Matt & Emily - Engagement Shoot {Himley Hall, Dudley}

Now...some of you who have followed me on this roller coaster that has been 2011 will remember the wedding of Hollie & Ashley back in June..well...a couple of pieces of news...

Best Man Matt & Chief Bridesmaid Emily are also getting hitched & guess who has the honour of photographing their big day....YAY!!!! Second bit of news is that the lovely Hollie is expecting baby number 2 very close to the wedding day...Eeeeeeeek!!!!

So...last week I headed off to Himley Hall with Matt & Emily (& their dog Ruby) for their engagement shoot. I think you'll agree that they make the loveliest couple & I can't wait till their wedding day in March.

   

When the sun went down in London Town - London Photoshoot - Part 2

Ok..so following on from my last blog post...as the sun set over London myself & the lovely Zoe from Photos by Zoe  decided it was time to hit the town! Zoe had travelled 7 hours all the way from Scotland..including 3.5 hours standing on the train so we were determined to make the most of it! Despite the aching tootsies from the long day & lots of walking we headed to the bright lights of Covent Garden...& I'm soooooooooo glad we did!!

There was also the most awesome street entertainer..absolutely brilliant & such a nice guy.

Winter arrives as Battersea Park...

So..as you know..I love to try out new ideas...push the boundaries & come up with new creative inspiration.  I also love to meet up with fellow photographers to share knowledge & chat with like-minded people so when I was invited to take part in a Narnia themed photoshoot in Battersea Park,  London I booked my train ticket faster than you can say "Aslan!!!"


The day was organised by the lovely Claudia Carter & Gary Lashmar & was sponsored by Aspire Photography Training . It was a fantastic day...unfortunately we didn't get any snow which would have made the theme even more realistic but the models look very much the "Ice Queens".  The lady responsible for styling the girls was the talented Julia Plant & the dresses were very kindly supplied by Luella's Boudoir. 


The models for the day were Lexie Lambert, Hayley Buckingham, Helena Willcocks, Natasha Rozhdestvensky &  Flora M-Dutton & I really take my hat off to them...it was FREEZING & they were all amazingly brave!

After the photoshoot we all headed off to Beaufort House, Chelsea  for some totally inspirational talks by some fabulous speakers. 

Catherine Connor - Aspire Photography Training

Julia West - Photographer and Art Director at a leading bridal magazine, WEDDING

Melissa Love - Creative Design Expert

Gary Lashmar - Wedding Photographer

Oh...we might not have gotten snow...so I had to add my own...just for fun!! 

A massive thank you to everyone who made the day so fantastic & to all the lovely fellow photographers I met.  

Next on the blog I'll show you part 2...what I got up to AFTER the photoshoot on the streets of London Town!!!

Custard Factory Photoshoot - {West Midlands Wedding Photographer}

I'm always saying I am so lucky to live in the centre of the country...I can pretty much get anywhere with in a reasonable amount of time.  I'm also fortunate enough to live about 30 mins drive from the centre of Birmingham & all it has to offer.  The Custard Factory is an area in Birmingham which is home to creative galleries, vintage shops & some amazing streets covered in graffiti as well as wonderful architecture...a perfect location for a photoshoot. 


Last month, a group of talented models, stylists & photographers got together to have some fun..experiment a little & create some fantastic images. The theme was Urban/Fashion/Bridal & it was lovely to experiment & push myself out of my comfort zone & try new things. 


A big thank you goes out to the lovely Diana Ardelean for providing such lovely dresses for the models to wear.  Big thanks to Jeff Land & Rachel Wilks who organised the shoot & also a massive thank you also goes out to the models & stylists who made it all possible. 

 

Make up artists
Vicki Steel MUA MM # 1740982
Amy Calder Murray Hair & makeup MM # 2127045
Claire Glauch MUA MM # 2284881
Leanne Urquart Hair
Simon at Hedrock Hair MM # 557286


Models
Kate More Model MM # 1285536
Jay Dhaliwal Model MM # 2020889
Claire Pritchard 
Harriet Peach
Katherine Mae Shand Model
Christina Ward Model
Kym Jessica Louise Clarke Model
Jenny Kumari Pargamia Model MM # 2252628. [ MM = www.modelmayhem.com  ]