Monday, 8th June 2009
Last weekend I was given the opportunity to second-shoot for wedding photographer Mandy Charlton; a fellow member of The [B] School. The wedding took place at the beautiful country house hotel, Horton Grange, in Northumberland. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day, and we were made to feel like guests by Holly and Craig and their lovely families.
This was only my second time shooting a wedding, and it was a great learning experience. Many thanks to Mandy for letting me tag along. Here are some of my favourite images from the day…
A bit of entertainment for the kids during the signing of the register…
…and a moment to pose too
There was lots of fun for the kids during the day. They were all so well behaved and great fun!
The newly married couple sit back and relax with friends…
How cute is this little girl?
Friday, 1st May 2009
My wife, Lynsey and I wanted some maternity shots before the birth of our first baby. We’ll probably do another shoot nearer the birth date, but we wanted to try one now in case we left it too late! 
All of these shots, except the last one, were taken with one strobe to the left of camera at various heights. I set up a black muslin behind and over our bed to give Lynsey a comfortable place to pose. Here are the results of my first attempt at maternity photography:
Thursday, 30th April 2009
Yesterday was the first UK [b] School get together. In case you don’t know what the [b] School is about; it’s a social networking site for professional and aspiring photographers (you can read more about it here).
Eight of us met at The Brooklands hotel in Barnsley conveniently situated just off the M1. It was a real pleasure to meet such a friendly and enthusiastic group of people and to get to know each other, talk about the industry and discuss how we can help each other. Perhaps unsurprisingly we all share a similar philosophy when it comes to our business and networking with other photographers – much of this is thanks to the [b] school, which brought us together and instilled such a good ethos.
We had a really good chat and started to devise a plan for the next meet-up in Blackpool, which will probably be in October. Rebecca, Pete, Laura and I brought some sample albums for people to look at – this was helpful for those looking for alternative album suppliers. A group photograph outside followed lunch and the end of a great first meet-up. I can’t wait for the next one, and I hope many more members can make it too!
Here are a few photographs I took:
Rebecca (left) shows us some of her sample albums. Also in the photo: Laura, Peter, Susie, Stuart and Stewart (from left to right)
Stuart James:
Stewart has a look through the sample album I made from Andrea and Ron’s Wedding. I really appreciate the supportive comments from everyone!
Hayley buys Stewart a beer - don’t worry Stewart, we’ll be joining in with the beer drinking at Blackpool when we don’t have to drive!
