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I met up with Holly and Stuart a couple of weekends ago for their pre wedding shoot. We went to Highdown Gardens near Worthing which I’ve never visited before but I will definitely be back. What a beautiful location for photos! (Thank you so much for chosing that spot guys!) They are such a fun loving and in-love couple, a real pleasure to work with. Loving Holly’s amazing eyes too! Can’t wait for the big day in June …
Mel and Shroom were a real pleasure to work with, we had so much fun but their story started out as a very sad one. They got married in April 2009 but their photographer failed to turn up! When someone eventually rang him to see where he was, he had simply forgotton! He got there late, having missed the actual ceremony, then took (in my and the couple’s opinion) some pretty awful photos. I won’t name and shame in public as it’s not my battle to fight but if anyone wants to know who not to hire for their wedding they can ask me privately! Mel and Shroom were quite understandably distraught about the whole thing and it took Mel a lot of courage to have her photo taken again. A year to be exact – the shoot with me was booked for their 1st wedding anniversary. To begin with Mel just wanted some nice photos at home of her in her wedding dress. No problem … but I thought what a great opportunity to do a “trash the dress” session at the same time. Mel wasn’t too sure at first but soon came round to the idea as they had had a 2nd wedding in Vegas with a 2nd dress that she decided she could wear out and about and dress it down (or funk it up!) with some purple socks, black lace up boots and a leather jacket – and boy did she look amazing! Shroom is totally rock and roll too so together they looked awsome and I did my best to capture their personalities and edit the photos to compliment their unique style. They were nervous at first and Shroom admitted to not really liking having his photo taken either but 5 minutes later in Marine Park Gardens and along the sea front they relaxed into it and looked like real stars! We had a few on lookers too! Not suprising when the no longer blushing bride was in the sea and the water fountain splashing about in her dress and boots! I was so pleased with the results because they meant so much to Mel and Shroom and I was over the moon that after they couldn’t pick their favourites, they were able to buy the CD from me with them ALL on! Mel said it had more than made up for the lack of photos from their actual wedding day and had restored her self confidence that she had lost. Guys – you are just such a wonderful couple and Mel when I need a model to pose for me please can I give you a ring, you really are gorgeous and a total natural! Here are some of my favourites…. enjoy
If you would like a mess or bless the dress session then please give me a call – 01243 587517. Take two gorgeous little shih-zus, a timid but everso cute little dachshund, a stunning boxer dog and a wonderfully sunny evening down on Felpham beach with the tide just going out…. and this is what you get…..
…. far too many photos for the poor owners to chose from! If you’d like a pet photo shoot please give me a call – 01243 587517. What do you get a fun loving, gorgeous young teen for her 18th birthday? Something a little different perhaps? What about a photo shoot with me?!! That’s exactly what Emily’s friends’ family bought her and back in March I popped along to their house in Horsham to take a few photos of her with her sister and the friends they grew up with. We had a great laugh and although they already had some lovely family photos on their wall taken by another photographer in their studio what I did was totally different – outside in the garden, over the road by the farm gate, amongst the log pile at the bottom of the garden (!!) and running up and down the grass having piggy back races! Here are some of my favourites from the session (wish I was young again!): I met with Charlotte and her lovely family a couple of weeks ago, first for a few photos in their back garden then onto Hotham Park to feed the squirrels and birds. I was amazed at how tame the birds were – actually landing on our hands! Here are some of the results…
Couldn’t resist snapping one of the dove on my hand too!
Thursday 21st January was a lovely bright sunny crisp day, on Friday it poured down – but did this dampen Emma & Tom’s spirits? Not at all – I lent them my bride & groom golf umbrellas and Emma even agreed to get some funky wellies for their portrait shoot in priory park. What a fab couple!! It was a very laid back wedding, just how it should be, no stresses or worries just excitment and smiles all round. Emma described her big day as feeling a bit like Christmas day when she was younger – except she knew what her present was, marrying Tom! After the lovely ceremony in Chichester registry office we had a quick stroll round the corner through Priory Park, where I managed to snap a few portrait shots, to Woodies Wine Bar & Brasserie (an old haunt of mine!) – great location for their reception. The restaurant looked amazing and the food was delicious – the fantastic cake was Montezumas’ first ever Wedding Cake – a field they are branching into and I’m sure will be very successful at. I really enjoyed Emma & Tom’s wedding day and capturing their special moments for them and with over 400 shots I’ve managed to whittle it down to my favourite 76! Enjoy…
Being pregnant is such a wonderful and beautiful thing and what better way to celebrate your womb days than having a special photo shoot of you & your bump…? I have to thank Sintija for letting me publish these photos on my blog as I know how personal & precious they are to her and her family. I was so honoured to be their photographer and capture these memories for them….
I do love my hobby job, especially when I get to meet such gorgeous babies as this little one! Fiona and her husband were bought “A Year in the Life of” package from my website as a gift for the birth of their beautiful baby girl. Which is great as it means I get to see her again in 6 months time and around her first birthday too! Then I will put together an album of Mum & Dad’s favourite shots as a momento of their baby’s first year. These few photos were from her newborn photo shoot – I always allow plenty of time for these as usually the little ones dictate how the session will go ~ whether they want feeding or not, cuddles with mum & dad or even to be rocked off to sleep which works just as well for photos as hopefully you will see… I certainly didn’t mind as I got to snap a few shots of the family cats too
If you would like a newborn or family photoshoot please give me a ring to discuss – 01243 587517, I can bring the cute hats and props for baby in a basket shots! Stunning location, wonderful weather (albeit a little chilly!), a beautiful bride and handsome groom – what more could any photographer want?!! Erica & Simon were very laid back and wanted lots of natural shots with just a couple of group ones – just as well as it was so cold standing on the steps outside! I was really taken aback by the location – somewhere I must return to with the family and explore the cove and area further. The castle itself is a dream wedding venue, so magical inside – especially at Christmas time with the 20 ft tree! Everything was perfect and I had so much fun snapping away all day. Thank you for chosing me to photograph your special day Erica & Simon, here’s wishing you many many happy years together. Here are just a few of my favourites from the day – (click on each one to see it larger…)
He he he what a giggle! Louise booked me for a photo shoot with her two best buddies after she met me at her school reunion party. I thought then she was very photogenic and I still think it now. They wanted the “studio look” so I took my new backdrop and lights with me to one of the girl’s homes and they brought their outfit changes and glasses of (pretend!) wine and we had a good couple of hours of mucking about! They had some great ideas to the sort of shots they wanted and I tried a few of my own ideas too. Studio work is all new to me but very enjoyable and I look forward to many more shoots like this and maybe even bringing the backdrop along to weddings and functions in the future!
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