Angela & Phil's Wonderful Wedding Day

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of covering Angela and Phil's wedding on a rather wet July afternoon. Spirits were far from damp, though, and everyone was in great form. We managed to capture most of the family formals in the gardens at the beautiful Missenden Abbey but a lot of the day was spent inside, at times dodging the thunder and lightning!

This mini-gallery gives a good feel for how enjoyable the day was, especially the obligatory embarrassing of the groom during the Best Man's speech:

Congratulations Angela and Phil on a magnificent wedding day. I wish you both a fulfilling and loving married life together,

David

Elegant Ellie

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of photographing Ellie in her school prom dress. The idea was to create a set of images that showed off her elegant gown and jewellery, using a mix of studio and outdoor settings. And, of course, to show off Ellie's radiant beauty! We had a great time, and Ellie caused a few raised eyelids as we took our outdoor shots in the centre of Leighton Buzzard.

Here are a few of the images we captured, starting with three from the studio:

And then the outdoor images, all deliberately taken with edgy urban backdrops for more of a fashionable look:

This one is my personal favourite from the session - it has a very glamorous feel to it, yet the background is a scruffy-looking public loo!:

Well done, Ellie, for being such a great subject. I'm looking forward to your viewing soon,

David

Daniella's Urban Portrait Shoot

OK, I've got over the disappointment of Andy Murray's semi-final exit at Wimbledon now and am fully expecting him to put it all behind him by winning the next major, the US Open (which is on his favourite surface, so it's entirely feasible). No pressure, Andy!

I've been busy with commercial work recently but did promise a few days ago to post some images of Daniella. So here they are:



Daniella was fun to work with, she has an almost regal look in some of that first image. Not quite so regal in the following shot, as the wind took hold of her hair!















More images to upload soon. Keep positive,
David

Urban Fashion Shoot with Sophie

This year seems to be rushing by and I'm not keeping up with my blog as well as I ought to be - though, at the moment, that's partly down to Andy Murray's performances at Queens and now Wimbledon. And it's so hot, too! I can't be the only one who is working a little slower than normal - can I?

I have two more weddings to do before heading off on holiday in two and a half weeks. We're going to Fethiye in Turkey, and I'm really looking forward to the break. There's an abandoned village nearby and I'm hoping to come back with some great shots to put on the blog.

For today, though, it's back to one of my urban fashion shoots. I took this set of images of the lovely Sophie about a month ago. The first one's about as smiley as Sophie wanted to get - as you'll see from her other images, the theme for the day was sullen and moody (obviously taking after the supermodels in Vogue and the like):

Sophie's friend Daniella came along on this shoot and I'll be posting some images of her soon for you to see. For now, time to start preparing for Murray's semi-final against Roddick. It'll be a tough one but I think Murray will win - let's hope so!

David