I know Ailish’s parents through the wedding world and this shoot was a present from them for finisher her exams. We spent three hours trekking around the Cambridgshire countryside exploring various areas that I pass when I go running. Ailish wanted some very natural shots and we decided to keep a more country feel to the session with the odd urban background for contrast.
I had my work cut out on Friday when I photographed the Bradford family and had to try and keep up with young Charlie who was a real live wire. We decided to hold the shoot in Priory Park near St Neots as there is a great play area for the children to play in a plenty of space for them to run around. I would say this shoot was the most challenging of the year so far, but we got some great natural shots of the children having fun and I’m sure mum and dad will love them.
They say don’t photograph babies and animals but I seem to relish the challenge and get some great results. This morning I was lucky enough to have a great shoot with baby Lowri and proud parents Rachel and John. Lowri was so much fun to photograph, but kept me on my toes a she crawled around the garden and local fields. You can tell a young child or adult were to stand for the best light, but a baby determined to explore everything around her doesn’t care were the perfect light is. As soon as I saw the little bird bath, I knew I had to utilise it even though I was aware we would all get wet.
I have just returned from a cool lifestyle shoot with the Molly and William and what fun we had. Why people say never photograph children I’ll never know, because I find it so rewarding when you view your shots and see their happy smiley faces, memories that mum and dad will cherish forever.
After a hectic few days following a press photographer around London it was nice to get back to what I enjoy, wedding photography. Todays pre wedding shoot of Vicky and Paul was at the venue they have chosen for their big day, Swynford Paddocks near Newmarket. We were due some snow which luckily never materialised as Vicky really hates the cold and we got some great shots of the couple having some fun around the grounds Swynford.
I had the pleasure of shooting the pre wedding session of Nicola and Daniel at my studio in Fenstanton this morning. The weather was consistent yet again and we had to contend with both snow showers and the cold, but the smiles and laughter never stopped and the couple seemed to enjoy themselves. There are some great locations around the studio and both Nicola and Daniel really got in to the shoot and the urban feel we introduced. They are getting married in March at the Old Bridge Hotel, Huntingdon, a great wedding venue on the edge of the Great Ouse.
I met Flora in St Ives on Wednesday to shoot some shots for her letting agency business in Cambridge. After getting the images she required the shoot then developed in to a mini lifestyle session. It was a very cold day and Flora seemed to cope well with my one more shot routine.
This was one of the coldest shoots I have done for several years. The temperature was hovering around -2 degrees and after twenty minutes outside, you could really feel the cold. However, the Morris family didn’t let the cold weather and snow stop them from having some fun and the shots really have a wintery feel. We chose Brampton Woods near Huntingdon for the location of the shoot, a perfect background at this time of the year.
Today I dodged the weather to shoot the Cockshot family portrait at Brampton Mill near Huntingdon, Cambridgshire. There was no chance of putting this portrait off as one of the family members had flown in from Canada and this was the only date available. With constant showers we had to keep seeking shelter under umbrellas and a railway viaduct which provided a great background for some of the images.
