It was so nice to meet Mark and Amy again for an engagement shoot in Bristol!

We shot around the Bristol docks for some grungy textures but ended up in the Millennium Square area of Bristol to make use of the artificial lights and cool architecture.
It was a little strange doing a shoot in my own city. It's very rare that I'm this close to home, I'm usually doing an engagement shoot in a field in Shropshire, a forest on Halloween or on a farm in mid Wales! I loved it though, it's great to welcome in the wedding season with a couple like this!

This photo was taken at the Lloyds building on the floating harbor in the centre of Bristol.
Mark was saying that this is a world famous spot for skaters and although there was just a handful of skaters around they were more than willing to help out. Cheers guys!

Look out for their wedding at the end of the month and of course the rest of their pictures from this shoot very soon. Mark and Amy are getting married at the beautiful Priston Mill, just outside Bath. I'll be there a few more times this year, so that'll be good!

On a side note, Mark ran the Bath Half Marathon yesterday, not sure how he did yet though!

Enjoy!

As you may of noticed on my twitter, I asked my future and past couples, along with anybody else to ask me some questions.
I've put together an FAQ which can be permanently be found here.

I'll soon be putting together a list of equipment that I use too, it seems like most of the blokes wanted to know what gear I use. I wonder why that is?!
I created a video showing all my gear and my reasons for using it, but I chose to quickly delete it as I hate my own voice, I have a sore throat so I sound like a tramp, and I was rambling too much.

So thats the end of that!
Perhaps I'll put together some pictures for the gear-heads soon.

I know I've neglected this blog recently, I'm terribly sorry about that. I can assure you that this blog is going to be very busy.
I've got plenty of shoots coming up, along with weddings-a-plenty!
I really can't wait to shoot my next wedding!

The next wedding will be Chris and Victoria up in Preston. We had a great time at Ashton Court in Clifton, Bristol, having a photoshoot in the amazing grounds!
I ordered a few business cards especially for their wedding at Samlesbury Hall. Each card has a different picture on from their Bristol engagement shoot.

...and here is what they look like!

Front

And back. Neat aren't they?


I'm sure they'll go down well when I offer them to guests who ask.
I'll be ordering some more of these after I've edited the pictures from a shoot I have on Saturday. They're a really great couple, I'm sure you'll like them!
Keep your eye on the blog.

Take care.
Joseph

Hi All! Cold much?

At the weekend I shot another wedding at Clearwell Castle.
Remember Jimmy and Louise's photoshoot in Bath?
We had loads of fun in the fog and the cold on that day.
Unfortunately, Jimmy and Louise wern't exactly blessed with good weather at the weekend, but the great thing about Clearwell Castle is the fact that it always feels so warm there and even if it's rubbish outside, there are so many great rooms to discover!

This was the biggest wedding I've shot at Clearwell and certainly the most fun!
It was also my first chinese wedding, so plenty of new sights I've not witnessed before, like the tea ceremony which I found fascinating!
I'd love to be there for their Chinese wedding in Hong Kong, it sounds loads of fun!

Friends and family flew in literally from all over the world to see Jimmy and Louise get married, so the atmosphere was amazing!

Unfortunately, so far this is the last wedding of the year. I can't imagine getting booked for another December wedding now!
It's been a pretty busy year and I've loved it, I think I'll post a "best of" like I did last year.

Whilst I edit the rest of the images, enjoy this little teaser.
The full blog will be up in a few days.
Check back soon.

Joseph