Ask A Bride: Why I Would 100% Recommend An Engagement Shoot
Aimee, aka Marvellous Mrs T, married Craig in September 2018 and I was fortunate enough to have been their photographer. I have always seen the value of an engagement shoot for anyone unsure about having their photos taken at their wedding. For ages I have been thinking about writing an article about the value of […]
How to (not) pose for Natural Wedding Portraits, Pigeon Style
Posing for Natural Wedding Portraits Are you nervous about the prospect of posing for wedding portraits? It is easy to assume that all the people you see looking cool, calm, natural and happy in wedding photos were confident and knew exactly what they were doing. Chances are they didn’t know what they were doing, and […]
I Don’t Use Proper Cameras to Photograph Weddings Anymore
No More ‘Proper’ DSLR Cameras Up until the end of last year I used proper professional cameras for weddings. I had three Nikon DSLRs with fast, expensive, heavy prime lenses. Read about those here: Gear, Tools & Techniques :: How I Approach Wedding Photography in 2018 and here: My Wedding Photography Gear 2017 I had to use […]
Julie and Andy’s Beautifully Calm and Easy Going Wedding
Ah, and relax. My first wedding of 2019 was a real treat. Don’t get me wrong, I love all the hussle of a crazy wedding day. Less than a week after New Year’s Day though it is nice to shift it down a gear and just make the day about relaxing and celebrating marriage. That’s […]
Weddings at The Old Rectory Handsworth :: What To Expect
An Idyllic Wedding Venue in Handsworth? Having photographed quite a few weddings at The Old Rectory in Handsworth, Sheffield, I reckon I’m pretty well placed to give you a unique perspective on what it’s like to have your wedding there. First of all, if you are undecided about whether the Old Rectory is the wedding […]
Winter Wedding @ Whirlowbrook Hall :: Amarise & Mike
A Christmassy Wedding When you get married a few days after Christmas your theme is pretty much set. Come to think about it, I don’t really think Amarise and Mike had a theme as such at all. It really was all about being chilled out, relaxing and enjoying the day. This relaxed attitude ran all […]
My Favourite Wedding Photos of 2018
When your job is photographing people on the happiest day of their life so far, it’s pretty tough to have a bad year. I guess if I didn’t book many weddings, that would be one way. Thankfully 2018 saw me travelling around to plenty of weddings so yes, this was another very good year :-). So before […]
Weddings at Wortley Hall :: What to Expect
Thinking About Getting Married At Wortley Hall? As a wedding photographer based in the Sheffield area I naturally find myself photographing weddings at Wortley Hall quite often. If you’re thinking about getting married at Wortley Hall then you are probably excited about the grounds, or the prestige of the Foundry Dining Room. All the websites, brochures, […]
Beauty and the Beast Themed Wedding :: Jess and Martin
By the time Jess and Martin’s wedding day came around it was like photographing a wedding for old friends. I had first met them at Becky and Jordan’s wedding the previous year. Martin was Jordan’s best man. It seems they were suitably impressed with me at the time so they went on to book me […]
Game of Thrones Themed Wedding :: Beth & Will
Beth & Will’s Game of Thrones Themed Wortley Hall Wedding Fans of Game of Thrones, I want you to start humming the theme song now, just to set the tone. This is a wedding that had been in my diary for over 2 years. I first met with Beth and Will back in June 2016. […]