New wedding booking in June

Always nice to see a last minute date fill. Welcome Laura and Darren who are tying the knot on June 23rd.

Wedding photography at Corfe Castle

I am looking forward to photographing their wedding in Corfe Castle at St Andrews Church which has this rather stunning view outside its doors.

Many times I have cycled past and wanted to shoot a wedding at this church, finally my prayers were answered.

We are then off to the Grand Hotel in Swanage  who have their own private beach! Coloured beach huts golden sand and ice creams!

Its going to be a great day!

Second shooter Enter stage right George Burgess I have worked with George many times and he is driving down from Herefordshire for the pleasure of this occasion. Should be great fun. Roll on the 23rd June.

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Happy New Year Everyone

Butterfly at midnightHappy new Year every one. I’m looking forward to a very fun year of photography with my booked weddings. I have someone who has booked for a pool jump trash the dress shoot the day after the wedding, A brand new venue in the Isle of Purbeck overlooking the cliffs, and a Forest Beaulieu Wedding to name a few.
Lets all have fun and enjoy the coming season. Mine has started with a bang, shooting in the studio at 00:15 New Years eve. Love the randomness of a photographers life

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Elmers Court Wedding Album

I had the pleasure of reliving Hannah and Doug’s wedding whilst designing this album. I loved the light hearted manor in which they and their guests performed throughout the day. Aussies definitely have a great sense of humour and I loved every minute of this day.

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Tithe Barn wedding near Petersfield

Adam and Caroline enjoy AutumnI had the pleasure of photographing Adam and Caroline’s wedding at the Tithe Barn in Hampshire last week. I had been introduced and recommended by a good friend of my wife Jo, Adams sister.

We met up the week before the wedding at Adam and Caroline’s  home in Reading and I was pleased to see the usual house full of table plans, favours etc. What I particularly liked was the comic book themed table names. This meant that we all had the same taste in life, anyone happy to use comic book characters at their wedding is a winner in my book!

I have not photographed a wedding at the Tithe Barn since I moved away from Petersfield in 2002. I used to like to work with it as it is one giant blank canvas. I have to say my style of photography has changed somewhat since 2002 and when I looked around there were many more nooks and crannies than I remembered including a really nice industrial area behind  the main barn. I could not resist!

Here is a sneaky peek at the daytime happenings.

Congratulations Adam and Caroline,

thanks for sharing your day with me.
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Marcus and Julia tie the knot at Kingston Country Courtyard

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wedding photos with Lotus sports cars in Dorset

Wow what a scorcher of an October day! Marcus and Julia had amazing weather for their October wedding in Poole, Dorset. I caught up with the girls at Julias mums house where they had the luxury of doing their make up in the garden! One of Julia’s bridemaid’s may seem familiar to those of you who follow my work as I shot her wedding earlier this year, you may also recognise a couple of the cars.

We went on to the Guildhall in Poole, definitely the grandest registry office on the south coast! with beautiful staircases exiting the building for some cracking photos!

A quick burn in their sports cars up to a Purbeck viewpoint and an ice cream! whilst I try to keep up in my dad’s volvo on loan to me due to a breakdown earlier this week. Then on to the Venue, Kingston Country Courtyard, a great place overlooking Corfe Castle in the Purbecks. I have come to love this place over the years and on a hot and sunny day there’s no where else like it. Being offered food I decided to stay and try my hand at a bit of night photography with my new radio transmitters. Marcus asked if I practiced dismantling my camera blindfolded like a marine and his gun, and it sure felt like it working this way. Hat’s off to Lemontree who is the king of this sort of thing!

Here are a few teasers from yesterdays fun.

 

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New Profile on the RPS

After a busy weekend I’ve finally got round to updating my RPS profile page.

Please take the time to visit and have a look around. The RPS has been around for over 100 years and I’m proud to join the membership of a society that actually means something.

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ARPS awarded today

Royal Photographic Society

I’m pleased to announce I now have ARPS awarded to my name. I have attained the level of associate within the Royal Photographic Society.

A happy day indeed.

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Kirsten and Mark trash the dress

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After a late night shooting a booth at a wedding at Elmers Court I had to get up at 4am to shoot a trash the dress session with Mark and Kirsten who got married at Parley Manor last year. We have tried several times to get out but the good old british weather let us down. Today the weather showed us all her glory in the style of a beautiful summer sunrise, definitely worth the early start.

Not many couples are happy to get in the water at dawn, and I’m very thankful that Kirsten and Mark were game for this shoot. We had an amazing time, and entertained the local fishermen at the same time.

Trash the Wedding dress photoI had a plan put together for this shoot which involved dunes and sand bars but due to a rapid spring tide, a beautiful sunrise and an excitable dog (murphy) this all went out of the window. I flew by the seat of my pants with my off camera flash and enjoyed every minute of it. I think you’ll agree as the results speak for themselves. SEE THE SHOOT

Big thanks to Mark and Kirsten for being great sports and braving the English water.

 

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Amy & Matt Get married at Marwell Zoo

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Marwell Zoo wedding

Matt and Amy got married at Marwell Zoo in October last year, after a difficult selection they managed to get the number down to an amount that fit in their album.

I enjoy putting albums together as I get to relive the day I took their wedding photographs. I guess this is how I’d like to think my clients feel every time they look through them. A good reason to have a designed album instead of the DVD to sit in front of a screen, its just not the same.

The first draft of their album is online in the client area

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Alison and Adam get married at Parley Manor

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Adam and Alison’s big day at Parley Manor is now in their first draft Album. The proof is now available to view in the Client Area.

This fun loving couple had an extremely blustery day so it wasn’t rain we were battling with just the wind! Great fun though. I really enjoyed the day, putting the album together has helped me relive the day the way it will for this happy couple for many years to come.

 

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