Elizabeth and Chris - Wroxall Abbey

Yesterday I met up with Elizabeth and Chris at Wroxall Abbey in Warwickshire to have a chat about their day. After a natter we decided to have the quickest engagement shoot. After chatting so long we had only 5 mins left so I quickly grabbed these including my first ever fully working Ryan Brenizer method pic :)

   









Laura and Anthony - Priest house, Castle Donnington

Well, it has been quite a while since I last posted!
Almost an entire month. The wedding season has begun and it's taken up a lot of my time. I've got plenty to show everyone!

First off is Laura and Anthony who sealed the deal in Castle Donnington with their reception at the Priest house, a really brilliant and friendly venue. The weather held off just long enough to get some piccys out front with a gap later in the evening where we picked up a great sunset!

I haven't put many on because a few of you mentioned they were taking a while to load, hopefully this is a little better... and I'm sure it's worth the wait to see them :P

thanks all!



PMC - Bari Barsi

The world famous Panjab MC has released his new single, Bari Barsi, I went down to the video shoot with the brilliant Bhangra Empire dance troop to get some still material.










 


It's a really bouncy tune, I really like it. All available on itunes :)

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Steve and Jayne



So it's here! First official wedding of the season!
Last weekend was Steve and Jaynes turn to tie the knot. 
It was a great day, the weather held off to help make a brilliant day even better!


So here we go, the start of another busy, busy summer with more weddings being added to my list every day. I can't wait for it all to happen, this year my dream of becoming a full time photographer has really come true with more exciting things happening in the near future.



Here's a sneak peek from last week:






















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Expect this to go on for a while



I met the cutest couple the other day for their engagement shoot.
They've chosen one from the shoot to go onto their mounted signing board (But I won't show that one, it's a surprise :P)
We shot it at the church they're booked in to be married. Really excited for their wedding in June!



 
 
   

Expect most of my posts to be like this in the near future. Wedding season is upon us! Commercial and personal work takes a bit of a back seat during this time.

Busy busy!

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Paul

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Hairy Bikers


A bit more of a personal shoot today. I've no interest in bikes but it seems I know three people who are very different types of motorcycle enthusiast. So with my three new models I thought we'd get them a few nice portraits coupled with something I've never tried before (but always wanted to do).

  

Bike portraits! So, with the easy stuff over I climbed into the back of a VW and had a go at shooting out of the back.


Not the most comfy thing to do. Also, I didn't count on it being so hard to do! There's tons to think about and a bumpy road changes your conversion rate from 1 in 50 to 1 in 200, camera shake being the main problem. None of us were competent or experienced so we weren't comfortable moving at high speed. This meant my shutter speed at to be set lower to get a bit of motion blur. Also, shooting at 14mm meant the bikes had to be inches from the back of the vehicle and at 20-40mph we came close to a collision a few times.

I had dreams of attaching flashes to the side of cars and running a really elaborate lighting set up but considering our skill I figured we'd keep it as basic as possible.

  

Then for my something a little bit different. A bit of a failed attempt if I'm completely honest. I had this idea of a bike chase for a bit of fun but think I ran out of ideas after a long day and I'm also somewhat restricted by my post processing skill. It's unfortunate that the Harley Davidson couldn't stick around for very long either, it might have added to the story a little. Still, it's a step forward in my learning and a ton of fun! The lads seem to like them anyway :P

 

Comments and suggestions welcome :)
thanks!
Paul














Kan Kar Gal Sun

Two brilliant lads at Cloud 9 music made it to number 1 in the world charts today. It took only a single day for their song Kan Kar Gal Sun to get to the top.


 

We had some great fun in the studio making their cover and a few other promo images. Here's a few from the session.



Here's the trailer for their latest video!



Great lads, good luck!