Caught in Love - Rachael and James

So, I frequently get people telling me that they wish they were getting married or engaged so they could have photos taken.

I really love the work I do with wedding clients, from their engagement shoots to the day itself and taking pictures that show them and their personalities. I decided I wanted to have a go at applying what I've learnt from my wedding photography to a different kind of couple shoot. Something for those couples who aren't married, don't want to get married or have been married for years, but who might just enjoy some pictures that catch them and their love at a particular point in time.

So I put out a call for some couples to be guinea pigs for my brand new Caught in Love* shoots and on Sunday I had the pleasure of shooting my first attempt at this with James and Rachael. I was oddly, quite nervous about these pictures as they're two good friends of mine, but I'm really happy with how they turned out. And, most importantly, they are too.

I'm really looking forward to exploring this new venture more and look forward to sharing my next shoot with you!

* Those who know me, know I love music and especially Belle & Sebastian. This name is a nod to 'If You Find Yourself Caught in Love.' Obviously.

Writing about Love

A number of years ago I rented a Belle and Sebastian CD from a library. I liked the cover art and one of my best friends banged on about them all the time so I thought, what the heck - 50p for a week. I'm not a music journalist so I'll spare you a review, sufficed to say that I've loved Belle and Sebastian ever since. I even used one of their lyrics in a previous blog post.

When the 'Write about Love' photo competition came up I was excited to take part. We spent a morning cutting and sticking and the end result was this:


Through the competition I discovered so many talented people. I particularly adore the work of this lady (sorry, this post is link-tastic) who is not only hugely talented but thoroughly lovely and I hope to keep in touch with her despite geographical impediments! Last night she contacted me to point me in the direction of this (yes, another link!).

"Our winners come from Germany and Indonesia, the USA and Brazil. But our first prize goes to an English lady, Hannah Millard.

 She came up with the idea of hanging the letters from her washing line, and is pictured with her son, in the back courtyard of her house in Derbyshire. Fab composition, simple idea, fab colours, and just a nice ‘feel’ to it. My favourite picture! First prize!"

 

I really couldn't be more surprised or delighted!

It's a lovely end to a great summer - my son's last summer before he goes to school. I feel sad to see the summer and that part of his life come to a close but I know we have a lot to look forward to.

With this celebratory post out of the way normal service will now resume! Expect plenty of exciting exploring, weddings, bands and more news soon!