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Durdle Door Engagement Preview | Surrey Photographer

Chris — Mon, 16 May 2011 09:49:52 +0000

At the tail end of last week I travelled down to Durdle Door in Dorset to shoot an engagement session with Mohammad and Nausheen, whose wedding I am photographing at the end of this month at the Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel. It was a stunning day and my first trip down to Durdle Door. The sea is so clear you almost don’t believe you are still in the UK. A couple of postcard style pics for now, until I have processed the actual shoot:

City of London Engagement Shoot | Sergei and Jenn

Chris — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:54:46 +0000

What a fantastic way to spend a Bank Holiday morning this was. Sergei and Jenn are getting married at the wonderful Warren House on Sunday. Now, normally, I tend to do engagement sessions a little more than 6 days before the ceremony, but this was a relatively late booking (just last week in fact) and this was the first day I have had free since I got back from France.

Watching the weather all week I wasn’t sure what to expect, but as it turned out, the sun was shining and the weather was beautiful. We took advantage of the fact it was a Bank Holiday and headed into the City of London as we knew it would be nice and quiet. Other than the fact it took me 20 minutes to find somewhere to get a coffee (it really does shut down around there), it was a brilliant. As with all couples it took a little while for Sergei and Jenn to relax, but this is a large part of the aim of the session, and once warmed up they were great fun.

I am really looking forward to this wedding. Besides being a really wonderful couple, this will be my first Russian Orthodox ceremony which looks absolutely fantastic. Can’t wait for Sunday! In the meantime, enjoy a couple of my favourites from the morning:

South Bank Engagement Shoot | Will & Nicol

Chris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:07 +0000

I met up with Will and Nicol last Saturday for their engagement shoot on the South Bank. This is one of my all time favourite parts of London so I was really looking forward to this session and I was not disappointed! Will and Nicol were absolutely fantastic. A wonderful couple who were incredibly photogenic and natural in front of the camera. I am really looking forward to seeing WIll and Nicol at their wedding at Warren House in October, it should be an amazing day!

Lou and Coenraad – Wedding Sneak Peak

Chris — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:18:46 +0000

Had a fantastic time up in the Lake District shooting Lou and Coenraads wedding. Stunning location, gorgeous weather and a fantastic couple. Here is a ‘sneak peak’ of the shots whilst I process them all:

Wedding Venues – Inn on the Lake, Ullswater

Chris — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:58:57 +0000

Last weekend saw a 300 mile drive up the M6 to cover the wedding of Lou and Coenraad in the stunning surroundings of the Lake District. First port of call was the Inn on the Lake on the shore of Lake Ullswater to check out the reception venue. It was a beautiful venue with gorgeous views and certainly boded well for the forthcoming weekend!

Jane and Family, Location Portraits in Bushy Park

Chris — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:54:39 +0000

After what seems like an endless winter and generally awful weather, today was an absolutely stunning day for a portrait session in Bushy Park. A double family portrait to get a large print for Janes parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. Days like this are great fun, spending a couple of hours in the park with a really wonderful group of people who were incredibly natural in front of the camera. A challenging shoot with the lack of foliage from the late spring and a really strong midday sun, but fields of daffodils and blossoming trees more than made up for it!

Down by the Sea

Chris — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:52:11 +0000

Had a long but fantastic, travel filled weekend. First stop was visiting some great friends of ours that we haven’t seen for, what certainly seems, ages. The weather was looking awful but we got a break in the rain and took a (very hilly!) stroll down to the beach. It makes me realise how little we get to see Andy and Susan when I see how much Dylan and Caitlin have grown each time, was great to get some shots of them playing on the beach!!

Christmas Break

Chris — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:19:31 +0000

It has been a lovely break for Christmas and New Year, lots of time with the family which, for me, is the best bit. We’ve also had some very mixed weather, including plenty of snow and bitingly cold days. Through it all we have manged to get see some good friends and get plenty of outdoor time! We met up with friends for walks in the park, spent time outdoors on the bikes, and of course played out in the snow (well, Alex watched from the window…). On a technical front I have moved over to Full Frame with the aquisition of a shiney new D700 and upgraded some glass in preparation for what is looking like a very busy wedding season this year! Can’t wait to get started!

With that, some pictures from the last couple of weeks:

A Sunday Afternoon in the Park

Chris — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:24:38 +0000

Had a weekend off this weekend. Saturdays engagement shoot was postponed until next weekend due to the gale force winds and torrential rain (not overly romantic weather really) so the day was spent at home with the kids. After a lazy Sunday morning, the weather cleared up and we needed to get out of the house! We grabbed Isabelle’s bike and obviously I grabbed my camera and we headed out to Cranford Park.

It’s a strange little place literally off junction 3 of the M4 that you would probably never notice until someone points it out. It turned out to be a really pretty little park with a lovely old church, some walled gardens, loads of open fields and a play park for the kids. Isabelle had a ride on her bike, then one of the stabilisers broke so we had to take them off and she rode on her own without them (although very insistent I ran along with her!) Followed this by a play in the park in some gorgeous late afternoon autumn sunlight – when the weather is good I really love this time of year!