My last wedding of the year was helping out my friend Julie who had been asked to photograph a friends wedding. Julie felt she couldn't do the couple justice without the aid of a professional and so asked if I could help her out on Rebecca and Darren's special day. I love shooting weddings so of course said I would help her!

Even Rebecca's mum had her camera to capture her own special moments of the day.

The roses were stunning, they looked so fresh.

The bridesmaids chillaxing before they put their dresses on.

Boys will be boys, but i gotcha!

Father Denis as always was great, I enjoy covering events at Corpus Christie when he's around.

You always hear stories about the groom having stuff written on the soles of his shoes, but this was the first time i've seen it!

Congratulations Rebecca and Darren, and thanks for accepting me on the day, it was a blast!

Before Pixie set off to France for her season of Body Painting, she wanted to spend some time having her photographs taken professionally for her and her portfolio. So she contacted me and we talked about her needs and threw some ideas around..

We arranged a time for her to come down from London and spent the time being creative in the studio and out on location.

The morning was out and about in the woods near Wareham forest getting Pixie warmed up to the camera because she told me that she hadn't done anything like this ever!

It didnt take long for Pixie to become comfortable infront of the camera. Shot after shot was a 'keeper'.

With Pixie warmed up we headed to the studio for some more controlled lighting and to get the shots that Pixie had talked about during the consultation.

I grabbed this candid of Pix on the way back to the car.

Starting with a head shot and a simple 2 light set-up, I got Pixie to sit on a stool and shooting tethered we started to capture shots and getting the instant feedback of seeing herself on screen we were able to move quickly though getting the shots needed.

The next part of the session we had to think about carefully, Pixie wanted to do some Face/Body painting for some of the shots.. she also wanted to be in a sink full of bubbles.

But first on the list was an implied nude. So this shot was taken with bikini top and bottoms with body parts and hair used to hide any sign of clothing making Pix look nude in the shot. Again shooting tethered we were able to assess imediately if the angle was right, the body parts were in the same place etc. and it pretty much matched the photo we had seen and talked about. Lighting on this was a little more complex and also took some time to get just right.

Next on the list, Bubbles in a sink! This idea came about from a photograph that someone had taken of Pixie while she was studying at university and she wanted to re-inact the shot, but with a little more shazam.. So half a bottle of washing up liquid later and we had enough bubbles to sit in and cover the important parts.. Again this was an implied nude shot with Pixie still in her bikini.

Next on the cards.. Some body painting, after drying herself off Pixie went to work on a background for the shot, and then painting herself.

The afternoon was running away with us and we had 2 more locations to hit before we were finished. Pixie had an amazing hoddie with Disney characters on, so our next stop was one of the only places that still has graffiti in the area.. While Pix washed the paints off, i packed up the studio lights and backgrounds and we hit the streets once more.

The light fading fast, I wanted to try one more thing with Pixie at this location before moving to the beach. A jump shot!

Pixie used to work for the BBC props department, working on Eastenders and picked up a wedding dress in one of the auctions they have. So with a quick costume change in the car we were onto the beach to finish the days shoot.

We had some amazing light to work with that evening, timed to perfection.. The sun was setting and there were wispy clouds in the sky, couldn't have asked for better!

Moving down to the sea was to be the downfall for my flash.. I hadn't anticipated being so close to the sea for shots, and didn't put a freezer bag into my lens bag to put the flash in (I carry freezer bags in my main bag to protect my flashes and triggers from rain and water). I figured it would be ok to put my light stand on the sand for a couple of shots, but the sea came up and the sand gave way.. The light took a tumble into the water and died... But, I managed to capture this before it did!

After kicking myself for not bagging the flash, I turned everything off and broke out the Sigmalux (50mm 1.4) and went for some ambient light shots to finish off the session.

Thank you Pixie for choosing me to be the photographer to capture your beauty and spirit. Hope we can work on some projects again in the future.

September saw me traveling over to Devon to help Wedding Photographer Matt Fryer cover the wedding of Lynsey and Ash. Matt needed me to head to the church to grab some shots of Ash with his groomsmen before the ceremony. So I travelled up from Dorset on the morning of the wedding as I wasnt needed until 12 o'clock.

I was planning on tweeting as I got into Berrynarbor my O2 signal died and my link to the outside world was lost.. I searched for the church and then somewhere to park - I was lucky enough to find some free parking that lasted long enough for the ceremony and for some photographs after.

Ash was making a joke about Lynsey being a little late, but as you can see it was definately worth waiting for!

I loved this stain glass window, it has amazing colour within it.

After the service we headed around to Sandy Cove to a lovely little hotel overlooking the sea. The weather was on and off rain all day, but that didn't dampen the spirits of anyone at the wedding.

The planned group shots outside on the lawn had to be called off because of the rain, but we were able to get the shots done inside the hotel. 

I'd like to thank Matt for asking me to help him cover this fabulous day, much fun was had by all I think and the evening photobooth was a blast! and thank you to Lynsey and Ash for accepting me on their day. Looking forward to working with you again!

Head on over to Matts Blog post and see more photographs from the day!

 At the end of January (23rd to 26th) a collective of professional photographers are gathering in North Devon for a 4 day photographic event and we are looking for 3-4 models to work with.

Ideally you will have some experience in modelling before, but not essential. If you have any ideas / themes you would like to shoot then please let us know from the outset. If it is a little out there we want to hear from you.

Each model will be used on a Time for basis but fuel costs might be able to be meet if you have something special to offer. We can certainly make sure you are feed and watered throughout the day / evening. We also have on-board a professional MuA to take care of hair and make up.

If you are interested and available please contact me direct either through twitter, facebook or e-mail.