A strange day at the office…
esterday was a fairly typical day with a couple of twists. Firstly, my good friend Guy Harris came round with a simple request to photograph a Men in Black style shot for a new marketing campaign he’s creating. Now, over the last couple of years, Guy has commissioned me to photograph a number of strange [...]
Getting there early and why I do it…
often get asked to start covering the day when the bride is fully ready. This is an opportunity missed because whilst many brides hate being shown without makeup, the getting ready stage is an essential part of the wedding day. It’s a time that the groom will never get to experience, except of course through [...]
Buy a beautiful dress from Angel Brides in Horsforth and receive this…
e’re really excited to have teamed up with Angel Brides in Horsforth for this season’s big promotion. Buy a beautiful dress from Angel Brides and you’ll receive this special gift. (What’s on the reverse side, you’ll find out if you become a client. Shhh!) They have a vast range of dresses from Maggie Sottero, [...]
For beautiful pictures of your children…
oday I’ll be photographing at Armadillo Toys in Chapel Allerton. We’re looking for one boy and one girl to become Toy testers for Armadillo over the coming year. Prize includes £50 to spend in store, a free photoshoot and they’ll get to test free toys all year. connect with me on Facebook
We’re featured on Angel In The North
ovely to be featured last week on ‘ANGEL IN THE NORTH’ one of the UK’s premier Bridal blogs. Read by thousands of brides each and every day, it’s an essential source of inspiration if you’re planning a wedding. This post is really part 2 of one of our favourite couples’ special day. Really loved [...]
An Easter Egg Hunt on Facebook…
hat’s better than FREE chocolate at Easter? Free chocolate and Photography of course! Since I spend far too much time shopping online at Hotel Chocolat, the finest online chocolate shop in the world, I’ve decided to offer you the chance of winning Buttons the Easter Bunny from Hotel Chocolat (As seen in Vogue magazine) and [...]
The Face of Yazz 2012
ast year, the owner of Yazz Number 1 Hair Studio, Paul Shakeshaft was considering ways of building the brand and one of the ways to do that is to win even more awards (They’ve won a countless number of them) and increase profile in the community by reaching out and going to more public events. [...]
Liane and Michael’s wedding at Hazlewood Castle
ere’s Liane and Michael’s wonderful album layout from their wedding at Hazlewood Castle. With every wedding we take around 3 – 5,ooo pictures and these are edited down to around 1,000 for the day. Sounds a lot but when you consider there may be 100 guests and so many different mini-stories involving those guests as [...]
Flamboyant Creations – Possibly the best Album maker in the world…
hen I find a great company I love to shout about it. I’m always tweeting on about how excellent the service is from Amazon and Moo Cards. Hotel Chocolat is excellent as well. My web company, Big Folio, based in the US, has truly the most awesome service I’ve ever known. I love the quality [...]
Are you a Tyre Kicking bride? Then let me explain this wedding photography cost thing…
arages hate Tyre kickers. You know, those casual car buyers who kick the tyres because they know nothing about cars and figure that this will tell them what they need in order to make a purchase decision. Wedding photographers hate brides who ask the opening question – “How much do you charge?” (Our version of [...]
Looking for impossible light and making it beautiful…
few short years ago I was happy with my Nikon D200. At that time, all I had to do was look for the beautiful light and photograph my subjects in that. Easy. …Except when there wasn’t much beautiful light around. Then I got a Nikon D3. This changed the way I see things. I started [...]
Wedding Fayre season – Woodlands Hotel, Leeds
It’s no secret that I love photographing weddings at Woodlands Hotel. Small enough to be exclusive on your wedding day Beautiful, colourful artwork on the walls A piano bar Lovely grounds cool seating area outside for hot, sticky nights fine restaurant wonderful wedding suite a marque that’s like a photographic studio … and I could [...]
Wedding Fair Season – A great way to get some ideas…VICTORIA HALL, SALTAIRE
e were exhibiting at two very different wedding Fayres this weekend. The First was at Victoria Hall in Saltaire. With a heavy leaning towards the Vintage side of things, it was great to see some really enthusiastic wedding vendors with some unique ideas for your wedding. You know I love anything that’s a little different [...]
Make it a special Mother’s day this year…
Mother’s day is the 18th March this year. Please don’t forget. Sure, it’s a wonderful profit generator for the card companies but really, isn’t your Mum worth it? After all she’s done for you over the years. A couple of years back my Mum had a stroke. She’s recovered by and large but has visually [...]
The image that was too offensive for Facebook!
I took a picture the other day and thought it was cool enough to use to promote our Tattoo portraiture. Sometimes when you get so immersed in the art, the judgement goes out the window. You see, in my eagerness, I posted the image on Facebook and they took offense and promptly pulled it down. [...]
How about this for a wild Funky Portrait shoot?
t’s been non-stop since Christmas. Not weddings, my mainstay… but portraits. All kinds of portraits. From beautiful new born baby and maternity shoots to ‘Intimates’ and more formal family shoots. Then again, very little of what I do is ‘formal’. People book 1 Click Photography because they want something a little different to what can [...]
Let’s you and I do something magical together…
Had a couple of phone calls today which got me really excited. Both were from Brides who were asking me to help them with some non-photographic aspect of their wedding. One bride was asking me for some recommended entertainment for her evening at Oulton Hall in Leeds this year. I was able to recommend a [...]
Favourite wedding venues – Hazlewood Castle…
Anyone looking for a special location for their wedding should put Hazlewood Castle on their list. One of the finest venues for weddings, blessings and renewal of vows. Situated 20 minutes from Leeds, set in stunning woodland grounds with an elegant courtyard and beautiful chapel, award winning restaurant and picturesque champagne bar with outside terrace. [...]
The Face of Yazz Competition…
The Face of Yazz model search is on now. Yazz Number 1 Hair Studio in Leeds opened it’s doors for one weekend to find two models who could represent their brand. 1 Male and 1 Female model to represent Yazz in Hair Competitions around the country and feature on promotions during 2012. The prize was [...]
Last Nights Snow Shoot at Cragg Wood
now! Excellent! Out comes the camera. Actually, when we eventually got to Cragg Wood in Rawdon, most of the snow had sadly melted. I spent the weekend playing snowballs with the kids and the snow shoot had to wait till Monday. The snow didn’t want to stick around so our snow shoot main course turned [...]
Valentines – What will you give this year?
Please this year, no Mankinis or fluffy handcuffs. No see through Red Lingerie or anything with a bunny on it. Please, let’s not do practical either…. No cookery or DIY books. This is, after all, a celebration of love we’re talking about. Put a little effort into your gift, give it some thought, personalise it [...]
The Face of Yazz Model Competition 2012…
haky (Mr ‘Yazz’) first told me of his idea last year and I’ve been excited about this ever since. He’s got that rare energy and enthusiasm you don’t find very often. It’s a passion for excellence and I like to think that’s what 1 Click Photography has also. When Shaky asks you to come on-board [...]
Favourite Wedding venues – Waterton Park
WATERTON PARK is one of those venues that stands out as being just that little bit more special. Imagine a Georgian Mansion on an Island. Boats, wonderful rolling parkland views, resident swans, a bridge, ancient woodland, loads of history and a championship golf course. All of this in…… Wakefield?! Aside from golf, other pre-wedding activities [...]
Favourite hotels – Radisson SAS, Leeds
love this venue for the little pools of light, the secret inner courtyard, the helpful staff and the fact that I got married here myself. A wedding photographer’s choice. It also brings out the natural poser in all the brides. Check out their website HERE connect with me on Facebook
