David Beckstead Workshop

Last week I spent 3 days in London with a photographer called David Beckstead.

David is an amazing wedding photographer from America and is acclaimed to be one of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the world.

A small group of 15 photographers from as far away as France, Ireland and South Africa came together to work with David for 3 intensive days.

Here are a few of the images taken.

A larger selection can been seen on the main website in the Trash The Dress section.

Trash The Dress - Northampton

On Sunday we had a Trash The Dress session at Sywell Country Park near Northampton.

The session had been arranged 2 months in advance due to work committments and we were planning to have a great day out with Jess the model and a handful of local photographers.

On the day the good old British Weather done its worse and it must have been the wettest Sunday all summer!!!!!!!!

But Jess was a real trooper and the weather didnt deter her (or her Mum), and we had a blast!!!!!

Whatever was asked of her she done with such enthusiasm.

Here are just a few images from the day.

I would also like to thank the other 3 photographers Carole, Sarah and Nigel who braved the elements also.

It was a great day.

More images from the day are available to view on the website in the Trash The Dress section.

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Katrina

Out and about with Katrina during the week trying out a few different techniques including using the video light at dusk.

The quality of light is amazing as it gives a lovely warm glow to the skin.

Here are a few shots.

Winners

Here are the winning images from this months Professional Photography competition I entered.

If you recognise yourself please email me.

Silver Award Winner in the Traditional Wedding Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Silver Award Winner in the Bridal Portraiture Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Bronze Award Winner in the Fashion and Beauty Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Silver Award Winner in the Monochrome Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Bronze Award Winner in the Portraiture Contemporary Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers

Silver Award Winner in the Wedding Contemporary Category Society Of Wedding and Portrait Photographers and Merit Award in the Fuji Envisage Awards


Fuji Envisage Awards Merit Winner

Bumper Crop of Awards !!!!

I have had some fantastic news today regarding a couple of Professional Print Competitions we have entered this month.

I have won no less than 8 Awards for photography.

Fuji Envisage Awards

The Fuji Envisage Awards are a national competition open to Professional Wedding and Portrait photographers. Each month a maximum of Ten Merit awards are given from the hundreds entered from all over the country.

And I have been awarded 2 of them for my Wedding Photography.

These will now go forward to the end of the year final judging where the winning photographer will win £1000 for the client in the photograph.

Plus I get 2 more certificates for the studio wall.

Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers Monthly Competition.

I have also been awarded 4 Silver and 2 Bronze Awards from the SWPP.

This competition attracts thousands of entries each month worldwide so its a great honour to be placed.

I shall post a few of the images here when I get time.

Busy Weekend

This weekend was extremely busy.

First off on Friday we photographed Louise and Matthews wedding which was held at The Orangery Whittlebury Park.

The weather was glorious with bright sunshine through the day with the exception of a short cloud burst later on. But that was no problem as the couple were sitting down to their meal by then.

Matthew arrived in style to the venue in a flash Audi R8 much to the delight of Louise who is a Motorsport and F1 fan,

Heres a short video





The second wedding of the weekend was Gareth and Stacey.

This couple were great !!! Always up for a laugh and willing to go the extra mile for some stunning images.

They were married at Hellidon Lakes near Daventry.

Ted and Theresa's Wedding Broomhills Northampton

On Saturday it was the turn of Ted and Theresa.

The day started off at the couples home for a few shots. I tried out the new video lights I had purchased a few weeks ago and they are fantastic. They give a lovely warm glow.

The service was held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Barrack Rd Northampton. I love photographing Roman Catholic weddings as normally the priest allows us to photograph during the service ( which is a very important part!!!!) and this was no exception as some great images were captured.

After the service it was off to Broomhills Hotel in Spratton.

The couple were great !!!!!!!!!!! We even managed some Trash The Dress style shots in the grounds.

Here is a short clip of the wedding

Model Shoot - Jess

Well the weather was kind to us on Tuesday evening as we photographed Jess.

Jess was a bridesmaid at her sisters wedding that we photographed a few weeks ago and kindly offered to do some modelling for our new website which will be launched shortly.

Jess was a natural as we shot in various locations around Northampton, she even got some admiring comments from a few lads at sixfields !!!!!!!! But thats another story.

Here is a short slide show of some of the images.

News

Well, Its hard to believe we are over halfway through July already.

The weddings are now in full swing with at least 1 wedding to photograph each week until the middle of October. This year has been fantastic and we also have some weekends where we are photographing weddings on Fridays and Sundays as well.

New Blog

In the next week or so I hope to have a brand new Blog up and running dedicated to our Trash The Dress and Model sessions, these are becoming so popular so I thought a seperate site was needed.

The name has been registered we just need a little time to get the images together.

I even booked a Wedding this week for next year and the Bride wants a Trash The Dress session on her Horse sometime after the wedding so that will be fun.

Model Shoot

Weather permitting I have a Model Shoot booked for Tuesday evening with Jess.

Jess was a Bridesmaid at a wedding I photographed recently and she kindly offered to help us out, so watch for the images soon.

Mel and Will Pre Wedding Shoot

In a couple of months time we are photographing Mel and Wills Wedding.
This evening we were at Delapre Abbey in Northampton for their Pre Wedding Shoot.

Heres the results.

Laura and Craigs Wedding Saturday 12th July

Laura and Craig were married at Great Oakley this weekend.

They are a gorgeous couple, we shot so many images it has been difficult choosing which ones to blog.

Here are a few of my favourites.