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wedding photography staffordshire.
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wedding photography staffordshire.
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To Stevenage! A strange coincidence that I who two couples back-to-back called Dave and Lisa at different ends of the country. For this Dave and Lisa it's all about the details, especially as Lisa owns her own bespoke order wedding service and she didn't disappoint! Lisa has some amazing ideas and a great eye for detail (you'll see below).
I really loved David and Lisa's input, it helped me take on some great new wedding photography challenges. If you happen to read the blog posts regularly you might see some subtle differences and different types of wedding photographs I may not normally take.
Remember to take a look at my wedding photography portfolio and the last few months are left on the wedding photography 2015 deal! I'll be moving on to 2016 very soon!
Take a look below, it's going to be so hard choosing which one to put in my 2015 portfolio!
Happy Easter everyone! It's been so busy at the studio with our kitchen now refurbished and our new infinity curve have made the studio a great place to take and have photographs taken.
This month we've got Rose and Ghaleb on the blog with the wedding at Sandon Hall. I love going to Sandon Hall and this was the first wedding I photographed here after the hall itself was redecorated :D
In a summer which was ridiculously hot it was interesting to have quite a bit of rain, dodging dark clouds and using the amazing window light and features inside.
I've had a cancellation on August 1st 2015 which has opened up 2015 booking again. Remember, if you've looking to book a wedding photographer for late 2015 or 2016 get in touch and check out the 2016 wedding package here.
Wedding photography form Rose and Ghaleb's day below!
It seems like June has finally arrived! I know this because I'm finally able to sit outside and upload images to the blog in the sun. All moved into the new flat and back to work with new wedding deliveries and happy brides and grooms!
I would have been around this time last year I attended my good Friend Kate and her husbands wedding, that was a hot day! Best of all, was the ridiculously cool falconry expert with fast and expensive birds on show!
I can't spend too much time typing, I have to get back to editing, check out the rest of the day below :)
A bit of a late one this month. Plenty of things going on, the studio is full, we're on the fourth wedding of the official wedding photography season with a few more to come and I've had lot of time taken up with a new house move with a new office set up which is going to make life more comfortable when editing :)
It means Becky and Toms wedding might not be up for long before the next one is added but I really wanted to get it up because there are some really interesting photographs in there :D
Yesterday we went for a little adventure to a place I haven't been before. I met up with Rachael and Alistair for a lovely engagement shoot. We had a chat about their wedding coming up later in the year and managed to get some lovely images just before the rain came in :)
It sounds like it's going to be a wonderful day, bring on wedding season.
We're coming to the end of May with the highlights of this years weddings with Chris and Nicola!
Today it's all about the details as they had some amazing flowers and an awesome table decor at Somerford Hall, Staffordshire. I've been to Somerford hall quite a few times now, each time it has rain just enough to stop it from travelling across the grass to the infamous Somerford arches, I've never even seen them!
But Somerford hall isn't short of amazing photo opportunities, the building is ridiculously bright inside and has amazing huge windows, not to mention the brilliant ceilings.
I had a brilliant time there, as always, and the staff at Somerford made sure Chris and Nicola had a great day too.
Here's a few hightlights!
EASTER! I remember Dave and Lisa's wedding was in easter because there were creme eggs (Nom). These guy are awesome. The decked out Hogarths hotel awesomely and had plenty of surprises throughout the day. Dave even attempted a selfie, which... well... it proves why you need a professional :P
An awesome day and hilarious party after check out the highlights below!
I've been really slow at posting recently. This is due to the huge amount of weddings and other photography work I have at the moment. I've taken an hour or so away from editing to show off Bryony and Stuart who tied the knot at Sandon Hall last summer.
It's hard to think that this wedding is almost a year old, but I can't show off all of my weddings at once!
Sandon Hall is a wonderful place full of many little gems. The image above is one of my favourites at the moment and went straight on to my wedding photography portfolio when it was updated at the beginning of this year :) We were very lucky to find this amazing little spot.
For the rest of the photography form this wedding see below :)
Oh to be in August and shooting first dances in the daylight again!
The first wedding of the season went off in style with Rich and Diane tying the knot down in Stratford!
I'm sure I'll show that wedding off in around 6 months or so because I'm still going through the queue of weddings I photographed last year and we're still in August with Simone and Scott.
I'll start with news on what Chris and I have been up to since the last date. Lots and lots of family shoots in the studio, coupled with studio days in the studio and lots of new wedding couples meeting me in the studio. I'm writing off the back off an excellent week so far, one of our most significant weeks in my career so far. I can't say too much, as it's all to be rolled out but on top of a few great magazine publishes, some new strings to our bow and an excellent month in the studio we're also striking some new exciting deals with the photography gods :)
Enough about the studio, though, we're in wedding mode and after the wedding this year I had to pop up another amazing wedding I went to with one of the cutest couples I've ever photographed. Here's the highlights!
Time to inject some sunshine into quite a grubby winter!
When the majority of a wedding takes place outside I take a ridiculous amount of frames in my camera. When played at speed these images can come together as a short film. It gave me the idea to see if I could show Nicole and Andrews wedding photographs as a whole, no editing, all 1600 frames :) Take a look and let me know what you think!
Just to keep it tidy, the finished images can be found under the cut. And if you know anyone looking for a wedding photographer in Staffordshire for 2014/15 get in touch :)
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
A friend once told me the reason so many mills were built in Leek was because of the guaranteed wet climate. It seems they were correct. I've photographed quite a few weddings at the Three Horseshoes Inn, Leek. It's quickly becoming my most photographed wedding venues. The staff are brilliant, the way they set out their wedding ceremonies are brilliant and the reception room they turn it into afterwards is large and ideal for a party!
Outside, they have an amazing view of the Staffordshire Moorlands with wonderful areas to sit underneath "The Roaches". If it rains, it's not so easy to do these things but the Three Horseshoes has a lovely, low lit, interior to compensate. As a photographer it's not so easy to come in from the rain when there's such an amazing landscape outside. So you have to get a little bit creative.
For me, this is the reason why you get yourself an experienced professional photographer to cover those important events. A photographer who's in it for the pay cheque or hasn't pushed themselves to adapt to certain unfavourable situations might not be able to cope with something as simple as a rainy day in a low lit venue and might have to rely on luck alone.
There's nothing wrong with luck. Most of my images are 'lucky'. Often, an image I've been imagining comes out very different in reality. Other times I'm just in the right place at the right time and capture that little bit of emotion where if I'd been less experienced, I might not have had the right exposure or focus or even equipment.
The photograph above was a mix of luck, equipment and training. I had no idea the rain was going to fall onto my camera this way but I did know that this couple were going to look awesome in this light. The mix of luck and experience created one of the best shots I've ever taken in what was one of the most challenging weddings, photographically, I've had in a while.
Pardon for preaching a little here but when I photographed Laura and Gary's wedding it made me think about why I should be chosen to photograph a couples wedding over another photographer who may not have dedicated themselves as much to the trade - or, a topic for another day, why your uncle probably shouldn't photograph your wedding.
I can't capture every single moment. When Chris comes with me to a wedding we both couldn't possibly capture every single thing that happens. But when you have a well trained, well backed up photographer you increase your chances of capturing as many of these opportunities as possible.
Certain factors must come into alignment at the right time, light, angle, space, emotion, background and finally... the moment has to happen.
I'm often shown some amazing pictures by aunties and uncles at weddings where fortune has gifted them with a great photograph that I had no chance of getting because one of these things wasn't in line for me at that time. The thoughts I had about my own photography at Laura and Gary's wedding was that I was able to find these alignments quite often. My knowledge of photography allowed me to increase the probability of me capturing more amazing moments on their special day.
That's why you should hire a photographer who has dedicated themselves to learning their trade. Because they will get lucky more often.
Ok, essay over.... who wants to see how lucky I got?
