Image of the Week - Weddings (Second Instalment!)

As a Yorkshire Wedding Photographer, you may remember me blogging about Sarahlee and Adam's wedding back in May last year and you can catch up with that entry by clicking here.

They were an amazing couple to work with, so passionate and were an absolute joy to photograph - in fact some of my favourite images from last year's bookings were shot on their special day. Sarahlee's grandma was too ill to make it to the church or the reception, so I took them to the nursing home where she lived to surprise her with her granddaughter in her wedding dress. It was a priceless moment to see grandma's face and I'll remember that for a long time to come - it also made for some very emotional photographs.

The image above was taken during the first dance and is definitely one of my favourite all time first dance images. Adam and Sarahlee were totally lost in each other's arms and I really think this photograph sums that up.

My wedding work really does give me the most amazing opportunitites to get close to people and to really share something very special through the eye of my lens.

Image of the Week - Weddings

As a Yorkshire Wedding Photographer I get to shoot a lot of images at a wedding. In fact during an average wedding I will generally shoot around 1500-1600 stills. That's a lot images, however once i've done my editing and selections, I tend to show between 300-400 to my client.

Of those 300-400, there are always going to be stand out images or images that for me really capture a moment - a real sliver in time.

The image above is the first in a series that I would like to share on a regular basis. Taken at Rob and Emma's wedding (which I blogged about here back in September) it really captures that last hour before a wedding as the bride gets ready and the 'madness' of excitement/nerves kicks in. Emma's receiving a phone call from one of her best friends and I think it makes a great shot as she prepares herself in the mirror.

I hope you'll enjoy the images that I will share over the coming weeks and look forward to hearing your comments!

Creativity - Extreme!

Following on from my last post, I'm really working on 'creativity' at the moment. Being a photographer, I suppose it's a given that creativity plays a big part of the daily work - but what happens when the pool drys up? Having the web to hand is definitely the place to start to rekindle the flow, to re-invent, to re-dream.

I've followed Chase Jarvis's blog for a long time and with him being not only an AMAZING creative genius, but an evangelist of Web 2.0, I often turn to his posts to find new ways of looking at what I do with my camera. The video above was posted on his site yesterday, and although it's not photography based per se, it reminded me that creativity requires youthful openess, belief in the path and a willingness to explore - often failing miserably to make some progress.

As a Yorkshire wedding photographer, I find insipration from so many sources. What will I take from this video and all the other 'stuff' I find on the web? I'm not quite sure just yet but I am sure I'll ask myself this question time and time again over the winter.

Hope you enjoy the video!