Tag Archives: Photography
Lapland Wedding – Day 2: Disaster?
Apparently, the Finns have 40 words for snow. That’s as may be, but at the moment there isn’t any. Not a flake. And none is forecast before the end of the week either. The locals are scratching their heads. At … Continue reading
Filed under It Can't All Go Right, Wedding, Wedding Photography
On My Knees
Recently, Fergul McClean of Diamond Photography took the time to document me photographing a wedding. It was a very revealing exercise. Turns out, I spend a lot of time on my knees. Below is a small selection of photographs alternating … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers, Wedding
Three In A Row – Day 1
Every wedding season for the past four years, I’ve had one week when I’ve been booked to photograph weddings on three consecutive days. Mentally and physically, that’s a tough ask. At the moment, I’m young enough and fit enough to … Continue reading
Not Quite Wide Enough
My two favourite focal lengths on my 35mm cameras are 50mm and 24mm. If you put a gun to my head and asked me to choose a single one to live out my days with, I would likely choose the … Continue reading
Filed under Equipment, Lenses, Wedding, Wedding Photography
Coloured Vision
Is it an inevitability, this sense of being a cheat? Does every documentary photographer eventually arrive at this unsettling juncture at which they question whether black-and-white documentary photography is, in fact, a contradiction? Big questions. The answers have great consequences. … Continue reading
Filed under Colour, Photography, Where I'm coming from
What Is The Point Of Wedding Photography? – Part 1: Crossing The Line
Something happened at two recent weddings that upset me greatly. Both involved videographers, which I’ll deal with in part 3 of this series of posts. For the time being, it’s the individual instances that concern me here, as they are … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers, Videographers, Wedding, Where I'm coming from
Light Load
There was a time when my camera bag weighed more than my daughter. In fact, filled to the brim with my gear, it probably still does. As I get older, my body gets increasingly less tolerant of heavy equipment. I’m … Continue reading
Filed under Corporate, Photographs, Photography, Portrait
Anatomy Of A Wedding #6
This is an interesting set of images for me personally for several reason. These will become clear as you read the commentary with each photograph.
A Week In Pictures
It’s good to be busy, so I’m not complaining. Here is a selection of photographs from five shoots in the past five days.
The Circle of Confusion – Episode 3
As it’s the last Wednesday of the month, the usual mid-week PictureBoo makes way for a plug for the latest episode of the Circle of Confusion. We’ve tweaked a few things by adding more news items to the show and … Continue reading
Filed under Circle of Confusion, Podcast
