Matfen Hall wedding photography
Matfen Hall – I remember it well. There’s always something very special about snow on your wedding day. Obviously, snow is pretty special anyway, but when you have crisp white sheets of the cold stuff stretched out in front of you, it’s pretty magical. And when you’re...
Kellie and Rob – horses and champagne
"He's Rob's best man" – a gentleman waved at us from his house and held aloft a bottle of champagne. "And he's a bit of a champagne nut". So that's where the unexpected bottle of bubbly appeared from, and that's how I got a demonstration of how to open a bottle with a...
Gowri and Neil – a London wedding on the bank of the Thames
I've driven through London before, but not quite like that. Trying to get to the ceremony on time whilst weaving through the Sunday traffic is hard enough, but going from North to South London and following a driver who's done this a thousand times before and knows...
Raife – a toddler shoot. Chewing camera straps, fingers and toys…
Meet Raife and his Mummy and Daddy. This little bundle of joy/monkey/cheeky chappy was an absolute pleasure to photograph! He'd just woken up before I'd arrived and was soon bombing around the room playing with anything he could get his hands on. Mainly my lens hood...
Sam and Anna – a sea-side engagement shoot in Flamborough
"I've brought some shorts. And we're definitely going paddling!" enthused Anna as the heavens opened. Apparently the weather at Flamborough on the East coast is usually changeable, so I was holding out hope of blue sky breaking out in the next 10 minutes. Anna grew up...
Adrian and Charlie – an urban engagement shoot in Leeds
Meet Adrian and Charlie. I've know them both for a good few years, so I wasn't *too* surprised when they finally announced they were getting married. OK, possibly a bit surprised at how long Adrian had taken to pop the question... However, I was rather excited to be...
Up north – a family holiday
The simplest family holidays are the best. A beach, playground and a couple of days out. And the changeable British weather of course... Back in April we all went up to Blyth (proper North) for a few days. The beach was beautiful, the days out fun, the evening's...
Neil and Gowri – Rain and sun on Hampstead Heath
We got wet. No where near as wet as we could have, lets just say that it was a good job Gowri brought her umbrella. It was a beautiful afternoon to visit Hampstead Heath for Neil and Gowri's pre-wedding shoot. In my mind I had sun kissed waving grass, the sun setting...
Newmiller Dam – A family photo shoot with bluebells, sunshine and sticks
I think we pretty much lucked out with the weather. Beautiful warm sunshine made for the perfect afternoon to explore around Newmiller Dam near Wakefield. And explore we did - in and out of the trees, playing in the bluebells, jumping in puddles and hunting Gruffalo....
Going to that there London
It was half term, we needed to get the kids out of the house, so we took them down to London village for a few days. And after the Natural History Museum, the Science Museum and the British Museum, we now have fully educated children!
Bex – a studio session at Hallam Mill
Every so often I like to do something a little different, and a photo shoot in a studio is just that. Spending some time in the studio is a nice way of being able to experiment with lighting and looks. Plus, being able to pose someone or set up a scene without having...
We're in print!
Fantastic to see Kerry looking beautiful on the cover of Your Yorkshire Wedding in this issue (Jan/Feb 2014). Kerry and Craig got married in York last year (the blog post is here) - not only is it great to see their photos in a magazine, it's just as good to re-live...
Christmas…
The Christmas post... We spent a few days down in London village, mainly hiding away in Westfield due to the wind and rain. And we missed Winter Wonderland due to said storm. Booo. But then it was Christmas! Tablets, turtles and turkey! And Lego. And wine :) Here are...