I had a great time this afternoon photographing Melanie and John's wedding in Shenley Church End. These two are a really special couple and I knew today was going to be a lot of fun. There was much giggling as the girls got ready in the morning and the smiles and laughter carried on right through the service too. After a clutch of family shots, we managed to squeeze in some great images of Melanie and John before they settled down for their meal and evening entertainment (which they're enjoying right now, I hope, as I publish this post).
Here are a few of my favourite images from their day:
How's that for a funky image to end on!
Many congratulations to you both, Mel and John. I know you're going to be very happy together and that you'll enjoy a wonderfully long and fulfilling marriage.
On Saturday I was lucky enough to photograph Helen and Ed's engagement portraits. Helen was a bridesmaid at Claire and Chris' wedding at Ashridge, just a few weeks earlier (you can see images from the wedding by scrolling down a little). During the evening reception, Ed proposed to Helen and so it was fitting that we should shoot their engagement portraits at Ashridge.
We made some great images together and had a lot of fun creating them. Here are just a few of my favourites:
Congratulations on your engagement, Ed and Helen. It's clear that the two of you are very well suited to one another and I'm sure you'll enjoy years and years of joy together.
Elise spent a fortnight gaining work experience with me last year and has developed a keen interest in photography. In fact, she's just about to start a photography course at Milton Keynes college. So to mark the start of this next phase in her life, here's a selection of images we made recently when she came to sit for me as I practised some new studio techniques. As you can see below, Elise has the makings of a first class model, as well as photographer:
In mid-August, as part of our celebrations of my son Finn's 4th birthday, we spent a day at Whipsnade Zoo. As zoo members, we quite often go to Whipsnade and I've fallen out of the habit of taking a camera with me. But a birthday demands a few family snaps, at the very least, so I was delighted to find myself armed with my kit when we came face-to-face with one of the zoo's newest additions - a female baby Asian elephant. Born towards the end of July, she was around 3 weeks old when we visited and, not suprisingly, she was a big crowd pleaser. Here she is, exploring her new surroundings, under mum's watchful eye:
This shot is a particular favourite, it's just too cute - she almost looks like she's giggling away there as she scratches her trunk on the knobbly tree roots:
It was a pretty hot day, and here's one of the adult elephants tossing dirt on its back to keep the effect of the sun's rays to a minimum:
And finally, a study of an adult elephant, probably wondering what all the fuss is about:
To usher September in, I'm uploading a couple of images from the shoot I did recently with Isaac and mum Abi:
My boys are back to school tomorrow - first day for little Finn. I think we're all looking forward to it for different reasons! Hopefully, I'll get time to post a few of the images we've taken during the summer. Good luck to everyone who's off to school again, or going back to college or university soon!
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