Dovecote Training - Zoe Photography

Today I spent a really enjoyable day at a training workshop on Controlling & Co-ordinating a Wedding run by Zoe of Zoe Photography at Stanley Grange in the grounds of Knowsley Hall.

Part of the day allowed some time for photo's whilst Zoe gave direction on posing the bride & groom to get the most out of the time spent with them.

Here's a few of my images from the day.

Victoria & Simon

Last year I photographed Victoria's sister's wedding and this year it was Victoria's turn. I really enjoyed shooting both of these weddings as they are such a beautiful family and it's lovely to see how close and in love they are.

Victoria & Simon's wedding took place at the Wild Boar Hotel in Beeston. We had perfect weather and it was perfect day with a beautiful ceremony.

Here's a few of their photo's from the day.

NWPPA

I'm very lucky to be a member of the NWPPA which is a group of local photographers who are willling to share and learn from each other. Today we had a session at Stanley Grange on the Knowsley Estate. It was a beautiful location with so many photo opportunities. Thanks to everyone involved, especially Zoë of ZoëPhotography and Andy of McdonaldPhotography. Here's a few of my images.

Flower Power

Another maternity shoot, this time of extended family member Claire who is also due to give birth in the next few weeks. We did a few photo's at home and then went to the Dell in Port Sunlight for a few shots. I really enjoy taking maternity photo's and have been experimenting more with textures to make the images more creative.

Niecey

Here's a few photo's of my beautiful wife Niecey and son Isaac taken during a visit to Fountains Abbey in York at the weekend with our good friends Karen, Peter & Joe Fish - sorry, Joseph ;-). I planned to use the visit to take my wife's maternity photo's as our new little bundle will be joining us within the next few weeks, maybe earlier if she's as big as Isaac was at birth ;-)

My family and friends are so important in my life, they keep me motivated and support me in my career as a photographer which is the best job in the world. I really do love being able to capture moments in time and turn them into more than just a picture.

Kelly

Kelly needed a formal B&W pic taking for a website but as it was a beautiful day and she lives in a fantastic location, we decided to do a few outdoor shots as well. Here's a few images from the session.

Gold Award

Pleased to have received another Gold Award from the monthly SWPP competition. I entered a few images last month and although some didn't do as well as I was expecting, I did get a gold for this image which was taken during a family picnic at Ness Botanic Gardens last year. I do enjoy entering these competitions as they force me to become less emotionally attached to an image and look at it from a professional/technical point of view.

Photographers 4 Charity

Unfortunately we have all been affected in some way by Cancer, whether through personal suffering or the loss of a family member or friend.

One of my fellow SWPP members, Andrea lane was diagnosed with Cancer last year but she has been one of the lucky ones and after seeing a post about a photographer in America doing a wedding for free, Andrea wanted to 'give something back' and as a result of this, we now have over 100 UK photographers who will be offering free wedding shoots to deserving couples between October and December 2009.

The only conditions for these shoots are that the bride & groom, family & friends raise as much money as possible for Cancer Research UK.

I am planning to cover the Wirral area and will be providing a free wedding shoot including up to 6 hours coverage and a DVD of all wedding photo’s.

Please take a look at the Facebook Group for more information. In addition, a Photographers 4 Charity website is under construction and will provide more information in the near future.

Please notify as many people as possible regarding this as we need to spread the word.

Thanks for your support.

Kris.