BROWN WEDDING

Last weekend I had the privilege to photograph the wedding of Daryl and Victoria Brown at the lovely Barton Grange Hotel. The bride was dressed in a beautiful vintage lace dress with a rose and half head veil, the groom and others in the bridal party wore hand made floral pins..it was all so sweet!

These images were taken on my new PEN camera as I thought it would be a great opportunity to test it out in all circumstances. I love the end results but still trust my 'big' camera to do the job properly.

St.Marys

Recently I have been shooting various weddings around the Stockport area. This church in particular was so beautiful inside and outside, this window especially being a main feature.
Although I have cropped in tightly to the window panes the overall structure was huge and towered over the car park on the approach to the wedding.
I haven't done any post processing except to lighten the overall tones as it was an overcast day when it was shot.

Motram Hall

Wedding season is still upon us and this weekend it was Motram Hall near Presbury in Cheshire. It was a beautiful setting and the bride and groom were just as perfect!
The weather held out for some fun shots on the green at the back of the hall and we were all pleased with the outcome.

Here are two from the wedding..more on my website!

Iphone May

  Iphone. May.Enjoy!

Church Wedding

Church weddings are always special and when you are in one so grand as this it is hard not to feel the love. As a partner in shooting the wedding I am able to get shots that others may miss being at the front where the action is happening. Being able to capture what no one else is seeing is really special and interesting to me. The bride and groom will get a vantage point they won't have thought of along with the shots that they asked for.

Gown

As it is the count down to the Royal 'big day' I am looking through some of my wedding photos and thought it best to get into the spirit by blogging this shot.
I think that the soft tones and retro feel to it is something I am drawn to. Picking out detail is the easy part but alway makes the image more interesting with the shallow depth of filed I am always shooting.

Next blogg will be of Royal Wedding Fever that has taken hold of the nation...

Childs Play

I was shooting a wedding over the weekend on Manchester and during the evening I managed to photograph a child in mid dance...and I love it!
The little girl was full of energy and smiles running around the dance floor. She came close and I was able to shoot in mid jump, creating this lovely movement in he hair and dress.

I toned it down in Photoshop and also muted the colours. What do you think?

Dinners Served

Following on from yesterdays wedding theme I decided to add this image to the blog to demonstrate another romantic style shot. I used the same layers of colour balance and also saturation to get the effect the same as the first one.
I love the way the light catches on the glasses giving you a fragile dimension to the shot and also the soft focus adding to its romantic features.

I purposefully used a shallow depth of field as I wanted to single out the centre of the table where the bride/groom sit. This also gives the shot an even amount of blur/focus areas.

Retro Wedding

I have always been excited with the outcome of images taken with 'crappy cameras' - plastic point and shoots.
When shooting at a wedding this form of photography probably wouldn't be acceptable but with the help of photoshop I am able to get this effect almost instantly.
I love the dreamy feel it give the image and I am going to apply this to a few images to build up a romantic feel to some of the shots.

Doidge Wedding!

Love this shot taken yesterday at sunny Mains Hall for the beautiful Doidge wedding! Congratulations again!