Leanne & Robert’s Wedding at Botleigh Grange
Hope everyone on the South Coast has been enjoying the fantastic weather we’ve had this weekend- lets hope this is the sign of a great summer to come. I spent my Saturday shooting Leanne and Rob’s scorching wedding at Botleigh Grange, Southampton. It was a double celebration for Leanne as it was also her birthday and she couldn’t have asked for a nicer day for it. Most of the wedding was spent out on the patio, enjoying the sunshine, with the kids chasing kites and putting golf on the lawn. The ceremony was emotional (not just because Leanne was running late and made Rob wait!) and it is clear these two are meant for each other.
Here’s some sneak previews of their wedding photographs. The full gallery is now online HERE and the password is the bride’s maiden name.
You are welcome to leave your comments and congratulations for the happy couple below…
A New look for 2009
Regular visitors to my website will have noticed that things have changed a little bit around here with a redesigned website and some new branding to boot. Whats this, you are not a regular visitor? Well the new site has been designed to aid newbies find their way around with lots of information about me, my work and some general info and advice on weddings. Maybe you’ll want to become a regular visitor because its all setup to be easy to update and refresh so there will always be the latest pictures from real weddings right on the front page. If you want some inspiration for your wedding in Hampshire then have a look around, and hopefully you’ll love the photography too.
What else? I’ve started a blog, because it’s what all the cool kids are doing and it’s a great way to communicate with the world. I’m also on Twitter, though I’m not quite sure on the point of that one at the moment, plus you can find me on Facebook too.
For the geeks: The whole site is built in wordpress, the theme is a version of ’Modularity’ by Graphpaper Press, and its been carefully modified by me and my novice HTML skills.
Hope you like it 
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Weekend in Amsterdam
Jeff and I went to Amsterdam for the weekend to meet up with some European friends. Amsterdam has a bit of a seedy reputation but it’s a really beautiful city with a relaxed and friendly culture. I think I could quite happily live there. Any Amsterdam couples looking for a wedding photographer?
While we were there I was lucky to catch two fantastic photography exhibitions. At the Fotographiemuseum- Amsterdam was a retrospective of work by famous fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon. This american photographer shot celebrities, royalty and news stories from the 60’s until his death in 2004. Most are very simple square format, white background black and white. This simplicity really allows you to focus on the person and Avedon had a real skill for showing the personality and reality of his subjects.
It was also a treat to see the winning entries from world press photo award. I admit I pay little attention to news photography, but to see these blown up and exhibited really allowed you to stop and look at the images, and see how pictures can really tell such a powerful story. There are some amazing photojournalism of events through the year, from the Beijing Olympics to wars, social commentary and nature. Really inspirational stuff.
Here’s some less inspriring snaps from our weekend…
Models: Luci
Just getting around to blogging these photos from a recent model shoot with the Southern Strobist flickr group. Luci has a great alternative look with fantastic red hair and just check out those boots- The perfect look to try out something a bit creative. These are shot in a tunnel with colour gelled flashes creating the background. Shooting ‘Time for Print’ sessions with aspiring models is great for expanding the portfolio of both parties and I get to try out some stuff I wouldn’t normally be able to do on a wedding day. (Though if you want something a bit more funky for your wedding pics I amvery up for it!)
