Wedding photography - Oli and Lara

Oli and Lara were married at The Monastery in early June. What a venue; cosy up-lit corridors leading into the most magnificent lofty ceilings within the 'Great Nave', just bursting with history.

I was thrilled to be supporting the very talented Aidan Murphy - a friend and photographer with a similar approach to me when it came to capturing their big day; don't get in the way :)

Here are some of my favourites from Oli and Lara's special day; be sure to check out Aidan's site to fill in the gaps...!

I only hope I did it justice...! Congratulations x

Wedding photography - Pandora and Oli

My apologies; I've rather neglected this for a while. I have however sold a house, moved house, been to Korea and got engaged, so you'll forgive me if my mind's been on other things...! Over the last few weeks I have however been just as trigger happy, if not even more so than usual:

Last month, I put on a brave face, hired one of these and photographed my first wedding.

Pandora and Oli were married on 4 May 2012 at Manchester Town Hall and took their guests on a bit of a nautical city tour before mooring at the Mark Addy for their evening reception. It was an absolute pleasure and a privilege to be trusted to capture their big day, which was every bit as brilliant as it sounds.

Here are some of my best bits...

I love a good wedding.

Your comments, suggestions, criticisms are more welcome than ever :)

Just while I'm on the subject, a quick plug for the fabulous Khan Photography who are going to be shooting our own nuptials next summer (whoop whoop!) and Aidan Murphy Photography who I have worked with at another fabulous wedding more recently (but more about that next month...)

Landscape photography

We were set the task of shooting a few landscapes this week, so I headed off to Lyme Park and into Manchester with my Sigma 10-20mm lens... here are the results:

Lyme Park - ISO 200 10mm f/4 1/1000 sec

Lyme Park - ISO 400 10mm f/22 1/8 sec

Lyme Park - ISO 400 10mm f/9 1/15 sec

Lyme Park - ISO 400 10mm f/9 1/80 sec

Roman fort, Castlefield - ISO 200 18mm f/22 1/16 sec

Beetham Tower, Manchester - ISO 200 10mm f/22 1.3 sec

Finally, this is my favourite landscape shot taken in the most beautiful place I have ever been - the Erawan National Park in Thailand: