A Fake Wedding

A Fake Wedding

by | Sep 21, 2026 | Information, Photography, Wedding Photography

I did say that I wouldn’t ever do weddings. Then I did one. Then another. Both for friends as I felt I couldn’t refuse. Both times I remembered why I didn’t want to shoot weddings. It’s stressful, fast-paced, no time to re-group and check the shots. Just keep shooting, and hope it’s all going to be okay. Looking for the moments, the accidental happenings, the looks, the love. And getting all the shots on whatever list you’ve been given.

So – no more more weddings for me. Until yesterday, when I shot another one. The difference this time? it was faked. The couple were already married and already had a full set of wedding photos. But they kindly volunteered to get dressed up again to help us out with a ‘mock wedding’ to help promote Antony Woodland Garden in Cornwall as a new wedding venue. Chris and Charlie were amazing. We scoped out some locations and drove them around in the Head Gardener’s buggy. I enjoyed it, as it wasn’t as stressful as a real wedding and I think the photos came out okay. What do you think?

 

We’ve moved to Cornwall

We’ve moved to Cornwall

by | Jan 4, 2026 | Blog, cornwall

After 30 or so years in Worcester, we’ve finally made the move to Cornwall – to the coast.

We’ll still be providing some photography services, particularly Property photography (see PropertyImageServices.com).

But now we’ll be taking photos mainly for fun. This is a stunningly beautiful area, crying out to be photographed. so watch this website as it shifts to photos of sunsets and waves!

Wedding Photography – Never Say Never Again

Wedding Photography – Never Say Never Again

by | Dec 7, 2022 | Wedding Photography

When I decided to devote most of my professional life to photography, I realised that photographers really need to specialise in a particular niche of photography, and get really good at it, rather than just being okay in several areas. As a result I chose not to do weddings – as there are lots of really good wedding photographers already – and I always thought it would be so stressful (e.g. trying to get lots of people herded around in a short space of time etc.) that I wasn’t suited to that branch of photography.

However, when I have been asked by good friends if I will photograph their wedding (or that of their offspring) it’s surprisingly hard to say no.

Almost immediately though, the stress and panic begins to set in! Even though the wedding might be months away, I’m already thinking about what might go wrong and how I can mitigate against it.

Recently a good friend of mine asked me to photograph his daughter’s wedding. He likes my photography (although he is an excellent photographer himself), but the real reason he asked me is because his daughter has had anxiety issues in the past and he felt that having someone known to the bride on her big day might help reduce her own nerves and so allow her to enjoy the day more.

As time marched on, we met so that the bride could tell me what kind of photography she wanted (lots of pictures of her!) and so she could give me a list of the required shots.

A week before the wedding we visited the venue and checked out the best places to shoot the happy couple, and to meet the wedding planner. Some examples of the results below:

 

Black & White

I really like black and white photography – especially of people so I selected a few from this wedding and edited them in black and white too.

Car Photography

Car Photography

by | Sep 21, 2021 | Car Photography, Photography

In my last post (was it really over 12 months ago?) I said that I hadn’t really been interested in sport photography because I wasn’t really interested in sport … (except when it is England playing, and even then it’s restricted to football and rugby). But cars, now that’s a different story. I do like cars. Especially Porsches, and classic cars, and American cars of the fifties – the ones with fins. So I do like to take the odd photo of cars. As with property (which is where I make most of my living) there are techniques and skills that are more specific when taking pictures of cars. And now that I have acquired another Porsche (this will be my third), I have a wiling model. So expect more car pictures. Especially of a certain black 911.