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Evelyne and Me :) Photos by Emma Case

10th May 2010 · 8 Comments

Today is my birthday

So, I thought it fitting that I post some photos featuring myself & Evelyne taken recently by the amazingly talented and lovely Emma Case.

Working as photographers, we get to meet, and often befriend, some of the best photographers in the industry, and Emma is one of them. She’s making a real name for herself as a wedding and portrait photographer in Birmingham (and beyond) and was kind enough to do a shoot for us in London a few weeks ago.

We love the results and Emma was good enough to let me post the results here. Check out Emma’s website for more cool pics…

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A Rainy Day Family Session… to be continued..

24th January 2010 · No Comments

So… what do you do when, as you’re driving towards somebody’s home for a family shoot, the clouds move in, the sky darkens and the rain starts?!

You improvise.

I’ve photographed Nancy & Mark and their little boy before but now they have a new member of the family and wanted some new family portraits. We planned on doing these in Sutton Park but, alas, it wasn’t meant to be. We’re rescheduling that for another day.

We did manage to get a few good images from the session but it was obvious that we were limited thanks to the miserable weather and lack of natural light.

Hopefully, next time the weather will be a little more on our side…

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Brett Harkness & Damien Lovegrove – Photography Courses

8th January 2010 · 6 Comments

Every now and then it’s good to seek inspiration from photographers we admire and go and get learned.

Recently I attended two one-day workshops with photographers Brett Harkness and Damien Lovegrove. Both were great and gave me some new ideas on creative ways to use flash on location.

Here are a few images I came back with…

Firstly, from Brett’s workshop.

and a few from the day with Damien (including the image at the top of this post)…

Big thanks to Brett, Kristie and Damien for their generous sharing of knowledge. Both workshops were great fun and totally inspiring.

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Emma & Wayne – Engagement Shoot

8th December 2009 · No Comments

Originally we had planned to do Emma & Wayne’s E-shoot in Sutton Park, a great location near to their home. On the day, however, Wayne suggested using an abandoned farmhouse that someone he knew had just purchased. Errrr… yeah! Sounds more like my kinda place

We dodged showers, suspicious teenagers and the possibility of a roof collapsing on us and came home with some pretty cool photos. Here are just a few…

Their wedding will be our first of 2010 – On January 2nd! It’s at New Hall too which we love. Not a bad way to start what’s already looking like a busy year (we have 25 weddings booked so far).

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Rebekah – Superstar DJ

10th October 2009 · 7 Comments

Rebekah is not only gorgeous, she’s also an amazing DJ who travels the world spinning tunes.

She’s also the loveliest person you could meet and, I’m glad to say, a good friend.

Recently she asked me to do a photo shoot, as she was in need of some new, and different, images for promotional purposes. I was more than happy to help. Here are my faves from our session together…

Check out Rebekah’s MySpace page HERE

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Purdeep & Beney – Asian Wedding Photography

15th September 2009 · 5 Comments

A few weeks ago my glamorous assistant Anna & I were lucky enough to shoot a fantastic Sikh wedding south of London at Addington Palace.

Purdeep & Beney (you may recognise them from their engagement shoot in Brighton) booked us despite some people suggesting that only an Asian Wedding Photographer would truly understand the traditions and ceremonies involved in a Sikh wedding. I can understand this view point but, for me, I love shooting Asian weddings and, with all the colour, decor and amazing outfits, there’s so much to photograph. Purdeep & Beney have hundreds of final images to choose from and getting it down to a number to post on this blog was tricky. But here are just a selection of images from an amazing day… (there’s still alot!)

As an ex-club DJ myself I can tell you these guys knew what they were doing behind the decks and they had the floor jumping!

The rings…

Time to escape with the couple for some portraits…

After that it was off back to Purdeep’s parents’ house where Beney had to bribe his way past the girls to see his new wife

And then an emotional send off…

Thanks a lot to Anna for making the trip down to London with me for the wedding. It was worth it for sure. An amazing (and HUGE) wedding with a great group of people. We loved every minute and look forward to creating a wedding album to die for for Purdeep & Beney

Congratulations guys!

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Pete & Glen – New Hall, Sutton Coldfield Wedding

7th September 2009 · 11 Comments

It seems like years since Pete & Glen booked us for their wedding! Regular readers may remember their engagement shoot in Bradgate Park. But any wedding at New Hall in Sutton Coldfield is always an event worth waiting for and this was no exception.

An intimate wedding where their two kids played a major part and the attention to detail and colour was beautiful. Glen looked amazing in her dress and Pete brought his own style to the proceedings by turning up in his cab from his trucking job. Love it!

So cute!

A lovely moment with mom and daughter..

Ready to get married…

Table set for a groom who’s used to being on the road

Time for speeches..

Love this portrait of Glen

Only one wedding ring this time so we did something a bit different for the ring shot…

The family

Another great wedding in a spectacular venue. We wish Pete & Glen all the luck in the world for their future together. It’s going to be a very colourful wedding album (note – no black & white photos).

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Copious – Band Photography Shoot

31st August 2009 · No Comments

There are plenty of great unsigned bands in Birmingham and I recently ran into Larkin, frontman with Copious, and we talked about doing a shoot some time as they really needed some decent band portraits. So, one Friday evening we met up at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth and spent about half an hour getting photos inside the venue and around the surrounding backstreets. Here are a few we came back with…

Later that night the band headlined the Rainbow and asked me to come along and get some live photos too…

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Alvin’s Graduation Shoot – Birmingham University

1st August 2009 · 4 Comments

A few weeks ago we had an enquiry from Alvin who was looking for somebody to take some photos of him and some friends and family when he graduated from the University of Birmingham. We had only done one graduation shoot before but I was keen to do this one particularly as Alvin mentioned he liked my style of photography. That means he knows I may do more than the traditional shots that all the other photographers were doing that day. We took a bunch of family portraits using the university’s amazing architecture but it wasn’t long before I was looking for different angles and backgrounds to mix things up a bit.

Here are a few images we came back with…

We had to really didn’t we…?

Thanks to Alvin and Wilken for being so easy to work with. Congratulations and good luck with your chosen careers.

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The Importance of Family (Photos)

30th July 2009 · 2 Comments

I’m not sure I’ve ever written a post all about another photographer’s blog before. But this is no ordinary blog post I’m talking about…

There are quite a few photographers whose blogs I check occasionally. There are about 6 or 7 I read every few days. One of those is Amelia Lyon. Over the past couple of years Amelia’s photography has inspired and amazed me. She has a way of creating images which truly capture something about a person’s character and their relationship with those around them. Her wedding photography is outstanding and the pictures she posts of her kids are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

This week she posted about her Dad who passed away on the 19th of July. The post is just beautifully written and if it doesn’t move you I can only assume you are made of wood! It’s a brave and honest post which not only tells the reader so much about Amelia and her father but will undoubtedly make you think deeply about your own family. It also perfectly demonstrates the power and importance of family photos. It doesn’t matter if those photos are taken with an SLR or a mobile phone, all that matters is that we preserve those moments we share with those that matter the most to us.

So, I hope that you’ll take a few minutes from your day to read Amelia’s blog post about her Dad and maybe take a few more photos of your family this weekend. I also want to thank Amelia for sharing her beautiful images.

READ AMELIA’S BLOG HERE

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