Brighton Marathon 2012

Ah no, I didn't run in the marathon - my brother Kevin and his wife, Julie did! I could barely walk from the station to the seafront without resting, so running for 26 odd miles seems insane to me.
The weather was beyond hot, the crowd were fabulously uplifting and cheered everyone who ran in the race. Here are some pics from the day...

My 'crazy' brother, Kevin in the red top in the middle of picture.

Allen's 50th Birthday Bash!

My sister in law, Julie asked if I would photograph her brother's 50th birthday party at The Copthorne Hotel, West Sussex - http://www.millenniumhotels.co.uk/copthornegatwick. Of course, I was happy to do this. However, the DJ disco lights and my camera do not always see eye to eye and shooting in - what sometimes feels like - no available light is a real challenge but thanks to my trusted flash gun and 50mm lens, I managed to fight through the darkness and get some fab shots!

Happy Dayz xx

 

 The birthday 'boy'

 My stunning sister-in-law, Julie

Feedback

I love taking photographs; in fact I get frustrated when there are days when I haven't picked up the camera. If I am not shooting then I am obsessively looking at other photographers work for ideas, inspiration and motivation to just get better and better. When I do a photo shoot I so desperately want the clients to be happy with the end result, therefore I am so chuffed when I receive positive feedback.  Below is an email I received over the weekend from the pre-wedding photo shoot I did with Charlotte and Ben:-

'Hi Charlotte

A MASSIVE THANK YOU from Ben & I myself for such wonderful pictures - they look fantastic. You and Darren are so talented to have got all those incredible shots from just 2 hrs of us messing around in the park!!!

We now have the impossible task of trying to pick just one for our Save the Date cards :)

Thank you so much again,

Charlotte & Ben
xx' 

This totally made my day and I wish Charlotte and Ben many years of health and happiness!!

Happy Dayz xx

Mark and Sarah Sunny Wedding - I was a guest at this one :o)

We were very fortunate to be asked to attend our friends, Mark and Sarah's wedding in gorgeous Headley, Hampshire! The wedding ceremony took place at All Saint's Church and the day couldn't have been more perfect, the bride looked very 'Grace Kelly' in her beautifully designed gown and Mark very debonair in his garb! 

Mark and Sarah have been together for 12 years and decided to mark the anniversary by getting married! 

The reception was held at Sarah's parents house, which was previously owned by Jimmy Page so me being a HUGE Led Zeppelin fan was in total awe for the rest of the evening!

Here are a few pics from the iphone of the day ... enjoy! :o)

Pre-wedding drinks to get us in the mood for some wedding vows!

                            

 

Post wedding vows!

 

Fabulous New Orleans-ish Jazz Band set the tone for the reception.

Never let a wedding get in the way of the football results!

Brighton & relax!

Darren and I spent the weekend in Brighton, we have been so rushed off our feet lately that we've not even had a single day off in the last 3 months! We stayed at the Lansdowne Place Hotel (http://www.lansdowneplace.co.uk), which is situated just off the sea front and is easily walking distance to bars and restaurants etc. We planned to visit a casino, go shopping, go to the cinema and visit LOTS of bars etc, but we were so exhausted when we got there - plus the weather was gorgeous, that we just chillaxed the whole time! We ate, drank, sat still and soaked up the rays! 

Bliss!

Happy dayz..

See chillaxing!

 

Charlotte & Ben (pre-wedding) shoot

I was contacted by Charlotte for a 'save the date' wedding invitations photo shoot. Within seconds of speaking to Charlotte on the phone I instantly liked her, she has a vibrant energy and a great sense of humour that it felt like we were old friends. The day of the shoot was so much fun as Charlotte and Ben were so enthusiastic when it came to posing suggestions and relaxed in front of the camera. Great chemistry.

Here's a few pics from the day. 

Happy Dayz x

It's getting busy!

I am chasing my tail at the moment, for the last couple of month’s work has been a little slow then BAM!! This week alone I have had 8 wedding enquiries! I am booked to photograph a small intimate wedding ceremony in Barnet on 3rd March, which I am looking forward too. I also have a meeting with a couple this coming Saturday with regards to a potential engagement shoot, so I will have to be uber charming and witty to win them over - no pressure, huh? They live literally 15mins away from me so hopefully we can book a date so I can shoot them being all lovely dovey with a bit of trendy coolness thrown in!

Oh and there's another engagement shoot in Croydon, which I need to book a date to do... oops, nearly forgot that one! 

See I told you it was getting busy.... ;o)

xx

I took this photo on my old Samsung mobile while out running one morning (yes I know - any excuse to stop for a bit), looks pretty eerie methinks.