Factor. 

Hobbies? Photography, food and drink, eating out and cooking, travelling, listening to music and singing in the choir. 

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? Being a founder member, becoming the 1st ever photographer to achieve the venture diploma in photography.

Chris - Style Director

What is your job role? Style Director/photographer

How long have you been working for Venture? Since the Summer of 2000

Who is your favourite photographer and why? Myself of course! No to be honest I like a few photographers mainly David Bailey, Mario Testino, Ansel Adams and Rankin amongst a few!

What do you enjoy most about your job? That no day is the same! Photographing lost of different variety of people and not forgetting the people I work with!

Favourite Film? Hmmm hard question to answer I’ve too many to mention! Probably Highlander, Trainspotting, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings are high up on the list! Definitely not soppy films!

Favourite Music? No real genre if its good I’ll like it! Def not any of the x factor stuff though ie Jon and Edward.

Hobbies? Spending time with my wife and kids! When I have time and when there is snow Skiing and more skiing……whenever I can mountain biking…even when im not working photography, hanging out with my wife and kids!

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? When the studio went on a weekend trip to Brussels and the 2007 Gala dinner in Birmingham!

David - Photographer

What is your job role- Photographer

How long have you been working for Venture- 4 years

Who is your favourite photographer and why- Joel Grimes. The Lighting on his pictures is fantastic and has a real eerie mood to them.

What do you enjoy most about your job- The people I work with!I work with two guys and the rest are women, so its awesome! I have a right good laugh at work!

Favourite Film- Don't have just one movie,but some of my favourites are The Shawshank Redemption, Blow, Fear and loathing in Las vegas. Anything with Johnny Depp is Amazing!

Favourite Music- Indie/Rock, Rap, Hip Hop.Bands include Friendly fires,Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kasabian, Kanye West, Dr Dre. Anything really as long as its not death metal!

Hobbies- Going to the Gym, downhill biking and mainly partying with mates!

What is your most memorable experience at Venture- My first Gala Dinner in Birmingham. Free indoors carnival 'Enough said!'

Claire - Photographer

What is your job role?Photographer/Previewer

How long have you been working for Venture? 5 years

Who is your favourite photographer and why? David Eustace

What do you enjoy most about your job? Taking Photo's

Favourite Film? Comedy's and Chic flicks, but Sex in the City is in the Top 10

Favourite Music? Will listen to most types of music

Hobbies? Chilling with friends & family, and going on holiday!

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? During my training I sat in on one of Kenny's session's, only for his trousers to rip in the crotch area, what was worse was he didn't realise and being new I didn't want to tell him..............

Helen - Photographer

What is your job role? Photographer

How long have you been working for Venture? 4 years

Who is your favourite photographer and why? Bill Brandt, Juergen Teller

What do you enjoy most about your job? Creating fabulous images.

Favourite Film? Toy Story, Top Gun, Amelie, Breakfast at Tiffanys.

Favourite Music? Kings of Leon, Florence and the Machine, Syd Barrett.

Hobbies? Cinema, Shopping, Theatre, Food, and spending time with loved ones.

What is your most memorable experience at Venture?   When I asked a lady to make her children laugh, she flashed at them! I told her I would tell everyone. You know who you are!

Debbie - Photographer

What is your job role? Photographer

How long have you been working for Venture? 5.5 years

Who is your favourite photographer and why? I like lots of different photographers it’s hard to pinpoint one, I do really like old style black and white portraits.

What do you enjoy most about your job? Screaming kids!!!

Favourite Film? The Goonies still gives me a good laugh, ET makes me cry and I can’t stand Titanic.

Favourite Music? I like a wide range I listened to the Smiths on the way to work today and Goldfrapp on the way back last night if that helps.

Hobbies? Being on holiday and exploring new places, live music, spending time with friends and eating good food.

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? Joanne and her spectacular chair dive!!!!

Hannah - Photographer

What is your job role? Photographer

Who is your favourite photographer and why? Yannis Kontos for his work with child soldiers all over the world. Shocking yet beautiful photographs.

What do you enjoy most about your job? Having a laugh during the photo shoot then watching the images come to life while creating the show afterwards - I love it!  

Favourite Film? True Romance. 

Favourite Music?  Faithless, Groove Armada, Resin Dogs, The Eels, Fat Freddy's Drop, Kila, Elbow, Gomez, Morcheeba, Massive Attack, Roots Manouver...And anything else with a good beat!

Hobbies?  Photography (of course!), travel, food, festivals and fun!

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? Getting the job!

Natalie - Design Consultant

What is your job role? Design consultant manager

How long have you been working for Venture? 7 years

Who is your favourite photographer and why? David for his experiance with client in the studio and Chris for his photographs

What do you enjoy most about your job? Helping customers choose their images and how to design them in our products.

Favourite Film? I love taken starring Liam Neeson 

Favourite Music? Paolo Nutini and Florence and The Machine

Hobbies? Photography, running and skiing

What is your most memorable experience at Venture? Too many! I love showing customers their work when they come to collect it.

Duncan - I.T. Manager