Shottle Hall Wedding..

Some friend's of mine (Marcin & Claire) were getting married at Shottle Hall and asked me if I'd be happy to take some photo's for them of their special day. I immediately jumped at the opportunity, not only because there were friends of mine but because I knew they were so in love, it would look beautiful if I could capture this on camera..! The location they chose was the very glam and picturesque Shottle Hall in Ashbourne, set in the gentle rolling landscape on the edge of the Peak District National Park and forming part of the famous and exquisite Chatsworth House Estate. Shottle Hall is a quintessentially English country house offering a stylish blend of traditional elegance in a contemporary setting. The day went swimmingly well from start to finish and photographing it was a complete pleasure. It all ended with the groom whisking the gorgeous elegant bride away in a VW ol' skool camper van for a honeymoon on the road to bonny scotland..! :)

Improvisation is key...

I recieved an email through my site from a lady asking if I'd be able to photograph her extended family, mum and dad and grandkids - 15 people in total . I thought 'yeah that should be no problem'.. Little did I know how 15 people look all in one room..! Lol.. When they all arrived, I had to count them twice over as it seemed like there were more like 30 people, not 15..!

Luckily for me, they were the loveliest family you could meet from the co-operative mum and dad to the very well behaved kids who were a joy to work..! With a little improvisation I got some really good photo's of the whole family on one photo..! Improvisation is key in situations, not only like this but in all of the jobs I do.. It's what makes my job so enjoyable..!

It's bubblin'....

I'm back..!! Sorry for being away peeps, it's been a quite but proactive month for me. I've been working hard to promote the wedding arm of my photography business and also networking with various peeps to establish a circle of reliable and regular clients around me. It's not been as easy as one would think, but a they saying goes, gotta pick myself up, dust myself off and go again..!

The other day I was approached by a lovely woman called Jo and asked to photograph her and her son Alex together in the studio. They were both really reluctant at first, (I don't know but peeps are happy to have their photo taken but when I pull a camera out, they get shy?! Lol)..but then soon relaxed and got into it and we were away..! Alex decided to bring a football with him and if I hadn't have been on guard, my studio would be no longer..!Lol.. Luckily everything went ok and nothing was smashed although it would've been quite funky to take pics of him kicking a ball and smashing glass - Then again health and safety wouldn't have found it so funky..!! Lol..

Up and coming artist.. Watch out for this one..!

Now normally I'd give you (and you'd be well within your right to expect an insight) into this new artist who I did a recent photoshoot with. Unfortunately I can't reveal anything about her as it's top secret due to contractual reasons so you'll have to be content with seeing some pics I took of her..! :) Enjoy..

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Updates!

Wow..!How busy has it been this last month..!

Sorry for being away for so long, as you know I did the charity fashion shoot towards the middle of June, well since then I've been doing photoshoots for an up and coming musician from Derby (watch out for her!), weddings, baby portraits and also finally got round to editing them all too..! Phew..! And it doesn't stop there..! I am now taking bookings for wedding's next year too.. I already have one booked in Jan (indian)and another in May (english) so if your reading this, (and your getting married!), what are you waiting for, get in touch with me now..! I thoroughly enjoyed every second of the last month's shooting, it was a complete pleasure to be a part of so many different types of photography and honestly, with my hand on my heart, I can't choose between them..! The charity fashion shoot was really testing as the venue wasn't the best and the lighting wasn't great either but I had to work with it on the day.. It was loads of fun though as there was the catwalk.. dancers.. singers..bboy's.. a raffle and loads of really nice people there..! I've attached a few photo's for you to see what I've been doing for the past month so feel free to make comments if you like (and don't like..grrr!) and keep you peepers peeled for the next update of my photographic adventures..!! Over and out..