Photographed the graduation ceremony of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester today. The Prince of Wales has been president of the RAU since 1982 and was at the ceremony to congratulate the students. He was in good spirits and made for some nice photos.
On Saturday I had the pleasure of photographing Chris & Charlie tie the knot at the amazing Iscoyd Park in Shropshire. My brief was to snap the groom and his band of merry men getting ready at a nearby hotel before heading over to the venue where I would meet up with friend and fellow photographer Ed Godden to capture the rest of the day. Great couple, great venue, great wedding! Here's a small selection of shots from the day. :-)
If you're a rugby fan I'm sure you will be eagerly looking forward to the rugby world cup in just a few months time. One of the locations the teams will be playing is Gloucester. To promote this and to generate publicity the Web Ellis trophy is on a Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour of the UK! Today it visited The Soldiers of Gloucester museum in the heart of the city. The event created a great deal of amazement and excitement as shown by this young boy! :-)
Last week I had a first, the first time I have ever photographed a wedding....in the forest! Yep it wasn't your normal wedding location but it was certainly very very unique :-) The wedding of Richard & Catherine was at the 2000 trees festival, on the forest sessions stage. As avid festival goers the 2000 trees festival has great memories for the couple. It was at the forest sessions stage where Richard proposed to Catherine one year ago so it made for a very fitting venue to hold the ceremony!
I recently had another opportunity to photograph HRH Princess Anne. On this occasion she was visiting Riding for the Disabled in Cheltenham. The kids showed off their riding skills before receiving a rosette from the horse loving Princess. Apart from the usual set of pics I quite liked this quirky image of HRH looking somewhat distracted when meeting two of the volunteers.
Had fun on a nice little press job for a national newspaper today. I was delighted to be commissioned to take a few portraits of a head-teacher to go with an article about recruiting teachers. I kept things simple with just one off camera speed-light to compliment the nice ambient light, here's a few examples from the shoot.
Last Saturday I helped out a good friend photograph a wedding in Leicestershire. I acted as his second shooter for the day, which was a first for me. The location was amazing with an incredibly picturesque lake and rolling hills at the bottom of the converted old barn. A dream for a photographer with lots of nooks and crannies to explore :-) It was made even better as the bride & groom were so chilled out and fun. Here's a small selection from the day :-)
