Wedding Video

Recently shot some images for a video production company based in Doncaster. Flicks media are a family run team and a great bunch of guys, producing great work. The images I shot were for use on their website.

Winter weddings

A winter wedding at Waterton park near Wakefield, a lovely frosty morning. I love this type of weather.What a stunning looking wedding venue.

The Nikon D3

Thought I would comment on my new Nikon D3....................wow and wow and wow.
Had my d3 for 3 weeks now and it continues to amaze me, shot 2 weddings and was totally blown away with the image detail, exposure accuracy, low noise level.

Full frame viewing is so nice, pretty much ditched the zooms and shooting fast primes. Thought I would try some daft shots handheld, this one was taken outside waterton park pretty much in pitch black I could vaguely make out the outline of the large tree so that was the focus point. Crazy picture handheld. Even the stars came out. For me its great to be on par with the canon shooters, no longer looking down their noses at us nikon guys.

2008 A new year

Well when I started my blog in 2007 (with high hopes and best intentions) but once the wedding season got fully underway, blog entries went right out of the window. So my new years promise was to be commited to writing regular features and posting fresh images to my blog.

Easter Weekend

Very busy over Easter weekend, with a wedding at The Cutlers Hall in Sheffield, followed by a Sunday wedding out at Holdsworth House Halifax. Both the weddings were great fun, and we all enjoyed spectacular weather. My thanks to Naheed and Ghok for letting me take them around Sheffield city centre for a great photo shoot, the peace gardens resembled Blackpool, with kids running around playing in the fountains. Cutlers Hall is a fantastic venue, with splendid chandeliers and a grand staircase. Sunday was an early start for me, as I had to travel over to Halifax to shoot the Bridal preparations. Holdsworth House is a lovely venue sat in the middle of the pennines on the outskirts of Halifax, with its fine country interior and wonderful gardens. Again the weather was brilliant, a bit chillier than saturday due to a freshening wind, but Jennifer and Andrew enjoyed some wonderful sunshine as the wedding party enjoyed their drinks in the gardens. Thanks to both of them for being fun and for a wonderful day.

Wood Hall Wedding

Had a fantastic day up at Wood hall near Wetherby, the place is sumptous. Lee and Sarah were the couple tying the knot, and were absolute stars throughout the day. Sarah gave Lee a terrific wedding day present, really was something for the weekend sir!!! Who would turn down an Aston Martin vanquish, certainly looked the part, and sounded awesome. Anyone wishing to get married in a country house with a modern twist, should have a look at this venue. The weather held up nicely, chilly but bearable, and no rain !! Took along my big bad boy lens a 300 mm f2.8 and managed shoot a nice sequence of Sarah's garter falling down as she was walking. All in all a great day. Hope the Brighton boys behaved?

My style of photography

I am often asked this question, I guess the truth is I dont have a style as such, I have my own ideas on what images I want to shoot at a wedding. I like shooting in a documentary fashion, with plenty of " as it happens images", I like to find different angles and light to change the ordinary into the beautiful, I also shoot some formal pictures of the bridal parties, as weddings are about getting the family together. Its all about having some fun, and keeping my clients at ease, and making sure you fit into their day, not dominating it.