Wedding: Jayne & David

Venue: Ellingham Hall

If you get married in the North of England in September you are always going to be taking a gamble with the weather. Fortunately for Jayne and David it was an absolutely perfect day, which meant that the majority of the day was spent outside in the sunshine. This was my first wedding at Ellingham Hall and despite a major fire there earlier this year I was really impressed with the venue and the overall feel of the place. Definitely a great location with plenty of scope for creative photography.  Jayne and David had put a great deal of thought and planning into their day, with plenty of fun and unusual details - from a very good slight-of-hand magician, to a twinkly-light dance floor with live band and culminating in a spectacular fire juggling act. It was hard to concentrate on the photography at times there was that much going on. These are a few of my favourite shots from the day.

Henry

wedding dress photoshoot for Kate Colllins

This shoot was a collaboration involving several wedding businesses, organised by and for Kate Collins a talented dress designer I got to know a few years ago when I photographed a wedding of a mutual client who got married in Italy. Kate wanted a selection of images to promote a selection of wedding dresses. I even talked her into modelling her own bridal gown for a few shots - can you guess which model is actually as dress designer? The fabulous hair and make up was by Louise Lunn. We were lucky enough to be given permission to do the shoot at the stunning newly refurbished Eshott Hall. Definitely one of my new favourite wedding venues in the North East.

I photographed several gowns using a variety of locations around Eshott Hall utilising natural light and flash. This was my first chance to use Elinchrom's Ranger RX Quadra light kit on a location shoot. It worked flawlessly and I was very impressed with the quality of light, the power, flexibility and versatility. I look forward to using the kit on my next wedding.

Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot.

Henry

Nicola & Nick: pre-wed/family photoshoot

Nicola and Nick are getting married in the Lake District this autumn. I'm really looking forward to this event as I've not shot a wedding in the Lakes before. Bit weird that. I've photographed weddings in Italy, Greece and Kenya but not the County next to the one I live in. 

For their pre-wed shoot we spent a couple of hours on the beach near to their lovely home. And to add to the challenge their four kids also joined us. So it turned into more of a family lifestyle shoot than a pre-wedding shoot. It was also an opportunity to test my Elinchrom Ranger RX Quadra flash kit again. Filling in against strong sun is a true test of the power of any flash but when you are trying to light six people with one [small] light it really is asking a lot. Needless to say it coped very well, I continue to be impressed by the Quadra kit. More pics using the Quadra on a different shoot will be posted soon. 

Henry