Wedding Photography – Never Say Never Again

Wedding Photography – Never Say Never Again

by | Dec 7, 2022 | Wedding Photography

When I decided to devote most of my professional life to photography, I realised that photographers really need to specialise in a particular niche of photography, and get really good at it, rather than just being okay in several areas. As a result I chose not to do weddings – as there are lots of really good wedding photographers already – and I always thought it would be so stressful (e.g. trying to get lots of people herded around in a short space of time etc.) that I wasn’t suited to that branch of photography.

However, when I have been asked by good friends if I will photograph their wedding (or that of their offspring) it’s surprisingly hard to say no.

Almost immediately though, the stress and panic begins to set in! Even though the wedding might be months away, I’m already thinking about what might go wrong and how I can mitigate against it.

Recently a good friend of mine asked me to photograph his daughter’s wedding. He likes my photography (although he is an excellent photographer himself), but the real reason he asked me is because his daughter has had anxiety issues in the past and he felt that having someone known to the bride on her big day might help reduce her own nerves and so allow her to enjoy the day more.

As time marched on, we met so that the bride could tell me what kind of photography she wanted (lots of pictures of her!) and so she could give me a list of the required shots.

A week before the wedding we visited the venue and checked out the best places to shoot the happy couple, and to meet the wedding planner. Some examples of the results below:

 

Black & White

I really like black and white photography – especially of people so I selected a few from this wedding and edited them in black and white too.

Car Photography

Car Photography

by | Sep 21, 2021 | Car Photography, Photography

In my last post (was it really over 12 months ago?) I said that I hadn’t really been interested in sport photography because I wasn’t really interested in sport … (except when it is England playing, and even then it’s restricted to football and rugby). But cars, now that’s a different story. I do like cars. Especially Porsches, and classic cars, and American cars of the fifties – the ones with fins. So I do like to take the odd photo of cars. As with property (which is where I make most of my living) there are techniques and skills that are more specific when taking pictures of cars. And now that I have acquired another Porsche (this will be my third), I have a wiling model. So expect more car pictures. Especially of a certain black 911.
Baseball Photography

Baseball Photography

by | Aug 20, 2020 | Photography, sports photography

I’ve never really been interested in Sports Photography, mainly because I’ve not been interested enough in any particular sport. However, while out walking the dog one day, I noticed that one of our local village hall football pitches (there were two) had been altered to include some high netting and the start of a mound in the middle. The next time we walked there, we saw some people working on the mound. We asked what they were doing and they explained that they were turning it into a baseball pitch – for the Worcester Sorcerers baseball team. Over the next few visits, we saw the pitch transformed and the guys seemed friendly. We asked them if girls could play (as our daughter Ruth was looking for a sport to get into). They told us to send her down one evening when they were practicing. To cut a long story short, she went, and so did we (and so did our other daughter’s boyfriend Jacob). We also went to the first game of the season a few weeks later, which was against Wolverhampton Baseball Club. I had taken my camera and took a few shots. I wandered round behind the netting and took some through it and got some dramatic shots of the pitcher bowling towards the batter. I also noticed that as the batters run round the diamond between the bases, they kick up dust – and that looks pretty dramatic too. In fact, there are lots of things to love about this sport… the outfits are colourful, the action is exciting, the people playing it are really nice, there’s a friendly rivalry between the Midlands clubs, the spirt is new so the teams are pleased and grateful for decent images as they can be used to help promote the sport etc. etc.

So, I’ve now been to two games and taken photos and the teams involved seem to really like them. It’s nice to feel appreciated!

Property Photography

Property Photography

by | May 7, 2019 | Photography, property photography

There are many facets to photography. One area that we are becoming known for, is property photography. We are currently working with several estate agents and also commissioned by private sellers and holiday home owners to photograph properties. Property photography is quite technical and it takes a while to develop the skills to get the shots (and the subsequent editing) right.

To this end we have recently set up Property Image Services as a separate division of our marketing consultancy so that we can concentrate on this area of photography. We have also obtained our PfCO (drone licence) so that we can offer aerial property photography – which is very useful if the property has land attached.