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Laura

2009-07-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Cornelia and Terrence

2009-06-01T20:56:00.000-07:00

A great day Saturday near Lavenham in Suffolk. Cornelia and Terrence came all the way from New Zealand and were married at Alpheton Church before their reception at Preston Priory Barn.

The VINTAGE look

2009-05-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

Not great I know, but I am experimenting with a vintage feel. I am a great fan of Parker J but his software is a bit expensive for me at this present time. I will be investing in it one day soon though!

Freelance

2009-05-03T14:40:00.000-07:00

Here are a few shots I took as a second shooter for my friend Spencer. Beach photos were at Felixstowe last Saturday.

Jeff Turnbull Workshop

2009-04-19T15:29:00.001-07:00

Had a great day Saturday at a Wedding Workshop mentored by award winning Photographer Jeff Turnbull of Braintree Essex. Thanks to Jeff for a great day and to mock Bride and Groom Sarah and Ben.

Update

2009-04-10T18:06:00.000-07:00

Below are a few pics of recent shoots. Starting off at Smeetham Hall Barn, South of Sudbury on the Suffolk/Essex boarder. This is where Cat and Roger married on a very rainy day. The Sun came out and the rain stopped very briefly, so I managed to get some pictures out side. Really nice couple and a really nice location, shame about the weather! Further down is a couple of pics from Linda and Mark's 25th wedding anniversary, held at a realy nice Italian restaurant in Ipswich. Mark is a former player with Ipswich Town Football Club, and one of the guests was Johnny Wark, former ITFC legend, Scottish International and a co-star of 'Escape to Victory' Linda, of course runs Ipswich Theatre Train, who put on a great show at Ipswich Corn Exchange in March, which I had the pleasure to take stills.

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Smeetham Hall Barn, Suffolk.

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Linda and Mark's 25th Wedding Anniversary. Johnny Wark, ITFC Legend and his wife as guests.

2009-04-10T17:28:00.000-07:00

Corn Exchange Show by TheatreTrain

2009-02-18T17:24:00.000-08:00

I'm not doing a great job keeping up-to-date with this blog just lately. A few up to date pics will go up by next week. Below are a few pics from some recent shoots. These include the wedding of Gemma and Mike.... a cold day, and the day before the whole of the country was covered in snow. However, despite everyone being too cold outside, it was nice and warm inside, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Further down are some pictures from my friends 50th birthday party. Sid Singh had a great time celebrating his surprise birthday party organised by his sons. I had no idea about the etiquette, and didn't realise that within the Sikh community that men and women are seperated at such occaisions. If I'd known I would have tried to organise another mobile studio to capture some more formal portraits of the fellas. (I'd set my lights up on the ladies side!) However, the ladies are much better looking than the guys, and much more colourful too! ( Sorry guys ;) ) Below Sid's Birthday pics are some shots of Lorna and Peter's wedding, and further down Kate and Giles's wedding. Lorna and Peter didn't realy want any pictures published on my blog, so I've compromised with these shots from behind. Lorna and Peter were married at a remote church on the Suffolk/Cambs boarder, followed by a reception at a prestigious hotel in Newmarket. Giles and Kate were married at the Great Hospital Halls in the centre of Norwich. They were not keen on formal photography, but we got a few shots in. Most of the guests did not appear to enjoy their photograph being taken, so I haven't published too many. A most enjoyable wedding however at a very nice location.

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O.M.G.!

2008-11-09T17:15:00.000-08:00

SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED MY BLOG FOR A WHILE. I'm a bit busy with other stuff at the moment, including Album designs, and visiting clients for next years weddings. Will update soon with some pics from a few weddings as well as a few other jobs in the next month or so. I've also been learning new processing techniques. In the mean time I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. If you are planning to get married in 2009 and have not yet engaged a photographer, then now is the time to start doing something about it. I already have a good number of bookings, so I presume that other Wedding Photographers are being booked also. Don't leave it too late! Please don't hesitatate to check if your date is still free with White Swan at: whiteswan.photo@hotmail.co.uk

DISPOSABLE CAMERA SNAPS

2008-08-29T13:29:00.000-07:00

Took my kids to a day out in London last week and decided to leave my cameras at home. I soon got 'withdrawal' symptons and bought a Fuji Disposable Camera and took these. I know they're not award winning pics, and yes I have put them through Photoshop for a little enhancement, but I was pleased wth the results. Great for the family album. I will however buy a packet of Rizla cigerette papers next time to diffuse the flash a bit.

Paul and Jo

2008-08-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

Paul and Jo were married on Monday at Ipswich Registry Office, followed by a drinks and Bar-B-Que reception at Ye Olde Neptune Inn. This Inn closed in the 1930's and is now a private house available for Hire .

Back from Hols

2008-08-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

Just got back from my weeks' holiday in Lincolnshire. Won't bore you with a load of holiday snaps..just a few.

John and Vicky

2008-08-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics from John and Victoria's wedding. They married at Mistley Church, Essex and their day continued with a reception at Ipswich Ski Lodge. Must say, dig the wedding cake!

Pre-wedding recky

2008-07-01T16:45:00.000-07:00

Met with Lorna and Peter last Sunday, who are getting married in September. Took my camera, with a 24-70 lens, mainly to get an idea of what exposures I may expect to use inside the church. Couldn't resist taking a few snap-shots, just to see how the couple re-act in front of the camera. These are NOT engagement photos and were taken off-the-cuff, so to speak.
Will post more phoographs after their wedding.

Freelancing

2008-07-01T16:35:00.000-07:00

This past week I have been free-lancing for my friend Spencer, helping out at a couple of Proms, one in Bury St Edmunds, and another just outside Lowestoft. Also at Erica and Stuart's wedding, who were married last Saturday in Stowmarket.

TRASH THE DRESS

2008-07-01T16:13:00.001-07:00

An enjoyable day with my friend Gemma was had on Sunday June 8th. Gemma came down from London to do a TTD shoot. After the persistant rain I had to put up with, at Hazel and Stuart's wedding the day before, I didn't expect this day to be full of harsh sunlight. In fact everywhere I wanted to shoot was in very harsh sunlight. None-the-less we carried on regardless, and was a great learning curve. If you would like a TTD shoot, please contact me. They're free at the moment, and you don't need to be a bride, just dress up and pretend!

TheatreTrain Show

2008-07-01T15:58:00.001-07:00

I had the pleasure to photograph a great peformance by Ipswich TheatreTrain at the Ipswich Corn Exchange the other week.

Proofs are now on-line and the password can be obtained from Linda Lomas

Wedding of Hazel and Stuart

2008-06-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I was honoured to photograph the wedding of Hazel and Stuart.

This is the smallest wedding party I have yet photographed, and probably the worst weather I have encountered during a wedding shoot. None-the-less the weather didn't seem to bother the happy couple. Their day started at the Salt House Hotel, where the bride and groom got ready for their big day. A pub buffet at the Woolpack was next on the agenda, before their ceremony at Christchurch Mansion. The day continued with a barge trip along the Orwell Estuary and finished back at the Salt House Hotel for a meal.

Hazel and Stuart, and their family and friends can view all the pictures taken on the EVENT SALES page of my website soon. The password can be obtained from Hazel and Stuart

Recky: Christchurch Mansion

2008-05-12T15:43:00.000-07:00

Nosed round the Mansion for twenty minutes, as I'm shooting a wedding there next month.

Recky: Mistley, Essex

2008-05-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

I like to check out places before I photograph a wedding and recently visited Mistley church for Vicky who is getting married to John at this church in July.

She said that she would like a photograph of the church at night, when it's impressively lit. So I arrived a little before sundown and took these. Mistley is renown for it's large number of White Mute Swans that live at the waterfront, so I was suprised to find a pair of Black Swans. I only had a wide angle lens with me so the picture of the swans isn't great, as I couldn't get too close!

EXPENSE OR INVESTMENT?

2008-04-10T16:44:00.000-07:00

Recently received an E mail from someone, who said that she has a family friend to take her photography. Why do some couples have a friend or relative to photograph their wedding? Answer: Because it's cheaper! They realy should consider what they are doing. They are putting the least amount of their money in the most important day of their lives. They are also placing a terrible burden and responsibility on an amateur. I wonder what they may do if their wedding photos are botched, ..... ruin a friendship, dis-inherit a relative? My advice is invite friends and relatives to enjoy your day, not cover it. Your wedding photography is much more than an expense, it's an investment.

Skin Tones

2008-03-31T16:46:00.000-07:00

Didital photography is improving all the time. Today however, taking a picture with a digital camera is just the half of it. Film pictures could always be improved in the darkroom, with digital they can be improved in the lightroom, i.e. 'the computer'. When a photographer is faced with not-ideal lighting conditions, such as a dull church or hotel room you adjust the settings of the camera to give you the best results, as you always did with film. Often the results would still need some post processing. Professional Digital photographers shoot in a format called RAW. Many adjustments can be made with Raw software to improve a picture,

not to make it into something it isn't, but to make it into a picture that was seen. The picture can than be further improved by using a program such as Adobe Photoshop or Apple Aperture.

I have just purchased some new software to improve skin tones, which I have found difficult to do in Photoshop. Hope you dig the result!

Some Favourite Pics of 2007

2008-01-04T16:37:00.000-08:00

Set-up poses like this may not be what everyone wants, but they can be good fun to do if the happy couple are up for it. I'm sure they will cause a smile when viewed sometime in the future.

Too much confetti can drve you crazy!

Ring shot

Ceremony shots

Cutting the cake.

Cleric disallowed shots of ceremony, so posed shots were done afterwards. Always check this out. This couple were lucky to have time to fit these in to their schedule.

Walking down the aisle

The 'near' Kiss Shot!

Confetti shot with 'Duplex' monochromeFX

Abi

Detail Shot

Preparation shot

Window Shot

Confetti Shot

Shy girl

The Groomsmen. I think I was laying on my front for this shot.

Nearly got trampled on!

B&G Shot. (posed). Taken under difficult lighting conditions and needed a little work in Photoshop! Had to take this picture however, as the Brides dad is a Dairy Farmer and a cow had just come on to the field to graze.

Child at wedding. Amazing blue eyes!

Wedding Guest. I was shooting candidly and this young lady had just stopped bouncing on the garden trampolene and looked sraight at me.

Image created for my daughter using a toy TARDIS and a computer generated graphic.

'Thriller' Dancers At the Theatretrain Fashion Show and Gala

Daisy's Halloween Birthday Party

Nativity at Sidegate Lane Primary

URBAN VINTAGE FASHION SHOW

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Last wedding of 2007

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Click on a picture to enlarge.

Thought I'd just post a few pics from the last wedding shoot. I was free-lancing as a secondry tog for Spencer Brown Photography.

New Blog Page

2007-10-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

This Blog is a new addition where recent events will be recorded. It was set up in October 2007 so previous work is not shown.