With all this hot weather we've been enjoying recently, this shoot might be a slightly odd sight as it took place when we had all that snow.
Snow is all well and good for making a city look all romantic and festive but I lost count of the amount of times I almost slipped and broke my back. It was so dangerous. But hey, if my pain provides people with a temporary smile then it was worth it...Please don't quote me on that.

We live only about 30 minutes away from Bath so we're there very often and we always manage to find some new corner.
In fact, at the weekend we cycled there and back. Our legs are still aching!

Ian and Lucy used to live in Bath so they knew the city very well and we ended up in some corners of the city that I've never even seen before.
When we found a little book shop called Bath Old Books, I had to pop in and ask the owner if we could take some pictures inside. Lucy, being an English teacher was in her own absolute heaven!
Afterwards, we found a bakery called The Bertinet Kitchen that we could smell at least a block away, we popped in and bought some very tasty scones. (for photography purposes only of course!)

Please enjoy the pictures. Look out for their wedding on here very soon and have a look at the picture of their invite that I was given and that was designed by Lucy. It was a great taste of things to come!

Because so many of my couples love the city, I imagine that I've shot more engagement shoots in Bath than in Bristol.
Here are a couple of them:

Jimmy and Louise
Ed and Lucy
I've got one more to blog soon and one more shoot coming soon. That's definitely not a complaint!

See you soon!
 Joseph

Brilliant!

This couple here are Ed and his lady, Lucy and they follow my unusual strain of couples who are so amazing.

Ed and Lucy are getting married in Aberystwyth later this year and want Jessica and myself to cover their wedding and I honestly can't wait!
When we met up at Boston Tea Party, which is my favorite coffee house, we had a general chit chat about what's going on and about how their plans have been coming along.
They really surprised me when they asked me if Jessica and myself would like to join them on the beach the morning after their wedding for a paddle. We are so there!!

These two are the loveliest couple around and we had loads of fun shooting in Bath. (Bath, the city where you can shoot with your lens cap on and still get beautiful shots)

Enjoy!

We were blessed with amazing light!

See?! I'm hilarious!

Such a gentle couple...

Looking at this image now, I really wish I photoshopped that car out on the left! So annoying!

Lucy is leaning against the glass wall of the Bath Thermae Spa which Jessica and myself have been to and it is A-MAZ-ING!

Lucy and Ed really spoilt me! They were the perfect couple to shoot!

And Lucy has such great eyes!

I shot through the heads of a night time tour of Bath, I love the feel of this image!

And finally...

Ed and Lucy, honestly, you really spoiled me, I really loved being in your company and when it comes to your wedding, I just can't wait!

Thanks for reading.

One thing I love about the brits is that the very second the sun comes out, everyone is like "QUICK! GET THE CHARCOAL AND THE BARBEQUE!" or..."Quick!! get some sun tan lotion on!" or "lets all go down to the beach at once!! Hurry though, because they're only beaches in Devon and Cornwall!!"
Anyway...
I loved Sundays shoot. Even though I was telling Phil and Hannah (My brother and his Wife) that it was a terrible shoot the whole time, I had a great time.
I'm very similar to Phil in the same way that he is similar to Dad...(Remind him of that regularly, he loves it!)...in that when we're nervous, we clown around and go all silly and try to show off and pull faces, and basicly act like idiots! Its terrible!!

The shoot went very well though, and for the first time, I have actually been satisfied with my pictures straight after taking them, Whereas previously, I would leave it a couple of days before I start looking at the images to edit them because I "Knew" that I had failed....But then I'd edit them and realise that they're actually pretty cool shots!.... Weird

Another reason why I think this shoot went well is that a few of these pictures made me realise that I have my own style, and I like it. This sounds like a simple statement, but for me, this is groundbreaking! For the first time I'm really pleased with my pictures!

Enjoy these please.

Phils Eye lashes are like, 4 inches long in this picture!

Extra brownie points to anyone who can tell me whats the other side of this fence?



I love being able to shoot with the d300 and a 50mm 1.f8 lens with no flash at 7pm!

I really love doing photoshoots, they're totally underated over here. Going back to the brits again, I think in general, we don't like having our picture taken (me included)...but why? Are we the only nation who are so camera shy? Probably not, but we're pretty bad at freezing when we see a camera! Hopefully the falling prices of decent digital cameras will encourage the younger generations to relax a little infront of the lens! If you feel like putting your inhibitions to one side and having a photoshoot with me then drop me a line! I'd love to hear from you!

Enjoy the rest of the pictures from Emma and Jays photoshoot that we did in Clifton, Bristol.
As I said in the last post, if you feel like having a shoot like the one I did with Emma and Jay, or my other couples, then please feel free to contact me.

This was shot with my lensbaby. It rarely creates technically perfect pictures, which it what I like about it I think!

(sorry number 10 for shooting on your doorstep, well you see it looked so nice, we couldn't resist!)

Recently, I thought that there was not much more that I could learn, but after being on a 3 day course recently, I'm not as smart as I think I am. Very humbling.

Many photographers tell you that you need to understand the rules of photography, the most common and simple one is the rule of thirds.
They will also tell you that the rules are there to be broken.

At the moment, I am trying hard to learn more about the magic of light, and how I can use my camera to capture the light.

Like any learning process, it takes time but I am really enjoying looking at everything with a photographic eye.

But like any good photographer, I will apply the "rules are there to be broken"-rule when it makes me look good.
Camera shake? I prefer to call it, Oh I don't know... "An artistic quiver"?
Out of Focus? Lets call it from now on "Gaussian blur!"
Or, you could just convert to black and white, and everyones happy!

Enjoy these pictures.

To celebrate, Jess booked two weeks off work, which was perfect! Just what we needed.
We got up to all sorts, it was brilliant! We didn't do as much as what we wanted to as we both had the cold that everyone seems to have at the moment.
I think the best thing we did was visiting Thermae Bath Spa for a twilight session. Along with allot more, they have a rooftop pool with really warm water. As the cold air hits the warm water, lots of steam comes off and it's an amazing site!
The deal clincher though, was that it was firework night, and there was a massive fireworks display over the city next to the cathedral, and we had the best view ever (which was often momentarily interupted by the steam) It was a fantastic experience!
If you live locally, make sure you're there next year! You will not regret it!! And you'll see us there too, I'm sure!
Next time we're there, I'll try to smuggle a waterproof camera in!

We had some really great meals, we ate at Jamie Olivers new restaurant in bath which was amazing. Jess loved it of course, she's a huge Jamie Oliver Fan. Browns was another place we ate at with a couple of our friends, and I plan to incoorperate the building into a future photoshoot.

On a technical point, while editing these pictures, I noticed that I had been using the same lens for the whole 2 weeks, which I don't mind at all.
For quite a long time, I've owned the 50mm f1.8, but it really just seems to sit at the bottom of my bag.
I was never happy with the focusing speed, and the sharpness, especially wide open at f1.8
My sister in law borrowed my usual lens, my 18-50mm 2.8 so I used that as an oppurtunity to get to know my "nifty fifty" a bit better.
I fell in love with it! =)
Its perfect for dim rooms, and portraits. It just throws the background out of focus and makes the subject really pop!
Enjoy these pictures, and I must warn you, there's quite allot, and most won't mean much to you, but I just wanted to share.

Scroll to near the bottom for more 'arty' shots...

...Jess and Myself

My Awesome Brother, Phil

My mum!!

My Dad!!

Hannah, My amazing sister-in-law

Keir and his awesome girlfriend, Sonia after a lush meal at wagamama's in Manchester

My good friend Luke...

...Naf, at a LAN, along with...

...Johnny

...and Tristan

...And Jessica's Gorgeous and super smart little cousin, Poppy!

This will be the place where you can come and check up on what I've been shooting recently, my last wedding, E-session, or just a party.

This site will be closely linked with my main Bristol wedding photography website which is under construction at the moment by mr colinR

What will I be up to over the next few weeks?

This weekend, my brother is arranging an extreme treasure hunt, so expect to see some pictures aswell as some video from that.

Although I'm a wedding photographer based in Bristol, I do allot of weddings and engagement shoots up and down England, Mostly the Birmingham or Midlands and Manchester and Lancashire areas.
So the weekend after, I'll be doing an E-Session with our close friends Sam and Esther up in Manchester, or more specifically Wilmslow, Cheshire.

I've shot at plenty of weddings that they've been to, and I was thrilled that they asked me to shoot their wedding in late August, they were also kind enough to invite us to their engagement party.

When I took this picture, I got really excited about shooting their wedding, they're a really easy couple to shoot.
This is the couple in question:

shooting info: 1/45th second. f4 ISO 200
one sb26 on the bar behind them illuminating Esthers Hair.

Expect to see more from these two.

Thats all for now, Thanks for reading!

Joseph Yarrow
Wedding Photographer for the Bristol and Southwest Region.