About Chris

Chris Taylor, is the person you'll find behind the lens.

I was given my first camera at the age of eight and had my first photograph published in Autosport magazine when I was eleven.

My late father, the photographer Colin Taylor was a great influence in my career choice and we worked together for many years in CTP Photography. As a commercial photographer in Kent with more than 20 years of experience I have earned a high reputation for industrial, architectural, portrait, studio and location photography.

I have now taken the exciting step of launching my own ompany takenbychris. Although I am based in the South East of England, my assignments take me to locations throughout the UK and internationally. You will find me travelling with my pop-up studio, which fits into my large suitcase, doubling up as my gateway to Narnia!

Commercial photography and industrial photography has always been my passion. Although this is a wide area of photography it also covers commercial, industrial, studio, portraits,location, and architectural photography.

I like to offer my clients the attention to detail that I have learnt over the years, working closely and listening to the brief given.

Commercial Photography

Takenbychris specializes in aspirational Commercial Photography for corporate and hospitality industries that is guaranteed to make that all important initial impression.

With websites or off line advertising such as Hotel marketing, it is likely that a potential clients initial impression is influenced by the images. At takenbychris, the emphasis is on producing high quality commercial photographic images that will enhance the visual identity of a company.

At takenbychris, our photographs may well be the first thing a potential client will see on your website or off-line advertising and so we ensure this crucial visual identity is spot on!

Hotel marketing for instance, often influences a decision from the other side of the world and calls for inspirational commercial photography of interior design, furnishing and decor, people and personalities.

Whether the assignment is for a corporate premises or hospitality, we'll suggest options you may never have considered that will exceed your expectations. Working together, we won't dismiss your own ideas out of hand and will happily take a brief from design or PR agencies, collaborating to enhance your brand message.

Industrial Photography

Takenbychris exceeds the challenge of professional Industrial Photography that is sensitive to industrial environments and will bring life to inanimate objects, balancing colour and composition.

Industrial environments may not always be the most attractive locations but with creative lighting techniques and different perspectives they can be transformed into dynamic photogenic images.

Industrial photography from Takenbychris will provide dynamic photogenic images portraying machinery on the factory floor to civil engineering projects, hotel and industrial kitchens or building landscapes by translating complex symmetry into stunning visuals.

Our images can be used for a multitude of purposes such as corporate brochures, company reports or an outstanding exhibition display.

Studio Photography

Takenbychris offers Studio Photography at their Kent photographic studio for product photography and packshot photography.

We specialize in capturing the perfect image for manufacturers of smaller items, covering a wide variety from confectionary to kitchen utensils, irons to ironing boards and mowers to measuring tapes.

If it's not convenient for you to bring your product to the studio, or you have a preferred location, we will set up our mobile photographic studio with backdrops and infinity roll, wherever required.