Professional Photography: November 2011

I recently had the pleasure of doing a shoot for Kirsty Taylor, who designs and makes jewellery from her beautiful shop in Corbridge, Northumberland.

The shop is a treasure trove of loveliness and is styled wonderfully by Kirsty.

Kirsty's jewellery, and the other pieces she stocks are all stunning.

See more of Kirsty's work at www.kirstytaylorjewellery.com or in her shop in Corbridge.

I had the absolute pleasure of photographing Sophie & Alex's wedding in Ibiza last month. From start to finish it was a stunning day. The weather was perfect, the backdrop breath taking and Sophie & Alex were just wonderful!

Sophie's friend, bridesmaid & professional make up artist Tara was brilliant.

Sophie, as you can see was utterly gorgeous...

It was a beautiful ceremony and just amazing to have the ocean in view.

Sophie and her gorgeous girls.

Sophie & Alex were as excited as I was about getting some lovely photographs as the sun was going down. The light was incredible...

The colours and details crafted & put together by Sophie were a joy to photograph.

Delicious food, lovely speeches and some serious dancing followed.

Sophie & Alex. Thank you for entrusting me with this job. I simply loved documenting you and your gorgeous wedding. Wishing you a wonderful future xx

I recently had a gorgeous Autumnal day for a portrait shoot with these two lovely sisters, Zoe & Lola.

Wrapping up & going to feed the ducks is just perfect for photographs...

My favourite from the day...

This was a family portrait shoot I did in London earlier in the year. We had a gorgeous day for it and so headed to the nearby park.

Little Isla was gorgeous to photograph and had some fabulous smiles.

Especially when playing with Mum & Dad.

Exploring...

This TLR camera was passed onto me from my Dad and has been neglected for quite a while. I hadn't used it since I was studying photography, around six years ago - infact I hadn't shot on film at all since then. After meaning to dig it out for ages, a recent trip to Ibiza to photograph a wedding seemed a perfect time to try out a few rolls of film.

I shot a few rolls of film whilst I was away and after receiving the negatives and prints back I have been inspired to continue using this camera. I have even decided to start shooting some film at my weddings! I will by no means stop using my digital cameras but I love the idea of taking 12 frames throughout a wedding day on this camera. It forces me to work in a different way for a few reasons:
Because there are only 12 frames per roll of film each image is somehow more precious and because you can't check the back of the camera it makes me consider everything in more detail before pressing the button.
The negatives are square format which I love & this creates a different way of seeing compositions.
The view finder is on top of the camera so you shoot from the hip. This makes you really discreet whilst taking pictures and I feel it allows me to take in more of the environment when considering an image.

Here are a few from Ibiza. I'll be posting a full set from Sophie & Alex's beautiful wedding soon.

This is a double exposure - a mistake! (me not winding the film on properly) but I love it. I think it looks more like a painting than a photograph and for me sums up the romance of shooting on film.

I'm delighted to have some of my photographs featured in the current issue of Homes & Gardens magazine. They feature in an article about the fantastic Susan Green of 'The Proof of the Pudding'. I have done a couple of product & lifestyle shoots for Susan over the past couple of years and I'm thrilled to see her and her business doing so well.

Helen and John were married this September at St Mary's Church in Hexham and held their reception at the beautiful Langley Castle. Helen's gorgeous bouquet was courtesy of the ever talented Hannah of Wildflower Florist

Helen was such a stunning bride...

I love how well this photograph says 'just married'.

Langley was beautiful for photographs with Helen & John.

And then in for a fabulous set of speeches, dinner and an amazing ceilidh to get everyone on the dance floor.

Helen & John - congratulations! You are such lovely people and it's been a pleasure to get to know you xx