Wedding Photography Training: SIM2000 Seminar 2012

I wanted to let you know that i am honoured and excited to be asked back to speak for SIM2000 imaging on April 11th at their base in Hertfordhire.

Its a full day's seminar where i will reveal the way i have built my business and what makes me tick at a wedding. The days runs from 10.00am to 4.30pm and is a great way to combine a great day of learning and inspiration with an opportunity to see SIM2000's products close up and in the flesh.



The price is just £50+VAT, includes lunch and refreshments and places are bookable direct with SIM2000. Further details can be found here.

Here's a brief report from last year's seminar complete with some very kind words.


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Sussex Photographer: Jazz Photography

I am currently editing a very exciting shoot commissioned by Neal and Sue Richardson two of the south's leading Jazz musicians.

The brief was to produce publicity and cover style shots together with images depicting them in session with their respective line ups.

They hired out a theatre with the intention of using the lighting to give a "Jazz Club" feel to the images. It was my job to "see the light" and direct the shoot as well as produce some exceptional images that really compliment them talent and style.

Throughout the four hour shoot, i exclusively used my amazing Nikon D3s. The lenses used were my 24-70 2.8, 180 2.8, 85 1.4 and 10.5 fisheye. The only lighting used was the stage lighting in the theatre.

Here are a few of my favourites so far.









































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Broyle Place Wedding Photographer Come and Meet Me at the Broyle Place Wedding Fair

Just a quick heads up to say they we are very excited to be invited to exhibit at the stunning Broyle Place on Sunday 26th February.

All of the venue's carefully selected preferred suppliers will be on hand to help you plan your perfect wedding at one of the South's best wedding venues.

I will have my latest albums and images on display and will be happy to answer any questions and offer advice on the very difficult but important issue of selecting the right wedding photographer.

Its a beautiful setting and is always has a great atmosphere, so it will be well worth the visit.

Sussex Photographer: Voiglander Vito First Test film

I love my Voigtlander Vito B!

I have just had my first test roll processed and scanned. I elected to try a roll of Ilford's XP2 as this was the only roll of 35mm i had left in the fridge!

Using the camera was a challenge but very refreshing. After trawling the internet, i found a few articles about how to use the stunning little Vito. Basically focusing seems to be a bit of educated guess work, but in the main the on-line advice regarding focusing distances and depth of field worked , when i added my experience to the show. I probably lost about 20% of the roll due to "poor focus guesses", but then i was expecting that as i tried a couple of ideas to prove/disprove the on-line advice.

The day i shot the film was cursed with very bland flat light but at the end of the day, it was more about a systems check.

The negatives seem to be a tad over exposed. I used the readings i took from my Sekonic L-358 meter but in the main its going to be nothing too much to worry about. The lens itself seems to be fine and considering the age of the camera, produces very pleasing tonality and sharpness.

I am sure with further experimentation i am going to have a lot of fun producing personal images from this little camera and i will share my favourites here from time to time.

OK. Here are a couple of shots from the first 24 exposures. Both images are from scans from my lab and have been processed in Photoshop using my own actions.

Eastbourne seafont on a very cold, bleak day.



Karen and Bertie

Horse Photographer Sussex: Little John

I thought i would share another recent example of my equestrian photography.

This an image of Little John, taken as the sun was setting outside the barn where he is stabled on a very cold January. I love the warmth and dynamics of the light.

Sussex Fine Art Photographer

I don't share a lot of personal work on this blog but i have just finished working on this shot which was taken in London last summer at a wedding reception venue opposite the O2 Area.

As i was checking the venue out i noticed this old ship and the light and sky were such they they demanded that i capture a couple of images before setting off to the bride's home 30 minutes away.

This was shot on my D3s with the 24-70 2.8 zoom and "hand printed" using CS5 and my take on HDR (an effect i dislike for my wedding and portrait work).

Wedding Photographer Sussex: Wiston House Wedding Fair Report

Despite there being a number of wedding fairs being held in Sussex on Sunday, i have to say the wedding fair at the wonderful Wiston House in West Sussex was a huge success.

In a little over 4 hours there were in excess of 400 visitors and over 130 brides present to take a look around the wonderful venue and its grounds and meet the hand-picked suppliers.

It was also a great opportunity to catch up with a lot of friends from the wedding industry and enjoy some great company.

We had a stand in the library and were kept very busy the whole time that the doors were open.

My stand





The Great Hall



BO-K Flowers



Whyte Weddings



Elegant Stationery



Consumed by Cake



It was also great to catch with Tracey from Disco Fever, amazing man of magic Matt Wainwright and harpist Fiona Hosford.

Thanks to the staff of Wiston for inviting us once again.