Jessica & Kady

A few shots from my recent shoot with Jessica & Kady.

Again, I was very lucky as they were both so good. Kady at just 5 weeks, was mesmerised by the lights and Jessica couldn't wait to have her photograph taken!

Stefanie & Charlotte: Model Shoot

Further to the preview post, here are some more shots from my shoot with Stefanie & Charlotte.

Stafanie works as a model and the shoot was primarily for her portfolio. She brought her friend Charlotte with her as she was interested to know about shoots and have a go herself.

Both Stefanie & Charlotte were easy to work with, both really friendly and good fun.

It was quite interesting to work with two models on one shoot too, as I haven't had this experience before on a portfolio shoot.

Stef knew exactly what she was doing - she didn't need any instruction at all and Charlotte was quite resourceful and improvised as well as listening and asking for advice.

They both worked really well together on all levels making the shoot a really good experience.

Despite Charlotte having no previous experience modeling, her confidence built very quickly and it was obvious that she was enjoying the shoot - even with an audience at times as we were shooting in a public location!

More images from the shoot can be seen on my flickr page here; Flickr

Stefanie & Charlotte (Preview)

Last week I had a shoot with Stefanie & Charlotte.

This was the first time that I have shot with two models in one sitting, so I wasn't quite sure what to expect...

But the shoot went really well, apart from a location issue.

In the end, we used a woodland, the canal locks and a folly so there was plenty of variety in both surroundings and themes.

More shots to follow soon...

Tom & Charity's Wedding

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Tom and Charity's wedding in Leeds.

It was a beautiful day and the weather held out nicely.

Its lovely to see different weddings and Tom and Charity's was very different from any other that I have photographed so far.

They had combined the traditional with the modern extremely well.

The wedding took place in a beautiful, traditional church with stunning arches and Mouseman carved woodwork.

Instead of a traditional white wedding dress, Charity wore a beautiful dusty gold dress with a contemporary feel - she looked stunning.

The reception was held at their home, and there were so many details to capture, even personal messages on the decorations.

The buffet was Thai themed and the wedding cake was a cupcake tower.

I loved the strawberries, their little chocolate jackets must have taken the caterers ages!

Devon

Last week, we headed down to Devon. It was nice to get away for a few days and spend some time in the countryside as well as by the coast.

We spent a day sailing, down the river Dart from Totnes and round to Start Point (by Hallsands, where the village fell into the sea during a storm in 1917). Well, when I say sailing... it was more motoring as there wasn't enough wind to keep any of the sails up!

Obviously, I made time for a bit of photography and I even managed a sunrise at the Daymark by Kingswear.

The Daymark was built in 1864 as a navigational aid for ships entering Dartmouth (as the bay is fairly hidden amongst the cliffs). It stands 25 meters high and is owned and maintained by the Dart Harbour Commission.

We also visited Sharpham Vinyard (very nice wine) and there were some beautiful views of the River Dart leading up to Totnes.

Although it is nice to be home, I have to say that I really didn't miss the terraced houses looming over us and I still can't wait to move out of the city!

Katie & Peter's Wedding

Here are a few photographs from Katie & Peter's Wedding in Elslack, on the edge of Skipton.

Their wedding day was lovely (apart from the rain), but as the wedding was all in one location, this wasn't too much of a problem and there was plenty of space for group shots indoors.

The wedding cake was brilliant - decorated with dolly mixtures and this made a lovely change.

It also really suited Katie's bubbly personality!

A splash of colour...

Its been so dark and dismal lately with all of this rain, I thought that it was time for a splash of colour!

I feel a bit happier now :)