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2009-01-24T09:22:00.000-08:00

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2009 FIM World Indoor Trials Championship, Round 1, Sheffield, 3rd January

2009-01-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

I've been to this event every year since it started, the last 3 as a photographer. Along with the Scottish Six Day and Scott this is a must attend event and a great opportunity to meet old friends. This year the event was live on Eurosport so there was a real buzz about the place. There were quite a few photogs there with it being a world championship event so I was working hard to shoot some different angles and think about the shots a bit more. Here a few of my favourites from the night.

Helen & Chris | The Hospitium York & St. Williams College

2009-01-09T02:08:00.000-08:00

A few of my favourite images from my December 20th wedding. Helen and Chris were married at the Hospitium in York, set in the very picturesque Museum Gardens, they then had a short walk through the gardens to the reception at St. Williams College, just behind York Minster. The day was fantastic, very relaxed, despite the weather and the locations for photographs were fantastic!

Liz & Alastor | Bradfield Church & The Mercure St.Pauls

2009-01-08T12:15:00.000-08:00

Liz and Alastor got married in a small village in North Sheffield called High Bradfield, the church overlooks a very picturesque valley. In contrast the reception was at the Mercure St.Pauls right in the city centre. When we arrived I took Liz and Alstor for a ride on the Merry go round! Here are a few of my favourites from the day, the last one is the new Qpark in St.Pauls square.

Hannah & James | Aston Church and Aston Hall Hotel

2009-01-08T10:30:00.000-08:00

Hannah & James were married in the picturesque village of Aston. The church is almost in the grounds of the hotel where the reception was held, so Hannah could just walk from her hotel room to the church. We had a great day, the weather was fantastic all day and Aston Hall looked fantastic with all the Christmas decorations, we even had warm mince pies on arrival!

Magazine front cover!

2009-01-06T12:31:00.000-08:00

I'm very exited about this, my first front cover! Here is a link to full wedding from last year. The magazine is a local magazine covering the north of Sheffield and they also used my images to illustrate the wedding feature!

Nadia & Raj | Pre-wedding shoot

2009-01-06T12:12:00.001-08:00

Nadia & Raj are getting married at the end of January so we met just before Christmas to go over the details of the day and take a few relaxed portraits. Here are a few of my favourites from the session.

Jenni & Joe | Kettlewell, North Yorkshire | 6th December

2008-12-20T04:43:00.000-08:00

Jenni & Joe took over the picturesque village of Kettlewell in the Yorkshire Dales for their wedding. Just driving up was amazing, we had clear blue skies and thick snow, a perfect winter wedding! Here are a few of my favourites from the day.

Hannah & James | Pre-wedding portraits

2008-12-05T11:44:00.000-08:00

Hannah & James are getting married at Aston Hall at the end of the month so we got together in Sheffield to discuss the final arrangements and shoot some relaxed portraits. It was absolutely freezing so we only spent about 10-15 minutes outside and then called it a day. Even though we had very little time we managed to get some some great shots, here are a few of my favourites.

The Carole Nash International Motorcycle & Scooter Show

2008-12-05T07:32:00.000-08:00

The annual trip to press day at the International Motorcycle Show at the NEC. I think I was 14 or 15 when I first went, it was at Olympia in London, I've not missed a year since.

We always go down on the train so we can have a few beers and we always eat in the same restaurant, just outside New Street station, although over the years it has alternated between Chinese and Indian, this year it was Chinese!

Every year I go down with my Dad and we always take a couple of friends and we just have a chilled out day looking round and stopping off for the odd beer.

Here are a few pics from the day, the first is my Dad, the final picture is the view that greets you as you walk out of Sheffield Station..........

Liz & Alastor | Pre-wedding shoot

2008-11-19T10:56:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-15T01:34:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-06T01:01:00.001-08:00

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.

Dalby Forest

2008-10-21T10:46:00.001-07:00

A few months ago a photographer friend and I were having a chat when we got on to talking about bikes, mountain bikes that is. Anyway Colin lives a stones throw from Dalby Forest and told me how good the red route was and we ought to give it a go. So fast forward a couple months and there we were pulling our shoes on in Dalby Forest car park. Both of us have had busy summers with weddings so haven't got out on the bikes as much as we wanted but it was apparent on the first climb that Colin had had a few too many pies over the summer!

The red route at Dalby is pretty long, a good 3 hour ride, so take plenty of water and some food. It's mostly singletrack but all rideable and the trail builders have done a fantastic job making it all weather. If you're an intermediate+ rider it's worth the trip, great fun.

This one was taken by Colin....of me!

Jeni & Joe | Pre-wedding shoot | Castlefield

2008-10-21T10:04:00.000-07:00

I met Jeni and Joe at a favourite place of mine, Dukes92 in Castlefield, Manchester. We had a chat about the wedding over a latte before heading out to take a few photo's. Castlefield is a great area to shoot, it's very quiet and has a huge variety locations. These are a selection of images from the shoot.

Lauren

2008-10-10T06:07:00.001-07:00

A few shots from last weekends portrait session. We had lovely soft Autumn light, but I did a few shots with flash as well.

RAF water polo team, Ponds Forge, 27th Setember 2008

2008-10-02T06:33:00.000-07:00

Something a bit different, I got asked if I could shoot a league match for the RAF water polo team for promotional use. It was a steep learning curve but soon found the best place's to shoot from, this is what we got.

Anna & Struan | St.Annes at Baslow & Hassop Hall | 20th September 2008

2008-10-02T06:09:00.001-07:00

A nice sunny morning greeted me when I awoke on the morning of Anna & Struan's wedding day, which makes a nice change this summer. The day was fantastic and Hassop Hall did a great job of making the day run perfectly! The night ended with great music from Sheffield band Highway Child.

Vicky & Dez | Carlton in Cleveland | 30th August 2008

2008-10-02T03:35:00.000-07:00

A little trip a bit further North for this one. Vicky and Dez were married in the church in Carlton in Cleveland with the reception being held in a fantastic marquee in a corn field!

Jo & Pete | St.Timothy's, Crookes & The Maynard | 27th August 2008

2008-10-02T01:35:00.000-07:00

Jo and Pete were married at St.Timothy's church in Crookes and then headed of to The Maynard in Gringleford for their reception. On the drive through the Peaks we stopped off at Padley Gorge for a few photo's....and ice cream!

Iain & Barry | Kenwood Hall | 24th August 2008

2008-09-16T11:14:00.000-07:00

Iain & Barry had their civil partnership at the lovely Kenwood Hall in Sheffield. We had blue skys all day and not a hint of wind. The theme was Black, White and fabulous and everyone made the effort and looked great. As the light faded and the steel band started 60 sky lanterns were lit and the deep blue sky looked amazing as they floated away over Sheffield.......

Rebecca & Ben | Ladore Falls Hotel | 15th August 2008

2008-09-05T10:31:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Ben had a fabulous setting for their wedding at the Ladore Falls Hotel on Derwent Water. It was a very intimate affair with just a small number of select guests and I think everyone had a great day, I know I did! Here are a selection of my favourites from the day....

Wendy & John | Sheffield Town Hall & Whitley Hall Hotel | 12th August 2008

2008-09-05T09:02:00.000-07:00

Wendy and John had a very intimate wedding with the ceremony held at Sheffield Town Hall and their reception at the beautiful Whitley Hall Hotel. Wendy's fabulous dress was from Blissful Daze in Sheffield. As you can see the weather and setting were perfect....

Helen & Mark | Edensor Church & East Lodge | 9th August 2008

2008-09-03T03:06:00.000-07:00

I think this was the wettest wedding I've ever done, it never stopped all day. Luckily everyone was very chilled and the day was fantastic and although we didn't have any sun the light was amazing. Helen wore a loveley Stewart Parvin dress from Aouska at Avorio. The wedding ceremony was held at the beautiful church in Edensor Village and their reception was held just a few minutes away at East Lodge in Rowsley.

Iain & Barry | Pre-wedding portraits

2008-08-14T04:19:00.001-07:00

Iain and Barry are having a civil partnership at Kenwood Hall and from our pre-wedding meeting it sounds like it's going to be fabulous so check back in a couple of weeks to see some of the photo's. After our chat we headed out into the area around my studio and took some great portraits, here are a few of my favourites.

Anna & Struan | Pre-wedding portraits

2008-08-08T09:36:00.000-07:00

I met Anna and Struan at the studio and after a chat about the wedding we went out and found some nice locations for a few relaxed portraits.

Claire & Jamie | Hodsock Priory | 26th July 08

2008-08-07T07:06:00.000-07:00

I'm a little bit late posting this as I've squeezed a holiday in between weddings.
The weather was forcast to be heavy rain all day for the 26th July, but as you can see it was glorious, I think it was the hottest day of the year so far! The wedding ceremony was at St.Annes in Worksop before heading off to Hodsock Priory for the reception. The day was fantastic and as I left at 9:00pm the sun was setting and the party was just getting started.

Vicky & Dez Pre-Wedding Shoot

2008-07-21T04:39:00.001-07:00

I met Vicky and Dez at Vicky's mum's house in Carlton in Cleveland where their wedding reception will be. We had a chat about the wedding and then did a recce of the venue before heading out to take a few portraits. Just as we set off the heavens opened but I think you'll agree the photographs look great!

Rebecca & Ben - Pre-Wedding Shoot

2008-07-18T10:03:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Ben live in Lytham St.Annes so we met at Dukes92 in the Castlefield area of Manchester, about half way for both of us. We had a drink and a chat about the wedding before heading off to take a few relaxed portraits, we had to hide from rain a bit but got some great shots....

Helen & Mark Pre-Wedding Shoot

2008-07-17T04:11:00.000-07:00

Helen, Mark and I spent a very pleasant hour in Whirlowbrook Park, it didn't rain, luckily. Here are a selection of images from the shoot.

Jenny & Andrew | Mercure St.Pauls | 12th July

2008-07-16T13:00:00.000-07:00

Jenny and Andrew had their civil ceremony and reception at the fabulous Mercure St.Pauls, right in the heart of Sheffield. Jenny wore an amazing Pronovias dress from Blissful Daze in sheffield. The day was fantastic with everyone having a good time, we even had time for a stroll round the city centre.......

Jo & Pete Pre-Wedding shoot

2008-07-16T03:15:00.001-07:00

I met Jo & Pete at the Milestone Bar just round the corner from my studio in Sheffield. All the photographs were taken in the area around my studio. Here are a few of my favourites;

Knowsley Safari Park

2008-07-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

We went to Knowsley Safari park for my son, Rory's 6th birthday. This was our first visit and what a fantastic place, we'll definately go again the kids loved it. You can get so close to the animals, as you can see from the photographs. I quite like the first one, this lion must have had 30 onlookers, didn't put him off in the slightest!

This doesn't happen very often, me in front of the camera with Madeleine and Rory.

Here's the birthday boy!

Claire & Jamie - Pre Wedding portraits

2008-07-08T03:11:00.000-07:00

Claire and Jamie are having their wedding at Hodsock Priory later this month. To get to get a different feel for the pre-wedding pictures we met at the Hilton in Sheffield and after coffee had a wander around Victoria Quays.

Zumbi at Stainburn

2008-07-03T05:07:00.000-07:00

Following on from our earlier shoot, we needed a portrait of Duncan and some better action shots for his new website so we headed up to Stainburn and here are a few of the shots. The new sites should be live in 3-4 weeks, check out www.allmountainimports.co.uk and www.zumbicycles.co.uk

Lindsay & Lee | Eyam Church & Marquee in the grounds of Eyam Hall | 21st June

2008-07-03T04:41:00.000-07:00

We set off from Sheffield with a boot full of brollies.......it was raining! The rain didn't stop all day but it didn't affect the mood, everyone was chilled and up for a good time. The wedding was fantastic and as you can see the rain didn't affect the photos, in fact I think you'll agree the photos look amazing!

Yorkshire Region MPA Print Competition 2008

2008-06-28T02:15:00.001-07:00

This was my first Master Photographers Association print competition and didn't really expect to win anything so was very pleased to win Classic Portrait Photographer of the year, a Merit Award in Family Portrait and Highly Commended in Press & PR. Here are the winning photographs.

Lucy & Stewart | Leeds Civic Hall | 14th June

2008-06-28T01:51:00.000-07:00

Lucy and Stewart had a very relaxed wedding, after the ceremony at Leeds Civic Hall the guests went over the road to the Champagne Bar in The Electric Press building. After Champagne and a few nibbles everyone went back to Lucy and Stewarts house for a BBQ........and a game of Mr & Mrs! Lucy wore a beautiful Jenny Packham dress from Avorio in Sheffield.

Jenny, Andrew & Rebecca

2008-06-12T06:58:00.000-07:00

This was Jenny and Andrew's pre-wedding shoot, another shoot in the Botanical Gardens, I would recommend a visit! We had a chat about the wedding and then had a wander and took a few relaxed portraits.

Ildze

2008-06-12T06:53:00.001-07:00

Ildze wanted some pictures of some of the Gynastic/Ballet poses she could do while she could still do them. We met in the Botanical Gardens and had a great couple of hours, here are a few of my favourites.

Michelle & Simon | Staindrop Lodge | 31st May

2008-06-12T04:28:00.000-07:00

The weather leading up to the 31st was just awful so waking up and seeing the sun was great. Staindrop Lodge is only 10 mins from my house so we had quite a relaxed morning and when we got to Michelle's house everyone was really chilled. The weather held out all day and we had a great day.

Zumbi

2008-06-12T04:07:00.000-07:00

My cousin has just started importing these frames, Handmade in Poland! Check out them out here. We got some pics of three frames that he brought over as samples and then built up the F-44 for some shots and then finally took the thing out to get some action pics.

Lindsay & Lee - Pre-Wedding shoot

2008-05-22T03:54:00.000-07:00

I met Lindsay & Lee at the George in Hathersage, it was pretty cold so we didn't spend too long on the photo's. Here's a few of my favourites.

NPG trip

2008-05-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

On wednesday I went down to London to the National Portraits Gallery - Vanity Fair Portraits exhibition. I set off from Sheffield and met a friend at liverpool Street and headed off to the Magnum Print room to see Steve McCurry's portrait exhibtion. We met up with another friend at Banares Indian Retaurant on Berkley Square for an amazing lunch before walking over to the NPG. The Vanity Fair exhibtion is fantastic but finishes on May 21st so get there soon. I had a couple of hours to kill before my train home so I had a walk round and took a few shots.

Michelle, Simon, Harry & Elle

2008-04-28T09:37:00.000-07:00

I met Michelle and Simon with their children, Harry and Elle at the tearoom in Elsecar Heritage centre to go over the final details of the wedding. Once we'd had a good chat we headed off for a very cold walk round the park..............

Lucy & Stewart - Pre-Wedding shoot

2008-04-28T04:37:00.000-07:00

I met Lucy and Stewart in the cafe at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and we had a chat about the wedding over coffee before heading into the park for a walk. The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is amazing and I could have easily spent all afternoon taking photo's! Here are a few of my favourites.

Chatsworth wedding - 19th April

2008-04-22T06:54:00.000-07:00

I was asked to help a friend out with this wedding at Chatsworth, so as it's his wedding I'll not post pics of the couple but I though you'd like to see some of the details. The flowers were done by Emma at Orchis and I think they look fantastic!

Reverend and the Makers - Sheffield Carling Academy 11th April

2008-04-21T04:50:00.000-07:00

Lindsey (my wife) and I ment a few friends in Bar Ha Ha for something to eat and a couple drinks before heading off to the opening night of Sheffield's very own Carling Academy to see Reverend and the Makers It was a fantastic gig finished off with John McClure standing outside The Crucible for a couple of songs. The night finished as all should, in the kebab shop, the last picture was taken in there. All these pics were taken on my little Fuji compact so they're not the best quality.

Jackie & Colin, Whirlowbrook Hall, 1st March 2008

2008-04-17T06:23:00.000-07:00

I didn't have to travel far for this one, just up the road to Whirlowbrook Hall. Although we had sunshine it was bitterly cold and windy so most of the photo's were in doors. Here is a selection of images from the day

Anna & Nick, East Riddlesden Hall, 23|02|08

2008-03-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

This is my first post, I hope you like! A few pics from Anna & Nicks wedding at East Riddlesden Hall. It was overcast and cold but the light was great....