Archive for April, 2008
Silchester House wedding photography
Friday, April 11th, 2008[photopress:alexemmie1.jpg,full,alignleft]When we’re asked what our favourite photographic venue for weddings is at Breathe, I’ll [Neale James] personally respond with; “They’re all elegant and absorbing photographically for their own respective reasons and features.” Now I realise that must sound like I’ve perched myself atop a very comfortable fence and is one strong step towards a career in estate agency, but I really do mean it. That’s what makes my job of photographic wedding coverage so incredibly compelling. Last year in ‘07, I photographed weddings at a varied collection of venues, from stately homes that are the playgrounds of the rich and famous, to good honest ‘no frills but plenty of character’ public houses. However… (you could sense a ‘but’ about to be popped into the column) Silchester House remains an exceptionally precious wedding venue, due to the simple fact that I enjoyed my own wedding reception there. I often comment to couples in football terms, that it feels like we’re ‘playing at home’ the moment we pull into the driveway. It’s a light and welcoming house, with sizeable grounds for photography. Here are some shots from Alex and Emmie’s recent Silchester wedding.
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Our Jack’s first photoshoot
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008[photopress:jacksh1_1.jpg,full,alignleft]You would have rightly expected us to be champing at the bit to pop our boy Jack (Baby Breathe) into the studio for his first official shoot. Arguably one of the best times to photograph a baby is in his or her first few weeks of life, when they’re floppy and retaining their foetal position. They’re also quite relaxed about the whole thing at this age, especially if they are post feed. I’m not expecting a very young baby to photograph wide eyed and smiling, their real emotions influence a shoot at this age; sleep, some tears even. Features also play a strong part in a baby shoot; little feet, little hands, little ears. I usually prefer to keep shoots fairly short at this age. We are using studio flash, so I keep a watchful eye on how baby reacts to short bursts of visually stimulating light. Here are a few shots from Jack’s shoot.
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