Sam & Stephen
What an amazing start to the 2011 Wedding Season.
Sam & Steve are such an amazing couple that fit so perfectly together, and I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to document their special day yesterday.
Although the weather didn’t work out, the day was beautiful.
Starting the day at Sams house, before briefly nipping around to see Steve’s allow full coverage for the entire day.
The ceremony was held at St Giles Church, a lovely little church in Ickenham half way between the homes Sam & Steve grew up in. It was then off to Grovefield House in Burnham for the reception.
Working closely with Josh & Kameran from DJSpacebar thoughout the day and evening allowed for some interesting photos during the evening.
I’ve found it really difficult to narrow down the images, so just a sneak preview here, however you’ll find their entire set of images HERE
I wish them both all the happiness in the world for the rest of their life together.
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Sam & Stephen :: Sneak Peek
Here’s a sneak preview of Sam & Stephens wedding yesterday at Grovefield House. Unfortunately although the weather didnt hold out, the day was amazing, and I wish Sam & Stephen all the best for their life together.
Courtesy of Spacebar Productions here’s the slideshow shown during the evening.
Full set of images coming soon.
Douai Abbey, Woolhampton
What I can only describe as an amazing and beautiful abbey. Located in Woolhampton Douai Abbey is run by a community of Benedictine Monks.
Douai Abbey Church is the largest lightest church that I have been fortunate enough to visit in recent years.
I will be photographing Michelle & Rob’s wedding here in May
You’ll find all the photos here.
       
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Michelle & Rob :: Pre Wedding
What a wonderful day I’ve had with such a great couple, at such an amazing venue.
We first visited Douai Abbey, Woolhampton where their ceremony will be taking place in May, all I can say is wow!! Such a beautiful light church, I think this could well be the grandest church that I’ve ever been into.
We then moved onto Donnington Grove Country Club in Newbury where their reception will be held. Not only was I blown away with the Abbey, but Donnington Grove & its grounds were even more impressive.
Luckily the weather cleared up giving us chance to grab some pre-wedding photos in the picturesque grounds.
I can’t wait for May to photograph their special day.
You’ll find all the photos here.
                         
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New Clothing for 2011
Deciding that my current branded clothing was looking a little worn (and may have shrunk slightly), I decided to order a new set for 2011.
They finally turned up today, I went for a mixture of Shirt, Polo and Soft Shell Jacket this time around, and I have to say I’m really impressed with the quality.
All of the items have my logo embroidered on the front left breast, and URL on the back.
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Wedding Gear
One question I’m asked frequently by both couples and other photographers is about the gear I use to shoot a wedding. I thought I’d put a quick post together detailing my primary gear that I bring with me to your wedding. I’ve only included my primary gear here, I will provide another post with my supplementary and studio gear soon.
So what’s in the picture:
2x Canon 1D mk IV
2x Canon 1D mk II
Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L IS
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L
Canon 17-40mm f4 L
Canon 100mm Macro f2.8
Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS
Canon 50mm 1.8
Canon 580 EX II
Canon 580 EX II
Canon 580 EX I
Sigma EF500 Super
Quantum Turbo 2×2
Lastolite EzyBox SpeedLite Softbox
Soften Omnibounce
Lumiquest Softbox
Gary Fong Light Sphere
Sekonic L358 Lightmeter
Lastolite Trigrip Reflector/Diffuser
3 x Pocket Wizard Plus II
Pocket Rocket
Black Rapid DR-2 Double Camera Strap
Gorilla Pod SLR Tripod
Optera 230 Mini Tripod
Manfrotto 055XPO0B Tripod
Manfrotto 322RC2 Grip Head
Custom Bracket Digital Pro-M + Canon Off Camera Shoe Cord 2
Various Light Stands + Umbrella/Swivel heads
Various Clamps and grips
10 Batteries for the 1Ds
Over 60GB of Compact Flash Sand Disk Extreme Memory Cards
Over 60GB of SDHC Cards
Bungee Ball Cords
Duck Tape
Various Cables
What’s not in the picture:
Peli 1650 Case
Lowepro Stealth Reporter D550 AW Bag
Lowepro Street & Field Deluxe Belt
Various lens and gear pouches
2x Laptops
Several Portable Western Digital 500GB Portable Hard Drives
Sandisk Memory Card Readers
Chargers and plenty of other cables
More Batteries
Tools
Flash Gels
2 x Canon 20D Backup/Remote cameras
More Lightstands and Tripods (at least one 4m stand to allow for Aeriel photos)
Manfrotto Monopod
I hope that gives you a better picture of the gear I use to shoot a Wedding. This kit makes up my core gear that accompanies me on most weddings, however there is a whole host of other gear which sometimes joins me if required.
Although Id like to point out that an expensive camera definately doesn’t make the person holding it a photographer, it’s very important that the professional photographing your wedding is using only the best of equipment to capture your day.
I have invested heavily over the past few years to ensure that I have nothing but the best gear to capture your special day,my set-up is fully redundant just in case I’m unfortunate enough for one piece of kit to fail on the day.
I will be posting more information on my portable studio kit shortly which is sometimes used during a wedding, or a pre-wedding shoot.
Angela & Noel :: Pre Wedding
I’ve had a fun day at Northcote House with the wonderful Angela & Noel.
Angela & Noel’s personalities certainly shone today, with such fun and laughter filled photos I’ve found it very difficult to narrow these down to a few images, so I decided to share a few more here than normal.
I’m really looking forward to working with Josh from DJSpacebar at their May wedding, which will no doubt be as full of energy and laughter as today has been.
You’ll find all the shots here
                   
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GraphiStudio Albums
Here is a short promotional video for GraphiStudio, the Italian company that produce our Primary Wedding Album’s.
These stylish hand crafted albums are produced at GraphiStudio’s state of the art production facility in Italy. I design each one from hand to ensure that they are as unique as you and your special day, I do not use pre-crafted templates or designs.
Take a look at the video below to see the care that goes into each and every album.
More information on our Albums can be found here
Don’t leave it too late
Only a few more dates available for 2011, and bookings for 2012/2013 have already begun. So if you’re thinking of booking that prime date for next summer then I urge you not to leave it too late.
You can check my current availability here, but please bear in mind that only confirmed dates are shown here, so please only use this as a rough idea.
I currently still have a few dates available for March, April, July & November 2011, so please get in touch if you are looking for a last minute booking.
