Birmingham Wedding Photographer specialising in reportage, documentary style wedding photography. 

Just to get this straight - wedding photography is really important. Its important for many reasons, not least because of the matter of longevity and being able to share your memories with your family for years, it is also important because it is essentially a curated gallery of your nearest and dearest on one of the most important days of your life. In the case of Nicola and Dale, we had our first meet at a coffee shop in Solihull and the second one was actually the wedding

I was chuffed to bits to have been interviewed about my newsletter alongside Kevin Mullins Photography, Sofie Michelle Photography, Craig Fleming, Jenny Stewart Photography and Michael Clark Photography for Professional Photography Magazine. The magazine also features an interview with one of my all time favourite photographers - the legend that is Martin Parr (can't believe something I've done has been printed in the same publication as his interview!) The article finished u

Rachel and Richard are like rare birds, their beauty is such that you cant help but stop and look. Their wedding day at St.George's Church Edgbaston and then Birmingham Botanical Gardens was just perfect. Both Rachel and Richard have occupations in the Military, so it would only be proper to have a traditional wedding compete with sword arch, Bavarian Oompa band and whisky (of course there's whisky). I second shot their wedding along with Simon Brettel Photography whose websi

This family are just so cute and so photogenic it hurts! I loved working with the Simpson Family again after photographing Maddie's Chritening back in November. Their lifestyle shoot took place at their house over in Clent, and the house itself was beautiful, rustic and open. Perfect for a lifestyle shoot. Maddie is such a happy baby and some of these smiley shots warm my heart and I cant resist smiling too when I look at them. It was so lovely to capture these moments in a y

During our initial meeting, Lisa and Steve explained to me that they were after some really relaxed, candid photography on their wedding day and weren't too keen on any formal, posed photographs. After hearing this, I knew we'd be a good fit and I felt confident that I would be able to use my soft, documentary approach to its fullest. On the day of the wedding, I met Lisa in one of The Ardens hotel rooms, whereby I was greeted by a merry bridal party, all whizzing around with

Chrissy from the Wedding Quarter, Birmingham hosted a hugely successful Designer Open weekend, showcasing their collection of Alfred Angelo wedding dresses. Amidst the wedding talk, there was fizz, cake and ofcourse some wonderful brides to be trying on wedding dressees, some for their first time. I was in my element chatting and photographing, It was such a pleasure to capture this event and I look forward to working with Chrissy more when I finally move to our new home in t

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WEDDING PHOTOS? The morning of the wedding. Your photographer arrives at your house for prep photos. How do you feel about having your wedding photos taken? Have you discussed this with them or even thought about it yourself? Do you feel self assured? Confident? Maybe not. More like nervous and embarrassed. That is, if you are like most people. Irrelevant of looks, most people become anxious in front of a camera. The reason for this is vulnerability

What a beautiful wedding! Officially the wettest day of the year for Amy and Matt, but if anything they embraced it and it made for wonderful photos. I was asked by Silverstar Photographic to help out on their wedding, as Michelle and Rich from Silverstar were then expecting (and now have) a beautiful baby boy! Thanks for having me along Silverstar and congratulations on your new arrival. Amy and Matt were such a pleasure to be around, so kind and friendly, there was so much

Paul was kind enough to let me take a few shots of him as he unpacked his Wedding Photo Book for the first time. Together we worked on a layout that was clean and timeless - there are no jazzy borders or special effects in my Wedding Photo Books, we let the pictures speak for themselves. The design is for simplicity and elegance - I know most things go out of date quite quickly, but I want you to be able to enjoy these photo's in 20 years time. Nothing compares to a print, th

It took me a while to think of a name for this shoot. Then slowly, as I worked on the edit, I began to hear Ella Fitzgerald's timeless classic 'Summertime' in my head. It feels apt to have a timeless song for a timeless beauty - may I present Alice once again. This time she is at home in her Fathers in Edgbaston. Having left everything till the last minute - we pushed ourselves to dream up ideas for our mini shoot upon arriving at the house. Myself, Stephanie Alice and Carol

Summer holidays have been a sore subject this year as weddings seem to have taken priority. Not that I'm complaining ofcourse, but it has meant that myself and Alistair have only been able to catch the odd few days here and there. Here's some 'holiday snaps' from our camping pod experience in Shropshire. It was beautiful. There was lots of green valleys, wooly sheep and ofcourse Dan and Loz for endless entertainment. Highlights from the trip were: rescuing a lamb with its hea

FCT AND SOLIHULL CHAMBER HOG ROAST The Family Care Trust and Solihull Chamber Hog Roast Network event at Newlands Bishop Farm was a great success and also a wonderful opportunity for me to explore Newlands Bishop Farm. Newlands Bishop Farm (NBF) has been developed to give people with learning disabilities and mental health problems the opportunity to learn work based skills. You can see from my photos the care and enthusiasm from everybody that attends to keep NBF a really sp

We can't get enough of this family. My boyfriend Alistair has known Mike Worthington from childhood. Since then he has produced two beautiful children and is married to the wonderful Charlene. Maximus, their son, has the most infectious smile and has a great enthusiam for anything motor/animal related. He is also really enthusiastic about his little sister Chloe too, who has the best eyes and newborn back-chub I've ever seen. Despite the fact that I want Chloe and Maximus to

I love second shooting weddings for many reasons, but the main one is that I get to have fun, capturing details without the sole responsibility of wedding photography on my shoulders. Second shooting for those of you that aren't 'tog boffins is shooting as support for the main photographer - who in this case was John Charlton. This blog post is about the inbetweeners (often my favourite shots, even when its my own wedding). The shots between the shots. They are so great becau

Ah man this shoot was fun! The Hill family are just so lovely and super happy to have the experience of my Specialist Portraiture Package. Mom Jo was so excited when she found out she was the winner of my Specialist Portraiture package - ran in conjunction with Undiagnosed Day 2015. Her son is a member of SWAN (Sydromes Without A Name) and so they regularly attend the SWAN meet-ups as a family. He is so cool, so energetic and a real comedian. Mom Jo said about the shoot: "OMG

Dumbleton Hall is pretty spectactular and what better place to have a traditional white wedding for Paul and Kelly. I was employed by Workhorse Weddings to shoot their big day and it was such a pleasure. Seeing how in love Paul and Kelly were bought everything together - Kelly was one excited bride! There was lots of love, friendship and laughter all around which made photographing for a few hours them all the more fun. Here's to your future Paul and Kelly! #relaxedphotograph

What a beautiful wedding. Love and friendship at every corner. Laughter, tears, celebration and style pouring out at the Birmingham REP. Being such an international affair, the selection of friends and family each bought not only a selection of languages, but also the gift of love from around the world - what an amazing mix. When we initially met to discuss wedding photos, the couple just wanted candid photos. No posing, just lots of happines and joy. I knew we would be a goo

Back in May, me and one of my favourites, Alice took a wet plate workshop with the incredible Laura Peters. Our plates arrived in the post this morning and I fell in love all over again! Its almost like they grew more beautiful over time. I struggled a lot with posing because I'm so unused to being infront of the camera. But, my strange squinty frown has grown on me. Alice has an ethereal beauty, which is perfectly in keeping with the process of wet plate photography. I learn

London can easily swallow you up. Even after years, the average Londoner is still very aware that his or her lifestyle, exciting as it is, comes at a price they eventually question its sustainability. Something that gets me every time I visit, is the incredible rate of consumption my friends go through day-to-day. Consumption not in an environmental sense, more in the way they think, move and obtain information. They live one day to the next. Living and visiting London, you h

Whilst you were all sleeping... the Sillhill Morris troup danced the sun up and I got to watch. It was glorious. At precisely 5.38am, Morris dancers all around the UK were welcoming in the summer with the traditional May 1st 'Dance at Dawn'. I love mornings I'm afraid to admit. The feel of the first glimpse of sun on your skin, for me, is like all the Christmases have come at once. I've always been an early bird, unfortunately this means its often game over by 9.30pm. Being a