Liz & Alastor | Pre-wedding shoot

Liz & Alastor are getting married in December, they are having the wedding at Bradfield Church which I'm really exited about, the church is up on a hill in High Bradfield and has spectacular views over the valley.

We met at my studio last Saturday to discuss the final details and take a few relaxed portraits, here are a selection of my favourites.

Helen & Chris | Pre-wedding shoot | The Aboretum at Castle Howard

Helen and Chris are getting married in York on the 28th December, so we decided it would be a nice contrast to have the pre-wedding session somewhere a little more rural. We met in the Arboretum cafe at Castle Howard to have a chat about the wedding and then had a walk round the gardens for the photo's. It was very wet on the ground but the colours were just incredible. Here are a few of my favourite shots from the day;

Scott Trial 2008

The Scott Trial has been held since 1914 and is regarded as the hardest 1 day motorcycle event there is!  I can testify to this having twice had a go and breaking down on both attempts.

The trial starts just outside Richmond in North Yorkshire and consists of a 75 mile loop completely off road, with 75 observed sections.  What makes this trial different is that the fastest man round the course sets the time limit so everyone after him is late and gets penalties.  The winner usually finishes in about 5 hours and this year out of the 200 starters there were 60 riders who finished in time!

I had just taken delivery of my new cameras so it was the perfect opportunity to try them them out.  After the 1st group of sections it absolutely threw it down with rain so the cameras stayed in the car.

You can get more information about the Scott Trial here.