Constant Learning!

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a Steve Howdle fashion photography course in Harrogate, Yorkshire. Steve is an amazing photographer and specialises in capturing hair and beauty for the top companies in the UK. If you have ever wanted to attend a fashion photography course then Steve is your man. He is very inspiring and definitely got my creative juices flowing. Another photographer attending the course whose work I thought was awesome is Steve Townsend. Check out his panoramic images! Links below. Here are a few of the images I took on the course of our model Charlotte who was super cool. It was her second shoot and she did a great job.

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Krista and Niklas

Last night Krista and Niklas came over for dinner. Thank you to Krista for making a very tasty king prawn Caesar salad. I was able to take a few photos after dinner, as I was testing my new Canon 580ex II speedlight off camera and a few Photoshop actions. We had a great night and looking forward to it again very soon.

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Susan, Keith and baby Zilki

Yesterday I photographed Susan, Keith and baby Zilki at Nottingham Castle. Zilki is a beautiful little human being who was having so much fun modelling for the camera. I'm really looking forward to photographing Susan and Keith's wedding on May 11th at Woodborough Hall.

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Leeds

Last night I was in Leeds attending an Andrea Barrett seminar. We walked around Leeds with our super cool models Mark and Gemma looking to create images with street and video lights. We all had a great time and it was inspiring to hang out with all my fellow photographers for the night. Despite the cold temperatures we got some great images. I want to thank Mark and Gemma for posing in the cold weather and Andrea for hosting a superb seminar. Check out a few of my favourites.

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Images of the day

My beautiful wife!

Today I practiced some new lighting techniques on Ilona. Thanks babe! I used two Canon 580ex speedlites attached to a shoot through umbrella and a silver reflector to bounce some of the light back into the shadow side of the face. I then created a high key effect in Photoshop and saturated the colours in one and the other I turned black and white. The background is a balcony window. Camera was 40D and camera settings - Aperture f2.8, Shutter speed 1/200, ISO 400, Focal length 200mm, lens used Canon 70-200 2.8 L IS. The photo took less than 10 mins to shoot and 5 mins in Photoshop CS3.

AWARD WINNERS

Last month I entered the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers photographic competition. I submitted these two images, which both won GOLD awards. One for the bridal portraiture category and the other for the pictorial category. The bridal portrait was taken at a wedding I photographed in Spain and the pictorial shot was taken when I was visiting my mum in Malibu, California last year.

Constant Learning!

Yesterday I treated myself and assistant Emma to a seminar hosted by award winning photographer Andrea Barrett. We had a great day along with the other 30 + attendees learning new tricks for the bag. It was great to catch up with fellow professionals and also to see so many eager beginners wanting to pursue wedding photography. I find it very inspiring to attend seminars hosted by other professional photographers, as it seems to keep the creative juices flowing! I'm attending 4 seminars this year all over the country put on by other professional photographers I highly respect. I get emails all the time asking when I'm going to host a seminar and yes it's in the pipeline but when I'm not sure. Stay tuned!

Check out a few of my favourites I took yesterday! Click on image to make larger.

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TRACEY AND DAVE'S WEDDING DAY SHOW

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Emma and I had a great day photographing the wedding of Tracey and Dave at Branston Hall in Lincolnshire. Even though most of the day we were fighting the weather (rain, hail, snow and sunshine) the day couldn't have gone any better. You guys are super cool and we wish you all the best.

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ARCTIC SUN

One of my favourites I took in Finland last year while fishing at 2am under the arctic sun. It was such a calming beautiful experience, the scenery in Finland is amazing!

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