Friday 30 September 2011

Wedding Photography Training: Limited 1-2-1 and 3-2-1 Opportunities Available

I am very excited to announce that i will be offering a very limited number of 1-2-1 and 3-2-1 wedding photography training opportunities over the winter.

There are a couple of options available.

1: The Business of Wedding Photography

A day brainstorming about your business. I will share my strategies for building and maintaining a viable wedding photography business in these very trying times. Nothing will be held back as i explain how i built my business from a standing start to being in a position where it has been my family's sole income for 10 years.

I will reveal my approach to marketing, branding, pricing and selling on an informal and relaxed day here in East Sussex.


2: Wedding Photography Techniques

A day of learning about essential techniques to ensure consistently high quality results that will make your work stand out from the crowd in today's over saturated market place.

I will explain all about consistent exposure, composition and story telling within images as well as how to shoot sequences quickly that work well together within a wedding album.

I will reveal the real pictures that sell and book weddings.

There will be plenty of opportunity to try out techniques taught with a real bride as well.

Then i will share my thoughts on album planning and layouts to really hammer home the reason why you are different from your local competition.


All courses are subject to availability and spaces are very limited as i tend to be shooting weddings 12 months of the year.

Costs:

1: The Business of Wedding Photography: 1-2-1 £750.00 3-2-1 £1200.00 (split between the attendees)

2: Wedding Photography Techniques: 1-2-1 £950.00 3-2-1 £1800.00 (split between the attendees).


Prices include personal tuition from multi award winning internationally acclaimed wedding photographer Peter Prior, notes, lunch and a follow up Skype debrief if required.

All courses are held in Polegate, East Sussex. We are just north of the beautiful seaside town of Eastbourne, on the main A22. There is also a mainline railway station just 5 mins walk away.

For further information or to book a place, please email info@peterprior.com or call 01323 486837.

Sussex Wedding Photography: Wiston House Wedding Fair on 16th October in West Sussex

I am very excited to have been invited once again to Wiston House's Wedding Fair on 16th October.

The doors are open 11am-3.30pm and it offers the perfect opportunity for couples planning their wedding to view one of the UK's best venues as well as meet some of the very best wedding suppliers in the South.

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I will be there to show off my latest stunning sample albums, talk over couple's plans and see if i can help them in any way i can.

Wiston House truly is a magical place to hold a wedding so it should be a must on any couples list to visit.

For further information please feel free to give me a call on 01323 486837 or get in touch with the superb wedding team at Wiston itself.

To view my wedding portfolio, please click here.

To view some of my recent Wiston House weddings, please click here.

Thursday 29 September 2011

Sussex Wedding Photography: Christine and David's Wedding at the Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina

Christine and David had a relaxed and refreshing wedding at the Seattle Hotel, Brighton Marina. The venue was chosen due to their love of the sea.

I love shooting at different venues as the challenge that the variety brings helps to keep me on my toes and my work fresh. The mixed weather meant we were inside for the bulk of the afternoon but the stunning blue lighting and modern setting helped to add character and atmosphere to the day.

Here are a few moments from the day, all captured on my D3s of course.

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Wednesday 28 September 2011

Ashdown Park Hotel Wedding Photographer: Sussex Wedding Photography: Eliska and Tim's Wedding at Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex

Its been a record month for us and i am working all hours to ensure i keep as up to date as possible!

A glorious early September day saw me privileged to photograph the wedding of Eliska and Tim at the beautifully elegant Ashdown Park Hotel in East Sussex

The "Indian Summer" weather was perfect for the their plans, in particular the fly pass by a World War 2 Spitfire! The guests enjoyed this spectacle during the drinks reception on the terrace over looking the lake.

I have to say that Eliska looked stunning in her Emma Tindley dress and it was great to see Emma who was present to dress the bride herself!

As ever the team at Ashdown were superb as were Sue and Clive of Eleganza Weddings who worked tirelessly to co-ordinate and plan the wedding with Eliska who is based in Dubai. The results speak for themselves and thank you to you both for making my life sop easy of the day.

Here are a few moments of the day.

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Monday 12 September 2011

Wiston House Wedding Photographer: Sussex Wedding Photography: Georgina and Paul's Wedding at Wiston House, West Sussex

Sometimes a wedding really sticks in your mind and delivers. I had been looking to photographing George and Paul's wedding for many months and at last we were blessed with decent weather to go with a magnificent venue.

They were married at St John the Baptist Church in Findon, West Sussex and had a fairy tale reception at the amazing Wiston House.

At this point i would like to give out shouts for the amazing Amanda dean and her team for running such a superb day and making it look effortless, which i know it wasn't. Also a mention need to go to Becky at BO-K Flowers and Joanne of Elegant Stationery for producing such stunning work to really give the day the WOW factor. i don't think i have ever seen the Great Hall look so good!

Going back to the day, although everyone is always lovely on their wedding day, i have to say that Georgina and Paul together with their families couldn't have been more welcoming and delightful. it was a genuine pleasure to be part of their big day.

Here are a few favourite shots. I love the mix of natural and relaxed but timeless classical images. All were taken on the Nikon D3s using my 24-70 2.8, 180 2.8, 10.5 2.8 and 85 1.4 lenses.


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I love this moment.

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The scale of some of the trees is truly amazing.

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The Great Hall

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6400iso 100 sec @f2.8

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Sunday 11 September 2011

Sussex Wedding Photography: OK Is Not Good Enough

This post is aimed at photographers and the professional wedding photography industry.

With the over saturation of the wedding photography market, being a professional wedding photographer has never been more challenging.

If we read the papers, listen to radio programmes and watch day time TV we are constantly being told that there are less and less weddings. Then throw into the equation the tough economic times together with the proliferation of "Saturday Cowboys" entering the profession it seems that it is all doom and gloom in the world of the full time profession.

I could see a lot of these trials coming with the advent of digital technology in SLR cameras. At first it was a trickle as the price of such "toys" was high and the quality questionable at best. However the technology moved on an amazing pace, and combined with falling prices it was only a matter of time before becoming a wedding photographer was seen as a viable way to boost incomes or start a second career.

Many newbies have followed their dream whilst others only see the extra income from cash in hand shooting on a Saturday.

A lack of professionalism and regulation as well as a general lowering of photographic standards is really a huge problem. As someone who is passionate about the wedding photography industry, it is very worrying. I hear so many colleagues complaining about the way things are going. Many are struggling or indeed have left the profession disillusioned which is a tragedy.

There is a real danger that the skills and artistry of professional photographers that has been taught and shared down the years may end up being lost forever or at the very best a niche talent that is not readily available.

However, i have given the trend for lower standards a lot of thought and have decided to turn this situation into a positive.

In the past wedding photography was a bit of a dark art: even loading a medium format camera was a skill that has to be learned!

In many cases folks were put off by the unknown of shooting film and the stress of covering a wedding without knowing they had reasonable results. It meant that photographers were shooting in their comfort zones, keeping the images "safe". They were rarely being pushed and most seemingly settled on producing safe, standard images. But times have changed.

To me in these harder times, it has never been more important to push the photographic boundaries and the quality of the work and products being produced.

The constant striving to be better and raise the bar has never been more crucial.

OK IS NO LONGER GOOD ENOUGH!

In my opinion, we all should be going out on a limb to do everything we can to ensure we offer images and products that constantly blow away our clients as well as offering customer services/experience that vastly exceeds their expectations.

As professional wedding photographers we should be producing work that isn't even on the radar of the keen amateur or family member with a half decent SLR. Let's face it if we don't, there is no real reason for clients to employ us in the first place!

WE NEED TO ENSURE WE GIVE CLIENTS A REAL REASON TO BOOK OUR SERVICES!


So next time you are moaning about how tough things are, or how unfair things seem to be, it might be a good time to take along hard look at yourself and work on how you can improve.

Sussex Wedding Photography: Broyle Place Wedding Fair on 25th September in East Sussex

Just a quick heads up that we will be exhibiting at the Broyle Place Wedding Fair on Sunday 25th September.

Admission is free with the doors open 12.00-4.00pm.

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Broyle Place has become one of the finest wedding venues in the South East and i am privileged and proud to be a recommended wedding photographer there.

The team offer a professional and very friendly welcome and service and i genuinely find it a delightful place to work at.

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The wedding fair offers the perfect opportunity to relax, take a look around the house and grounds and also see my latest sample albums close up and personal.

For further information, please feel free to contact me or Broyle Place direct.

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