Sunday 3rd August 2008 saw the wedding of Matt and Claire at the neo-Gothic mansion Ettington Park in Warwickshire. I played second photographer for David and although we had to dodge the rain showers for a while we had a great time at the impressive venue. You would not know Ettington Park existed unless you were familiar with the area. It is completely hidden from the main road by tall trees which is amazing considering the size of the place. The building itself is very dramatic and inspiring. The staff were fantastic and really helpful. Well worth considering as a venue ! And we bagged some great photographs.
I have just returned from a 2 week overseas family vacation. I’ll let you try and guess where from the images posted. We had a great time meetings lots of characters and some old friends. Between us we took over 1000 images and 10 hours of video footage which now needs editing. More work for someone (me). Looking forward to my next trip already.
Yesterday was the last prom of 2008 for my sister company Event-Pics at Stonehill High School in Birstall, Leicester. We had a fantastic time with the Year 9 – everyone had great fun posing for the cameras and we were busy all night. Check out more images at the Event-Pics blog.
Another busy week with my sister company Event-Pics with more proms to attend and photograph. Prom events are very busy but very enjoyable with all the attendees determined to have a great time and let their hair down. We start setting up early and finish very late (or normally early the next morning) but someone we manage to keep going. This week it was the turn of Rugby High School, Warwick College and Elite Travel Association thrown in for good measure. I finished off on Sunday afternoon meeting Neil and Marie at Ansty Hall Hotel to discuss photo opportunities for their wedding in September. One more prom to do this week then I’m off to the USA for a couple of weeks. Check out more news on the proms at the Event-Pics blog.
Thursday 26th June saw the start of 4 nights of school proms to attend with Event-Pics. With the school prom season now in full throw, it is a busy time for photographers. The amount of money spent on suits, dresses, accessories and transportation is unbelievable, with some serious attempts at getting everyone’s attention at the prom arrival. And that’s just the Event-Pics photographers ! Check out more about the prom season at the Event-Pics blog.
Congratulations to the guys and girls of Etone College, Westwood School, Myton and Stratford High for your successful school proms this last week. Good luck in your future and we hope to cross paths with you again some day.
The school prom season is really in full swing now with last night’s event for Etone College with my sister company Event-Pics the start of 2 weeks of proms to attend to photograph. Event-Pics set up a mini studio at the event with a white backdrop, studio lights and a viewing station for immediate printing of photos for attendees to take home with them. The setup and style of images are proving very popular with proms and our customer base is growing year on year. Last night was one of Event-Pics busiest ever and it was hectic but fun all night. Check out the Event-Pics blog for more.
My sister company Event-Pics were the event photographers for the Leamington and County Golf Club Centenary Dinner hosted at the Heritage Motor Museum in Coventry on the 21st June. We had a great night at a fantastic venue with loads of historic cars. Check out more at the Event-Pics blog.
I was second photographer to David for the wedding of Robert and Tracy-Ann at the Stratford Manor in Warwickshire on Saturday 14th June 2008. The Stratford Manor is a fantastic modern hotel with great opportunities inside and out for some stylish wedding shots with great lighting. We all had a great day and the weather was kind to us. good luck to Rob and Tracy-Ann for the future.
I did a portrait shoot on Sunday 8th June 2008 in Leicester for Scott. We started off with some studio work then moved into Leicester city centre for some urban photographs. Although I had planned to use several different areas in Leicester, we ended up making use of only a couple of sidestreets as there was so much opportunity in a small space. It meant we could use the time taking great photos rather than walking from one location to the next. As we were shooting in sidestreets and it was a Sunday it was not busy, although we managed to create a bit of interest with passers-by.
Leicester is currently undergoing major development work, with the fantastic looking new Highcross extension to the Shires shopping centre almost complete. The Highcross has an ultra modern glass frontage which towers above everything and will make a great backdrop to any urban portrait shoot.
Saturday 7th June saw me as second photographer for David for the wedding of Ross and sara in Nuneaton. Although the front of the church suddenly had scaffolding erected days previously and we had to contend with a sudden downpour during the formal photographs it was a great day. The guests had loads of fun and enjoyed being photographed.