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Sunday, August 10th, 2008You know that phrase; ‘Water water everywhere, and not a drop to drink?’ Last year just prior to Christmas I was photographing a wedding near Windsor whilst suffering a mild to exceptionally head lifting, toothache. Without investing in too much grisly detail, a chipped tooth had exposed a nerve and and and. (You know what […]
Raging skies
Thursday, July 17th, 2008It’s a work in progress and I’m releasing an early draft here of our work with Phil Vickery. When I mentioned that I was shooting Phil for a series of shots connected with the Raging Bull clothing line to my wife, she couldn’t initially grasp my artistic connection with sinister skies and a range of […]
Low light wedding photography
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008What I sometimes struggle to understand when talking to fellow pros in the wedding photography industry, is why photogs run inside and strap a speedlight (flash) to their camera body the moment the sun makes an exit from the skies above. I’m a relative newbie to the habit of chasing any light that makes itself […]
Jack is four months old!
Friday, July 11th, 2008Our boy is four months old. How time flies. I suppose next I’ll be waving him off to his first day of work at whichever premier league football outfit stumps up enough cash to keep his old man in shiny iMacs and Canon super zooms for the rest of his given days. I’ve been prompted […]
Masks on!
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Sunday night, we found ourselves at one of Oxfordshire’s premier venues, Notley Abbey for a masked black tie event. We’ve photographed weddings at this former residence of Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, but this was somewhat of a special party thrown in honour of two of the owners’ children as they celebrated respective milestone […]
Those black and white moments
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Without sounding adversely sickly about why at Breathe we choose to shoot weddings, it’s the candid moments that make our industry so exciting. It’s hard to tell on a two inch screen how you’ve captured a scenario until the day’s work is downloaded later on the same evening. Purists may argue that a download doesn’t […]
A stranger wedding image
Saturday, May 24th, 2008First of congratulations to Nigel and Sarah Shepherd upon their wedding celebrations at Ufton Court in Berkshire. I don’t know, maybe it’s a touch of self indulgence when photographing at Ufton that I [Neale James] find myself in a tiny priest’s vestry within this 15th Century house. Maybe it’s the fact that this incredible house […]
Alex and Emmie at Silchester House
Friday, April 11th, 2008When we’re asked what our favourite photographic venue for weddings is, 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 […]
Our Jack’s first photoshoot
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008You 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. […]
Our little baby boy Jack
Saturday, March 29th, 2008Baby Breathe has arrived! Pictured above; the first few moments of our baby Jack’s life in the outside World. His our firstborn and so understandably we’ll be taking a few weeks to adjust, even though the brand new Breathe shop opening is imminent. He was born Wednesday morning (26th March) at 12.05, weight 7lb 4oz. […]
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