The Inn at Whitewell is my favourite low light venue. Full of romance and atmosphere and a great place to work. The interior is lit in such a manner as to foster intimacy, and can be obliterated all too easily with exuberant flash users. However, on this occasion, they were in need of exterior images to promote the hotel on more than just its ambience.
Alston Hall is a government owned large country house with some rather nice features and grounds. It’s primary use has been residential adult education, with various courses available. They also provide conference facilities too, and with the current economic climate, they are being pressured to source more funding for themselves. They’ve been granted a wedding licence and have already had several bookings within weeks. This
This wedding at the Inn at Whitewell was over two days, with the wedding ceremony and wedding breakfast on the Friday, and the evening reception on the Saturday. As the wedding breakfast was actually going to be fairly late in the evening, I discussed the informal portrait session with the bride and groom, and we decided to try for the following evening, before the
This was a rather nice wedding, partly because it coincided with my birthday (so I had a thoroughly enjoyable day sharing someone else’s celebrations) and partly because it was in the middle of all that Christmas snow. I had intended to use an image from the outdoor session, with the snow etc, but rather liked this particular shot, so I’m afraid you’re stuck with this
Well, the wedding fayre season has well and truly kicked off for 2011, with my first of the year at Farington Lodge in Leyland, an excellent venue that has just had their main rooms refreshed, all looking rather swanky! The last one I attended at Farington Lodge was on one of the hottest days of 2010, which affected the numbers of visitors, and the one
The weather was pretty abysmal, light showers on and off all day, whereas I’d been hoping for a clear blue sky to make an impact on the wheat field. Well, it just wasn’t going to happen, was it. So, I have to work with what I have, and if the sky is overcast and threatening, make it a feature.
Informal portraits in the dark
It can get to a point where a sense of Deja Vu sets in. Done that, seen this and been there before! I like to vary things with my brides and grooms, for my own sanity as much as anything. It only takes one wedding where I haven’t pushed myself to look for a creative slant for an image, and I feel I’ve let my
The bride and groom are always the focus of attention. It goes without saying, really. However, it’s all too easy to become blind to anything other than the bride and groom, which is a real shame.
Nothing looks more natural, than natural light, right? Well, sorta. I often have the idea a beautiful young bride would look great with no more light than whatever’s available from the window. You know, natural like.
