Megan 2 Year Old Shoot

Here is 2 year old Megan.

We decided to venture out to a local park.

The day was perfect for a stroll in the leaves creating some lovely images.

Kirsty and Chris - Wedding - Weldon Church

Kirsty and Chris were married at Weldon Church on Friday.

It was a great day as the weather held which was a blessing as they had over 150 guests who travelled from all over the world to witness the marriage.

Here are a handful of my favourite shots.

Image Of The Week

Heres one of my favourite images taken from my hard drive this week.

On a recent trip to Egypt I photographed Ali, the local DJ.

Using off camera flash at Dusk, I just love the atmosphere.

Ali and Nas-Tia Egypt Shoot

I have just returned from a 2 week trip to Egypt.

While I was there I had the pleasure of doing a shoot with 2 local budding models Ali and Nas-Tia.

They wanted some shots to launch their modelling careers.

Ali is the local DJ from the hotel and Nas-Tia is a student from Russia.

Here is a slide show of some of the images.

We started at a local deserted town, then went into the desert and finished off on the beach.

Trash The Dress BBC

A Friend sent me this link.

Its an extreme Trash The Dress shoot, let me know what you think

Click here

Demi

Here is little Demi.

We photographer her today as part of our Cherubs promotion.

Jo and Tim Photoshoot Northampton

We were in Northampton this morning photographing Jo and Tim.

Lovely sunny day but very cold so we werent out for long.




Here are a couple of still shots from the shoot for the techies wanting to know how they were shot, as I know there are a few photographers that look at the blog hahaha.

Tim on his own.

The daylight was balanced with the Elinchrom Ranger using a small soft box just to the right of camera. A conversion to Black and White with a little burning in of the background.


For the full length shot of Jo a 16mm lens was used for dramatic effect. Once again using the ranger pack with the soft box left of the camera. And also a bit of jiggery pokery in photoshop.




2 shots taken using the Ring Flash ( my new best friend hahahah)

I always shoot on Manual using a lightmeter for both the ambient light and the flash. You have so much more control than letting the cameras automatic meter control the final result.

Automatic is for point and shoot photographers in my opinion.


Finally an available light shot, using the open shade.

Taylor Makeover Northampton

Taylor came the the studio today with her Mum for a Your Moments Makeover Shoot.

We had great fun and I think Mum enjoyed watching as much as Taylor enjoyed the shoot.

Here is a slide show of the images taken.

Julia and Simon Pre Wedding Shoot Whittlebury

Connor Cherubs Session

"Benjie" The Cocker Spaniel

Benjie is our first entry of the year for The Kodak Portrait Awards.

An 11 month old Cocker Spaniel , Benjie was full of beans but loved being in front of the camera.

Remember we are looking for dogs of all shapes and sizes for the Kodak Awards with a chance of winning £1000.

Its free to enter so call us on 01604 416005 to book your dog in.

Your Moments Makeover Valentines Special

Valentines day is not far away.

Treat your loved one to a Your Moments Makeover Photoshoot.

www.your-moments.co.uk

Until 14th February we are offering gift vouchers for a studio shoot and makeover for just £75.00

This includes:

Makeup by Katrina
A full studio shoot with up to 3 changes of outfit.
Your own private viewing session to select your favourite images.
Your Moments special "Skin Smoothing" on your favourite images you would like to purchase.
Private Web Gallery of all the images on a special section of our site (password protected) for 3 months.

To purchase your voucher and for more details please call the studio.

01604 416005

Dogs Needed £1000 to be won !!!

We will be kicking off the New Year with a Brand New Promotion.

We are looking for Cute Dogs of all shapes and sizes for the 2009 Kodak Portrait Awards.

Kodak run the awards every year for Families,Weddings and even Pets!! and there is £1000 prize on offer at the end of the year.

For details on entering your dog call the studio at Mark Betts Photography 01604 416005

Little Angels Calendars

Here are the final images for our Little Angels 2009 calendar.

Calendars may be purchased for £15.00 each. We have tried to keep the cost as low as possible and any profit from the calendars will be donated to our nominated charity PACE.

To order your calendar please call the studio on 01604 416005.

Thank you to everyone who supported this promotion in 2008 and we look forward to creating even more fantastic images for the 2010 calendar soon.

Dan and Danielle Shoot

You may remember we photographed Danielle in the studio in November.

On Monday we went to a secret location and produced some more shots for her, this time her friend Dan came along.

It was very cold and the couple were great.

Here are a small selection of the images taken.

Off Camera location flash was used for this dramatic Black and White shot of Dan

Once again the location flash was used on the couple, I just love the effect it produces.

We are offering Studio and Location Makeover Photoshoots through our site www.your-moments.co.uk.

We have a special offer "taster studio session" available for just £75.00 including a makeover by Katrina.

Call the studio and mention the blog to recieve your special offer on 01604 416005

Gift Vouchers are available.

Chris and Deborah Pre Wedding Shoot

We are photographing Deborah and Chris,s wedding in April next year.

Today we took a brisk stroll around Hunsbury Park to capture some fun images.