Creative Wedding Photography in Bath Bristol Somerset

Digital photography is exciting but also frustrating at the same time. Almost everybody has a digital camera of some sorts, whether it is on a mobile phone or a compact camera. The market is not only saturated with cameras but also with digital photographs.

The growing belief that everyone can take photographs takes the importance of professional photographers. More and more people choose friends or friends of friends to photograph their weddings.

So why book a professional wedding photographer like me for the extremely romantic and possibly  most emotionally important day of your life?

I am the 'new kid on the block' in the group of wedding photographers located in Bath, Someset. I am a romatic girl and a creative person. My passion is photographing people. Observing scenes, details and emotions. Planning and preparing fun ideas that make the most of beautiful outfits, settings and venues. I don't like bland photographs. I like interesting contrasts, beautiful light, the power of the detail and fun characters.

What do I do to produce great wedding photography?

1. Total transparency with the bride and groom to be. The day's photography will not be left to chance. Everything will be discussed up front: the day's order of events, what set portraits are required (group- & family shots), a convenient time slot for the personal portraits as well as must have shots of the day. When the day comes the couple can simply relax and enjoy, knowing that everything is being taken care off.

2. I always visit the venue shortly before the wedding day to find out about lighting conditions as well as scouting the venue and area around for beautiful or dramatic scenes and details that can be used in the portraits. This can be a corn field, interesting architecture, dramatic windows or colourful walls.

3. I'm not afraid to suggest creative ideas. I have a selection of fun props like a clapper board or chalk board speech bubbles. Also posing can make a lot of difference to a photograph. Most people really enjoy a bit of fun posing.

4. I am myself, always. I am as excited about a wedding as the couple themselves and hope that they can see the passion I have for creating unique and stunning photography.

I tell my clients to have fun with the photography on their special day! You pay a professional to cover the day, you may as well make the most of the photographer's skills and qualities and end up with photographs that are packed full of memories of happiness!

I am based in Bath and also cover Bristol and Somerset. Check out my website for great packages and prices.

Bath Life Magazine - Invitation Only & Wedding Photography

I have done some work for Bath Life Magazine recently which will hopefully lead to more work and exposure of my new business.

Working for Bath Life also gives me the chance to advertise my new business in the magazine. Click here to see my Bath, Bristol and Somerset Wedding Photography website.

Find a wedding photographer - Bath Bristol Somerset Wedding Photography

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To find me on the website, click here.

Thank You Cards - Bath Bristol Somerset Wedding Photography

I love receiving Thank You cards from clients with my images on them.

I have always been a creative person. Before any shoot, whether it is a wedding or any type of portrait shoot, I will create a list with ideas. As a wedding photographer bringing props and ideas for a couple's thank you cards on the wedding day seems an obvious must-do to me. Here is one from a September wedding in Nottingham I shot:

Bath Bristol Somerset Wedding Photography

50 portraits in 50 days with a 50mm lens - part 5: 41/50-50/50

Here is the fifth and final part of project 50 portraits. It took me a long time to complete this post as I have started my own business recently and that in combination with an active 11 months old leaves me with very little time!

41/50 Bella with Lise & Maela

42/50 Adam & I

43/50 Amy, sister-in-law

44/50 Katie, vintage fair

45/50 Blaise, Kurt Geiger Shop

46/50 Rose, local hero

47/50 Lee, DHI

48/50 Jacob

49/50 Joss, DJ

50/50 Betty, Photographer of the 50 Project

There are a few conclusive thoughts in order.

1. The project has panned out differently to what I expected before I started it. I expected more creative portraits like the ‘bike geek’ (11/50) or set scenes like ‘Sarah & Samuel’ (23/50). Instead the portraits are very much ad hoc and as I went through life. The main reason for this is that at this point in my life I simply don’t have the time to set up a creative portrait every day.

2. The trend of this project developed within the first ten portraits: to incorporate what the person in the portrait is about in the actual image. The postman’s letter. The hairdresser’s beautiful hair. The butcher’s knife and meat. The cooking queen's whisks. The majority of all portraits are along these lines.

3. Even if people are happy to be photographed, they are not necessarily confident in front of the camera and always need some direction by the photographer.

4. My personality hasn’t changed. I still need a little time to warm with my subject, I need to take at least 10 photos of that person and the best picture is usually the last one taken.

5. I like how the trend of this project developed by itself. I love going with the flow sometimes and see where it takes me. I don't feel I have fully achieved what I had set out to achieve. Consequently I am thinking about repeating the project, with different rules next time. I am not sure yet what these rules will be. But I can fully recommend doing a project like this to any experimental photographer!