Hey guys!

My posts are so sporadic at the moment, I'm sorry. With moving house everything else takes a back seat!
Amazingly though, I made time to do a photoshoot with my recently engaged friends, Luke and Elise...Then even more amazingly, I managed to actually write this post up inbetween phone calls to BT! (booo!)

A couple of weeks ago, when they got engaged, I thought I would make a post about the good news but realised I only had pictures of Luke.
An engagement shoot would get rid of that problem, and so it did!

Don't expect to see any pictures of their wedding on here, I'm going to be an usher! Which is nice! Thanks Luke!

We shot on the Downs in Bristol and we were blessed with really great light, but it was pretty windy as you'll see in one of the 1st shots.

Congratulations Luke and Elise!

They now own this tree...


Luke always had a huge smile!

A Damian Lovegrove inspired shot...

And now a couple of just Elise..




Gotta use up that blossom before its gone!

Sexy/Sweet




I'd kill to have a jaw line like Luke's!

If in doubt, do a silhouette!...I wasn't in doubt, but I did one anyways, its just how I roll...

Mmmm, Happy hour!

So yeh, we had fun. Thanks allot guys for letting me shoot you, I hope you enjoy the pictures!

If you (the people that aren't Luke and Elise)...want a shoot like this, just contact me. As you can see we have loads of fun and you end up with a plethora of sexycool pictures

Joseph

I'm so glad spring has sprung!
The days just keep on getting warmer and warmer! Its fantastic!
The only problem is, in this country, when we have a stretch of good weather, it just means that it'll end very soon and very horribly! So I've been trying to take advantage of the weather, and Sundays photoshoot was no exception.

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!

I'll be honest, although I'm very busy recently, I have very little to blog about.
Things are picking up and I know that this year is going to be my busiest so far, so thats a nice feeling!
As I got some many keepers from the Hornby photoshoot, I figured I'll share a few more with you!

Here goes

I Couldn't resist using the lensbaby for a bit, but soon gave up as it was too cold to use it. (terrible excuse!!)

I used a little strobist magic here to isolate Nathanael from the background

I wouldn't usually pride myself on this, but on Sunday morning which was the parents wedding anniversary, I got a phone call from Mummy Hornby telling me that she cried when she saw the pictures and was absolutely thrilled with them! Woohoo!!! =D

Again, if you're interested in having a photoshoot like this, please contact me!

Have a good Thursday everybody!