So you may have noticed that this blog has been a little bit quiet this year (by comparison with my usual contributions), it's not that I don't have anything to talk about, or that I'm not busy with my photography, in fact the photography business is going really well (thanks to all of you who are booking me and making enquiries all the time). You
I have photographed weddings around the Horsham area now for over 10 years, and one of the venues of old (what used to be Manning Heath Hotel) had been relatively low down on my list of favourite places to photograph a wedding. This was mainly because it was a bit dark, with small rooms, tired decor and in need of a lot of work to
There's something special about having your wedding in the South Downs National Park. It's an area of outstanding natural beauty just south of Horsham (where I'm fortunate enough to be based) and spreads from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex. I must admit though that when I was first asked to photograph this wedding and the couple gave their reception venue as 'The village
It's been a little while since I've blogged about a maternity shoot but it's always such a privilege to be able to photograph an expectant mum. With all the excitement and anticipation of their imminent arrival, it's just a fantastic time of life to capture beautiful memories. Here are a few photos from a maternity photo shoot I did last week. This soon to be
One of my favourite local wedding venues combined with the most beautiful couple (Lexy and Phil) in the autumn, last year. With their Terry Pratchett themed wedding there was definitely a slightly otherworldly feel to the whole day. Lexy got ready in the Ghyl Cottage (a small self contained cottage belonging to the hotel next door) whilst the groomsmen finished off the final preparations in
When someone asks you to photograph a make-over studio photo shoot for them you know that the bar has been set high. The standard of photography and re-touching required for a beauty/fashion shoot is different from a family photo shoot for the simple reason being that the focus is primarily on one person and that person has to look absolutely fantastic! Of course I agreed
I love nothing more than photographing something out of the ordinary, and an Indian wedding matches that description down to a T. So when Vaihari and Ranjith got in touch to ask me to shoot the UK part of their wedding (with the main wedding celebrations taking place in Switzerland latter on in the month) I couldn't wait. Ranjith, Vaihari and their family members were
A cake smash is a family affair. When you book a cake smash in the studio, technically the cake and smashing that cake is reserved for the birthday baby, isn't it? Bah humbug...rules like that are there to be broken, bring your siblings, bring your parents, and hey why not even bring your friends and everyone can get stuck in, after all you can't smash
Portrait photos for a Bulldog. When I was called and asked if I'd be happy to capture a single portrait of a British bulldog, I was a bit perplexed as I am slightly better geared up to photographing families and groups of people, but the customer insisted that he wanted a portrait style photo of his pet pooch. Knowing the old moto "never work with
One of my favourite aspects of being a photographer is being a part of people's lives and capturing their happiest moments for them to treasure forever. Those moments become all the more special as customers come back time and again to show off their growing families, and I get to see their little ones growing up and capture the exciting new chapters in their little
