Archive for October, 2009
Tithe Barn Wedding Photographer – Roz and Joe
Posted by: | CommentsGetting a sense of Deja Vu? I am.
I’m rushing to get this out. I’m on Daddy Duty tomorrow. Nicola is away with her sister and mum at something called a Spa? Never heard of it myself, but apparently its rather fun. Moving swiftly along.
Roz and Joe’s wedding at Tithe Barn (one of 7 or 8 this year) has convinced me that I owe it to my future Tithe Barn-ians to offer up some sound advice in how to make the barn look a) fantastic and b) wonderful for photographs. I wouldn’t do it other venues but one of the USP’s of TB is that in a lot of ways its a blank canvas. Get out the wrong paint and you could be in trouble. I hasten to point out there is no real wrong way…just ways that work better for dragging the best images out of the barn. So if you are a client (and if you’re not, why, and no, its only available to my exclusive club…we even have a Nectar-esque type point scheme, so don’t ask) get in touch.
EDITED SINCE I PUBLISHED…PLEASE READ. You know when you wake up and you think about what you said and realise “holy cow, that could be taken the wrong way”! So I’m going to rephrase the first sentence to the last paragraph:
“Roz and Joe’s wedding at Tithe Barn (one of 7 or 8 this year) has convinced me that I owe it to my future Tithe Barn-ians to offer up some sound advice in how to make the barn look a) fantastic and b) wonderful for photographs. Mainly because after seeing what they did and relating this to all of my other experiences they got it SPOT ON!”
So what I saying was “great setup, let’s make sure everyone else knows”. End of grovelling (but for the record, no one mentioned it, I just didn’t like it when I re-read it.
Roz 1.5
Oh what fun it is to play with different white balances…Hey!
You’re two tents…no I’m a frayed knot…wait, that’s the punch line to two different jokes
Loo…light up my life
Ought-um
I like it…so there!
Some think he was saying ‘hi’. I think he was saying “only 5 minutes late?”
I’ve decided to stand in a slightly different place at TB…and I’m glad I did
Big Barn Farm — Where’s Petal?
Mildly pleased
Something a bit different…driving off from a civil ceremony where everything is in the same venue. Don’t worry, they came back 10 minutes later.
Here come the girls — just thought I show something a bit more normal (but nice)
Top table, left wall = Rob rubs his hands together
..and his black and white cat
If it wasn’t enough he made the gesture, he had to point to it as well
Available to Roz as a wallet sized image…just in case she ever wonders “keep or dump”
A new door
Blue Oyster Cult
Some people take the whole Best Man’s speech timing game a little too seriously
Not quite the set of ‘Every Breath you Take’ but darn close
Biscuits
Sil-ho-ette
OK…I know I did it last week too…but I really liked it and I reckon I’m 2 for 2
The Magnificent, The Unkempt, The Boy Wonder….A few pictures from Darren!
Let’s face it…its why we’re all here
Great natural shot of Joe
Composition…I taught him everything I know :)
Darren is the master of guest images
First she sticks her tongue out…(wait for it)….
…then she goes all…well, I don’t really have any words to describe what she’s doing (far right, background, slightly out of focus)
Joe uses Something About Mary hair gel — if the rumours are true
This is a CRACKER!
Tithe Barn Wedding Photography – Roz and Joe – Just One
Posted by: | CommentsI really did debate on this one…but in the end it was a grabbed moment and it works for me.
Riding Without Sterilisers
Posted by: | CommentsYes…its true…my son is amazing. At the weekend we got out his bike again. We had taken the stabilisers off a few months ago. It lead to some interesting results. Since then we got him a scooter in an attempt to speed up the walk to sch0ol. It would appear that the net effect of learning to ‘scoot’ was also the ability to ride one’s bike. I suppose the balancing rubbed off. On completing a full lap of a local tennis court Evan proudly announced that he was now able to ride his bike “without sterilisers”.
“I can’t even eat a mango in peace!”
Wow…it smiles
Gimme three steps
Not the best light for bath pics
Holly Cousteau
Tude…
Tithe Barn Wedding Photography – Maria and Andy
Posted by: | CommentsBack to Tithe Barn for the first of my trio of October TB weddings — oh dear, that sounds so medical. Maria and Andy are two image savvy clients who entrusted me…as well as Darren…to photograph their wedding. They also added in two of my favourite videographers in Sylvia and Niels from Ever After Videos. So not only was it an easy day in that I was let loose to shot what I needed to shoot but I was also in great company. I don’t have much to say mostly because I have to get this done ASAP…in fact, I won’t even be able to upload any of Darren’s handywork…its been a very busy day. So let me just get on with the show.
New at Boots…Pedi-Fresh, regular and pump
Through the hatch
10 bonus points if you can guess where this was taken…if you get it right you’re HOT!
She went to bed with a big smile…sadly it just wouldn’t go away!
Phwoa..what a honey.
I”m sensing a toilet theme
You would be right to assume they are all googling at me…but in this case it was actually the bride
TBH, I never knew what it looked like from this direction
Nervous a word you could use…if its the only word you want to use I suggest you repeat it about 163 times to get to the full level of nervousness that she was feeling
We’re backing down to 83 on the nervometer
Nerv-con 1
Partly cloudy with a chance of bubbles
My token TB shot
3′s a crowd
A most unusual suspect
Leaves you wondering (get it?)
Take it or ***** it
LaFleur
Objects in camera are larger than they appear
Self tickling syndrome is a something we should all take more seriously
CLS I love you!
Sir-eel
Meet Niels and Sylvia from Ever After!
This is, in fact, a entire table doing The Time Warp (again)
No light…2500 iso…go figure
Tom Boy my ar*e
How to Pull … Diagram 1b
Boom, boom, shake, shake the room
Walks like an Egyptian
Actually, before I disappear I do have to mention the band…and this is in now way mean to disrespect all those other bands I’ve seen in the past. But Maria and Andy had, by far, the absolute BEST party band ever. Nothing I have ever seen has ever come close. They had some much energy, the music was outstanding and dancing…well, you just had to. There is no way any guest could sit down and ignore this lot. I would love to see them every week. If you’re interested they are called MadHen.
Bury Court Barn Wedding Photography – Georgina and Jon
Posted by: | CommentsIt was great to get back to Bury Court Barn. Since I was last there the leaves have started to turn and there’s a bit of a chill in the air. But this and the wet weather did little to dampen the spirits of the family and friends of Gee and Jon. I was happy to be back…and speaking of being back its all a little weird. A year ago I shot a wedding at Bury Court Barn. The church was in Rowledge and the prep was at Groomes. A year later I return for a wedding at Bury Court Barn, a ceremony at the same church in Rowledge and prep at Groomes. Georgina’s surname is Howard. I also shot a wedding of a Georgina and Howard at Bury Court Barn last December. These coincidences…can they be dismissed? Who knows.
Whilst we’re talking about suppliers…you must know that Groomes is one of the finest country houses around. Great location and wonderful people!
The forgotten character from Monsters Inc
Even with this graphical illustration, its unlikely that brides nationwide will ever really understand the offside rule
A belt? On a wedding dress? Well Mr…it was magic…a great idea (and her dress had pockets as well…clearly designed by a man!)
Rubadubdub
Hey..go figure…its my JUST ONE
Talking head
Wedding Twister
The devil is surely in HERE!
Lured in by the promise of free beer, the two at the front were still blissfully unaware as to the fate that awaited them in only a few short minutes
Pete (aka the car guy as well as the owner of Groomes — the location of the bridal prep) thinks he’s pulled…
Dude…where’s the beer?
Awww..bless…Jon’s son goes Bridesmaid Commando and sorts out Gee’s dress
Most people don’t know this, but they did meet at Wacky Faces master class at the National Circus Museum
Another guest falls victim to the handshake buzzer
I suppose if all the London buses are on the Hants/Surrey border its no wonder they only come along now and then
The beautiful and elegant work of Suzannah from Tiger Rose
Yes, as a matter of fact, I WAS raised in a barn
Fair play to Gee…not many Bride’s would faithfully execute the request “could you please sit on the floor”
Mood-E
Not everyone appreciated the Rocky Mountain Oyster starter
I suddenly got the feeling that Mafia Wars wasn’t just a Facebook phenomenon
Executing faithfully the proverb wispered to me by the Dali Lama in which he said “he who sits in good light, gets ones photo taken” — exactly what he was doing in the queue at the Wild Bean Cafe at the Petersfield services is beyond me
No…really…me and the Lama are tight! Skeptics!
Croissant (faithful readers will realise I’m running out of euphamisms for toast — not that toast is offensive…unless of course its got Marmite on it!)
Fair do’s to this chap. When Joshua decided he couldn’t read the mini speech he wrote for his Dad and Gee, this fella stepped up to the plate. Unfortunately he too began to crack. Was it the sensitive words written by the 6 year old scribe or perhaps the sudden realisation you get when you realise you are speaking in front of 115 people and you are only 9 years old.. you make the call.
In the end, Gee read it along with a little help from Joshua
Best Man — time for a Powerpoint presentation
beef/cake
It all started rather peculiarly
Hampshire Wedding Photos – Maria and Andy – Just One
Posted by: | CommentsI wasn’t sure I could get to the Just One today. But I was desperate to put something up for the lovely Maria (Andy is no slouch either BTW). Anywho, I picked a rather different Just One. Normally its something quirky or different to the norm. Today its just different to my norm. Why? Well, Maria admits she’s not a girlie girl. She never wears make up and even used the words ‘tom boy’ to describe herself to me. The fact that she wore a dress with detail came as a surprise to Andy. So to see her here, in this shot, living it up from the pages of Vogue was something very different for her. Can I say one thing…if this is what being a tom boy and a non-girlie girl looks like please desert me on their island!
