Claire and Tim's Crawfordsburn Pre-Wedding Shoot

When considering the location for their pre-wedding photoshoot, there was one place that stood out above all others for Claire and Tim. Not only had they gone to the Inn at Crawfordsburn for their first date but it was also where Tim chose to ask Claire if she'd marry him. So when he asked me if I'd travel to Crawfordsburn for their shoot I was more than happy to oblige. The Inn has a wealth of options for great photographs, both inside and out in the lovely gardens. We made the most of them, as the images show below, before heading off to get some more shots on the beach at Helen's Bay - where a greyhound did something unspeakable (involving one leg being raised off the ground) on my camera bag - and at Crawfordsburn Country Park.















It really was great fun photographing Claire and Tim, especially in the knowledge that the location means such a lot to them. Hope they like this little selection of some of my favourites from their shoot,
David

Judith & Neil's Pre-Wedding Shoot

Judith and Neil came into the Lisburn studio on one of those evenings when it's raining one minute and sunny the next - rather like today, actually. Having the studio means the weather can't get in the way of a good shoot though and we had plenty of fun and laughter as we captured a lovely set of images, a few of which are displayed below.

After shooting inside for a while, we decided to risk the rain and head along the road a short distance to a nearby site of a former night club. This setting makes for a gritty urban series of images and the colours on the wall worked really well with both Judith and Neil's eyes, as you can see below. The shoot did teach me an important lesson, though - watch where you're walking. For as I moved around to gain a different viewpoint I went flying onto my rear end on some wet tiles - and I've still got the marks to prove it lol!

Nicola and Earl's Pre-Wedding Portraits in Lisburn

Here's a small selection of images I took recently when Nicola and Earl came to Lisburn for their pre-wedding shoot. We were lucky enough to have a lovely sunny morning, so took advantage of the fine weather before heading indoors to capture some shots in the studio. I was impressed with how well both Nicola and Earl were able to strike their poses - they were clearly very relaxed together and I hope you'll agree with me that they make a really good-looking couple:















David

Helen & Paul's Pre-Wedding Shoot

I can't believe a fortnight has gone by already since my session with Helen and Paul - where has all the time gone? In fairness, I've spent half of that period on the road, shooting interiors in England. No rest for the wicked - though I'm not sure what vices I've been indulging recently to merit being put in that category!

That's enough chat about me. This post is all about Helen and Paul's shoot, and what a fun-filled session it was! I don't know why but I love it when someone comes in to the studio and tells me they're very nervous about having their photograph taken. Maybe it's because I feel the gauntlet has been thrown down and I can't resist a good challenge. Whatever the reason, Helen quite openly declared that she didn't really like having her photograph taken - but then without realising it she trabsformed into the most amazing model, taking direction as if she were used to being on set all day, every day. I hope both Helen and Paul enjoyed their shoot - it's never as traumatic as one imagines - and we had plenty of fun together as this selection of preview images shows:















Looking forward to showing Helen and Paul all their images very soon,
David