Fabio & Marcia {Wedding}
Right then... had two shoots since I last posted, so am still getting further behind in my blogging despite my best efforts!
This one was from the wedding we did in May. This was near Edgeware Road in London, beautiful church that used to be the central synagogue. Fabio and Marcia were really pumped throughout the whole day which made it a lot of fun to shoot!
Her parents, were in Brazil watching via the internet so her Dad wasn’t here to walk her down the isle:
So Fabio came to get her half way down from under the stream of petals:
Great first kiss - thats the way it should be done the first time and everytime!
You can tell how happy these two where down at the reception too:
Really cool shoes from Faith too:
After the reception we caught that gorgeous time when the sun is low at St Mary’s Gardens which is just behind Paddington station, only a couple of hundred metres from the church. This place looked magical in this light and we got some cracking shots of the two of them:
This is one of my favourites from the day - you gotta love that Wedding Dress!
Again, this one just look so gorgeous:
Their first dance:
And by the end, everyone was tired, but that didn’t stop them still playing around!
Thank you Fabio and Marcia for letting us be a part of your really beautiful day! We really enjoyed it!
I still have a couple of shoots with the photos already ready to be blogged plus the two I did this week, so there won’t be any shortage of new content around at least for the foreseeable future!
Take care - come back for more!
This one was from the wedding we did in May. This was near Edgeware Road in London, beautiful church that used to be the central synagogue. Fabio and Marcia were really pumped throughout the whole day which made it a lot of fun to shoot!
Her parents, were in Brazil watching via the internet so her Dad wasn’t here to walk her down the isle:
So Fabio came to get her half way down from under the stream of petals:
Great first kiss - thats the way it should be done the first time and everytime!
You can tell how happy these two where down at the reception too:
Really cool shoes from Faith too:
After the reception we caught that gorgeous time when the sun is low at St Mary’s Gardens which is just behind Paddington station, only a couple of hundred metres from the church. This place looked magical in this light and we got some cracking shots of the two of them:
This is one of my favourites from the day - you gotta love that Wedding Dress!
Again, this one just look so gorgeous:
Their first dance:
And by the end, everyone was tired, but that didn’t stop them still playing around!
Thank you Fabio and Marcia for letting us be a part of your really beautiful day! We really enjoyed it!
I still have a couple of shoots with the photos already ready to be blogged plus the two I did this week, so there won’t be any shortage of new content around at least for the foreseeable future!
Take care - come back for more!
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At last!
Well... after two weeks of being offline due to my previous hosting company going out of business I have finally managed to get my site back! Which is just as well really considering that I have done a load of shoots in the last few weeks which all need blogging!
I am actually starting back to front with this one as I should really start with the first one, but as I am in a rush today, I’ll blog the last one first.
This was just a couple of weeks ago when I did some promotional shots for Celia at Ipanema Hair & Beauty Salon in Gorse Hill, Swindon (They are creating a site using these photos so I will post that link when its up). These commercial photographs were taken in an improvised studio above the salon itself with three great models and Celia doing all the hair and make-up.
First up is Annie and a really funky messed up hair-do:
Secondly Polly with very cool hair that looked great both up and down:
Last but by no means least, my wife, Cátia, sporting more of a wedding style design:
I had a lot of fun doing these! You can see more from the set here on my Flickr page
I have had a couple of them blown up quite big to give to the girls as thanks for their hard work and really love to see my work on paper... there is just an extra level of quality you get from hard copies of photos done properly!
As I said before, work is picking up and I am already behind on my blogging! I will be updating the site as well over the next few weeks and probably transferring my blog over to blogspot, so do keep your eyes open for a change in my sites layout and a change to any RSS feeds!
Speak to you all again soon - much much more to come!
I am actually starting back to front with this one as I should really start with the first one, but as I am in a rush today, I’ll blog the last one first.
This was just a couple of weeks ago when I did some promotional shots for Celia at Ipanema Hair & Beauty Salon in Gorse Hill, Swindon (They are creating a site using these photos so I will post that link when its up). These commercial photographs were taken in an improvised studio above the salon itself with three great models and Celia doing all the hair and make-up.
First up is Annie and a really funky messed up hair-do:
Secondly Polly with very cool hair that looked great both up and down:
Last but by no means least, my wife, Cátia, sporting more of a wedding style design:
I had a lot of fun doing these! You can see more from the set here on my Flickr page
I have had a couple of them blown up quite big to give to the girls as thanks for their hard work and really love to see my work on paper... there is just an extra level of quality you get from hard copies of photos done properly!
As I said before, work is picking up and I am already behind on my blogging! I will be updating the site as well over the next few weeks and probably transferring my blog over to blogspot, so do keep your eyes open for a change in my sites layout and a change to any RSS feeds!
Speak to you all again soon - much much more to come!
Samuel
As you can tell I am getting behind on my blog again... and this time its nothing to do with the amount of time I am spending on the rest of my life, but actually because of the amount of photography I have got going on. Apart from this one, I have two other shoots I now have outstanding to blog, not to mention the wedding we are going to be doing in London this Sunday and the Hair shoot we are going to be doing for a local hairdressers!
Well onto todays post then... little Samuel whom you have met before was finally born a few weeks ago now, and when he was just seven days old, we had our first attempt at a newborn shoot. Unfortunately, Daddy works quite long hours, and the best time to shoot a newborn is around day six which was right in the middle of the week, we had to go ahead without him. Mummy however was on hand (as was Gran) to keep things moving forward. Starting off with a nice moment between the two of them:
Before anybody asks... that Vignette is actually mostly natural due to the lamp I had pointed at the back wall in our studio (known most of the time as our living room). In fact, that lamp was the only artificial light I used as babies don’t often react well to flashes, so my normal techniques which I use for models etc where not available to me. In fact, where you have the red background as below, it was all soft soft light coming from my french windows. I have some gorgeous shots of a hat of mine from testing where I had a sheet hung over the window to diffuse the light even when the sun was shining directly through the window as it does late in the afternoon.
He is however a wrinkly bundle of joy (despite him urinating twice during the shoot - once on my wife and the second time on me!) with really gorgeous bright eyes:
This one is an attempt at a shot I have seen many newborn photographers do before which came out alright. I was surprised at the amount of photoshop that goes on on baby shoots, finding out for example that in this type of shot the baby’s head (at least) is supported by someones hand which needs removing later (I have since bought some better bits of cloth to secure the baby so should be a bit more realistic next time...):
Lastly one of particular significance for Samuel’s parents with Samuel on top of some very important religious books which can be read online for free here. I have a decent collection of them, most of them quite old coming from my Grandparents when they studied them at college level. These ones in particular seemed the most appropriate dealing with how a child should be brought up as a Christian, the type of home that should be made for him etc. Well worth a read if you are planning to or already have your own children.
Anyway... the photo! This was the only one of the set where little Samuel was using any clothes... like a little Smee!
He was a real charm to work with, and such a gorgeous little baby! Looking forward to be able to do this again, especially with the things we have learnt this time around!
As I mentioned up top... much more to come!!!
Well onto todays post then... little Samuel whom you have met before was finally born a few weeks ago now, and when he was just seven days old, we had our first attempt at a newborn shoot. Unfortunately, Daddy works quite long hours, and the best time to shoot a newborn is around day six which was right in the middle of the week, we had to go ahead without him. Mummy however was on hand (as was Gran) to keep things moving forward. Starting off with a nice moment between the two of them:
Before anybody asks... that Vignette is actually mostly natural due to the lamp I had pointed at the back wall in our studio (known most of the time as our living room). In fact, that lamp was the only artificial light I used as babies don’t often react well to flashes, so my normal techniques which I use for models etc where not available to me. In fact, where you have the red background as below, it was all soft soft light coming from my french windows. I have some gorgeous shots of a hat of mine from testing where I had a sheet hung over the window to diffuse the light even when the sun was shining directly through the window as it does late in the afternoon.
He is however a wrinkly bundle of joy (despite him urinating twice during the shoot - once on my wife and the second time on me!) with really gorgeous bright eyes:
This one is an attempt at a shot I have seen many newborn photographers do before which came out alright. I was surprised at the amount of photoshop that goes on on baby shoots, finding out for example that in this type of shot the baby’s head (at least) is supported by someones hand which needs removing later (I have since bought some better bits of cloth to secure the baby so should be a bit more realistic next time...):
Lastly one of particular significance for Samuel’s parents with Samuel on top of some very important religious books which can be read online for free here. I have a decent collection of them, most of them quite old coming from my Grandparents when they studied them at college level. These ones in particular seemed the most appropriate dealing with how a child should be brought up as a Christian, the type of home that should be made for him etc. Well worth a read if you are planning to or already have your own children.
Anyway... the photo! This was the only one of the set where little Samuel was using any clothes... like a little Smee!
He was a real charm to work with, and such a gorgeous little baby! Looking forward to be able to do this again, especially with the things we have learnt this time around!
As I mentioned up top... much more to come!!!
Luciene
Well, early Sunday morning I spent four hours with the delightful Luciene going through the nicest chunk of her wardrobe building up her modelling portfolio. Despite her claims that she is not photogenic she has been the easiest of all my previous models to work with, and has been able to constantly nail the right poses just as a good model should. Add to that her very latino face and very well proportioned body and I have added some of my best ever work to my own portfolio!
Starting early on a Sunday morning in Swindon’s Town Gardens at this time of year offers some unparalleled access to some great backdrops against which to shoot. The flowers out at the moment are amazing and the lack of other people makes it so much easier to get the right photos.
We started off quite simply, this first set going from straight natural light shots like this one to some in my portfolio which also had the use of a reflector:
A wardrobe change later and with Lu much more relaxed having seen how great she actually looks in front of the camera we took things up a notch with some off-camera flash:
With the gorgeous carpet in that area we also made sure to get some close-ups of her face:
Over to the pavilion for some fun on the steps with a great outfit and some great light (in fact my favourite setup of the day... she just looks great bathed in what is quite traditional beauty light):
She just has a fierceness to her stare that she can turn on at will which comes across really well on the camera. Definitely my favourite photograph of that day:
Mixing up the clothes again for the final outfit of the day she gets more of a chance to show of her body as a model:
Shots like these just make you want to go out and enjoy the sun don’t they?
This was one of the most relaxed shoots I have done in a while, and certainly the most relaxed modelling session I have ever shot. Once she saw the first few shots on the back of the camera (the top photo was one of the first shots of the day) she was able to relax which comes across on camera. I was also able to try a few things in terms of photography that I haven’t had a chance to try out yet, some worked and some didn’t, but Lu being the great model she is, let me goof around a little in trying to get better shots of her.
More photos from Lu in our modelling portfolio - do check soon as I am going to strip the portfolio down soon to just a dozen or so images in each genre. The complete album is however going to stay on my Facebook, Orkut and Flickr (info for photographers on my Flickr page) pages.
If you want us to do something similar for you, then you can get in touch through our contact page. This is the best time of year to do it!
Just a couple of things in other news:
Firstly, this afternoon young Samuel was born (over a week late!) so congratulations to Alex and Aline and you can expect some photos of this little newborn soon enough.
Secondly, I am now starting to use Twitter as well, so please do start following me there as I will be keeping you updated on any shoot or projects I am working on and some opportunities for some discounts as well.
I do have a couple more things lined up which are going to be great, so stay tuned!
Starting early on a Sunday morning in Swindon’s Town Gardens at this time of year offers some unparalleled access to some great backdrops against which to shoot. The flowers out at the moment are amazing and the lack of other people makes it so much easier to get the right photos.
We started off quite simply, this first set going from straight natural light shots like this one to some in my portfolio which also had the use of a reflector:
A wardrobe change later and with Lu much more relaxed having seen how great she actually looks in front of the camera we took things up a notch with some off-camera flash:
With the gorgeous carpet in that area we also made sure to get some close-ups of her face:
Over to the pavilion for some fun on the steps with a great outfit and some great light (in fact my favourite setup of the day... she just looks great bathed in what is quite traditional beauty light):
She just has a fierceness to her stare that she can turn on at will which comes across really well on the camera. Definitely my favourite photograph of that day:
Mixing up the clothes again for the final outfit of the day she gets more of a chance to show of her body as a model:
Shots like these just make you want to go out and enjoy the sun don’t they?
This was one of the most relaxed shoots I have done in a while, and certainly the most relaxed modelling session I have ever shot. Once she saw the first few shots on the back of the camera (the top photo was one of the first shots of the day) she was able to relax which comes across on camera. I was also able to try a few things in terms of photography that I haven’t had a chance to try out yet, some worked and some didn’t, but Lu being the great model she is, let me goof around a little in trying to get better shots of her.
More photos from Lu in our modelling portfolio - do check soon as I am going to strip the portfolio down soon to just a dozen or so images in each genre. The complete album is however going to stay on my Facebook, Orkut and Flickr (info for photographers on my Flickr page) pages.
If you want us to do something similar for you, then you can get in touch through our contact page. This is the best time of year to do it!
Just a couple of things in other news:
Firstly, this afternoon young Samuel was born (over a week late!) so congratulations to Alex and Aline and you can expect some photos of this little newborn soon enough.
Secondly, I am now starting to use Twitter as well, so please do start following me there as I will be keeping you updated on any shoot or projects I am working on and some opportunities for some discounts as well.
I do have a couple more things lined up which are going to be great, so stay tuned!
Alex, Aline and Samuel
As promised in my last post, I did have a maternity shoot very recently, which although it happened a couple of weeks later than originally planned, came out beautifully in the end.
First up, the proud mother-to-be Aline, who has some real sass:
We spent our time at the Lawns wandering around enjoying the beautiful spring day we happened to come accross!
Alex the father also came across well in his photos as the strong personality he is:
I really love playing with the lens flare on my lenses and really loved the series this one came from:
Me favourite photos though I think ended up being this one of the two of them in this really cool shot. The way Alex is looking at his wife, and the way Aline is looking at her ‘bump’ really makes these two look good:
Aline is due anytime from now, so we will definitely have some more photos once young Samuel is born, so keep your eyes open for those!
Things are starting to get more active for us at the moment, so I can’t wait for some of the shoots we are lining up and us finally getting our calendar as full as it should be! Also looking forward to trying out some new print products with one of our upcoming jobs... I will be updating our site over the next few days, re-organising the portfolio and trying to make the whole site more Google friendly. I am also going to be finally sorting out a twitter account and a Facebook fan page.
Keep tuned folks! Speak to you soon...
First up, the proud mother-to-be Aline, who has some real sass:
We spent our time at the Lawns wandering around enjoying the beautiful spring day we happened to come accross!
Alex the father also came across well in his photos as the strong personality he is:
I really love playing with the lens flare on my lenses and really loved the series this one came from:
Me favourite photos though I think ended up being this one of the two of them in this really cool shot. The way Alex is looking at his wife, and the way Aline is looking at her ‘bump’ really makes these two look good:
Aline is due anytime from now, so we will definitely have some more photos once young Samuel is born, so keep your eyes open for those!
Things are starting to get more active for us at the moment, so I can’t wait for some of the shoots we are lining up and us finally getting our calendar as full as it should be! Also looking forward to trying out some new print products with one of our upcoming jobs... I will be updating our site over the next few days, re-organising the portfolio and trying to make the whole site more Google friendly. I am also going to be finally sorting out a twitter account and a Facebook fan page.
Keep tuned folks! Speak to you soon...