National Photographic Award

Last month I entered a national photographic competition and have just found out that I have received a gold award and overall winner with one of my wedding images. The photograph was taken at the bar of the Hilton Hotel in Southampton.

New Fun Photo Booth

Recently at one of our August weddings we introduced our new fun photo booth which can be added to any of our wedding packages. After setting up our mobile studio at the wedding reception guests were invited to play with our props and some of their own. Here are some of the fun results – it’s amazing what people will do with a cup and saucer!

Gywther Wedding – August 2010

The magic of the Musicals

The Lights, Andover

As some of you know we are involved with the local charity, Naomi House Children’s Hospice, helping to raise funds again this year with a second art book project (see separate blog article). We are also volunteers on the Andover Carnival committee to bring the carnival back to Andover with floats (confirmed for this year) and hopefully get the community spirit back.

The Andover Carnival was on 18th July 2010 and was launched with a spectacular concert ‘The magic of the musicals’ which was held at the Lights in Andover.

I was happy to provide the photography for the evening which was a great success showcasing local talent such as Jamie Walsh, Laura Shears, Jake Ward and Liam Abram with his West End Wannabies Dance Group.

Congratulations to Mark Lazenby of the Quality Hotel and Maureen Fail for producing the show.

Book Project 2009, Best Bits

I have been very lucky to photograph some wonderful children recently. The beauty of location photography when photographing children is that you never really know what to expect from your subject. I never tell a child what to do or to smile. I talk with them and try to get down to their level and then you are rewarded with some wonderful moments which provide for great photographs.

I hope the like some of my favourites from recent shoots for the Naomi House book project. I am still looking for more participants to complete our 2010 project. So if you are thinking of taking part or know someone else that would like the opportunity to take part please call me on 01264 334056 or send me an email so that I might contact you.

What do you think of these two cuties – 21 month old twins? We had such fun splashing around in the water at Anton Lakes in Andover. Not to be out done I also put on my wellies for a paddle!

I spent a great hour at the swing park recently with Calum and his mum. He certainly kept me running around as he lept from the swings to the climbing frame and back again.

I love photographing babies. Here is Flinn. His shoot was done mainly indoors as this is where he spends most of his time at the moment.