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

Zara - Portraits of a Princess

There has already been much oohing and aahing today at the beautiful images of Princess Catherine as she tied the knot with Prince William in Westminster Abbey - we wish them both a very happy marriage, which hopefully the media will allow them to enjoy without too much intrusion. But I want to introduce you to another gorgeous princess - Zara - who came into our Lisburn studio earlier this week with her mum Jenny. Zara was a fantastic sitter, playing to the camera in great style - the new Duchess of Cambridge would be well served if she were to ask Zara for some posing lessons! We had a great time together and I had quite a task to pick out a selection of favourites - but here they are for you to enjoy:















Hope you like them,
David

Eileen & Brenadan - The Pre-Wedding Shoot

Eileen and Brendan's pre-wedding shoot took place on a lovely afternoon at the Lisburn studio last Saturday. Shooting inside and outside meant Eileen was able to change her outift part way through - this is one of the great advantages of shooting at the studio, as well as ensuring there's no cause for cancellation should we have any rain. There was no problem with the weather on Saturday, though, and we had a good time creating a series of lovely images, a few of which I am previewing here:





















David

Kerrie & Keith's Pre Wedding Shoot

Kerrie and Keith arrived at the studio on Saturday with the broadest of smiles, and it set the tone for a really great shoot. They had me in fits of laughter almost from the word 'go' and I thoroughly enjoyed their session. I think you can see from the photos below that they had a great time too and I'm really looking forward to welcoming them back to the studio again soon for their viewing. In the meantime, here's a sneak preview of some of the images we made: David :-)

Claire and Darren's Engagement Shoot

I had a great day today which kicked off early when I showed Louise and Jonny their pre-wedding photos, a selection of which can be seen by scrolling down this page a little. I then had a wonderful shoot with Claire and Darren. "We only have one photograph of us that we like," they told me shortly after they arrived. So we set out to put that right and came up with a really good set of images for them. Here are five of the shots, some taken in the studio and others outside:

I hope that adds a few to the list of images of themselves that Claire and Darren like,

David :)

Kayla and Matthew's Studio Portrait Shoot

I can't tell you how much fun I had photographing Kayla and her little brother Matthew - it was an absolute thrill! Shooting children (if I can put it like that lol!) is always a real scream but these two bundles of joy were simply great to work with. I've picked out just a few of the wonderful images we made, and the first one shows just how well they got on together - much to the surprise of Mum and Dad, too:

Louise and Jonny's Portraits

This afternoon I welcomed Louise and Jonny to Lisburn for their pre-wedding shoot. I was really looking forward to this session as Louise and Jonny were very eager to have their portraits taken together, even though their wedding isn't until 2013. The sitting went really well and we had a lot of fun as we went from shooting indoors under the studio lights to the big outdoor studio that is the business park where our premises are located. Here's a small collection of my favourite images:















Very cool looking shot to end on there, don't you think?
David