I believe it's such an important and valuable part of the wedding photography experience. It's daunting for couples to begin with, but usually within about 10-15 minutes I can visibly see the nerves quickly disappearing, replaced by a new confidence in front of the camera.
Read MoreTheir beautiful wedding deserves a blog post all to itself, however in support of raising awareness of Cluster Headaches, I asked Chloe if it was possible to share her story, and how she and Fraser coped with her condition during one of the biggest days of their lives in time for Cluster Headache Awareness Day tomorrow - I personally would like to see #underthehat trending on Twitter!
Read MoreI feel the relationship with my couples is the recipe to put them at ease and achieve great natural photography, when the relationship already exists it is so lovely to work with couples and families that I already know... I left feeling that love is real and love exists and that I have possibly the best job I could ever wish for.
Read MoreMy job is to capture memories, but most importantly it is to document you how you are at this moment as a family. Children grow and change at a rate we cannot keep up with, but how precious and priceless are these every day 'little' things.
Read MoreBefore a wedding day I always want to have a few nerves in my stomach and not ever be ashamed to be so emotionally involved in someone's day that a moment makes me cry or even sometimes sob, because I feel the emotion and that is what I capture with my camera. If I ever stopped feeling the emotion perhaps I would stop seeing it and I just never want that to happen.
Read MoreLast Weekend, I met with Nicola and Nick at Slaters Country Inn in Newcastle Under Lyme, their wedding will take place here in just a little over 3 weeks time. It was a bright and beautiful (chilly) day, and we had a bit of a giggle. Both Nicola and Nick expressed that they dislike having their photo taken and were a little apprehensive to begin with, however I promised them that after the first few minutes of us working together on this, we would find a way to make them feel at ease with the camera.
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