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Two more headshot photoshoots this weekend, both postponed from last weekend. First up, Ade, an undergraduate actor at Jesus college. Ade is starring in the ADC late-show this week, “Memory of Water”, which also stars Rebecca Pitt.
The acting headshots I’ve been taking recently have started gathering some attention within the acting community of Cambridge. As Megan and Rebecca are quite central to student drama in Cambridge, several of their peers have noticed the headshot photos I’ve taken of them, and are now asking me to take their headshots. Straight after Rebecca’s photoshoot yesterday, I had another photoshoot with Dave, which was one of the first solo male portrait shoots I’ve done.
Here’s the photo that Rebecca has chosen as her acting headshot. It was one of the colour photos that I shortlisted yesterday, with a little post-processing.
Another follow-up photoshoot; after my first great photoshoot with Rebecca, she asked me to take some more photos, this time for her new actress headshot. I’m still waiting to hear which photo she’ll choose as her headshot, but the selection below are some of my favourites from the shoot.
After my first great photoshoot with Megan, she asked me to take some more photos, this time for her new actress headshot. As her hair is now blonde, her previous photos as a brunette were no longer representative of her. As Megan is now the marketing and front-of-house manager of the ADC Theatre, it seemed a fitting location for the photoshoot.
Two more Colour & Form collages, from a long weekend in the south of France. I was staying near Cannes for my grandmother’s 80th birthday, and visited a couple of pretty villages and drove along the stunning red coastal cliffs (calanques) of Esterel. The second photo shows various fruit, vegetables, and seafood on sale in La Bocca’s market in Cannes.
After yesterday’s rehearsal and this afternoon’s preparations, the ceremony itself was pure fairy-tale. I joined the bridesmaids in a car to King’s College, arriving just ahead of the bride as the ceremony was due to start! Dawn and her god-father made haste to the chapel so as not to keep Bill waiting any longer (bit of an in-joke ;) One of the crowning moments was the recessional: the large doors at the back of the Chapel were opened, causing the golden sunlight to shine straight down the aisle onto Dawn and Bill as they emerged, newly-wed. I don’t think I’ll be able to look at King’s Chapel again without thinking of Dawn & Bill’s getting married there.
More photos from the wedding are available at CantabPhotos
Group photo (or 8 photos stitched together)
Another wedding photography first for me – getting pictures of the bride’s preparations. I was meant to drive to Dawn’s around midday, as I’d also be driving the bridesmaids to the chapel; alas, my car chose this morning to have a flat battery for the first time in months. Typical. At least it wasn’t last weekend when I had to drive 2 hours to Oxford to photograph Daniella & Clive’s wedding. Thankfully, a good friend gave me a lift at the last minute, and I arrived in time to find the bridesmaids wearing very funky hair accessories.
So the curlers do work
Bill sets off for the chapel first…
Dawn looks absolutely stunning in her dress
A (literally) last minute manicure
More photos from the wedding are available at CantabPhotos
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My friend Dawn, with whom I danced in the Offbeat Team, is getting married in King’s Chapel tomorrow. Her fiancé was baptised there, and went to King’s School, so is allowed to get married in the fantastic venue. For someone who’s been in Cambridge for almost 10 years, I’m ashamed to say that this was the first time I’ve been inside King’s Chapel. Perhaps I was waiting for the right moment, and being asked to photograph a good friend’s wedding seemed to be the perfect occasion.
The chaplain, Reverend Richard Morgan, was a very nice chap (obviously habituated to speaking in the resonating acoustics of the Chapel), and delivered the news that I was expecting – no flash photography near Rubens’ “Adoration of the Magi”; but also no photography during the service (“it’s not Hello Magazine”). I wouldn’t want to disturb the proceedings with my shutter clicks resonating through the service, and it’s rather dark in the chapel anyway. We’ll see what I can get tomorrow…
More photos from the wedding are available at CantabPhotos
View my portfolio of wedding photographs
My first wedding where I didn’t know the couple before being asked to be their photographer. They were friends of a good friend of mine, and the parents said they really liked the insight and breadth of my portfolio. The wedding was one of the nicest I’ve been to; the venue (Poundon House near Oxford) was a very impressive private/stately home, the couple and their families were incredibly nice, and the weather decided to provide one day of blue sky among weeks of cloud and rain. I hope you’ll agree that the photos do the day justice.
The flashgun that I purchased last week turned out to be invaluable – the first three photos were taken in a very dimly-lit room (the bride had to be kept hidden from the guests outside, so the window shutters were closed) – the flash made everything bright and natural. Also, the couple wanted the outdoor formal photos to be taken in front of the house (in bright sunlight, which soon turned into one big shadow as the sun moved), so the flash helped light up people’s faces in the shadows. Finally, the party photos came out great, bouncing the flash off the marquee walls and ceiling. Thanks to Neil van Niekerk and his fantastic advice on flash photography technique.
More photos from the wedding are available at CantabPhotos
