Orangery Holland Park wedding – Mark and Lelanie
Orangery Holland Park Wedding - Mark & Lelanie On Saturday 16th I took the train up to London to photograph the wedding of Mark and Lelanie, in conjunction with my…
Sunshine at the Swan Hotel, Bedford
Here in the south-east of England we’ve been having an unseasonal mini-heatwave, with hardly any rain for the past month and many days of blue sky and sunshine.
It was just such a day on Saturday April 8th when Andrew Dobell and I travelled up the M1 to Bedford to photograph the wedding of Nat and Rob.
The ceremony and reception were both held at the historic Swan Hotel in the middle of Bedford, right by the Great Ouse river which flows through the town – and which of course has plenty of swans on it! (more…)
Spring wedding at Fulham Palace
Finally, it seems that Spring has sprung! Last Saturday the sun was shining and cherry blossom was starting to make an appearance, as I drove up to Hammersmith to shoot a wedding in conjunction with the estimable Mr. Lloyd Dobbie.
Jo and Tristan’s ceremony took place at Holy Trinity Church, Brook Green, and the reception was held in the elegant surroundings of Fulham Palace. (more…)
A “Scrapheap Challenge” fashion shoot!
As you’ll have gathered from recent posts, this time of year is the season when without so many weddings to shoot, I have time to attend workshops and seminars, and get together with other photographers to do practice shoots to try out ideas and brush up on skills… and that’s exactly what I was doing last Thursday in a car breaker’s yard near Dorking! (more…)
Queensland flood relief
I know Queensland Australia is half a world away, and we get used to seeing disasters on the TV so they don't have so much impact any more, but when…
Eve and Chris at Ramster, Chiddingfold
So, for my final (stills) wedding job of 2010 I was off to Ramster near Chiddingfold, Surrey, in the company of local colleague Andrew Dobell, to photograph the winter wedding of Eve and Chris.
It was a very cold day, with snow on the ground, but the weather didn’t spoil the party – the blazing log fire in the Long Hall kept everyone warm, and there was definitely a touch of the approaching festive season in the air… (more…)
Richard & Lucy at Thornton Manor
Richard and Lucy’s wedding was at a venue slightly further afield than usual for me – Thornton Manor in The Wirral – but I always enjoy shooting at locations I haven’t been to before. My colleague Lloyd Dobbie and I drove up the night before so as to be ready to go first thing… (more…)
Dharmesh and Rhahkee at Eastbury Manor
Friday 13th – no problem! Dharmesh and Rhahkee obviously aren’t superstitious as that was the day set for their civil ceremony at historic Eastbury Manor house in Barking.
Chanelle Segerius-Bruce and I teamed up again to shoot this one, and despite the attempts of the occasional rain-shower it was a happy and lively event. (more…)
The Rock’n’Roll Bride on the cost of wedding photography
I don't often link to articles on other blogs, but this is a thought-provoking article by Kat Williams (aka "the Rock'n'Roll Bride") that's worth a read - a discussion of…
Whitney and Joe in London W1
Whitney and Joe’s wedding day saw some typical English weather for two Americans in London – overcast skies and the occasional heavy shower – but that didn’t faze them at all, and the whole day went off without a hitch – apart from the groom and groomsmen having to sprint a little from the pub to the church to dodge the showers! (more…)
Kimberley & Richard at Bentley, Sussex
We’ve had a pretty good summer in England this year, and the sun was certainly shining for Kimberley and Richard, who got married at Bentley Wildfowl Reserve near Lewes in Sussex a few weeks ago. Once again I had the pleasure of shooting with Jane Wilkinson.
My interview on The Perfect Pose website
Fellow photographer Travis Hill, based near Baltimore, Maryland, is the mastermind behind a very interesting website for photographers called "The Perfect Pose" - full of hints and tips and creative…
A “photo doggathon” for charity
On 25th August my fellow professional photographer Paul Walker from Ayr is doing a “doggie photo marathon” – aiming to photograph as many dogs as possible in a 15-hour day! What for? To raise money for the Dog’s Trust (formerly known as the National Canine Defence League), a charity that does amazing work rescuing and rehabilitating dogs.
Libby and Paul at Cisswood House Hotel
Libby and Paul were married at the Cisswood House Hotel, near Horsham Sussex, on a perfect June day.
In fact it was almost too perfect for some of the guys who were dressed in traditional morning suits – those aren’t the coolest clothes to wear in the kind of weather we’ve been fortunate to have lately! (more…)
Karen & Nico: red & white roses in London W1
Last Saturday the venue was London West One – Portman Square in fact – for the wedding of Nico and Karen, shooting alongside Mr. Lloyd Dobbie…
The weather was touch-and-go – a concern because the plan was to hold the ceremony in the park just across from the Churchill Hyatt Regency Hotel, where the reception was held. Fortunately the few spots of rain came to nothing, and the wedding was able to go ahead outdoors. (more…)
Cambridge pre-wedding shoot | Elaine & Tony
A couple of weeks ago I drove up to Cambridge to do a pre-wedding photo-shoot for Elaine and Tony, with my colleague Chanelle.Elaine studied at Cambridge so having a photo shoot in the familiar (and spectacular!) surroundings of the colleges and historic buildings had special meaning for her. Elaine and Tony are getting married in Hong Kong later in the year but they wanted a special photo session in a variety of locations, without the time-pressure of the wedding day.
Alison and Nick at Weston Park
A couple of weekends ago I was off up the M40 and M6 to Stafford again, to cover a fabulous wedding with my colleague Gill Taylor. This time the occasion was Alison and Nick's wedding at Weston Park, a spectacular 17th century mansion set in acres of parkland. The weather had decided to be "British" and it rained all morning - but it stopped in time for the ceremony, and in any case we had the splendid interiors of the mansion to work with, so it didn't really matter.
Digital Wedding Forum “A Day In The Life”
Every so often the members of the Digital Wedding Forum (a worldwide association of professional wedding and portrait photographers which I help to run) decide to do a “day in the life” shoot.
Essentially what this means is that people go out and take pictures on a designated day, to give a glimpse of their everyday lives or some aspect of the locale in which they live… (more…)