Tuesday 29 March 2016

An Oxford love story - Emma & Kevin 28/3/16

 It seemed fitting to use Oxford as a backdrop for Emma and Kevin's pre-wedding shoot as they met, fell in love and were shortly to be married in this beautiful city.

 On the day of the shoot, however, the weather wasn't looking promising. The country had been battered by Storm Katie overnight and it was still raining heavily as I made my way to our meeting place. As the wedding was only a few days away, there was no option to reschedule so I just had to hope that the weather would clear up through the morning.

 Thankfully the rain had stopped and the wind died down by the time we met under the Carfax clock tower. We walked to the the nearby Radcliffe Camera and started having some fun!


 Emma and Kevin were very brave in the cold conditions, even taking their jackets off for the photos. I loved Emma's sense of style, her dress and boots were awesome.


 Check out the umbrella they brought with them, totally perfect for the conditions (and ridiculously cute).





 All in all, it was a great way to get to know the happy couple a little before their big day. I hope they're very happy with their photos.




Tuesday 22 March 2016

The Photography Show 2016 (aka even pro-photographers take selfies)

This weekend I was lucky enough to visit The Photography Show at the NEC in Birmingham.


 I was there to do some research about new ways to present edited photos to clients, such as USBs and photo books, but it was also an excellent opportunity to network, add new kit to my wishlist and have some fun with fellow photographers.

 There were stormtroopers from the Comic Con taking place next door...


... and a fantastic group of people dressed in authentic WWII costumes.



 While there I also met up with the lovely Emma, a wonderful photographer who I've got to know through the FMS Photo-a-day Facebook page. We chatted, looked at all kinds of fabulous equipment and took some rather daft selfies in front of a wall filled with corny (and sometimes slightly rude) photography jokes.



  We'll definitely go again next year!