Amy & Ben Pinfield- Australia Wedding

Yesterday I found myself photographing a wedding in 36 degrees, on a beach and wearing a pair of flip flops. That is not a usual formula for a UK wedding photographer but it is one that I can certainly get used to!!!!

Amy and Ben got married in the UK originally and I photographed them at Wood Hall near Wetherby on a rainy winters day. They flew me out for their Australian part of the wedding blessing which was held on the beach in Adelaide.

It was really great to spend time with Amy, Ben and their family and friends again. We had a great day and made some fantastic photos, it was hard to pick just five for the blog, but here goes.......

45 knots of wind and 20 knots under sail!!!!

I had one of the most exhilarating sailing experiences whilst I was in Auckland New Zealand. I went sailing with Chris on a 68 foot Americas Cup racing yacht that nothing more than a skateboard on water with an enormous sail!!!!

Normally when I am sailing up in Scotland I cruise along at about 7-8 knots of speed in a very relaxed manner. On this boat after getting the sails up we were doing 11 knots without trying, after hitting about 20 knots the wind picked up. With the boat seriously leaning over and the deck (which is normally horizontal) now just off vertical we decided we were pushing it a bit too much and made back to the harbour for a deserved beer!!

Beautiful New Zealand

Well Los Angeles was a cool place, full of actors, stars and wanna be stars!! I mixed with the rich and famous in the LA Hills and peered over the wall of the Playboy Mansion to see if Kendra or Holly were at home!!!!

Then onto New Zealand to meet with Chris who showed us where he now calls home! It is such an amazing place with beaches at Piha and a restaurant to die for at Cable Bay. It is one of those places where you go and never want to return home. I will be back to New Zealand for a wedding in 2011, congratulations to Chris and Gerri on getting engaged!!

Round the world in 38 days!!!!

The next few weeks will have some interesting blog updates as I fly to Australia to photograph a wedding over there. On route I will be stopping for a few days in Los Angeles and New Zealand. Whilst in New Zealand I am meeting Chris, a very good friend of mine and my business guru, for more business brain storming over a few glasses of wine. He has also booked us onto a 68 foot racing yacht for an adrenalin day out on the water!!

Then onto Australia to photograph a wedding and a few portraits. I hope to get a few of those images up on the site soon after I have taken them. After that I will be heading across to Sydney for New Year and to get some landscape images of the beautiful Sydney Harbour Bridge. The final leg of the trip takes me into Indonesia where I will be shooting some commercial images at a new five star resort and spa in Bali.

Keep checking online and where I have wifi, I will keep updated. Whilst I am away the team will run the office and I will be monitoring emails and still be in touch!

Urban Portrait

It is at this time of year when you can get out and try new styles and ideas for the forthcoming year. Recently I found myself down in Bristol doing just that with a group of friends, we were testing a new piece of kit that enabled us to push the boundaries that bit more!

The day was a good mix of taking photographs, lunch and a cool Peroni to finish the day off!!

I will be back down to Bristol in the new year to do another shoot with the BBC presenter Alex Lovell, so keep an eye out for that one.

Congratulations to Matthew and Liz!

Matthew and Liz are the latest couple to book us for their wedding photography at the beautiful Villa San Crispolto in Italy. As the only UK based recommended photographer for Marco at Romantic Italian Weddings we are really pleased to add Matthew and Liz to the long list of bookings for 2010. We look forward to working with them on their big day!

Janine and Adam Brickell- Wedding

I had a great day with Janine and Adam recently at their wedding. The church service was held at St Edwards Church in Clifford then onto Newby Hall for the reception. We were so lucky with the weather that during the service went from heavy rain to bright sunshine!!

Janine looked amazing in a beautiful Caroline Castigliano wedding dress, Adam looked very proud as she walked down the aisle. They make a great couple and I look forward to meeting up with them soon to design their wedding album.

Mr & Mrs Seavers- Wedding

Congratulations to Tracey and Dave who got married at The Bridge Inn at Walshford recently. It was a great day filled with emotion, you can see the bond between them and I am sure they will be very happy forever. They met at work which led to very cool cake topper!!

Their wedding photographs will be in the Client Area soon, here are a few from the day.

Family Portrait

Last week I was in North Yorkshire to photograph a lovely family portrait in the grounds of Ampleforth College. It was a beautiful autumn day with the mist rolling in over the hills. After a few photographs outside we went inside to do a few mum and baby shots. Here are a few images from the session.

Fiona and Stephen Sheret- Wedding

It was off to one of my favourite venues recently, Hotel Du Vin in Harrogate. It was Fiona and Stephen's wedding day and I wanted to make use of all the great spots to make some really cool wedding photos. Fiona looked amazing and Stephen was very proud as she walked down the aisle. They make a great couple and I wish them the very best of happiness. Their photos are ready to view and will be online soon.

The end of the wedding season and a deserved rest!!

It has been the busiest year yet and 2010 is already filling up fast. I completed my last three UK weddings last week and headed up to Scotland on the yacht for a couple of days rest. Fortunately I was with friends who took the helm whilst I had a bit of a rest (see below!!).

Just getting prepared to fly over to Italy to organise the 2010 batch of Italian weddings, then only 5 weeks until I fly out to Australia to photograph a wedding over there. Keep an eye on the blog for some really cool pictures along the way.

Now back to catching up on some sleep.........!!

Stephen and Fiona- Pre Wedding Shoot

It was great to spend some time with Stephen and Fiona recently. They are a great couple who are due to get married at the lovely Hotel Du Vin Harrogate very soon. We took some time out just across the road from the hotel to take some pre-wedding shots. It was starting to get dark but I managed to make it look like a sunny summers day for them!!!

Christina and Derek- Wedding

Wood Hall near Linton was the setting for Christina and Derek's wedding day on an amazingly sunny day in September! They were so lucky to have a gorgeous sunny day which made for some beautiful wedding photographs. Here are a couple from the day and the remaining images will be going online very soon.

Rebecca and Sam Magee- Wedding

It was a quick trip over to the beautiful Aldwark Manor recently to do the wedding photography for Rebecca and Sam Magee. They got married at Aldwark church which is a lovely cute little church, then a short walk to Aldwark Manor for the reception. The remaining photographs will be loaded onto the client area very soon, for the moment here are a few from the day.

Adam and Janine- Pre Wedding Shoot

It is always quite an honour to be booked by a client who loves your work, checks out your website and books you without meeting you!! Adam and Janine did just that, we had only ever spoken on the phone until last weekend when we met at their wedding venue! They are getting married at Newby Hall next month so we met up to shoot some pre-wedding photos in the grounds of Newby Hall. I look forward to their wedding which should make for some dramatic shots at such an amazing venue.

Having a sort out!!!!

I have been sorting some old files out today and found this picture, I thought I would share it with you. It was taken with Aston and her baby about 18 months ago, and it is one of those pictures that just makes you smile!!! It is great to capture that bond between mother and child- priceless!!

Testimonial- Steve and Deanna

Thanks to Steve and Deanna for their kind words.........

"We'd just like to say a massive thank you for being an amazing photographer on our wedding day, and for perfectly capturing all of our precious moments into a wonderful album" - Steve and Deanna