Real people, real moments, real stories; capturing life's most precious moments.Welcome to my blog - hopefully I've updated it recently. If not, it's probably because I'm too busy - sorry! A wedding by the river ThamesAfter weeks of dry weather the day we were going to photograph a wedding on, and beside the river Thames, it rained! One saving grace was that it was warm. The bridal couple and their guests arrived at the venue in a Dutch barge - so romantic! Champagne and canape were supposed to be consumed enjoying the beautiful views of the river and the Windsor countryside, but unfortunately we were all confined to inside as it poured with rain.
However, rain invariably does not show in pictures (unless it's really heavy) and if pictures avoid showing the bland grey sky then the eye can easily be fooled into thinking it was a nice day. We managed to get outside and take some pictures when the rain stopped and so we could make the most of the lovely surroundings
Wedding in GermanyIn May we travelled to Germany to photograph an old friend's wedding. We were also guests - such a treat to be able to eat and drink with all the other guests! And because we stayed several days in Germany we photographed some of the preparations and also some of the next day celebrations. The weather was cool and a little drizzly on the wedding day, but that dampened no one's spirits; the venue was perfect for the occasion and beautifully decorated by the bride, groom and their friends and families. Here are a few of the pictures we took:
Portrait Photography trainingOn Sunday September 13th we have a couple of sessions of photography training with the lovely Leila, who has modelled for us a couple of times already. We are holding two half day ‘lifestyle’ Portrait Photography Photoshoots”; each session will be 3 hours in duration, of which 2 hours will be shooting with the model. If you are confident with using your camera settings (if not you need the Lacock Photography beginner's course!) and are interested in practicing your people photography, looking carefully at how best to use natural light and backgrounds then this short session is for you. Here are a few pictures I took on the full day portrait photography course in June. Contact www.lacockphotography.com for more details and to book. Whatever the weather on the day we'll have some fun and get some great pictures!
A wet wedding at Beechfield House, Melksham, WiltshireSummer weddings are not always warm and sunny! It's challenging and sometimes fun for the photographer at a wet wedding to come up with ways of maximising the surroundings and making the most of the situation. At this particular wedding the rain did not let up the whole day; we went out with umbrellas for some bride and groom photography and for the confetti pictures but there was never an opportunity to leave out the umbrellas! However, Beechfield House is a great venue for indoor photography with a lovely staircase and some great big windows with window seats. Here are a few of the pictures we took:
Thanks for choosing us as your wedding photographers, Patrick and Laura and good luck in your future life together.
Some weddings we have done...I must share with you just a few of the past weddings we have photographed as this blog of my new website is so devoid of any pictures - not good for a photographer! My wedding photography started out in the old film days; thinking back now it seems so scary not to be able to check the back of the screen just to make sure that exposures look OK! We've photographed weddings in all months of the year and all weathers and have experience to get the best of whatever situation we are in. Experience is pretty important for an event like a wedding when you only get one chance to get it right! Wedding photography is just a part of our business; I like the variety of photographing people in all sorts of situations for all sorts of reasons. But it is SUCH a privilege to be asked to be a part of a couple's wedding day and to share so many amazing moments with them. Our aim is to capture as many of all the emotions that make up the day and this means looking for the detail. As with all my photography, looking for a good lighting angle is always important to me to maximise the impact of each image. Here are a few pictures from over the years:
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