ShutterRock: Cherish the Dress Workshop with Chris Hanley
Whooohoo I won a ShutterRock facebook competition which meant I got to go to a Chris Hanley - Cherish the Dress Workshop!! (Plus an extra ! because it was so cool) HUGE THANKS go to Jaz Ampaw Far for dreaming up and launching the ShutterRock movement to improve the...
Retouching one of Alex Beadon’s Photos
I really enjoy seeing the potential in the photo realised. The original photo can be a good photo but with editing and additional colour work that photo can become a work of art. I'm not blagging and saying all my photos are works of art but I aspire for them to be....
West Yorkshire Portrait: Lifestyle with Lydia
Lydia is a fantastic gal and my youngest cousin. She's wanted to be in front of my lens for years since seeing some of my early work from the bygone era of being a beginner photographer! Finally her wish to be in front of my lens and my wish to photograph her came...
London Treasure the Dress: Yolandi & Daniel – Sneak Peek
The lavender fields in London today were sensational, I advertised a free 'treasure the dress' shoot on this blog a while ago and Yolandi spotted it and got in touch! It's amazing what happens when you put a wish out there and a girl hears you metaphorically and wants...
London Wedding: Alix and Zach – Sneak Peek
I'm writing this as I travel home from a seriously cool wedding with Alix and Zach, the true rock n roll bride and groom. A goth wedding with great music, a rock band groom and silks dancers oh my! Just a really quick snapshot from my phone until I'm free to use the...
Bridal Shoot: Jane Austen & Co
A couple of days ago I, along with 39 other photographers, attended a wedding bridal shoot organised by the wonderful Melissa Love. You can see the original sneak peek I showed and my absolute favourite photo from the day. I had an absolute blast and had my...
Bridal Shoot: Jane Austen & Co – Sneak Peek
Today was just purely amazing! I don't have words to describe the sheer BEAUTY that were the brides, children and the bride & groom couple from today. Jane Austen inspired but with a slightly modern update to it and a beautiful country house location. BIG THANKS...
London Civil Ceremony: Sarah & Shirley – Sneak Peek
So today I got to meet two wonderful women: Sarah and Shirley, to record their love in a London civil ceremony. I like their differences, the way Shirl calls Sarah 'poppet', the way Sarah is so calm and that Shirl writes lists. There are so many little human moments...






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