August 15, 2020
A Summer Portrait Guide to Locations
Summer! We love it! A time when our spirits seem a little higher, our mood a little lighter and the sunshine gives us energy to spring out of bed on light mornings and make the most of the long nights.
Every season has its merits when it comes to creating your perfect portrait but while we are soaking up this years’ welcomed rays we aim to bring you the best that this glorious season has to offer. Grab your deckchair, a refreshing tipple (mines a Passionfruit Martini) and happy reading!
Hitting the Beach
The beach is probably the most obvious place to start for a summer portrait. With its unique lighting, open skies and wide variety of natural textures, not to mention all of those nostalgic childhood associations, it’s no wonder it’s such a popular location.
Plus, it totally rocks as a blank canvas for a silhouette composition – look at this family of five strutting their stuff under that high, dazzling sun.
And if you take a step back from the shore you are often gifted with a fine palette of colours and solid wooden textures of a beach hut or two, brilliant for bringing that unmistakably British coastal vibe to your image.
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June 18, 2014
Wedding, portrait & commercial photography
Over the last few months I have very much enjoyed the variety that my job can offer and with that, the challenges that present themselves through such a mixture of tasks. In this blog I just wanted to give you a little snapshot of my approach to some recent, more unusual projects with different aims and subject matter, but with a common incidental and unplanned theme: my brother's legs!
Two years ago this month I was privileged to be shooting a very special wedding in the stunning venue of Upwaltham Barns (Happy second Anniversary to Ricky and Kelly!). I was delighted that the image you see below was awarded a credit at the MPA Awards (Master Photographer Association), and it remains a firm family favourite from the day.
The stark green corrugated iron backdrop we were shooting against was the antithesis of everything 'weddingy' and this is the sort of irony that I love in photography, it helps inspire my creativity. What I felt was needed was a strong composition of the subjects with an element of humour to make the backdrop work in favour of the beautiful bride in white. So after some quick thinking, my brother Ricky ended up flat on his back with his legs up in the air!
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