The Look of Love

05/02/2012 by Gary | Leave a comment

Those magical moments when something subtle but extraordinary happens and is recorded forever by a skilled photographer..
You need to rely on the expertise of a professional image maker to really tell the story of your wedding day from small moments to grand gestures!

The ‘Call to Action’ is what will you really be happy with once the day is over. A set of average photographs because you decided to cut costs on the photographer (even though the dress, flowers and catering all cost a pretty penny)..or a set of amazing photographs that truly captured the day in all its uniqueness, presented in well exposed, composed and carefully retouched images that bring the whole day to life and will remain with you and your family as it grows forever. The flowers will wilt, the band go home on the night, the fabulous honeymoon is over after a week or two. Only those images will continue to live on in an album, or framed on your wall..scrolling across your ipad or facebook page for all your freinds and family to share with you.

The Look of Love

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Natasha Heiss..a portrait by iPhone.

22/01/2012 by Gary | Leave a comment

This shot was taken of Natasha Heiss..my youngest daughter, on my iphone whilst out for a walk today beside the Basingstoke Canal in Surrey. I can’t get enough of the ease which carrying a great camera on a smartphone makes taking impromptu photographs…I can see why sales of the bog standard digital compacts are plummeting.

Why have an average camera that takes up room in your pocket when the phone will shoot similar quality images. Of course, the phone isn’t a patch on the new range of CSC cameras..(like my Samsung NX100)..with big sensors and good lenses.. they make high quality DSLR images in a pocket sized body..

Enough techno-babble.. look at the photograph!

Natasha at Basingstoke Canal 2012

 

 

 

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‘The Final Moments’ before becoming a wife at Le Gothique, Wandsworth

14/01/2012 by Gary | Leave a comment

Leanne was waiting in the hallway at Le Gothique, just moments before her father took her arm and led her inside to where Hugh was waiting for her and the ceremony was to begin.

The beauty of the photograph is in its calness I think..Leanne seems prepared..expectant..considered and thoughtful, It’s a dramatic moment because of the implications..

Leanne awaits the arm of her father to lead her to be married at Le Gothique

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The Wedding of the Year

08/01/2012 by Gary | Leave a comment

David and Navasha iat Parkstead House, Richmond

Is this the wedding of the year? Did I photography your wedding in 2011 and you’d like it to be re-featured as one of the best of 2011 (if not THE best!) then drop me a line..I had some wonderful times photographing great couples, their families and friends in some amazing locations and some more personal venues. I just love being involved..and most of all creating something very special from each and every event. Your wedding day is so important to get right..from the flowers to the food..the music to the cake..so its vital its recorded properly and that the real’vibe’ of your day is captured forever.

Don’t forget..I always tell couples.that in a few years time..when your own family is growing..they will look back at that day with wonder at how beautiful mummy looked and how handsome (and slim) Dad was back then. They will also want to see Grandma..cousins , nephews and nieces..in fact everybody they have heard so much about. That, my friends is why great photography is so important and presenting those images in a fabulous album means so much to one and all!!

Let me know about your wedding..

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Winter Seascape

03/01/2012 by Gary | Leave a comment

I thought I’d post  one of my favourite shots taken over Christmas on the beach at Horton on the Gower penninsula in Wales 2011. A group of us (Jane’s family and friends..and I) stayed in a beautiful house overlooking the beach in the tiny hamlet of Horton.So remote..no mobile phone signal (bliss!)..no shops.. just views..and long windblown walks across the sands by the sea. Such a beautiful coastline in the Gower region.. I only took my Samsung NX100..couldn’t have fitted anything bigger into our car on the way down pre Xmas day. It was rammed to the roof with presents, champagne and children (not forgetting Beanz the dog!). Have you ever stayed in somewhere so wild and windy but been totally insulated from the elements..wonderful! No draughts.. under floor heating.. wonderful beds. Just perfect.

I set about recharging batteries (metaphorically of course) for the coming season…what will 2012 bring?

Anyway.. here’s wishing us all a Happy New Year.. now pick up the phone and let’s get down to making stunning photography at your wedding!!

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Summer seems so long ago!

17/12/2011 by Gary | Leave a comment

Actually this was shot in April..the best month for weather in 2011. Taken at Cannizaro House on the edge of Wimbledon and showing a wonderful moment between Richard and Oona as they took a stroll away from the celebrations through the beech trees. I’d seen the location a few days before and I knew immediately that I wanted to shoot images through the trees…there are a few other frames taken on the day in the galleries. Wedding Photography is a marvellous experience when the elements combine in our favour..but I really also enjoy the challenges that clouds and rain bring..(let’s be realistic..I’m an English wedding photographer…living in London (SW16). Weather is variable. What more can I say. Having great equipment helps. Thats’s something that potential clients should bear in mind when looking to budget (downwards). Good wedding and portrait photographers will invest in the right equipment..cameras, lights..lenses.

Technically it all adds up. It costs to be able to photograph in a dimly lit church and still retain quality..

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