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Fantastic wedding for a fantastic couple!

Fantastic wedding for a fantastic couple!

I had a wonderful day photographing the wedding of this very happy couple at Inglewood, an Edwardian manor house on the Wirral just north of Chester. Lots of images to enjoy in the slideshows as I spent a near full day with this lovely bride and groom and their wonderful family and friends. This blog shows how a full day of photography can be carried out although every wedding is different and I…

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12th August 2021 Sir Walter Scott would have been proud!

12th August 2021 Sir Walter Scott would have been proud!

Romantic backdrop with the Castle moat providing some very lovely reflections. The first of last week’s weddings was on the Monday at a castle I knew little about, Whittingham Castle near Oswestry. It is open to the public unless there is a private event on. As a child I enjoyed stories of Ivanhoe and King Arthur, but as an adult I have more of the ‘Monty Python peasant’ view of castles and…

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25th July 2021 Catching up with postponed weddings, and those already scheduled for July, we made it through and are still coronavirus free

25th July 2021 Catching up with postponed weddings, and those already scheduled for July, we made it through and are still coronavirus free

Had a great time photographing this lovely couple at Aber Falls for their engagement shoot. We went there at evening time, but it was still very warm especially walking up the valley. You can just make out the rainbow from the waterfall spray falling on them. No one was in any danger in any of these pictures. It has been a very busy July for Oona and I and at the beginning of the month we…

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18th July 2021 Weddings are in almost full swing. What is 'Public Health' and why is it important to weddings? The clue is in the name.

18th July 2021 Weddings are in almost full swing. What is ‘Public Health’ and why is it important to weddings? The clue is in the name.

Fairytale wedding golden hour down on the bandstand along The Groves in Chester. Beautiful couple and beautiful sky. A number of weddings photographed now and Oona has played at even more than myself. When I am not photographing a wedding I am Oona’s roadie so have a bit of time observing what has gone on in a number of events. Some of the weddings have been very well managed by venues and…

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11th July 2021 Engagement shoots in the open air, and my thoughts on 'Freedom Day'

11th July 2021 Engagement shoots in the open air, and my thoughts on ‘Freedom Day’

Down among the buttercups on The Meadows, my outdoor studio! One of the best times I have with people, despite the pandemic limitations, is during the engagement shoot after the initial consultation by Skype or Zoom. It is a chance to get to know a little about the people I photograph, and it also allows them to relax in my company and feel that little bit less apprehensive about their picture…

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7th July 2021 Weddings are happening and the photographs are lovely, doing my best to reduce the risks, but it isn't easy

7th July 2021 Weddings are happening and the photographs are lovely, doing my best to reduce the risks, but it isn’t easy

There is a beautiful chestnut tree at ‘the bottom of the garden’ at this venue and it provides beautiful shade, texture and framing for some simple portraiture of a very happy bride and groom. I have met and photographed some lovely people at wedding this last week or so and am very pleased to be back doing something I love and the outcomes of which I hope they will love too. Weddings are…

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25th June 2021 Winding up for weddings this Summer with engagement shoot galore!

25th June 2021 Winding up for weddings this Summer with engagement shoot galore!

It was lovely down on ‘The Meadows’ at the beginning of the month, the dandelions had all gone to seed, ‘clocks’ everywhere, and the buttercups were in full golden glory. This was a relaxed image of the couple with the magnificent Cheshire blue sky in the background. Getting the angle right laying on the floor was not easy and I do have a straightened version of this image and prefer all my…

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6th May 2021 Small weddings restart! - 1 Year and 44 Days since lockdown began in the UK

6th May 2021 Small weddings restart! – 1 Year and 44 Days since lockdown began in the UK

Ultra small wedding last week at the Registry Office in Chester then a short drive to Cascade Woods on the River Alynnear Loggerheads, Flintshire for a romantic newlywed photoshoot. I had a lovely time photographing this lovely couple in a beautiful spot just the other side of Loggerheads Country Park near Mold in Wales. It was another lockdown wedding a few months ago, seems like years, that…

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28th April 2021 Gearing up for a return to wedding photography - 1 Year and 36 Days since lockdown began in the UK

28th April 2021 Gearing up for a return to wedding photography – 1 Year and 36 Days since lockdown began in the UK

More than a month since my last post but busy gearing up for engagement shoots and weddings. In the last few days I have done one of each and the following pictures are of the engagement shoot. Socially distancing of course we met on the Groves in Chester by the River Dee where the proposal was made on one of the benches near the bandstand. The Queen’s Park Bridge also makes for excellent…

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23rd March 2021 National Reflection of the year past - Day 365 since lockdown began in the UK

23rd March 2021 National Reflection of the year past – Day 365 since lockdown began in the UK

A genuine outpouring of grief for the lost 126,000 cannot be wrong. People will show that grief as they remember all those lost lives and the pain of missing them. That is part of the moving on, but the reflection will not end here, it must not end here. Spent some time in graveyards recently resting on the provided and much appreciated benches, and reflecting on life and death. A dramatic and…

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23rd February 2021 Roadmap out of Lockdown published - Looking forward myself to cycling country lanes this Spring - Day 334 since lockdown began in the UK

23rd February 2021 Roadmap out of Lockdown published – Looking forward myself to cycling country lanes this Spring – Day 334 since lockdown began in the UK

So we have a ‘Roadmap‘ and although we are not meant to think of dates, it is full of them! Feel free to follow the link for more details but here it is in a nutshell for weddings. One assumes transmission mitigation will still be required as the Roadmap is not so clear on this apart from in schools, with the usual ‘constant review’ phrase being used. Mask wearing, hand washing, two metre social…

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15th February 2021 'Talented' Rouvy rider - Day 326 since lockdown began in the UK

15th February 2021 ‘Talented’ Rouvy rider – Day 326 since lockdown began in the UK

Apparently, according to Rouvy, I am a ‘talented’ cyclist, who knew?! This is my badge. For me it is all about being a bit fitter and enjoying my bike despite the colder weather. The cold weather has kept us of the roads this last week but we have been Rouvy riding instead so the fitness continues to develop. I have been using Rouvy for about six weeks now and have cycled a virtual 422km,…

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7th February 2021 Recreating the 1930s - Day 318 since lockdown began in the UK

7th February 2021 Recreating the 1930s – Day 318 since lockdown began in the UK

Oona has had ne cycling in the hail yesterday and snow today, these cycling enthusiasts! Taken today just before the snow began to fall. We have also been recreating a picture Oona found of a cyclist on The Groves in Chester talking to a friend back in the 1930s. I have been involved in a bit of this before concerning the 1920s, see my previous blogs. Image of cyclist talking to a friend at…

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3rd February 2021 The Plumstall Robin - Day 314 since lockdown began in the UK

3rd February 2021 The Plumstall Robin – Day 314 since lockdown began in the UK

My amigos enjoying lunch and the sunshine on a bench in St. Peter’s Plumstall. Cynthia and Vinney enjoying an outing too We went for a 15 mile cycle today to a small church called St. Peter’s Plumstall. We love these country churches as they provide a quiet place and usually a bench for a rest. Also being among the graves and in with the church in the background they are great places to…

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31st January 2021 And so everything moves on - Day 311 since lockdown began in the UK

31st January 2021 And so everything moves on – Day 311 since lockdown began in the UK

I have always found it strange that the anchor news readers are able to move from one very sad story onto another, or indeed something trivial, within seconds, going from sad and serious to smiling and possibly joking. I wonder if they ever feel that there should be more of a moment of quiet reflection on the importance of an announcement they have just made, time to just let it sink in, rather…

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28th January 2021 100,000 still sinking in. Day 308 since lockdown began in the UK

28th January 2021 100,000 still sinking in. Day 308 since lockdown began in the UK

Empty streets of Chester. An older picture taken some time ago but reflecting lockdown now. Still taking in how badly the pandemic has been in the UK. it is worse per head than the USA. They do not want us to make international comparisons but the numbers are pretty stark. Some countries handled the pandemic so much better than others. Feel free to check my mathematics and i will amend if…

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25th January 2021 100,000 Day 305 since lockdown began in the UK

25th January 2021 100,000 Day 305 since lockdown began in the UK

Mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, relatives, friends, neighbours, work colleague, acquaintances and strangers. Many many of these deaths were avoidable. It should not have been this bad. AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE I WILL STAY AT HOME, KEEP THE 2m RULE AND WEAR A FACE MASK Staying at home! – STILL Protecting the NHS – STILL saving lives I AM STILL Keeping safe Stay safe. Welsh Government’s…