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18

Hazel and Andy — Windsor and Great Fosters — 14 November 2008

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Its always a moment of slight hesitation.  “Hi, my name is Andy, I’m a photographer and I’m getting married.”  Oh dear, here we go again.  In some ways, shooting the wedding of another wedding photographer is quite easy.  They know the score, the challenges, the rules.  But we’re all a little bit different.  They also generally get a different type of package to the general public…one that includes handing over the files and letting them do all the work.  My only problem is that I feel a significant part of what I do that makes me interesting happens in the second part of the phase…that being at the computer.  I care more about content then composition…emotion more than exposure…candor instead of colour.  As a result I always have to fiddle with a few files.  Just so everyone knows what I saw and the way I saw it.  So…in a break from tradition….in futile quest to ensure that poor Hazel gets to see some of her wedding photographs sooner rather than later (yes, we photographers are the worst at processing our own images) I have created a wee secret slideshow.  To view it you need to have been at the wedding or know the couple.  To access it type the following into your browser:

http://www.shootinghip.com/slideshows/[ANDY'S LAST NAME]

clearly, replace [ANDY'S LAST NAME] with the his last name…

However, for everyone else…here’s a normal blog entry

021 002 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
A full head of hair…

021 003 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
…but only half a face.  Brides go to such extreme lengths!

021 004 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
As Barry Benson Bee would say … “Box Light”

021 005 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Totally Rad(iator)

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Perhaps my most interesting flower shot ever…and for the record, they flowers were there to begin with

021 007 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Case in point…in the original Hazel’s arm is also in the reflection…not any more!

021 001 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
We’re goin’ on a … Autumn Holiday

021 008 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Fare dodgers!

021 009 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
TFL would be so proud

021 010 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
At least someone bought a ticket

021 011 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
The bus lady has to stand there to stop people from hopping on…the fact that Routemaster busses are no longer in service should be a clue.

021 012 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Same to you … pal!

021 013 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
A moment’s silence at the closure of the Brass Rubbing Centre

021 014 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Pre ceremony drinks — YES WE CAN!

021 015 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Push Bar To Open

021 016 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Shooter to the left of me, shooter to the right…here I am, stuck in the middle with you

021 017 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008

021 018 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008

021 019 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
You just know he’s thinking “if I was shooting this wedding….”

021 020 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
HOT (el)

021 021 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Ye Olde Windsor Guildhall Motion Blur Exit Shot — Opus # 4

021 022 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
I’m ‘stuck’ (groan) for words

021 023 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
The lovely Great Fosters Tithe Barn

021 024 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Whilst wondering around I came across this room…from the outside.  I then became that dude out of Die Hard in an attempt to find access to it.  Cha-ching!

021 025 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Andy, whilst being the biggest camera mug of 2008, was able to turn it on like an underwear model at any time

021 026 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008

021 027 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
H&A — remember what I said to you whilst I was lying on the floor

021 028 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Fantastic Frank Sinatra impersonator…English as you like and once the show started as convincing a New York accent as I’ve ever heard

021 029 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Hmmm…can I have a flake with that?

021 030 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Smooth tones…soft served!

021 031 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Frank managed a rare thing…dancing — BEFORE — the dancing

021 032 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Shooting the speeches wasn’t what I would call…easy.  With a 3ft 2in ceiling on hobbits could stand up under there!

021 033 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Speaking of which…meet
Grigory Brandybuck of Buckland

021 034 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Bloody hell…these days, everyone thinks they’re a photographer…although, I suppose with this wedding…they actually were!

021 035 Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008
Guest flash cake shot rim light yummy yummy

Don’t forget the secret slideshow folks…

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pixel Hazel and Andy    Windsor and Great Fosters    14 November 2008

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