Ryan Stanikk Photography

Being on suchhh a hyper-focus week in ADHD standards. Means I've used half my Claude Max 20x subscription in just over 24 hours 🤣 @AnthropicAI , if you want to do one of your random little surprise resets, I definitely wouldn't mind that!

I didn't like the fact that Acme Weather doesn't have an Android app... so I built it myself. After some refinement over a few weeks it seems to work pretty perfectly. It even has a nice looking home screen widget and everything. Interested in the APK @MKBHD? 😉

That improvement absolutely came from Rice now being in RB and having opportunities to put in proper crosses from that side #ENGDRC

Colour and texture on textiles is tricky to capture properly. Get the lighting wrong and the pattern flattens out. Got products that need shooting? Drop me a line. #productphotography #commercialphotography #southampton

Boudoir doesn't have to mean lingerie. This one leaned into mood instead, with a deep green velvet dress, soft lamplight and a few coloured bokeh lights drifted in behind. The right outfit makes a session feel like yours. #boudoirphotography #southampton #portraits

Confetti exits are the kind of moment you only get a few seconds of, so the camera has to be ready before they walk out the door. Roxy and Luke at St Audrie's Park in Somerset, bridesmaids in pink, autumn light. #weddingphotography #southamptonphotographer #weddinginspo

A speaker's-eye view from a recent outdoor corporate event in Southampton. Shooting from behind the speaker gives you the room reaction in one frame, which is often more useful for marketing than another podium shot. #corporatephotography #southampton #eventphotography

Personal branding portraits done right means more than a tight headshot. Full-length, on location, in a space that says something about who you are and the work you do. #personalbranding #portraitphotography #southampton

Cameras get the questions, lenses get the bills. When a shoot needs glass you don't own, hiring can beat buying. New post on UK lens rental: ryanstanikk.co.uk/blog/shoul… #photographytips

Roast beef, Yorkshires and the gravy on the side, just how it should be. Shot for Banana Wharf at Ocean Village Marina, Southampton. Where's your favourite Sunday roast in town? #foodphotography #southamptonphotographer #sundayroast

Hanging anchor sign for Smugglers, shot from below at golden hour to make the wrought iron bracket and shopfront read as one composition. Brand identity work is half about the logo and half about how the building wears it. #commercialphotography #signage #southampton

Comedy night at The 1865 in Southampton. Red stage lighting is a gift and a curse, but lean into it and you get punchy, atmospheric live shots. #liveeventphotography #southampton #the1865

Product shoot for Men-u at Above Barbers in Southampton. The kind of in-context shot that earns its keep on a brand site, a barber's socials, and the product page itself. #productphotography #southampton

One of my earliest food shots, for Mexigo during lockdown. This burrito is where the photography career actually started. Full twenty year story on the blog: ryanstanikk.co.uk/blog/two-d… #photography

Pride season again. Southampton Pride a couple of years back, the feather boas and the colour always make it one of the most enjoyable events to point a camera at. #pride #southampton #eventphotography

Rooftop networking on the Southampton waterfront. Love covering corporate events where the venue does half the work for you. #corporateevents #southampton #eventphotography

The confetti exit is one of those moments where everything happens at once. Bride, groom, guests, fistfuls of paper in the air, and about three seconds to nail it. Roxy and Luke's day at St Audrie's Park in Somerset. #weddingphotography #southamptonphotographer

Casa Brasil's Portsmouth terrace looking out over the marina, summer light, branded parasols up. Exterior shots like this give a venue's marketing a real sense of place that interiors alone can't. #commercialphotography #portsmouth #hospitality

Sunday roast season is the best season. Beef, Yorkshires, parsnips, carrots and proper gravy at Ocean Grill in Southampton. Drop me a line if your pub or restaurant needs menu shots that actually make people hungry. #foodphotography #southampton #pubfood

Brass section in full swing. Live music is the closest thing to documentary work I do, no second takes, just chasing the energy in the room. #livemusicphotography #southampton #eventphotography