MJC Photography

22/07/2026

✨ INTERS & SENIORS ✨
🎭 We're enrolling for the first time since January!

If you're passionate about performing, now's your chance to join LS Drama Workshops.

Our Inters & Seniors develop strong skills in acting, vocal technique, harmonies, characterisation, stagecraft & ensemble performance, all while building confidence and preparing for the stage 🎭💃🏽

Perform throughout the year in our:
✨ Christmas Showcase
✨ Public performances
✨ Full-scale Musical Theatre productions every July

⭐ Inters (Years 8 & 9)
📅 Thursdays | 5:00–6:30pm

⭐ Seniors (Years 10+)
📅 Thursdays | 6:00–7:30pm

📍 Plympton Academy

Book your FREE trial session today via the form below. Limited spaces available❗️
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi-2j4fqIMStcL5__pqpT34F4Hqk3v_M-gejprcYbMLx8AGg/viewform?usp=header

21/07/2026

It was a very busy weekend! Now taking bookings for August.

21/07/2026

28/06/2026

Lovely atmosphere in the market! Come and say hi!

21/06/2026

Impossible to pick a winner! If you would like to book a pet pawtrait session be sure to head over to our website www.mjc-photography.com or drop a comment below.

19/06/2026

🍓🤩🤩SUNDAY 28th June 🤩🤩

This is going to be such a lovely event! 🍰☕ We’ll be there and would love to see you 📸😊

Pop along for a delicious cream tea, a friendly atmosphere, and a great day out. We’ll be open from 10am–4pm, so come and say hello!

Please share and help spread the word. We look forward to seeing everyone there! 😊

16/06/2026

What do you think? Let me know in the comments below. (I'm getting onboard with the influencer vernacular!)

After several weeks of pointing my camera lens at a succession of startled human beings and deeply suspicious pets, I felt a familiar, urgent ache. It is a peculiar craving known chiefly to those who indulge in landscape photography: the deep-seated, borderline pathological need to stand utterly motionless for hours on end, staring at a view where, in all honesty, absolutely nothing is happening.
It is a state of existential suspension that fans of Plymouth Argyle Football Club will recognize instantly.

Having confessed this photographic itch to Sarah the night before, we hatched a plan. We required a destination we could both enjoy, crucially, one that did not involve a lung busting trek up a vertical cliffside, culminating in a windswept hypothermia endurance test.
We settled on the thoroughly delightful coastal town of Looe, Cornwall.
Looe is, under normal circumstances, famously picturesque. Lately, however, it has achieved a fresh layer of notoriety as one of the primary Beyond Paradise filming locations. For reasons that defy rational human intellect, the television show’s producers saw fit to declare that this quintessentially Cornish town is actually located in Devon. This is a geographical insult so profound to the local populace that it’s a minor miracle the show’s weekly murder count isn’t significantly higher.
Fortunately, the human locals we encountered were entirely peaceful. The wildlife, however, was another matter.
As we sat down to enjoy that mandatory coastal staple, fish and chips, we found ourselves heavily policed by a squad of local herring gulls. These were not mere birds; they were avian bailiffs. They loitered nearby with an air of intense grievance, clearly harbouring complex legal questions regarding the rightful ownership of our dinner. (Note to travellers: When eating outdoors in Looe, constant vigilance is not a recommendation, it is a survival strategy.)

With the last of the chips successfully defended and devoured, and the immediate threat to my life downgraded, it was time to dust off the tripod and get down to business.
Nature, sensing my patience, kindly obliged. Just as the sun dipped below the horizon, a truly spectacular cloud formation rolled in, painting the Cornish sky in brilliant, dramatic hues. It was the exact shot I had been hoping for.

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07/06/2026

Over to You: High Key White or Classic Monochrome?

I have been thoroughly, unapologetically spoiled of late. Thanks to my recent residency at Trident Studio in Plymouth, I have grown accustomed to an embarrassment of riches in the lighting department. There is enough high end equipment packed within those walls to give the Blackpool Illuminations a serious run for their money. It is a photographer's paradise.
So, when the wonderful Laura casually asked if I could step out of my illuminated sanctuary to shoot location headshots for the cast of her upcoming LS Drama Workshops theatre productions, I should have known better.

Laura possesses a spectacular, almost supernatural ability to describe what can only be called a whirlwind of tiny, energetic thespians as "a total breeze." She is, without question, a phenomenal acting coach. I know this because her performance works on me every single time.
Armed with nothing but my own modest personal flashguns, I arrived on set.
To achieve that crisp, pure white background beloved by casting directors, I had recently invested in the largest softbox humanly imaginable. Behind our pint sized performers, it looked magnificent. However, filling a structure the size of a minor planet with light meant my poor little strobes had to work harder than they ever had in their lives.

Over 600 images later, my flashguns were quite literally feeling the heat. When you demand that level of heavy workload from portable gear, mutiny is inevitable. Every so often, there would be a distinct misfire, or, more accurately, a flat out refusal by the equipment to continue working under such a tyrannical boss.
Now, a sensible person might have panicked. But if my time in photography has taught me anything, it's that you must never miss an opportunity to call a happy accident "creative genius."

Using the unexpected drop in light, I leaned into the shadows to create a dramatic, artistic black and white headshot.
Monochrome isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, of course. It’s a bit old school, a bit moody, but against all odds, I rather liked the results.

What say you? Do you prefer the crisp, modern look of a classic theatre headshot, or does the accidental drama of the black and white version steal the show?

Are you looking for professional headshots in Plymouth or Devon? Whether you need corporate portraits or cast headshots for drama schools, let’s chat about how we can create something memorable (and hopefully keep my flashguns from melting).
https://www.mjc-photography.com/headshot-discount-day

06/06/2026

If you have ever attempted to take a photograph of a teenager, you will know it is an exercise fraught with peril. It usually involves a subterranean grunt, a sudden aversion to light, and a hand thrust aggressively toward the lens. Yet, in the strange and highly competitive world of acting, a young performer requires a headshot that suggests they are not only cooperative, but entirely radiant, professional, and ready to anchor a major television drama.

Enter the professional headshot day.

Look closely and you’ll see the goal here isn’t just to snap a picture, but to capture that elusive, glittering spark of personality that makes a casting director pause mid scroll. It’s about looking effortlessly "Spotlight ready" while feeling entirely relaxed.

We are running a special, one day only session at the Plymouth studio on Sunday 19th July, complete with a rather splendid £10 discount. Spaces are, by the very laws of time and physics, strictly limited.

Don't leave their next big opportunity to the mercy of a smartphone selfie. Click the link below to secure their slot before they're all gone:

👉 https://www.mjc-photography.com/store/actor-photoshoot

02/06/2026

As we head into the summer season, we’re pleased to announce extended opening hours at the market. From now through to the end of August, we’ll be open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00am – 4:30pm, giving you even more time to shop and explore.

Additionally we will also be open for our annual Monday opening days across the summer, keep an eye on our channels for updates.

We’d like to thank all of our customers for your continued support over the past year. We look forward to welcoming you throughout the summer.