At a friends daughter’s birthday party I was introduced to Andrei Razumov. For a while I thought he was just another parent but when the usual preliminaries were out of the way he produced one of those nondescript black bags which always contains a gem of a camera or some other technological marvel. I hadn’t realised before, but the practised ease with which a professional handles their camera and equipment is readily apparent. I didn’t need to be told that Andrei was good at his craft. As soon as he started looking for angles and backgrounds I realised that this man clearly had the photographers eye for colour and composition too.

When I made a comment along these lines to the host of the party he smiled and indicated that Andrei had taken photographs of his own children; as well as some portraits of his wife. One small conversation led to another until I found myself speaking with Andrei. His name is russian and russians roll their r’s. Something I’m not the best at really. After a couple of tries he smiled expansively and invited me to call him Andrew. It soon emerged that Andrei had been involved in photography professionally for around fifteen years. Photography had moved from an enjoyable hobby or pastime right through to a business, Creative Photogenic.

Ok, I admit it, I’m jealous. My opinion of my own photographic abilities is pretty high and I was crestfallen when my wife pointed out that I could use a photographer for an ongoing project. Nonetheless, when I took a look through the portfolio at creativephotogenic.com I was really impressed. Several shots stood out to me particularly. One was a grey scale with elements of colour in it; they draw the eye and give the image movement and focus. Another was an artistic grey scale and his portraits of children which really capture their vivacity and energy, like this one. 

If you live in London and you are looking for an affable and affordable family, wedding or fashion tographer then you could do little better than look up Andrei.