MEET THE ARTIST
Claire Howes LBIPP LRPS LMPA is an Award-Winning, Certified Professional and Accredited Licentiate of the Master Photographers Association, The British Institute of Professional Photographers & The Royal Photographic Society.
The image to the left is a self-portrait she has taken in her studio in Norwich, Norfolk.
BIO
Claire has always had a camera in her hand and a love for photography right from childhood, This love has continued throughout her studies in Sheffield and London as well as into her theatrical career worldwide and now as a business in Norwich, Norfolk.
Claire is an Award-Winning photographer (The Portrait Masters 2021, 2022 & 2023, The Tog Awards 2022 & 2023 and the Master Photographers Association 2021, 2022 & 2023) and has been published in The Eastern Daily Press and Forge Press as well as TogTalk, a magazine for professional photographers. She works closely with The Portraitmasters & That Photography Spot, receiving mentoring from two of the world’s most prominent and leading portrait photographers; Sue Bryce and Jessica McGovern. The image below was taken of Claire whilst studying personally with Sue Bryce in Italy, June 2022.
Claire specialises in fine art and creative portraiture for all types of people and animals as well as creating personal branding & headshots for entrepreneurs and professionals.
PURPOSE
Our purpose at Atelier Creative is to provide incredible service and phenomenal products and prints for any person who has ever questioned their purpose and the purpose behind portraits. To make sure every person in front the lens feels amazing in their own skin and to create beautiful artwork that illuminates the real subject in the imagery.
Witnessing a clients confidence increase is an absolute privilege and seeing this shift into their lives, businesses and communities is truly an honour. This would not be possible without continued study to achieve Mastery in Photography and honing her craft as a Portrait Photographer.
OUR PROMISE TO YOU
Portrait photography is the heart of our business. We are constantly working to evolve our service to provide a luxurious and boutique experience for every client that walks through our door for their makeover and photo shoot here in Norwich. It is our job to create the most beautiful portrait you have ever seen of yourself and our goal is to help you see that beauty in yourself from this point forward.
A photo session with Atelier Creative is not only fun, it is empowering. Many women choose to book these sessions because of: an anniversary, upcoming holiday, meeting a weight loss goal but really, our reason for photographing portraiture is because each and every one of you deserves it. You deserve to exist in photos; for you and for everyone who loves you.
We invite you to give yourself permission to embrace your own beauty; to shine a light on your innate grace and strength so that forevermore you can remember how wise, strong, beautiful, compassionate, bold, and loving you truly are.
Claire has received awards from both national and international competition, including:
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LRPS:
Claire received her Licentiate Qualification from The Royal Photographic Society in Female Portraiture.
TPMIA:
Claire entered and gained one Bronze with Distinction Award from The Portrait Masters Image Awards for a High School Senior Portrait.
RPSPRO:
Claire receive two Highly Commended awards from The Royal Photographic Society Professionals for Portraits in Boudoir and Canine Fine Art.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW:
Claire's work was showcased on the walls at The Photography & Video Show by The British Institute of Professional Photographers.
THE PORTRAIT SYSTEM:
Claire's images were showcased on The Portrait System website as an example of the standard achievable in photography.
TOGTALK:
Claire's images in dog photography and female portraiture were showcased in Togtalk Magazine.
THE GUILD:
Claire joined the Guild of Professional Photographers as a Qualified Member in Portraiture.
THE SOCIETIES:
Claire joined the Societies of Wedding & Portrait Photographers as a Professional Member in Portraiture.
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LBIPP:
Claire submitted a panel of twenty images to The British Institute of Professional Photographers and gained her Licentiate Accreditation. The judging panel was made up on world class Photographers from around the globe.
TPMIA:
Claire entered and received two Bronze Awards from The Portrait Masters Image Awards in Female Editorial Portraiture.
MPA:
Claire received four Highly Commended Awards from the Master Photographers Association in Portraiture, Animal Portraiture and Fine Art.
THE TOG AWARDS:
Claire received two Merits for canine images entered into The Tog Awards.
THE PHOTO-GRAPHER:
Claire was featured in The Photo-Grapher Magazine for her achievement with her Licentiate panel. The article showcased images from the panel.
THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW:
Claire's work was showcased on the walls at The Photography & Video Show by The British Institute of Professional Photographers.
TOGTALK:
Claire's images in dog photography and female portraiture were showcased in Togtalk Magazine.
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LMPA:
Claire received her Licentiate Accreditation from the Master Photographers Association and submitted a panel of twenty images to be critiqued and review by five Master Photographers.
TPMIA:
Claire's work received two Bronze and two Bronze with Distinction Awards at The Portraitmasters Image Awards for both contemporary Female and Canon portraiture. One of her images ranked 15th in the world.
MPA:
Claire received six Highly Commended Awards in the Up & Coming Category from The Master Photographers Association.
THE TOG AWARDS:
Claire received two Merits for canine images entered into The Tog Awards.
TOGTALK:
Claire wrote a featured article for Togtalk Magazine about creating your own canvas backdrops and photographing a variety of Clients using them.
EDP:
Claire's headshot work was showcased in the Eastern Daily Press.
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CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL:
Claire received Certified Professional status from the Master Photographers Association and submitted risk assessments, insurance, business plans, first aid qualifications to governing bodies to show she is operating at the best standard for her Clients.
TPMIA:
Claire's work gained three Bronze Awards and Two Bronze with Distinction Awards at The Portraitmasters Image Awards for Canine, Children and women portraits.
MPA:
Claire received two Highly Commended Awards in the Up & Coming category from The Master Photographers Association.