Mr and Mrs Fran!

Gisborough Hall was the venue for Fran and Fran's wedding reception last week. It is a beautiful wedding venue or reception, making it a great place for wedding photographs. We were so lucky with the weather, as we got closer from the church, the sky got brighter and brighter. Here are a few photographs from the day and the rest will be loaded into the Client Area ahead of the bride and grooms return from honeymoon.

Worldwide

Even in difficult economic times I am really pleased to report that Riff Raff Photography continues to grow. I have invested in the new website which is still getting more and more photos added all the time, so keep checking it out. 

One other thing that I tried was to open out the company not only nationally in the UK but to offer a service anywhere! It takes me back to the old days where I used to do underwater photography across the world and spent most of my time in airport lounges. I am pleased to say that interest in weddings outside of the UK is growing. In a few weeks I depart to Tuscany in Italy to shoot a wedding for Dominic and Jenny, then in December I have a well planned trip around the world to shoot in New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong and a few other stops along the way. To cater for that the website has now got a .co.uk and a .com ending to help people find their way easily.

Thank you to everyone for making this an exceptional year and I look forward to the continued growth of the company and watching more and more people smile when they see their images!

Hunter Family Portrait

Last week I was asked to photograph the Hunter family. The images show how it is possible to get great images, just in your back garden! There are two definite styles that I was achieve, a very country style then using a garage door I was able to make a very modern cool look. That proved a very popular combination and one I will use again!

Jenny and Nick- Pre-Wedding Shoot

I recently photographed Jenny and Nick for their forthcoming wedding to be held at Newburgh Priory, then onto the Abbey Inn next to Byland Abbey in North Yorkshire. Byland Abbey is such an amazing place for wedding photographs, we picked it to do some pre-wedding photos.

I look forward to working with them on the day, I will put some wedding images onto the Blog when they are done.

Norfolk Garden Party

Last week I found myself in sunny Norfolk to photograph a family garden party for the Simson family. The weather was outstanding and we had a great day getting photographs of the kids and family groups. I must thank the family for their very kind hospitality, I gave into their demands to have some food and it was lovely!! Many thanks!!

Here are a few from the day, the remainder will go into the Client Area as soon as I have completed them.

Wedding Showreel

I have been playing around with wedding videos to showcase my work. Here is the first draft and more will follow! :-)

Natalie and Ryan- Wynyard Hall

I love wedding venues with loads of architecture and character, Wynyard Hall delivers everytime!!! I was spoilt for choice for wedding photographs last weekend during Natalie and Ryan's big day. We were dodging thunder and lightening storms to get some wonderful external photographs, then when the heavens did open we were running back inside!

Thanks to everyone on the day, as usual we were very well received and had a great time with all the guests. I certainly had a great time and some great photos have been captured. The remainder of the images will be loaded into the Client Area to view once Natalie and Ryan have seen them upon their return from honeymoon.

Here are a few to wet the appetite!!!....

Rebecca and Sam Magee- Pre-Wedding Shoot

Rebecca and Sam are due to get married at Aldwark Manor Hotel later in the year. They asked for a pre-wedding photo shoot in preparation for the wedding. We shot the images in the grounds of the church at Aldwark which has a lovely setting. The shoot worked very well to get a feel for the style of wedding photography that we will shoot on the day.

To view the images click on the play button.

Enjoy :-)

Pet Portraits

I get asked quite a lot for great fun photos of the family pets. Here is a day out with Max by the seaside! He loves the water, runs around like a loon then then when he gets home spends the rest of the night having puppy dreams.

Pet portraits can be done at anytime throughout the year using back drops such as the seaside, woods, anywhere. Give me a call to book your pet in for a portrait session :-)

Unfortunately on the day I forgot my underwater camera for the all action head under shot!!!!

Photo Training

I do get asked quite often to do training for photographers as everyone seems to have a camera these days!! It has always been on my "to-do" list to set something up and running! I decided to gather a few people who had been asking for some time and we all headed off to play around with some flashes! It was a huge success and dates are now being set to run some courses for budding photographers to learn how to get to grips with their camera and take their photos to the next level.

The dates will be published on the new website so please keep checking in to see availability. Here is one image from the other day working with Dom, it was shot on a Canon 50D and one flash on a bright and sunny day!!

I will post some more images from the days shoot soon.