PRO:FILE
Lisa & Frazer Visser
How Lisa stunned the
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photo-
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again for Lisa and her photographer
husband Frazer – who jointly run
Hamilton Studios inEast Grinstead, West
Sussex.
Portrait photographer Lisa
Serendipity has playeda substantial part
Visser’s face was a real picture
in this couple’s success story too.
when the announcement came
over the Tannoy system at the Explained Lisa: “I first started working as
ritzy BPP awards – held recently at a photographer doing in-store portraits
a plush Newcastle upon Tyne for Parasol Portrait Photography, owned
hotel. by Eric Dawson Strange.
The Master of Ceremonies informed But in 1999, after a six yearbreak from
her she’d won the prestigious Kodak the profession, I decided it was time to
Portrait Photographer of the Year make a comeback. By chance I saw a
award. card in the window at Hamilton Studios
in the High Street. The company, at that
Lisa had hardly sat down before she time owned by Alan Routledge, was
was on her feet again – this time to looking for a photographer to work on the
pick up the BPP UK Under 5s baby and children pictures that Alan and
Portrait Photographer of the Year Frazer, (who was already employed by
award. the studio at that time) didn’twant to do.
Still reeling, she went back on stage I really loved it and eventually Frazer
again a few minutes later to be bought the studio from Alan and we
handed the UK Classical Portrait started redeveloping the business
Photographer of the Year award. together.”
By now she was becoming The couple, who also got married last
increasingly compromised by the year, provide both social and commercial
lack of space on her table to house photo-services – with Lisa handling the
her burgeoning trophy collection - majority of the babies and children
but she was summoned yet again commissions and Frazer working on
for the British Professional family groups and fulfilling product and
Photography UK Portrait
Photographer of the Year honours.
Main picture: BPP Classical
corporate work in the duo’s ‘Out of The
Portrait of the Year Winner.
Box’ commercial segment of the studio.
(inset right) Kodak Portrait Frazer admitted: “I think, generally
And when they told her she was also
Photographer of the Year Winner.
© Lisa Visser
speaking, women make better baby and
the new overall UK British
Professional Photographer of the
‘My name just kept being read out at the BPP
child photographers than men. Lisa is
Year, she admits she nearly passed
Awards. I nearly fainted.’ – Lisa Visser
definitely more proficient at this photo-
discipline than I am.”
out.
© Lisa Visser
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