I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish my friends, family, clients, suppliers and fellow photographers a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2011 has been a tough one for so many folks so fingers crossed 2012 can only be an improvement for everyone!
Our working year kicks off on Tuesday 3rd with the first photographic commission on Friday 6th at the stunning Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.
Then we are exhibiting for two days at the Eastbourne Wedding Fair but the thing we are looking forward to the most is the annual Super Events dinner at the East Sussex National on the Saturday night. Hope i manage to recover in time for Sunday morning at the wedding fair!
See you next year!
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
The Ravenswood Wedding Photographer: Stephanie and Ivan's Wedding
Stephanie and Ivan were married at the beautiful St Nicholas Church, Worth near Crawley in Sussex. It was an amazingly sunny winter's day that welcomed them.
The ceremony was a huge part of their day and following the taking of communion, they left for the Ravenswood, sent on their way by a tunnel of confetti in the dark.
It was a very atmospheric and dark drinks reception but as ever the D3s coped superbly in the conditions, which saw me shooting primarily at 3200 and 6400 iso without any real issues.
Here are a few favourite pictures from the day.
The ceremony was a huge part of their day and following the taking of communion, they left for the Ravenswood, sent on their way by a tunnel of confetti in the dark.
It was a very atmospheric and dark drinks reception but as ever the D3s coped superbly in the conditions, which saw me shooting primarily at 3200 and 6400 iso without any real issues.
Here are a few favourite pictures from the day.
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Sussex Wedding Photographer: HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
The past year has seen big changes for us both professionally and personally.
Despite tough market conditions, we launched a new website early in the year. It had been a long time in coming and was well overdue, despite the continued success of our old site.
Professionally, we repositioned our wedding business and ended up achieving all of the goals we had set back in January and bookings for 2012 are ahead of schedule despite the continued doom and gloom we constantly hear in the news.
2011 was another great year for us on the competition front, seeing me picking up a number of awards in the regional MPA Awards yet again and achieving 2 Awards of Excellence in the National MPA Awards held in Newcastle.
I held my annual intensive workshop in March and was being invited to speak for SIM200 imaging in May and up in Aberdeen in October. Each seminar was sold out which was very pleasing.
In May we moved from Stone Cross to Polegate, just outside of Eastbourne. We found a wonderful house tucked away, a real hidden gem and just couldn't resist. Better still it offers us a dedicated client meeting room/gallery as well as a small home studio space. It couldn't have been better!
One of the highlights of my year (apart from covering so many wonderful weddings) was meeting one of my heroes, Sir Stirling Moss.
To finish, please note that we are closed for business from 22nd December until Tuesday 3rd January. If you need to get in touch please email info@peterprior.com as we will be checking our inbox if time permits.
We wanted to take this opportunity to wish our clients, friends, supporters, fellow wedding suppliers and photographers a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Thank you all so much for your support.
To view my wedding portfolio please click here.
Despite tough market conditions, we launched a new website early in the year. It had been a long time in coming and was well overdue, despite the continued success of our old site.
Professionally, we repositioned our wedding business and ended up achieving all of the goals we had set back in January and bookings for 2012 are ahead of schedule despite the continued doom and gloom we constantly hear in the news.
2011 was another great year for us on the competition front, seeing me picking up a number of awards in the regional MPA Awards yet again and achieving 2 Awards of Excellence in the National MPA Awards held in Newcastle.
I held my annual intensive workshop in March and was being invited to speak for SIM200 imaging in May and up in Aberdeen in October. Each seminar was sold out which was very pleasing.
In May we moved from Stone Cross to Polegate, just outside of Eastbourne. We found a wonderful house tucked away, a real hidden gem and just couldn't resist. Better still it offers us a dedicated client meeting room/gallery as well as a small home studio space. It couldn't have been better!
One of the highlights of my year (apart from covering so many wonderful weddings) was meeting one of my heroes, Sir Stirling Moss.
To finish, please note that we are closed for business from 22nd December until Tuesday 3rd January. If you need to get in touch please email info@peterprior.com as we will be checking our inbox if time permits.
We wanted to take this opportunity to wish our clients, friends, supporters, fellow wedding suppliers and photographers a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Thank you all so much for your support.
To view my wedding portfolio please click here.
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
The Grand Hotel Wedding Photographer: Elizabeth and Alan
I love shooting winter weddings at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, especially in the run up to Christmas. At this time of year the hotel is a magical place to be!
Elizabeth and Alan's intimate wedding was the first of three weddings at the Grand i am booked to cover in December.
As the ceremony was at 4pm, the atmosphere was very cosy and warm and together with the stunning interior i was able to take advantage of some great opportunities to capture some beautiful images of the couple.
I was only in attendance for 2 hours, so despite there being only 14 people at the wedding i really had to work flat out to ensure that Elizabeth and Alan receive some great photographs without having to spend all the time posing. Indeed as ever the aim of allowing them plenty of time to enjoy the company of their guests was paramount. This always offers plenty of time for me to capture the details and informal moments at the drinks reception.
Dinner was held in the lovely Gallery Suite, overlooking the main fireplace at the end of the Great Hall.
Although not normally a "camera kit junkie", i am still constantly blown away by the possibilities my Nikon D3s throws up. I am very experienced at "seeing the light" regardless of how feint but this amazing camera certainly allows me to create images in very low light that would have been impossible in the recent past.
Here are a few images from the day, all shot at 1600-6400iso. The only image that has supplementary flash is the cake cutting shot on the balcony of the Gallery Suite which has been used to balance the lighting throughout the image.
Elizabeth and Alan's intimate wedding was the first of three weddings at the Grand i am booked to cover in December.
As the ceremony was at 4pm, the atmosphere was very cosy and warm and together with the stunning interior i was able to take advantage of some great opportunities to capture some beautiful images of the couple.
I was only in attendance for 2 hours, so despite there being only 14 people at the wedding i really had to work flat out to ensure that Elizabeth and Alan receive some great photographs without having to spend all the time posing. Indeed as ever the aim of allowing them plenty of time to enjoy the company of their guests was paramount. This always offers plenty of time for me to capture the details and informal moments at the drinks reception.
Dinner was held in the lovely Gallery Suite, overlooking the main fireplace at the end of the Great Hall.
Although not normally a "camera kit junkie", i am still constantly blown away by the possibilities my Nikon D3s throws up. I am very experienced at "seeing the light" regardless of how feint but this amazing camera certainly allows me to create images in very low light that would have been impossible in the recent past.
Here are a few images from the day, all shot at 1600-6400iso. The only image that has supplementary flash is the cake cutting shot on the balcony of the Gallery Suite which has been used to balance the lighting throughout the image.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Equestrian Photography
Away from the hustle and bustle of being a wedding photographer, i pick up interesting and fun commissions for other genre of photography.
With my wife and daughter being "horsey people", from time to time, i get to photography the horses of their contacts in the equestrian world. This is so different from my usual business but can be challenging and very rewarding at the same time.
Anyway, i thought i would share with you a couple of images i liked from some recent work. Both were shot on my Nikon D300 using my trusty 50mm 1.4 D lens.
Starik
Berite
With my wife and daughter being "horsey people", from time to time, i get to photography the horses of their contacts in the equestrian world. This is so different from my usual business but can be challenging and very rewarding at the same time.
Anyway, i thought i would share with you a couple of images i liked from some recent work. Both were shot on my Nikon D300 using my trusty 50mm 1.4 D lens.
Starik
Berite
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Sussex Wedding Photography: Booking A Professional Wedding Photographer
With Christmas looming it has got me thinking about the New Year and the forthcoming "booking season" for couples looking for suppliers for their wedding in 2012 and indeed 2013. You can find earlier articles about my thoughts on BRIDES section of this blog
We are fortunate that we book weddings all year round and are generally booked 12-18 months ahead. As an example for 2012 our diary for wedding is already 75% booked and we are planning for 2013 and beyond.
As with most things booking wedding suppliers can be a bit of a minefield and the wedding blogs and forums are full of horror stories about poor work, customer service etc.
It has always been our aim to offer the very best possible standards in wedding photography and products and to constantly exceed our clients expectations. Anything less simply isn't good enough as we have very high professional standards and are passionate that our clients should always receive the very best at all times.
Our passion for excellence is probably the main reason for our continuing success and why i am still one of the most sought after wedding photographers in the UK.
If you read the many articles within this blog you will be able to see hundreds of images taken over the past 18 months or so and you can see many examples of my wedding images on my website by clicking here.
So what makes a wedding photographer a "PROFESSIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER" rather than a "CAMERA OWNER"?
Booking a wedding photographer is a mind blowing experience, full of so many potential pitfalls, confusing promises and packages and a hugely diversity in terms of prices and abilities.
In these days of a vastly over saturated and unregulated profession, it has never been more important to ensure that you are booking the right photographer for you and that you have booked someone who is professional and capable of producing the results that you expect and deserve.
On-line wedding blogs, forums and bridal magazines are of little help either. They are generally written by folks who have no real world experience of what makes a good wedding photographer and in the main wouldn't know a good wedding image if it hit them between the eyes with a sledgehammer.
They are generally only interested in high traffic volumes to their site and advertising revenues for their publications and the lack of reality in many of their articles doesn't really concern them. They seem to be more worried about the latest over photoshopped fad, tuning a blind eye to the fact that you can't "polish a turd". However, for some reason only be known to themselves they seem to think that dropping a poorly lit, exposed and composed image into the latest off the shelf Photoshop Action makes the picture OK or even good! They also only ever feature their "favoured" photographers who may have even paid for the privilege of being promoted so heavily.
I am sure this is not the case with all such portals of information though as i am sure they all offer great entertainment and are all part of the excitement that comes with planning a wedding. However, all of this doesn't help the bride and groom trying to fight their way through the minefield of wedding photographers offering their services.
2012 sees me start my 16th year as a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer. I have written the word "professional" in capitals so as to stress the difference between a genuine "PROFESSIONAL" wedding photographer and a "CAMERA OWNER" professing to be a "professional".
For the record, in my opinion a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer can be either full or part time and is someone who acts, operates and produces work in a totally professional manner, paying taxes, carrying appropriate insurance etc where as a CAMERA OWNER is someone who has bought a digital SLR and wants to make a few extra quid on the quiet at a weekend with no real back ups or protection for their clients.
In these days of the Internet and readily available template web sites, it can be relatively easy for someone to set up with minimal or no experience as a wedding photographer and unfortunately the many stories of "Buyer's Regret " after the event that i hear help no one, not least the poor couples who have been let down.
As a PROFESSIONAL Wedding Photographer, i offer a number of things a "CAMERA OWNER" doesn't and each of these are huge benefits for clients before, during and after their wedding day. Sure a genuine PROFESSIONAL will probably be much more expensive and although it might not be immediately apparent, there are usually countless reasons to justify the higher prices and as with most things in life you do generally only get what you pay for.
1: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer makes his or her living from photographing weddings. A CAMERA OWNER doesn't.
2: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer pays tax, national insurance and has to put money aside for sickness and their long term future. A CAMERA OWNER generally isn't paying the legally required tax, NI etc and probably encourages cash payment. They also generally have a job/career that funds or reduces the other worries.
3: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will be readily available to answer your questions, meet with you and not have to juggle you with the day to day requirements of the CAMERA OWNER'S primary job. I have genuinely have had more than one tearful bride on the phone begging me to cover her wedding at the last minute as her "photographer" had bailed out as they were required at their real job!
4: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will be fully insured for his/her clients protection. For example we carry full professional insurance which not only protects the couple but also their venue(s) should mishap occur. I still find it mind-blowing that venues allow uninsured photographers to work on their premises leaving them open to bills etc when they wouldn't allow an uninsured DJ to set up! Most CAMERA OWNERS don't bother with insurance, mainly due to the cost i suppose.
5: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer carries all the right equipment complete with £1000s of back ups should disaster strike. In my case most clients wouldn't notice my spares as they are tucked away in my car. The CAMERA OWNER may only have the budget SLR in his/her hand!
6: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will ask you to talk about your wedding and plans in detail and cater to your requirements, producing quality images regardless of the weather, venue, time scale etc. The CAMERA OWNER will make excuses if things go pear shaped when it rains.
7: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer should be skilled in the dark arts of CORRECT EXPOSURE, LIGHTING, COMPOSITION and POSING whereas the CAMERA OWNER will just wing it, probably shooting 1000s of images on AUTO MODE, hoping for the best.
8: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will confirm everything in writing together with receipts etc. The CAMERA OWNER will probably just thank you for the cash on the day.
9: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer should be able to show you a few full weddings before you book whereas a CAMERA OWNER may only be able to show a few "best shots" from a few different weddings. We show both!
10: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will still be about long after your wedding day should you require further prints, albums etc. A CAMERA OWNER probably won't be even shooting weddings 12 months down the line once they get fed up with the potential for hassles when things don't run smoothly.
11: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer's rates will reflect his/her experience and the demand for his/her talent. A CAMERA OWNER'S rates generally reflect that they are working for extra cash to fund their hobby or next holiday. Generally the more experienced and talented a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer is the more in demand they will be and their rates will reflect this. This is very much in the same way a Mercedes is more expensive than a cheaper less thought of car marque.
A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer is a true specialist. Wedding photography isn't something that anyone or even other professional photographers from other genres can pick up easily. It is an ART and carries huge responsibilities.
A few hundred pounds saved now can lead to a lifetime of regrets and sorrow so the choice needs to be made with care and with a couple's eyes firmly open.
Here you can ready more of my observations and thoughts here.
Choosing Your Wedding Photographer: REVISTED
What is Reportage Photography?
Wedding Fairs and Wedding Photographers: An Observation
Winter Weddings Revisited
Photographer or "Camera Owner"
We are fortunate that we book weddings all year round and are generally booked 12-18 months ahead. As an example for 2012 our diary for wedding is already 75% booked and we are planning for 2013 and beyond.
As with most things booking wedding suppliers can be a bit of a minefield and the wedding blogs and forums are full of horror stories about poor work, customer service etc.
It has always been our aim to offer the very best possible standards in wedding photography and products and to constantly exceed our clients expectations. Anything less simply isn't good enough as we have very high professional standards and are passionate that our clients should always receive the very best at all times.
Our passion for excellence is probably the main reason for our continuing success and why i am still one of the most sought after wedding photographers in the UK.
If you read the many articles within this blog you will be able to see hundreds of images taken over the past 18 months or so and you can see many examples of my wedding images on my website by clicking here.
So what makes a wedding photographer a "PROFESSIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER" rather than a "CAMERA OWNER"?
Booking a wedding photographer is a mind blowing experience, full of so many potential pitfalls, confusing promises and packages and a hugely diversity in terms of prices and abilities.
In these days of a vastly over saturated and unregulated profession, it has never been more important to ensure that you are booking the right photographer for you and that you have booked someone who is professional and capable of producing the results that you expect and deserve.
On-line wedding blogs, forums and bridal magazines are of little help either. They are generally written by folks who have no real world experience of what makes a good wedding photographer and in the main wouldn't know a good wedding image if it hit them between the eyes with a sledgehammer.
They are generally only interested in high traffic volumes to their site and advertising revenues for their publications and the lack of reality in many of their articles doesn't really concern them. They seem to be more worried about the latest over photoshopped fad, tuning a blind eye to the fact that you can't "polish a turd". However, for some reason only be known to themselves they seem to think that dropping a poorly lit, exposed and composed image into the latest off the shelf Photoshop Action makes the picture OK or even good! They also only ever feature their "favoured" photographers who may have even paid for the privilege of being promoted so heavily.
I am sure this is not the case with all such portals of information though as i am sure they all offer great entertainment and are all part of the excitement that comes with planning a wedding. However, all of this doesn't help the bride and groom trying to fight their way through the minefield of wedding photographers offering their services.
2012 sees me start my 16th year as a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer. I have written the word "professional" in capitals so as to stress the difference between a genuine "PROFESSIONAL" wedding photographer and a "CAMERA OWNER" professing to be a "professional".
For the record, in my opinion a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer can be either full or part time and is someone who acts, operates and produces work in a totally professional manner, paying taxes, carrying appropriate insurance etc where as a CAMERA OWNER is someone who has bought a digital SLR and wants to make a few extra quid on the quiet at a weekend with no real back ups or protection for their clients.
In these days of the Internet and readily available template web sites, it can be relatively easy for someone to set up with minimal or no experience as a wedding photographer and unfortunately the many stories of "Buyer's Regret " after the event that i hear help no one, not least the poor couples who have been let down.
As a PROFESSIONAL Wedding Photographer, i offer a number of things a "CAMERA OWNER" doesn't and each of these are huge benefits for clients before, during and after their wedding day. Sure a genuine PROFESSIONAL will probably be much more expensive and although it might not be immediately apparent, there are usually countless reasons to justify the higher prices and as with most things in life you do generally only get what you pay for.
1: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer makes his or her living from photographing weddings. A CAMERA OWNER doesn't.
2: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer pays tax, national insurance and has to put money aside for sickness and their long term future. A CAMERA OWNER generally isn't paying the legally required tax, NI etc and probably encourages cash payment. They also generally have a job/career that funds or reduces the other worries.
3: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will be readily available to answer your questions, meet with you and not have to juggle you with the day to day requirements of the CAMERA OWNER'S primary job. I have genuinely have had more than one tearful bride on the phone begging me to cover her wedding at the last minute as her "photographer" had bailed out as they were required at their real job!
4: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will be fully insured for his/her clients protection. For example we carry full professional insurance which not only protects the couple but also their venue(s) should mishap occur. I still find it mind-blowing that venues allow uninsured photographers to work on their premises leaving them open to bills etc when they wouldn't allow an uninsured DJ to set up! Most CAMERA OWNERS don't bother with insurance, mainly due to the cost i suppose.
5: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer carries all the right equipment complete with £1000s of back ups should disaster strike. In my case most clients wouldn't notice my spares as they are tucked away in my car. The CAMERA OWNER may only have the budget SLR in his/her hand!
6: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will ask you to talk about your wedding and plans in detail and cater to your requirements, producing quality images regardless of the weather, venue, time scale etc. The CAMERA OWNER will make excuses if things go pear shaped when it rains.
7: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer should be skilled in the dark arts of CORRECT EXPOSURE, LIGHTING, COMPOSITION and POSING whereas the CAMERA OWNER will just wing it, probably shooting 1000s of images on AUTO MODE, hoping for the best.
8: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will confirm everything in writing together with receipts etc. The CAMERA OWNER will probably just thank you for the cash on the day.
9: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer should be able to show you a few full weddings before you book whereas a CAMERA OWNER may only be able to show a few "best shots" from a few different weddings. We show both!
10: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer will still be about long after your wedding day should you require further prints, albums etc. A CAMERA OWNER probably won't be even shooting weddings 12 months down the line once they get fed up with the potential for hassles when things don't run smoothly.
11: A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer's rates will reflect his/her experience and the demand for his/her talent. A CAMERA OWNER'S rates generally reflect that they are working for extra cash to fund their hobby or next holiday. Generally the more experienced and talented a PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer is the more in demand they will be and their rates will reflect this. This is very much in the same way a Mercedes is more expensive than a cheaper less thought of car marque.
A PROFESSIONAL wedding photographer is a true specialist. Wedding photography isn't something that anyone or even other professional photographers from other genres can pick up easily. It is an ART and carries huge responsibilities.
A few hundred pounds saved now can lead to a lifetime of regrets and sorrow so the choice needs to be made with care and with a couple's eyes firmly open.
Here you can ready more of my observations and thoughts here.
Choosing Your Wedding Photographer: REVISTED
What is Reportage Photography?
Wedding Fairs and Wedding Photographers: An Observation
Winter Weddings Revisited
Photographer or "Camera Owner"
Friday, 2 December 2011
Wiston House Wedding Photographer: Some Very Kind Words
We are fortunate to be asked to photograph many amazing weddings each year. Every wedding is special and i passionately feel that every couple deserves the very best wedding photography i can produce regardless of the time of year, weather or location.
Time and time again we receive messages and card of thanks and it is always great to know that you have exceeded your client's expectations, which of course is our aim each time we take on a wedding, portrait or indeed any other photographic commission.
Lorraine and David were married at one the UK's premier wedding venues, Wiston House, near Steyning in West Sussex in September and have been an absolute delight to work for from the first time i met Lorraine.
I was overwhelmed to receive the following short message of thanks last night and in view of the way their booking of me came about, it was even more special to me.
Our beautiful, gorgeous, stunning and very treasured Wedding Album arrived today. Thank you so very much Peter for capturing our very special day, thrilled
Lorraine
It was a huge honour and pleasure Lorraine and i truly hope we keep in touch.
To see some of Lorraine and David's wedding images please click here.
You can view my wedding portfolio here.
Time and time again we receive messages and card of thanks and it is always great to know that you have exceeded your client's expectations, which of course is our aim each time we take on a wedding, portrait or indeed any other photographic commission.
Lorraine and David were married at one the UK's premier wedding venues, Wiston House, near Steyning in West Sussex in September and have been an absolute delight to work for from the first time i met Lorraine.
I was overwhelmed to receive the following short message of thanks last night and in view of the way their booking of me came about, it was even more special to me.
Our beautiful, gorgeous, stunning and very treasured Wedding Album arrived today. Thank you so very much Peter for capturing our very special day, thrilled
Lorraine
It was a huge honour and pleasure Lorraine and i truly hope we keep in touch.
To see some of Lorraine and David's wedding images please click here.
You can view my wedding portfolio here.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Sussex Wedding Photography: Where You Can Meet Peter in 2012
As the end of the year approaches i thought i would share a few dates where i have been invited to exhibit in the New Year.
I am very selective regarding which bridal shows i attend but the quality of these events is sure to be good and well worth a visit for any couples planning their wedding in the next year or so.
7th and 8th January: The Eastbourne Wedding Show at the Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
29th January: Wiston House Wedding Fair in West Sussex. (11am-3pm)
26th February: Broyle Place Wedding Fair, near Ringmer, East Sussex
11th March: Ashdown Park Hotel Wedding Showcase, East Sussex.
Coming to speak to us at one of these fantastic events is a great way to spend some time appreciating quality wedding photography whilst planning your dream wedding, at one of the UK's top wedding venues.
I am very selective regarding which bridal shows i attend but the quality of these events is sure to be good and well worth a visit for any couples planning their wedding in the next year or so.
7th and 8th January: The Eastbourne Wedding Show at the Winter Gardens, Eastbourne
29th January: Wiston House Wedding Fair in West Sussex. (11am-3pm)
26th February: Broyle Place Wedding Fair, near Ringmer, East Sussex
11th March: Ashdown Park Hotel Wedding Showcase, East Sussex.
Coming to speak to us at one of these fantastic events is a great way to spend some time appreciating quality wedding photography whilst planning your dream wedding, at one of the UK's top wedding venues.
Sussex Portraits: Samuel
I covered Charlotte and Paul's wedding at Buxted Park Hotel and was thrilled to be asked to photograph their lovely little boy, Samuel.
They bought him along to my studio and we had a lot of fun producing all sorts of images of this lovely little boy.
Here are a few favourite images from the session.
You can view my portrait portfolio here.
They bought him along to my studio and we had a lot of fun producing all sorts of images of this lovely little boy.
Here are a few favourite images from the session.
You can view my portrait portfolio here.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Sussex Portrait: Lucy's Second Session
It was a real pleasure to welcome Lucy (and her parents Tim and Karen of course) for her second portrait session.
I photographer Karen and Tim's wonderful wedding three years ago and had photographed Lucy at their home last year, so the new studio was something different for them.
Using my usual simple lighting set up with my Octobox we had a fun time with the little lady and here are a few favourite shots. I hope the laughter shows in the images!
To view my portrait portfolio please click here.
I photographer Karen and Tim's wonderful wedding three years ago and had photographed Lucy at their home last year, so the new studio was something different for them.
Using my usual simple lighting set up with my Octobox we had a fun time with the little lady and here are a few favourite shots. I hope the laughter shows in the images!
To view my portrait portfolio please click here.
Sussex Weddings: Finishing Touches Bridal Makeup
I thought i would introduce you folks to probably the best Bridal Make up artist i have worked with in the South East. I first met Jenny when she was working on a wedding i shot almost 15 years ago and we have remained firm friends ever since. Her work speaks for itself (as you can see from this shot of one of my brides, Abigail) so i thought i would ask her to write a few words about her business for my blog.
Finishing Touches, The Bridal Make-up and Hair Design Specialists have been established in the East Sussex area for many years and to date has 1,000 weddings under their belts.
Jenny and her team are completely freelance and offer the very best bespoke service for beautiful Bridal Makeup and Stunning Hair Designs, fitting for any style of wedding.
Makeup and hair for the bride is a must on her wedding day, this is the most photographed day of her life and probably the most emotional, one moment she could be tearful the next laughing and relaxed.
Your makeup should get you right through the day and also look perfect for the evening, having a Professional Trained Makeup Artist to apply your makeup with good quality products that will enhance you naturally is crucial, this will give your skin a flawless but radiant look covering any slight imperfections you may have.
The Eyes have it ! using colours that brighten and enhance your own eye colour this will create a lovely natural look or for the full on Smokie affect using smouldering darker shades which are so popular right now, you the bride has the choice, we can create any look you desire and make you feel confident and happy to be seen and admired by all that see you on your wedding day.
Please feel free to contact Jenny to ask any questions without obligation, she will be happy to help.
info@ftweddingmakeup.co.uk
www.ftweddingmakeup.co.uk
01323 725483/ 07813 327 356
Finishing Touches, The Bridal Make-up and Hair Design Specialists have been established in the East Sussex area for many years and to date has 1,000 weddings under their belts.
Jenny and her team are completely freelance and offer the very best bespoke service for beautiful Bridal Makeup and Stunning Hair Designs, fitting for any style of wedding.
Makeup and hair for the bride is a must on her wedding day, this is the most photographed day of her life and probably the most emotional, one moment she could be tearful the next laughing and relaxed.
Your makeup should get you right through the day and also look perfect for the evening, having a Professional Trained Makeup Artist to apply your makeup with good quality products that will enhance you naturally is crucial, this will give your skin a flawless but radiant look covering any slight imperfections you may have.
The Eyes have it ! using colours that brighten and enhance your own eye colour this will create a lovely natural look or for the full on Smokie affect using smouldering darker shades which are so popular right now, you the bride has the choice, we can create any look you desire and make you feel confident and happy to be seen and admired by all that see you on your wedding day.
Please feel free to contact Jenny to ask any questions without obligation, she will be happy to help.
info@ftweddingmakeup.co.uk
www.ftweddingmakeup.co.uk
01323 725483/ 07813 327 356
Friday, 11 November 2011
Suffolk Wedding Photographer: Nic and Ed's Wedding at Haughley Park Barn
My final October wedding was up in Suffolk for Nic and Ed's big day.
As i had a long drive to Suffolk, it was good to have the company of my good friend Darren Holloway who kept me entertained throughout the day.
We called in a Haughley Park Barn on the way to Nic's parent's house where we caught up with Ed and his family as they prepared for the ceremony at St Stephens Church in the village of Higham, Suffolk.
After all the excitement of the bridal preps and the lovely ceremony at a beautiful church, we drove back toward Bury St Edmunds to their reception at the stunning Haughley Park Barn.
After a walk around the grounds their followed a drinks reception and meal in the barn. The speeches and first dance were followed by a barn dance; perfect to get folks together enjoying the party!
Here are a few favourite shots of the day.
This moment made me chuckle.
As i had a long drive to Suffolk, it was good to have the company of my good friend Darren Holloway who kept me entertained throughout the day.
We called in a Haughley Park Barn on the way to Nic's parent's house where we caught up with Ed and his family as they prepared for the ceremony at St Stephens Church in the village of Higham, Suffolk.
After all the excitement of the bridal preps and the lovely ceremony at a beautiful church, we drove back toward Bury St Edmunds to their reception at the stunning Haughley Park Barn.
After a walk around the grounds their followed a drinks reception and meal in the barn. The speeches and first dance were followed by a barn dance; perfect to get folks together enjoying the party!
Here are a few favourite shots of the day.
This moment made me chuckle.
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