Competition [blogged by Iain]

The SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) run a monthly competition across several different categories, awarding Gold, Silver and Bronze for the winning images. I have only entered twice and was really pleased to get a Silver in the Contemporary Wedding category in the January competition. This is the image which received that award:



This particular image was shot on Brighton beach on a chilly Friday afternoon, hence the lack of other people in the shot as well as the lovely blue sky.

The image was treated in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to adjust the balance of exposure across the image and to create the panoramic crop. Other than that, it's almost exactly as I captured it.

A very cute 2 year old

This week we went down to Brighton to do a portrait session with a very cute 2 year old (and her Mum & Dad). It seems that most of the babies & toddlers I have shot recently have all had a runny nose - and this one was no exception. I also found out that asking her to lie down was not a good idea because she thought she was going to bed. I will remember that for our next session! However, inbetween wiping her nose and a few tears we managing to get some great images. I've also included a few of her Mum & Dad as they were a big part of the day.

Michael & Arsinah's Wedding

On Sunday 28th September we went to Brighton to photograph (& video) Michael & Arsinah's wedding. The service was at St Mary & St Abraam's Coptic church in Hove. It was a lovely service and not at all like any service we have attended before. It was a real privilege to be part of this special day. The reception was at the Hilton Metropole in Brighton which was a fantastic location. Micahel & Arsinah were so happy on the day and they looked like they really enjoyed the celebrations. Here are a small selection of images from the day. All comments welcomed.

Arsinah & Michael's Engagement

On the same day that I was doing the family photo shoot Iain went to Brighton to cover an Engagement shoot for Arsinah & Michael. I met them both earlier in the month and went down to Brighton to look round locations with them. They are a really fun couple and this clearly comes through in these images. I so love the colour of her dress and I'm sure you'll agree that she looked stunning. All comments welcomed.