Chrissie and Simon – Cubley Hall wedding photography
The phrase ‘intimate wedding’ gets used an awful lot. I used to think it meant just a small number of people, but the longer I do this job (and I use the term ‘job’ loosely!) the more I realise it’s nothing to do with size. It’s about the people and who you celebrate...
Claridges wedding photography – Jo and Charlotte
It all started with a message from Shelly at Toast of Leeds earlier in the year: "What are you free in June for a wedding in Claridges?" "What? The Claridges in London?" "No, the one in Barnsley!" Though I did actually check to make sure there wasn't one in...
Sam and Jemma – North Yorkshire wedding photography at Taitlands
Being a wedding photographer, you get to speak to a lot of clergy. After getting the logistics out of the way (no, I wouldn't dream of using flash, and of course I'll be discrete) there's usually a discussion about how late the bride will be. After agreeing that 5-10...
Róisín and Stephen – Royal Festival Hall wedding
Let me explain this one from the get go. Róisín and Stephen's wedding was going to be different no matter where or when they had it. So why not get married at the Royal Festival Hall, on a stage, with 20 other couples as part of the Festival of Love. It's very...
The family holiday
I couldn't even tell you how many times we've visited Ilfracombe (though I'm sure I could work it out if I looked back at my photo archive), but we seem to come back every year. Same house, same beaches, same arcade, same rooms, same jokes about visiting Hele, and...
Claire and Matthew – documentary photography at Middleton Lodge
Every so often I go and help out another photographer – to be their backup for the day, to be their second set of eyes and to be in the places that they can't be. And also to fetch lenses, hold lights, carry bags and get drinks.... This particular sunny afternoon, I...
I’m an uncle!
I'm an uncle! (again!) You may remember my brother getting married a couple of years ago. After getting a cat and a dog, they've finally brought a little human into the world. And what a delight he is! We took the boys around to meet him the other day, and to see how...
The black and white moment challenge, or Holidays in mono
Over on Facebook I've been sharing a photo a day as part of a photo challenge I took up on a recent holiday. The idea was to take black and white photos of moments – to get a bit closer to the subject and more involved. To create something that was slightly abstract...
Jess and Ben – Seeing in 2016 with a bang – Deanswater Hotel Wedding photography
Picture the scene. It's just turned 2016. Most people are still picking up the remains of party poppers, putting the Prosecco bottles in the recycling bin and planning which gym membership they're going to use at least twice. Jess and Ben rarely see each other. Due to...
2015, in a nutshell
I'm not entirely sure where 2015 went. I remember it starting – glass of bubbly, party poppers and all that. I remember looking forward to the spring, and the weddings over the year. Then it becomes a bit of a blur. There was a hotel or two, cake, sunsets, dancing,...
Luci and Phil – A Cheshire Marquee wedding
It doesn't get much more relaxed and celebratory than this. Luci and Phil wanted their wedding to be as personal as possible and so put up a marquee in their back garden and invited their closest friends and family around. Their humanist ceremony was held under the...
Print those photos!
As a wedding and portrait photographer I'm always encouraging people to get prints of their photos made. A collection of files on a CD or USB stick, or a folder full of images you downloaded is a good way to store all those wonderful photos. But you can't pick up a...
Hepworth Wakefield styled shoot
So I was invited down to the Hepworth in Wakefield a few weeks ago to photograph a styled shoot along my good friends Shelly and Lynne. Lots of neon acrylic, oranges and flowers were being arranged in and amongst the exhibits. The Hepworth is such an amazing place,...