Evan and Holly’s Dad’s Blog

Hi and welcome to my blog. Filled with images from my recent weddings, engagement shoots, portrait sessions and corporate work. Most importantly its a window into my world...a world where family takes an upper hand and I have the images to prove it. Hopefully you'll take a few minutes to browse and once addicted set the blog as a bookmark. If you have any comments please feel free to add them or just get in touch.

For The Record: The images that I put on the blog from recent weddings may not always be the best or even ones you might expect. They are things that I saw, that I like that I want to share. Sometimes they are part of a quirky story or show a tender or ironic side to a wedding.

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Number one…I’ve yet to see an English mountain and number two this has nothing to do with England and everything to do with Jerusalem.  As in Israel.  During our trip to shoot Emma and Effi’s Tel Aviv wedding Nicola and I took a day to travel out to Jerusalem to see the Holy City.  In some ways its like nothing you’ve seen before.  So much history and meaning.  Walking in places that, until then, were only the places talked about to you.  To see them in the flesh is breathaking.  Of course they are literally thousands of visitors to the Old City.  Jews, Christians, Catholics, Orthodox (Greek, Russian, Armenian) and probably a few Atheists in there as well.  So in other ways it feels like a full blown tourist attraction.  No sign of mouse ears or blokes dressed up in character suits thankfully.  We did a blitz tour.  3 1/2 hours, just us and a tour guide.  We went with the expectation of taking the free tour and ended up on a private tour burning through £70.  The odds are it was totally worth it.  That’s what I keep telling myself.   He knew his stuff, spoke 5 languages (even American) and knew when enough was enough.

I’ve never been a travel photographer.  But here are a few things (more later in the week) that I captured.

holiday photos 508 Walk Upon Englands Mountain Green   Pt 1

holiday photos 509 Walk Upon Englands Mountain Green   Pt 1

holiday photos 510 Walk Upon Englands Mountain Green   Pt 1

holiday photos 511 Walk Upon Englands Mountain Green   Pt 1The Wailing Wall (or Western Wall)

holiday photos 512 Walk Upon Englands Mountain Green   Pt 1

The structure bottom right is Jesus’ tomb where he was laid after being crucified.  I couldn’t understand this as I was always taught that he was placed in a tomb, a rock rolled in front.  This tomb was in the side of hill or rock face.  It was explained to me by the guide that Jerusalem has been destroyed several times and each time things were built on top of other things.  Hence the placement.

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Apr
21

Inspiration to Weary Travellers

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I know this whole Volcano thing is no laughing matter…I have a friend stuck across the pond…he’s had to give up two weddings and spend a fortune to get back and he hasn’t even stepped on the plane home yet.  But if this message finds you weary and down I hope that the following remind of what you have to come home to will perk you up.  A bit of Blighty…a wonderful place to be!

back to blighty Inspiration to Weary TravellersHome!!!

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Mar
16

Man of God Revisited

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I completed part 2 of my personal project a week or so ago.  One more component in a few weeks before I release anything major.  However, here is a photo from one of his pastoral visits.

petersfield Man of God Revisited

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Mar
10

What’s In A Name?

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Unfortunately quite a lot at the moment if you are my friend and fellow photographer David Calvert.

David has just discovered this in light of the recent stories run in the daily papers suggesting that Jon Venables was going by the name of David Calvert. Since then David’s photography site has had over 50,000 hits. Normally we’d be thrilled that his site is so popular, but at the moment he is obviously very concerned.

As his colleagues we are doing all we can to help David disassociate himself from this dreadful story. He is in no way related to David Calvert of Fleetwood, who has also been highlighted in the press and is in no way connected to the tragic case of Jamie Bulger.

David, 46,  is a national award winning photographer and his business David Calvert Photography, based in Hertfordshire, specialises in family and child portraiture. David has our complete support in these difficult circumstances and we hope very much that they pass without impact to him, his own family or his business.

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Mar
04

Man of God

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A few months back I came up with an idea. The Vicar of our church is retiring at the end of May and it seemed like a good opportunity to convince him to allow me to follow him around for a day and document what he gets up to. Thanks to childcare etc its actually going to be spread out over a couple of days. Today was day 1. Like any job what reckon happens is usually replaced with more office based work than you can imagine. Giles is no different. Meetings, email and reviewing are all part of the more normal things that Vicars get up to. My desire to follow through with the project was enhanced even more after my stint at MyVision. I will, in time, present my entire project but here is a little teaser, an offering if you will, from today.

petersfield documentary photographer Man of God

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Feb
24

Save the Wales

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This past weekend the family and I made our way to a small hamlet up an exceedingly small road north of Abergavenny.  The Abergavenny of Wales that is.  I was working with a few of my favourite videography friends, Sylvia and Neils from Ever After Video Productions.  My role was simple…be a photographer.  It was a challenge :)

Basically for 3 of the sessions of their wedding workshop weekend I was to do ‘my thing’ and the delegates had to work around me.  Sounds reasonable in principle but Sylvia and Neils worked with everyone loads so I had to take some time in between shots.  I suppose the good thing is that I was able to shoot some interesting behind the scenes photos of the workshop.  Of course it also meant I got to shoot some interesting couple shots.  What?  you say…including pictures on your website from a seminar?  How very dare you!!! Well, this was different.  I was responsible for setting it all up, my ideas, my spaces.  The ‘couple’ weren’t models but friends of Sylvia and Neils from Belgium.  So I got to deal with language issues as well.  So in light of that I reckon I get to post them.

 Save the WalesI took notes

 Save the WalesThey tell me that videographers work really hard…yeah…sure…whatever

 Save the WalesA sight that strikes fear into even the most immortal wedding photographer

 Save the WalesOpening Neils’ box of tricks

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 Save the WalesOnly the mightiest of 4x4s could make it to the top

 Save the WalesYou get this….

 Save the Wales…from this

 Save the WalesCheer up Chuck…she’s a beaut

 Save the WalesWho knew you could fill your car with candy floss?  or are those clouds?  Can’t recall

 Save the WalesSolution to smouldering groom problem

 Save the WalesMy wife was mortified to learn that this one, the one before and the one after was actually taken in our bedroom.  I’m leaning over the cot to take this…

 Save the WalesSo…yes…for those following at home this is MY bed!

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 Save the WalesNot the Alps

 Save the WalesI never did learn what was behind the green door

 Save the WalesSheep stalls….with lots’o'pellets under foot

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