Royal Wedding Many people often ask how I ended up being a photographer at the Royal Wedding of Prince William & Kate Middleton. The aim of this blog is, hopefully, to offer a little insight into into the story behind it all. Press Photographer In 2007 I got the job I had wanted for several years, a staff position as a press photographer with the Press Association, covering the North … [Read more...]
Crewe Hall Wedding Photography
Tom & Nikki's Crewe & Nantwich Wedding Some weddings throw up sad stories and beautiful stories at different times. When Tom called me, saying he would need a photographer starting at Crewe Hall, he explained that Nikki's father had passed away earlier in the year, so they had decided to bring the wedding forward 12 months. The beautiful part of the story, was that it meant they … [Read more...]
Booking a wedding photographer
Since I decided in August 2018 that I wanted to market and push my wedding photography more, I have been speaking to many people, some photographers and some brides, about the different ways of booking a wedding photographer and what to look for. Choosing a style As you may know, my 21 years of being a full time photographer has been spent capturing moments in editorial and commercial … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve wedding photography
New Year's Eve wedding at Wychwood Park Arriving at Lauren's house in Sandbach, Cheshire, at the planned time, I was shocked to see that she had already had her make up done so only needed to finish having her hair done and she would be ready to go and meet Matt at St John the Evangelist's Church just down the road. The flowers had arrived from The Flower Company and the final … [Read more...]
Neil Redfern Workshop
Following on from the wedding photography workshop I did at Chethams School of Music, lead by the lovely Toni Darcy, I have recently taken part in another, this time with the extremely talented Neil Redfern at Eaves Hall in Clitheroe. The most striking thing about the workshops run by Toni and Neil, aside from their talent, is their willingness and enthusiasm to actually help fellow photographers … [Read more...]
Bronze award from the Guild of Photographers!
I'm a few days late, due to me not logging in to my account, but i'm delighted to announce that this image from Craig & Charlotte's wedding earlier this year, has won me my first award for a wedding photograph, a Bronze Award in the monthly Guild of Photographers competition. The image shows Craig, with his groomsmen, talking to his neighbour over the wall at the front of his parents house. We … [Read more...]
