Ryan Stanikk Photography

Commercial photographer in Southampton. Food, interiors, lifestyle, portraits, events and more for businesses across Hampshire and the UK.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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That cocktail looks like it's catching window light. It isn't. A bare-bulb flash outside the glass is doing the sun's job. Why I bring my own lights to UK shoots: https://t.co/RsqiES85RR

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Chef portraits don't have to be in the kitchen. Pulled this one out into the dining room at The Mayfair Chippy in Knightsbridge, where the tropical greenery does half the storytelling for you. #chefportrait #portraitphotography #londonphotographer

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Cocktails, balloons and the kind of laughter that only happens when nobody is watching the camera. Captured at a Room2 Southampton event. Need event coverage that catches the real moments? Drop me a line. #eventphotography #southampton #lifestyle

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Branding flat-lay for Room by Room. Notebooks, swatches, paint samples - styled to feel like a designer's own desk rather than a stiff product shot. Helps the brand identity come through the second someone sees the image. #productphotography #brandphotography #southampton

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At an awards event, you've got one shot at each speaker before they sit back down. Anticipation matters more than reaction. #corporatephotography #eventphotography #southampton

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New blog post: shooting in low light without resorting to flash. Fast glass, careful technique, and a denoising workflow that keeps the atmosphere intact. https://t.co/efDeVpgXnM #lowlightphotography #photographytips

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A clean exterior shot does the quiet work for a hospitality brand. It's the image that ends up on Google listings, Tripadvisor and review sites long after a menu changes. Shot for Ocean Grill, Southampton. #commercialphotography #southampton #hospitality

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The calm before the chaos. Pre-ceremony prep with the groom catching warm window light in his tweed suit, one of my favourite moments to photograph at a wedding. #weddingphotography #hampshireweddings #groomstyle

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Packed dancefloor, hands in the air. Event work is all about reading the crowd and timing the shot to land when the energy peaks. #eventphotography #southampton #musicphotography

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Amelia in blue urban light. Concrete steps, a strong silhouette and the right time of day (that's basically the brief). Always up for creative portrait sessions in Southampton. #portraitphotography #southampton #creativeportrait

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Menu shoot for Konjiki in Kensington. White background work isn't glamorous, but it's what gets dishes onto Deliveroo, Uber Eats and printed menus where they have to sell themselves at a glance. #foodphotography #commercialphotography #southampton

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Behind the mic at a Southampton corporate event. Speaker shots like these work hard for organisers afterwards (event recaps, sponsor decks, social) and lighting in stone-walled venues needs a little help to feel intentional. #corporatephotography #southampton #eventphotography

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Sage green window seat, plantation shutters, natural light. Recent interior shoot for designer Leisha Norman. #interiorphotography #interiordesign #southampton

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Editorial portrait work doesn't always mean a studio. Sometimes a tired old corridor and a confident subject is all you need to get something with real attitude. #editorialphotography #southampton #portraitphotographer

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Nexus nail powder range, shot on a clean reflective white. Getting every shade to read accurately is the bit that matters when customers order by colour. #productphotography #southampton #commercialphotography