tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32787649352005407762024-03-12T20:51:18.015-07:00Something Old, Something New<br><br>
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Both Louise and I went a little bit dotty over the incredible golden evening light, a beautiful end to a sun-drenched day in Oxfordshire.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bujHk6QI/AAAAAAAAD9M/dnS-R4blSBM/s1600/IMG_8566.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bujHk6QI/AAAAAAAAD9M/dnS-R4blSBM/s400/IMG_8566.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480489020559780098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The groomsmen donning their military dress</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6buDSSDTI/AAAAAAAAD9E/tscXlsMOLZ8/s1600/IMG_8893.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6buDSSDTI/AAAAAAAAD9E/tscXlsMOLZ8/s400/IMG_8893.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480489012014746930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">An angel walking up the aisle - Jonny's face says it all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bthXofQI/AAAAAAAAD88/hrS7h6ASsjI/s1600/IMG_0118.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bthXofQI/AAAAAAAAD88/hrS7h6ASsjI/s400/IMG_0118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480489002910383362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hephzi</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bs-QT9SI/AAAAAAAAD80/YQ_Aal1WPbY/s1600/IMG_2045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bs-QT9SI/AAAAAAAAD80/YQ_Aal1WPbY/s400/IMG_2045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488993484436770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The guard of honour</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bRByqwJI/AAAAAAAAD8s/bUh4de3QkQY/s1600/IMG_0147.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bRByqwJI/AAAAAAAAD8s/bUh4de3QkQY/s400/IMG_0147.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488513397506194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In love...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bQhOez2I/AAAAAAAAD8k/i1N0YkWshlc/s1600/IMG_2415.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bQhOez2I/AAAAAAAAD8k/i1N0YkWshlc/s400/IMG_2415.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488504655794018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A sabre makes a good cake-cutting tool.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bQKsKucI/AAAAAAAAD8c/V98jddRxH00/s1600/IMG_9818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bQKsKucI/AAAAAAAAD8c/V98jddRxH00/s400/IMG_9818.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488498606291394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bP7UrYyI/AAAAAAAAD8U/lzNIp2pCU0M/s1600/IMG_3289.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bP7UrYyI/AAAAAAAAD8U/lzNIp2pCU0M/s400/IMG_3289.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488494481236770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Golden sun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bPZsF55I/AAAAAAAAD8M/jSitgcJ_Bfc/s1600/IMG_4024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6bPZsF55I/AAAAAAAAD8M/jSitgcJ_Bfc/s400/IMG_4024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480488485452638098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">First dance</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-71032177053962791132010-05-20T10:16:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:40:59.018-07:00Vogue comes to Oxford...<div>Every couple is very different, and the photos we take at weddings reflect that - often we take a step back, and aim for people to be at their most natural in front of the camera. There's another type of couple, however, who play in front of the camera with the kind of freedom that most professional models strive for. Andre and Laura got married at Malmaison in Oxford, an amazing converted prison, and we were lucky enough to be able to take them to the grand architecture of Radcliffe Square in the centre of Oxford for some photos during the afternoon. Letting Laura loose in front of our cameras was more like working with a model than anything - we raised our game and came up with some more interesting concepts to work with, and the results you can judge for yourself!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6ALn752JI/AAAAAAAAD8E/lbPAe4emTFE/s1600/IMG_8162.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6ALn752JI/AAAAAAAAD8E/lbPAe4emTFE/s400/IMG_8162.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480458733743626386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing like perfect morning light...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6ALFgUREI/AAAAAAAAD78/WKJCtfL3c4I/s1600/IMG_9664.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6ALFgUREI/AAAAAAAAD78/WKJCtfL3c4I/s400/IMG_9664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480458724501111874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Laura was an absolute natural in front of the camera</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AKw3tZoI/AAAAAAAAD70/OxFa3rcY7Xg/s1600/IMG_9814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AKw3tZoI/AAAAAAAAD70/OxFa3rcY7Xg/s400/IMG_9814.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480458718962083458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fellows of All Souls must have been slightly taken aback...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AKSaKqUI/AAAAAAAAD7s/Tw0Cr3sdobo/s1600/IMG_7960.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AKSaKqUI/AAAAAAAAD7s/Tw0Cr3sdobo/s400/IMG_7960.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480458710785108290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AJ0gvP5I/AAAAAAAAD7k/skIY2RNjIsY/s1600/IMG_7885.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA6AJ0gvP5I/AAAAAAAAD7k/skIY2RNjIsY/s400/IMG_7885.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480458702759608210" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-82442473520933126772010-05-12T09:28:00.000-07:002010-06-08T10:15:42.867-07:00Ardington House - the return<div>As ardent readers of this blog may remember, back in May 2009 we photographed a beautiful wedding at Ardington House, one of Oxfordshire's most lovely venues (http://simplicityphoto.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-is-here.html). Summer has come around again, and almost exactly one year later, we're back at Ardington House for the wedding of Robyn and Tim - two of the most photogenic people you could hope to meet.<br /><br />The venue was still stunning, the staff friendly and beaming, the sun came out just at the right moments, and the blossom trees were in full bloom. Perfect.<br /><br />Some of our most memorable shots from the day...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55kjNy_RI/AAAAAAAAD7c/057JdYLmrlI/s1600/IMG_2979.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55kjNy_RI/AAAAAAAAD7c/057JdYLmrlI/s400/IMG_2979.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480451465391832338" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Robyn being beautified...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55kMsGSLI/AAAAAAAAD7U/xDheFK9thiY/s1600/IMG_3198.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55kMsGSLI/AAAAAAAAD7U/xDheFK9thiY/s400/IMG_3198.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480451459344910514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The dress!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55j9v8_zI/AAAAAAAAD7M/XnxL8o2JQiM/s1600/IMG_3941.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55j9v8_zI/AAAAAAAAD7M/XnxL8o2JQiM/s400/IMG_3941.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480451455334547250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There aren't many venues where you can take this shot...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55jXJMvaI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rfwcJ-I-Zxc/s1600/IMG_3989.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA55jXJMvaI/AAAAAAAAD7E/rfwcJ-I-Zxc/s400/IMG_3989.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480451444971453858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Robyn</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zu3YMTiI/AAAAAAAAD68/6Vui807rA4Q/s1600/IMG_4564.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zu3YMTiI/AAAAAAAAD68/6Vui807rA4Q/s400/IMG_4564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480445045533068834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying the blossom!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zudCKIqI/AAAAAAAAD60/lHYFnSlRiZ8/s1600/IMG_4820.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zudCKIqI/AAAAAAAAD60/lHYFnSlRiZ8/s400/IMG_4820.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480445038461330082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zt_ah_fI/AAAAAAAAD6s/_FK4ww11loA/s1600/IMG_4981.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zt_ah_fI/AAAAAAAAD6s/_FK4ww11loA/s400/IMG_4981.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480445030510493170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5ztlAa71I/AAAAAAAAD6k/F8Qwyum2XYY/s1600/IMG_5115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5ztlAa71I/AAAAAAAAD6k/F8Qwyum2XYY/s400/IMG_5115.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480445023421656914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zs1zSIuI/AAAAAAAAD6c/N4bBZY0pAIQ/s1600/IMG_5518.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/TA5zs1zSIuI/AAAAAAAAD6c/N4bBZY0pAIQ/s400/IMG_5518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480445010750087906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Standing on chairs and kissing, is, apparently, a Dutch tradition. And it's very fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-30806233631253697052009-07-27T08:45:00.000-07:002010-06-08T09:01:17.316-07:00A day in the life of a wedding photographer...Every so often, the stars and planets come into line to form a wonderful combination that you just couldn't have bettered. Louise and I are privileged to have some amazing friends and two in particular feature quite a lot in this blog post - David and Rachel. <div><br /></div><div>There's nothing better than doing what you love - unless you count doing what you love surrounded by friends. David and Rachel's wedding was exactly like that for us. Often our friends are hesitant to ask us to shoot at their weddings, because they're afraid we won't be able to enjoy the day as guests. On the contrary - we have a great time at weddings, and even more so when we're shooting people we know well.</div><div><br /></div><div>So far in this blog I've only really included a few select favourites from each wedding - however, for this one I've decided to do something slightly different. We take so many photos at a typical wedding, and only a selection of these go through the post-processing/photoshopping that gives a lot of our images a trademark style. But that's not to say we don't like all the other photographs - there are often some corkers there as well!</div><div><br /></div><div>So for Rachel and David's wedding, I've condensed every single one of the 5,669 photos into a 10-minute stream, so you can get a feel for the sheer number of photos we take, and how we see everything that goes on during the day! I hope you feel the same as we feel when we're there, in the midst of fun, families, and some great characters!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="360" height="270"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5998820&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5998820&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="360" height="270"></embed></object>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-88545407830894115162009-06-15T08:27:00.000-07:002009-11-04T08:44:02.170-08:00Oxfordshire's well-kept beautiful secret...Every so often I have the exciting experience of discovering an amazing new wedding venue in Oxfordshire that I'd never heard of before. Ben and Beccy's wedding was one of those privileged occasions - even more, I'd driven, cycled or walked past this place for the last 5 years and never even knew it existed.<br /><br />Headington Hill Hall is now part of Oxford Brookes but has a long and illustrious history (as do most old buildings in Oxford), only the briefest fraction of which stayed in my brain. But it was lovely nonetheless.<br /><br />The wedding was even more special given Ben's expertise in photography - specialising in nature and landscape photography, I felt very privileged that he chose Simplicity to cover his wedding. He was wonderfully gracious about everything too, leaving us to work in our relaxed, candid style and as a result, we had a completely un-stressful day in blissful sunshine, surrounded by lush greenery, fantastic artitechture and beautifully photogenic people. Take a look.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_UbdhGI/AAAAAAAAD6I/LcBm8EPHjws/s1600-h/ben_and_beccy_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_UbdhGI/AAAAAAAAD6I/LcBm8EPHjws/s400/ben_and_beccy_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400286532497933410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_eNhKRI/AAAAAAAAD6A/YU5kxN_1830/s1600-h/ben_and_beccy_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_eNhKRI/AAAAAAAAD6A/YU5kxN_1830/s400/ben_and_beccy_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400286535123806482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_NB165I/AAAAAAAAD54/aX1D3cDZBbI/s1600-h/ben_and_beccy_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr_NB165I/AAAAAAAAD54/aX1D3cDZBbI/s400/ben_and_beccy_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400286530511432594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr-w46_9I/AAAAAAAAD5w/7oOSce4sI1A/s1600-h/ben_and_beccy_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr-w46_9I/AAAAAAAAD5w/7oOSce4sI1A/s400/ben_and_beccy_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400286522957823954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr-6Gg7TI/AAAAAAAAD5o/KTb6XcH9tqc/s1600-h/ben_and_beccy_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SvGr-6Gg7TI/AAAAAAAAD5o/KTb6XcH9tqc/s400/ben_and_beccy_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400286525430754610" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-37297139552159530312009-06-11T03:47:00.000-07:002009-08-07T04:20:59.392-07:00Struggling to find a perfect venue? How about this one...Oxfordshire is well known for some incredible wedding venues, and Bradley and Sally chose (in my humble opinion) one of the best. Eynsham Hall near Witney is a fantastic manor house with, apparently, 3,000 acres of land. The house and its gorgeous gardens were enough for us, though - we had a great time snapping away at the couple and their wonderful guests and came away with some really relaxed and natural shots, which contrasted well with the grand architecture. Luckily, we get to shoot more at Eynsham Hall next year, with a couple more weddings booked in the diary... I'm looking forward to it already!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKgmykPnI/AAAAAAAAD5E/CGjKCdqPktQ/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKgmykPnI/AAAAAAAAD5E/CGjKCdqPktQ/s400/bradley_and_sally_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176411203518066" border="0" /></a>Bradley and Sally<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKgXcCN0I/AAAAAAAAD48/Y2eZSMsyA2A/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKgXcCN0I/AAAAAAAAD48/Y2eZSMsyA2A/s400/bradley_and_sally_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176407082481474" border="0" /></a>Some well-dressed guests<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKaDHs1AI/AAAAAAAAD40/ganR4PzPVe8/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKaDHs1AI/AAAAAAAAD40/ganR4PzPVe8/s400/bradley_and_sally_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176298549269506" border="0" /></a>Plenty of opportunities for photos...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZjAQ2RI/AAAAAAAAD4s/HCItzQTFRmU/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZjAQ2RI/AAAAAAAAD4s/HCItzQTFRmU/s400/bradley_and_sally_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176289928141074" border="0" /></a>Smiles all round! The sun is out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZhpZj-I/AAAAAAAAD4k/DoZPsE_5TTc/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZhpZj-I/AAAAAAAAD4k/DoZPsE_5TTc/s400/bradley_and_sally_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176289563807714" border="0" /></a>Outside in the afternoon sun...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZTX4PjI/AAAAAAAAD4c/gBBnDbJOB-s/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKZTX4PjI/AAAAAAAAD4c/gBBnDbJOB-s/s400/bradley_and_sally_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176285732224562" border="0" /></a>Yum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKY4adZRI/AAAAAAAAD4U/Pn1E-HwWLQY/s1600-h/bradley_and_sally_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SnwKY4adZRI/AAAAAAAAD4U/Pn1E-HwWLQY/s400/bradley_and_sally_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367176278495290642" border="0" /></a>Boules at sunset. How civilised.<br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-76711893151808687372009-06-09T10:30:00.000-07:002009-06-09T10:44:56.318-07:00The pipes, the pipes are calling...It's not every weekend you get to go through the centre of Reading with a parade of wedding guests, led by a man in a colourful skirt playing the bagpipes, taking photo after photo of smiling people. But this particular weekend was one of those occasions.<br /><br />Married in Reading Minster by the groom's father, Tim and Elise walked out of the fabulous church with massive smiles which seemed never to go away for the rest of the day. Especially when being gawked at by the hundreds of Saturday shoppers who were somewhat stopped in their tracks by a line of guests, dressed in their finery and led by the happy couple and a tartan-adorned piper. I used up a good portion of a memory card during that.<br /><br />A few of my favourites...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c08KKTnI/AAAAAAAAD0Q/XbXlabeayGk/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c08KKTnI/AAAAAAAAD0Q/XbXlabeayGk/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382241051233906" border="0" /></a>Getting ready...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0h0jmFI/AAAAAAAAD0I/VGiLveiY-JA/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0h0jmFI/AAAAAAAAD0I/VGiLveiY-JA/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382233981294674" border="0" /></a>The Shoes<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0han3BI/AAAAAAAAD0A/dIYP5r6GNMo/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0han3BI/AAAAAAAAD0A/dIYP5r6GNMo/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382233872522258" border="0" /></a>The Ring<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0VX6obI/AAAAAAAADz4/l9YvRz9nvwE/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6c0VX6obI/AAAAAAAADz4/l9YvRz9nvwE/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382230639944114" border="0" /></a>The Church<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpac-OYI/AAAAAAAADzw/flzlq-b7_HM/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpac-OYI/AAAAAAAADzw/flzlq-b7_HM/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382043024767362" border="0" /></a>Reading High St. didn't know what had hit it...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpdyq0AI/AAAAAAAADzo/ekHOAiFQMM0/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpdyq0AI/AAAAAAAADzo/ekHOAiFQMM0/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382043921076226" border="0" /></a>We didn't really need to tell these guys what to do...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpCs-ayI/AAAAAAAADzg/pD5RUQPrX7I/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cpCs-ayI/AAAAAAAADzg/pD5RUQPrX7I/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382036649437986" border="0" /></a>A touch of vogue...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cowNPWPI/AAAAAAAADzY/fD2aLabUYmE/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6cowNPWPI/AAAAAAAADzY/fD2aLabUYmE/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382031684491506" border="0" /></a>The churchyard provides a fantastic backdrop<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6co_jUf9I/AAAAAAAADzQ/_96Dl9Qk60U/s1600-h/elise_and_tim_0001-11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/Si6co_jUf9I/AAAAAAAADzQ/_96Dl9Qk60U/s400/elise_and_tim_0001-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345382035803635666" border="0" /></a>The Reception<br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-5907361568101032222009-06-02T10:19:00.001-07:002009-06-02T10:49:36.668-07:00Never work with whom?It's always an honour to be asked to photograph someone's wedding - it's the most important day of their lives, and they're asking to remember it through your eyes (or at least your lens!). People sometimes ask me whether I feel a lot of pressure because of this - fortunately, my approach to weddings is all about taking the emphasis of the photographer! No-one wants to stand in a line for four hours whilst the photographer bosses them all about. And, conversely, the best shots are the ones which allow the couple to later look back at the day through the eyes of their guests, family and friends, as well as bringing back their own happy memories of the day.<br /><br />One of the best ways to view a wedding is through the eyes of a child - everything's new, exciting, everyone's a new friend, and the outfits are the best thing ever. Until the opportunity to slide down grassy banks comes along. So, here is a journey through a wedding; as seen by the children that make it so fun!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfzEMSBVI/AAAAAAAADzI/uPnyXCY1C-4/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfzEMSBVI/AAAAAAAADzI/uPnyXCY1C-4/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781863848183122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfy39pmmI/AAAAAAAADzA/X_SDFwUtYlg/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfy39pmmI/AAAAAAAADzA/X_SDFwUtYlg/s400/laura_and_tim_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781860565588578" border="0" /></a>Boys like cars. Girls, less so, but if it's pretty, they'll be very happy to stand near it.<br />"One day, I'll have one like this..."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfytrOUnI/AAAAAAAADy4/3XWJ41FpNc8/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfytrOUnI/AAAAAAAADy4/3XWJ41FpNc8/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781857803948658" border="0" /></a>"This is more my scene - time to become the most important person/princess of the day.<br />What's that? I'm <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> the most important person here?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfyScPDpI/AAAAAAAADyw/YI3b6NpwIYQ/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfyScPDpI/AAAAAAAADyw/YI3b6NpwIYQ/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781850493324946" border="0" /></a>Pretty much anything that shows up fingerprints, will.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfya0yMvI/AAAAAAAADyo/oF-4I9gfPQM/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfya0yMvI/AAAAAAAADyo/oF-4I9gfPQM/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781852743774962" border="0" /></a>Pretty in pink!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfi5BgOqI/AAAAAAAADyg/p2jqbZaTw2A/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfi5BgOqI/AAAAAAAADyg/p2jqbZaTw2A/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781585972279970" border="0" /></a>They're great smiles; but in truth, they're made slightly nervous by the size of my camera compared to theirs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfi-afW_I/AAAAAAAADyY/j5OPmlyUZy0/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfi-afW_I/AAAAAAAADyY/j5OPmlyUZy0/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781587419257842" border="0" /></a>"Time for a nap..."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfitE9jII/AAAAAAAADyQ/BzumUZ_s1lI/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfitE9jII/AAAAAAAADyQ/BzumUZ_s1lI/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781582765558914" border="0" /></a>"What's down here? Probably going to get muddy."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfiQ_tVPI/AAAAAAAADyI/fWHnDYJFnVc/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfiQ_tVPI/AAAAAAAADyI/fWHnDYJFnVc/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781575227331826" border="0" /></a>"Worms and mud I can deal with. But <span style="font-style: italic;">girls</span>? With tennis balls?"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfiZCK4mI/AAAAAAAADyA/8jRIrMTXn30/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVfiZCK4mI/AAAAAAAADyA/8jRIrMTXn30/s400/laura_and_tim_kids_0001-12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342781577385140834" border="0" /></a>One of the most important things is to give children the space they need to have fun. This was shot using a telephoto lens about 30m away from the fountain - they didn't even know we were there!<br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-74475511282893716852009-06-02T09:53:00.000-07:002009-06-02T10:16:33.469-07:00Here comes the sun...Well, the summer seems to be arriving in force - last weekend took us to rural Oxfordshire for the beautiful wedding of Laura and Tim in Berrick Salome. What can I say about this lovely couple? As you can tell from our pick of the day's shots, there were smiles all round, all day, and the sun had his hat on and was certainly keen on coming out to play with the happy newlyweds!<br /><br />At times in the distant past, I've been known to complain about the harsh light of a summer's day - but more and more I love the defining nature of it, and the high-key shots it allows you to get. As a well regarded fellow-blogger and photographer said, "Show me an image with a good amount of internal contrast [lots of lights and darks] and I'll show you an image that will look good anywhere, on any paper!"<br /><br />It makes things harder, yes - but what's life without a little challenge? And just because something's a little more tricky to get spot on doesn't mean it's not as good! A good example - the couple in the church, photo below; backlit from a huge window with light streaming in, south-facing windows high up casting a beam of light straight onto the bride's back, and deep shadows behind the groom. Modern cameras are usually ok at guessing the correct exposure to use, but in situations like this, it's up to the human behind the viewfinder to get it right... Hard work? Yes. Worth it? Definitely.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ4jyqN5I/AAAAAAAADw4/-LaA2PVBAGM/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ4jyqN5I/AAAAAAAADw4/-LaA2PVBAGM/s400/laura_and_tim_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775361160230802" border="0" /></a>The bride ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5O2RzBI/AAAAAAAADxQ/mnpZTXr8Xgg/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5O2RzBI/AAAAAAAADxQ/mnpZTXr8Xgg/s400/laura_and_tim_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775372718132242" border="0" /></a>... and her proud father.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ4w58GAI/AAAAAAAADxA/NTU0IkYIX-s/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ4w58GAI/AAAAAAAADxA/NTU0IkYIX-s/s400/laura_and_tim_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775364680423426" border="0" /></a>The groom ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5U_G74I/AAAAAAAADxY/uF7-dpQ1lJQ/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5U_G74I/AAAAAAAADxY/uF7-dpQ1lJQ/s400/laura_and_tim_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775374365781890" border="0" /></a>... and his new wife!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVaEHTg4JI/AAAAAAAADxo/S5rxpGVdZcw/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVaEHTg4JI/AAAAAAAADxo/S5rxpGVdZcw/s400/laura_and_tim_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775559671832722" border="0" /></a>The afternoon sun ...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5BfEkdI/AAAAAAAADxI/OCygC-S-3yQ/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVZ5BfEkdI/AAAAAAAADxI/OCygC-S-3yQ/s400/laura_and_tim_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342775369131135442" border="0" /></a>... and the happy couple.<br /><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-36655569306141984792009-05-14T07:05:00.000-07:002009-06-02T10:18:49.362-07:00Fairies in the lensIt's been a while since I've had a normal Saturday. By which I mean one of those lie-in, get-up-and-have-a-cooked-breakfast, maybe-think-about-doing-something-productive-later kind of Saturdays. Mostly I'm off to crazy places all over the country to photograph lovely people's weddings - and during the week I'm blissfully up to my ears in Photoshop and thousands of photos of smiling happy people. <p>Louise, my partner in crime on these exploits, is particularly great at getting kids on her side at weddings, which results in some fantastic shots (who said never work with children and animals? they're great fun!) but can sometimes give unexpected results.</p> <p>Last weekend she managed to convince three wonderfully cute kids that there were fairies in the lens of her (admittedly rather large and intriguing) camera. Sorting through the dozens of photos of very earnest, slightly puzzled-looking kids at a very short distance from the lens has been an entertaining break from the usual kind of shots we come away with!</p> <p>Which reminds me - I have to get those little fingerprints off the glass...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVesXbECrI/AAAAAAAADx4/E8dryZXXWS4/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVesXbECrI/AAAAAAAADx4/E8dryZXXWS4/s400/laura_and_tim_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342780649239743154" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVesJXnqxI/AAAAAAAADxw/GzPhAS579fU/s1600-h/laura_and_tim_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SiVesJXnqxI/AAAAAAAADxw/GzPhAS579fU/s400/laura_and_tim_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342780645467204370" border="0" /></a>Curiouser and curiouser...<br /></p>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-8088444016647859462009-05-08T09:01:00.000-07:002009-05-12T07:30:45.152-07:00Summer is here...Well, May has arrived, with its strange Oxford traditions of students jumping off bridges, Morris dancers in the streets, and choirs singing from towers. If that makes no sense to you - join the club.<br /><br />What makes perfect sense is the wedding of the wonderful Piper and Simon at Ardington House in south Oxfordshire. Fairytale is one way to describe the day - the bride looked utterly stunning, making her way to get married on an island in the middle of a lake (carried on a boat, no less!); the weather was perfect; the couple's guests were a delight to be around and a great laugh (the speeches - award-winning), and the lovely couple were so relaxed in front of the camera we couldn't help but take some stunning shots. Did I mention last week that this is the best job in the world?<br /><br />As a fan of occasionally walking up hills, an important part of that particular past-time is to stop every so often and look back, and marvel at how far you've come. The moment I finished processing Piper and Simon's wedding was one of those metaphorical enjoy-the-view moments - comparing last weekend's wedding with the photos I gave to my good friends Ben and Clare all those weddings ago (kudos for letting me cut my teeth at their special day!) is quite a reminder that the only way to survive in the photography business is to try and make every shoot better than the last - cliched perhaps, but nonetheless true!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_-irb-I/AAAAAAAADww/WDoxU83r1PE/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_-irb-I/AAAAAAAADww/WDoxU83r1PE/s400/piper_and_simon_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487913880219618" border="0" /></a>The bride<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_l53deI/AAAAAAAADwo/J1OMkF1eJYI/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_l53deI/AAAAAAAADwo/J1OMkF1eJYI/s400/piper_and_simon_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487907266590178" border="0" /></a>Arriving by boat to meet her beloved...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_Z3TYVI/AAAAAAAADwg/m5VHKtPqtMI/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa_Z3TYVI/AAAAAAAADwg/m5VHKtPqtMI/s400/piper_and_simon_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487904034611538" border="0" /></a>Pure joy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0meyrJI/AAAAAAAADwY/lUhqhYEBVe0/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0meyrJI/AAAAAAAADwY/lUhqhYEBVe0/s400/piper_and_simon_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487718442904722" border="0" /></a>The fabulous grounds at Ardington<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0SdQaSI/AAAAAAAADwQ/5f-3GxnwveE/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0SdQaSI/AAAAAAAADwQ/5f-3GxnwveE/s400/piper_and_simon_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487713067755810" border="0" /></a>Piper and Simon picked exactly the right weekend for the blossom...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0Hn-wxI/AAAAAAAADwI/M0XS5PPhE7g/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRa0Hn-wxI/AAAAAAAADwI/M0XS5PPhE7g/s400/piper_and_simon_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487710159946514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRazyhpg_I/AAAAAAAADwA/BE1DONRxO4A/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRazyhpg_I/AAAAAAAADwA/BE1DONRxO4A/s400/piper_and_simon_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487704496243698" border="0" /></a>Cutting the cake at sunset - with a kiwi to celebrate!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRazkuYUfI/AAAAAAAADv4/xz_PWBXxPH0/s1600-h/piper_and_simon_0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgRazkuYUfI/AAAAAAAADv4/xz_PWBXxPH0/s400/piper_and_simon_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487700791546354" border="0" /></a>We like to party.<br /><br /><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-81294809324265393952009-05-05T11:24:00.000-07:002009-05-05T11:41:03.957-07:00...say the bells of St Paul'sIt was off to London last weekend for a real treat - Liv and Tony got married in the crypt at St Paul's Cathedral. Welcome to fairytale land! As if someone was listening out for us, the weather was better than any other weekend this year, with some breathtaking blue skies and great light even through the stained glass.<br /><br />I had the pleasure of working with another professional image-maker in the evening - and it would be safe to say I've never seen anything like it. Liv and Tony had a silhouette-cutter providing not-inconsiderable entertainment in the evening! I still have no idea how she did it - take a piece of card, a pair of scissors and a subject, and two minutes later, pure genius. Amazing. It certainly put me in my place - all I have to do is press a button!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF75ZJWFI/AAAAAAAADvw/67WzGrMaQy0/s1600-h/liv_and_tony_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF75ZJWFI/AAAAAAAADvw/67WzGrMaQy0/s400/liv_and_tony_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409222871734354" border="0" /></a>The adorned bride...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF7R3-KSI/AAAAAAAADvo/HC0DURVehVQ/s1600-h/liv_and_tony_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF7R3-KSI/AAAAAAAADvo/HC0DURVehVQ/s400/liv_and_tony_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409212263606562" border="0" /></a>In front of St Paul's Cathedral - watched by more people than I'm usually used to!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF7LcWeYI/AAAAAAAADvg/sN0cYvmDYSg/s1600-h/liv_and_tony_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF7LcWeYI/AAAAAAAADvg/sN0cYvmDYSg/s400/liv_and_tony_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409210537146754" border="0" /></a>Returning for dinner<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF6pGhqnI/AAAAAAAADvY/P0bvYzaCLPQ/s1600-h/liv_and_tony_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF6pGhqnI/AAAAAAAADvY/P0bvYzaCLPQ/s400/liv_and_tony_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409201318799986" border="0" /></a>Here comes the sun!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF6WPaIhI/AAAAAAAADvQ/Flu-g_q8Dzk/s1600-h/liv_and_tony_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SgCF6WPaIhI/AAAAAAAADvQ/Flu-g_q8Dzk/s400/liv_and_tony_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332409196255781394" border="0" /></a>Here's one I made... just now.<br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-88266029686010669032009-02-20T07:03:00.000-08:002009-05-08T09:01:00.323-07:00New Year's Hi-ResolutionWith the new year have come new projects, both in the studio and out of it. Quite quickly the period for settling in has come and gone - the real work is starting now. Studio work is high-pressure, but the results can be amazing - you need to be able to cope with complex lighting setups and some quick mental arithmetic without too much thought, so those higher brain functions can be dedicated to the imagination - thinking up new approaches to images, not only that look good and are comfortable for your client, but that get a bit of their soul in the shot.<br /><br />No wonder people around the world still see photographers as stealing people's souls. A good shot can often do just that - or at least borrow it for a while...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIkNTmbI/AAAAAAAADvI/8ylorZq7cpw/s1600-h/jan2009_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIkNTmbI/AAAAAAAADvI/8ylorZq7cpw/s400/jan2009_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330858029616437682" border="0" /></a>One of the many great shots from Karen's modelling portfolio, put together in the studio in only half a day. You wouldn't have guessed this was her first foray into professional modelling!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIoC_8gI/AAAAAAAADvA/_3zP5LHyEao/s1600-h/jan2009_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIoC_8gI/AAAAAAAADvA/_3zP5LHyEao/s400/jan2009_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330858030646948354" border="0" /></a>A study in perfect hair-lighting...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIUBeMFI/AAAAAAAADu4/vO8m44nmBPo/s1600-h/jan2009_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsDIUBeMFI/AAAAAAAADu4/vO8m44nmBPo/s400/jan2009_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330858025271832658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7u_jOrI/AAAAAAAADuw/1CuzrAAk0W4/s1600-h/jan2009_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7u_jOrI/AAAAAAAADuw/1CuzrAAk0W4/s400/jan2009_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330857809173232306" border="0" /></a>The eyes are a window to the soul...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7X3grXI/AAAAAAAADuo/dAT3f1-YGOE/s1600-h/jan2009_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7X3grXI/AAAAAAAADuo/dAT3f1-YGOE/s400/jan2009_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330857802965495154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7RhjkXI/AAAAAAAADug/SWkjBGAP628/s1600-h/jan2009_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7RhjkXI/AAAAAAAADug/SWkjBGAP628/s400/jan2009_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330857801262797170" border="0" /></a>"How did he do that?"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7GrkxYI/AAAAAAAADuY/YFtEnBEmO68/s1600-h/jan2009_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC7GrkxYI/AAAAAAAADuY/YFtEnBEmO68/s400/jan2009_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330857798352029058" border="0" /></a>Attitude...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC65da8wI/AAAAAAAADuQ/2FvuXT5KywU/s1600-h/jan2009_0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsC65da8wI/AAAAAAAADuQ/2FvuXT5KywU/s400/jan2009_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330857794803004162" border="0" /></a>Fiona's headshots - just a bit nicer than a passport photo...!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-77342149397663390402009-01-30T10:21:00.000-08:002009-05-01T07:03:15.590-07:00No rest for the... photographersSincere and abject apologies to those of you who have been checking back recently, hoping to find more news from everyone's favourite Oxford-wedding-photographer-with-a-studio-on-Cowley-Road. He's been busy.<br /><br />Naomi and Jonathan got married just before Christmas - a special time for so many reasons, but specially for us at Simplicity Photography - it marks another year that's gone by since our first paid wedding for our great friends James and Charley, back in the day!<br /><br />Far from being just another wedding, Naomi and Jonathan's day was fantastic - as if I needed reminding that this is the best job in the world! Perfect weather, amazing location, fun guests, and an incredibly photogenic couple - what more could a photographer ask for?<br /><br />Some of our favourite shots from the day:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAd2Sw5FI/AAAAAAAADtw/5sJp7mru6p8/s1600-h/naomi_and_jonathan_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAd2Sw5FI/AAAAAAAADtw/5sJp7mru6p8/s400/naomi_and_jonathan_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330855096713536594" border="0" /></a>A sneaky kiss...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAeP7_L8I/AAAAAAAADt4/d_AaUc57p-s/s1600-h/naomi_and_jonathan_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAeP7_L8I/AAAAAAAADt4/d_AaUc57p-s/s400/naomi_and_jonathan_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330855103597326274" border="0" /></a>The gorgeous location...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAeXEVREI/AAAAAAAADuA/ew-ccwKF02c/s1600-h/naomi_and_jonathan_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAeXEVREI/AAAAAAAADuA/ew-ccwKF02c/s400/naomi_and_jonathan_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330855105511375938" border="0" /></a>A late-night serenade<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAetidLJI/AAAAAAAADuI/6LHLmfPxUDI/s1600-h/naomi_and_jonathan_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SfsAetidLJI/AAAAAAAADuI/6LHLmfPxUDI/s400/naomi_and_jonathan_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330855111543303314" border="0" /></a>Even later-night dancing with an incredible band<br /><br /></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-92224602336918614532008-12-11T10:37:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:55:56.660-08:00Something new...In my last post I mentioned that things have been very exciting in our photographic universe. I think this really deserves a post all to itself though - as we now have a studio in Oxford dedicated to portraits of all kinds - families (old and young!), individuals, couples, babies, pregnancy shoots - you name it!<br /><br />Our address is now:<br /><br />Simplicity Photography<br />33 Cowley Road<br />Oxford<br />OX4 1HP<br /><br />It's been a crazy month of moving in, establishing a reputation in the area and marketing our (beautiful yet affordable!) photography services to as many people as possible in the run-up to Christmas. Since Louise is occupied with other projects at the moment, it's me (Chris) who is running the studio on a day-to-day basis and photographing all the portraiture that we're now happily displaying in our portfolio. Check it out at:<br /><br />http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/portraits-portfolio.html<br /><br />For me, it's something of a dream come true, and I'm lucky to have so many friends and clients who allow me to try out some of my crazier and more far-out ideas! Every so often, though, it all comes together and pays off spectacularly; so I've put a few of my favourite studio shots from the last month for you to have a look at. Enjoy - and remember, if you're stuck for a Christmas present for the family, you know who to call!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeyZahuMI/AAAAAAAADs8/ZgKPtKeC3sk/s1600-h/studio_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeyZahuMI/AAAAAAAADs8/ZgKPtKeC3sk/s400/studio_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604458163550402" border="0" /></a>Nom and her wonderful son, Reuben<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeyP5wAPI/AAAAAAAADs0/JshD29vk3RA/s1600-h/studio_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeyP5wAPI/AAAAAAAADs0/JshD29vk3RA/s400/studio_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604455610155250" border="0" /></a>A mischievous smile is caught forever...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFex_R8D0I/AAAAAAAADsk/TViE1MXRcLc/s1600-h/studio_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFex_R8D0I/AAAAAAAADsk/TViE1MXRcLc/s400/studio_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604451148205890" border="0" /></a>Katie, an absolute pro in front of the camera<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFexgdreBI/AAAAAAAADsc/iYUEP8dvz6w/s1600-h/studio_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFexgdreBI/AAAAAAAADsc/iYUEP8dvz6w/s400/studio_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604442875951122" border="0" /></a>A high-key edge to Simplicity<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehrj3Y3I/AAAAAAAADsU/ktoYJnIdjUo/s1600-h/studio_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehrj3Y3I/AAAAAAAADsU/ktoYJnIdjUo/s400/studio_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604170976781170" border="0" /></a>Ricki and Nat, with their baby Izak<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehfWqDHI/AAAAAAAADsM/j-TkHNx73gU/s1600-h/studio_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehfWqDHI/AAAAAAAADsM/j-TkHNx73gU/s400/studio_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604167700155506" border="0" /></a>John and Emily wanted to join in...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehf9Zm8I/AAAAAAAADsE/Uuyq6ZKc1MY/s1600-h/studio_0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehf9Zm8I/AAAAAAAADsE/Uuyq6ZKc1MY/s400/studio_0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604167862655938" border="0" /></a>A really beautiful shoot with Erica, a pregnant midwife who was about the most relaxed person in front of the camera I've ever worked with!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehF68gSI/AAAAAAAADr8/rz13B07SKKQ/s1600-h/studio_0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFehF68gSI/AAAAAAAADr8/rz13B07SKKQ/s400/studio_0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604160873038114" border="0" /></a>A crazy angle (in fact from Louise) that worked perfectly for the mood of the photo.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeg38mISI/AAAAAAAADr0/7CL_J5S2b6w/s1600-h/studio_0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFeg38mISI/AAAAAAAADr0/7CL_J5S2b6w/s400/studio_0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278604157121863970" border="0" /></a>I was so pleased with this shoot I just had to put another photo in to finish with!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">To book a studio session or to enquire about our Christmas offers, email portraits@simplicityphotography.co.uk or call 07745 033707. You can find lots of information here:<br /><a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/portraits-about.html">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/portraits-about.html</a><br /><br />Have fun Christmas shopping - I'll keep you up to date with new studio shoots whenever I've got time!<br /><br />Chris<br /></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-16410969536696189492008-12-11T09:42:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:07:56.939-08:00An Oxford Winter WonderlandIt's been a while since my last post - apologies! Things have been very exciting in the world of Simplicity Photography - first of all, after a few weeks' rest at the end of a busy summer, we've launched straight into winter and its frosty weddings!<br /><br />James and Tayce got married on Saturday 6th December in the beautiful city of Oxford (well, I suppose I'm slightly biased...) and had their reception at the magnificent Divinity Schools in the Bodleian Library. Wow.<br /><br />We love Oxford, and even after dark it's hard to wish for a more grand or beautiful location. Tripods at the ready, we chased a bicycle rickshaw carrying the happy couple from the Quaker meeting house on St Giles to Radcliffe Square - and once we arrived, the cold walk was worth it! We embarked on a photoshoot around some of Oxford's most notable landmarks - the Bodleian Library, the Radcliffe Camera, the Bridge of Sighs, the Christmas lights on Broad Street, the Sheldonian Theatre and the busy High Street.<br /><br />Here are a few of our favourites from their special day - hope you enjoy them!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRP9pA3nI/AAAAAAAADq8/e4X0j4SdG2s/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRP9pA3nI/AAAAAAAADq8/e4X0j4SdG2s/s400/james_and_tayce_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589572941405810" border="0" /></a>Getting ready - the important stuff!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQDijlvI/AAAAAAAADrE/Nn9fXWR5PzE/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQDijlvI/AAAAAAAADrE/Nn9fXWR5PzE/s400/james_and_tayce_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589574524933874" border="0" /></a>Tayce<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQasq3iI/AAAAAAAADrM/_bSF0EjHfYA/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQasq3iI/AAAAAAAADrM/_bSF0EjHfYA/s400/james_and_tayce_0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589580741369378" border="0" /></a>The best man ensured everything ran smoothly...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQTDytxI/AAAAAAAADrU/P3WrNh-C2NM/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQTDytxI/AAAAAAAADrU/P3WrNh-C2NM/s400/james_and_tayce_0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589578690869010" border="0" /></a>Waiting to sign the register...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQhd0WJI/AAAAAAAADrc/RMxCP-1HFu0/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRQhd0WJI/AAAAAAAADrc/RMxCP-1HFu0/s400/james_and_tayce_0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278589582558124178" border="0" /></a>Tayce and James outside the Radcliffe Camera<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRrEmZDkI/AAAAAAAADrk/mAPQHFXuAlY/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRrEmZDkI/AAAAAAAADrk/mAPQHFXuAlY/s400/james_and_tayce_0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278590038665924162" border="0" /></a>A quiet moment...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRrfTxEWI/AAAAAAAADrs/y5UPx4t7GWU/s1600-h/james_and_tayce_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SUFRrfTxEWI/AAAAAAAADrs/y5UPx4t7GWU/s400/james_and_tayce_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278590045835563362" border="0" /></a>The Christmas lights twinkle in the background...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from James and Tayce's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/james_and_tayce" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/james_and_tayce</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-7550233611207613782008-11-10T16:05:00.000-08:002008-11-11T15:59:25.759-08:00Love is in the air...Last week found us in the (not-so-sunny) north once again - this time for the wedding of the wonderful Paul and Charlotte.<br /><br />Despite the incessant rain, we had a really fabulous day and came home with some great memories and even better photos! We may have lost our lucky streak that blessed all our other October weddings with gorgeous weather, but we couldn't have asked for a more photo-friendly wedding; and as for the couple, I'll let the photos of these two speak for themselves...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ug7JHkAlx1E&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ug7JHkAlx1E&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUW2EiUNI/AAAAAAAAC-o/BuHq_xY4tvk/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUW2EiUNI/AAAAAAAAC-o/BuHq_xY4tvk/s400/paul+and+charli++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404359379079378" border="0" /></a>Accompanied down the aisle by a little angel...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUeEifbjI/AAAAAAAAC-w/D07jYAyruoE/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUeEifbjI/AAAAAAAAC-w/D07jYAyruoE/s400/paul+and+charli++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404483521900082" border="0" /></a>The Kiss<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmVBFixjoI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/MxrmC1jay8o/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmVBFixjoI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/MxrmC1jay8o/s400/paul+and+charli++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267405085086944898" border="0" /></a>Charlotte<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmU6zeWJsI/AAAAAAAAC_Q/kr7YqrMjltQ/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmU6zeWJsI/AAAAAAAAC_Q/kr7YqrMjltQ/s400/paul+and+charli++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404977157318338" border="0" /></a>The happy couple!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmU1abWuZI/AAAAAAAAC_I/1E7Q79IYBe8/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmU1abWuZI/AAAAAAAAC_I/1E7Q79IYBe8/s400/paul+and+charli++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404884534540690" border="0" /></a>More fun with the lovebirds...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUvkZzdBI/AAAAAAAAC_A/JMlsFvyTNFk/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUvkZzdBI/AAAAAAAAC_A/JMlsFvyTNFk/s400/paul+and+charli++006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404784133174290" border="0" /></a>All the Groom's Men...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUqi6SJSI/AAAAAAAAC-4/d4bgmg6BkjY/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmUqi6SJSI/AAAAAAAAC-4/d4bgmg6BkjY/s400/paul+and+charli++007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267404697833186594" border="0" /></a>The rings...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmW1xGtC_I/AAAAAAAAC_g/EpPV_7vJtfc/s1600-h/paul+and+charli++055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SRmW1xGtC_I/AAAAAAAAC_g/EpPV_7vJtfc/s400/paul+and+charli++055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267407089645194226" border="0" /></a>First Dance<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Paul and Charlotte's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/paul_and_charlotte" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/paul_and_charlotte</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-89747743187911241372008-10-16T00:41:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:06:01.213-07:00Crazy English SummerSo we've reached October - that magical month of looming tax return deadlines, early-bird Christmas-themed shop displays and, surprisingly, the sun we never had in August. After a couple of rainy weddings in the so-called "height of summer" (how high exactly?) we're enjoying some gorgeous weather for this fully-booked month of crisp autumn leaves!<br /><br />Last weekend we travelled up to the Lake District to shoot Lisa and John's wedding; as we drove through some rain-god's temper tantrum on the motorway, and were cajoled through stair-rods towards our destination by my faithful (if somewhat temperamental) sat-nav, we hung our heads at the thought of what a mid-October wedding in the Lake District would be like - and made sure we'd packed waterproofs and umbrellas.<br /><br />Then, awakening in a lovely little boathouse on the shore of Lake Windermere to a beautiful blue sky, we realised it was all going to be alright. In the end it was a particularly relaxed day - John and Lisa were wonderful to work with, and there's a great candid feel to the finished album. Some of our favourite photos:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHk5ozp2I/AAAAAAAAC0c/goUPj-LlNZM/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHk5ozp2I/AAAAAAAAC0c/goUPj-LlNZM/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257679420507006818" border="0" /></a>The blue sky!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlDnJHuI/AAAAAAAAC0k/lHCPgQq9v-c/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlDnJHuI/AAAAAAAAC0k/lHCPgQq9v-c/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257679423184379618" border="0" /></a>The father of the bride trusts the groom to look after his vintage Morris...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlG5jPeI/AAAAAAAAC0s/FEk1o-mjKbM/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlG5jPeI/AAAAAAAAC0s/FEk1o-mjKbM/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257679424066895330" border="0" /></a>A quiet moment together...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlUxla7I/AAAAAAAAC00/wuYGzw4LmpU/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlUxla7I/AAAAAAAAC00/wuYGzw4LmpU/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257679427791580082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcFMD4nMtI/AAAAAAAACzs/8pYEc4ii47E/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcFMD4nMtI/AAAAAAAACzs/8pYEc4ii47E/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257676794737668818" border="0" /></a>The speech...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlQ_pITI/AAAAAAAAC08/aLk4PFQpfZw/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcHlQ_pITI/AAAAAAAAC08/aLk4PFQpfZw/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257679426776801586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcFL2a7dCI/AAAAAAAACzk/H98V7SWCRQg/s1600-h/John+and+Lisa+blog++006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcFL2a7dCI/AAAAAAAACzk/H98V7SWCRQg/s400/John+and+Lisa+blog++006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257676791123506210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next weekend we're off to Coventry, so here's hoping the weather holds!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from John and Lisa's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/john_and_lisa" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/john_and_lisa</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span><br /></span>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-45194347726095944612008-10-08T01:27:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:07:00.430-07:00Industrial estate?Last weekend we were a bit closer to home: for those that know it, Osney Mead Industrial Estate in west Oxford. What were we doing there, I hear you ask? A product shoot for some new pallet-shipping company? Headshots for the managers of the cash-and-carry? No - it was in fact a wedding at Oxford Community Church, held in what used to be an electromagnet factory. It's now a very smart conference and function centre as well as being a church building big enough for every one of Sam and Abi's numerous friends.<br /><br />Smiles and laughs were plentiful, and we really enjoyed the day as a fantastic wedding as well as a job well done. We had a wonderful time with Sam and Abi, who were up for anything; even reacting positively when we suggested posing next to a giant red freight container!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFvjgeVI/AAAAAAAACys/CXmr3MECVYs/s1600-h/IMG_3471.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFvjgeVI/AAAAAAAACys/CXmr3MECVYs/s400/IMG_3471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671188643084626" border="0" /></a>Like mother, like daughter...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFjdRTpI/AAAAAAAACy0/PmqokOVg1Gs/s1600-h/IMG_3669+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFjdRTpI/AAAAAAAACy0/PmqokOVg1Gs/s400/IMG_3669+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671185395699346" border="0" /></a>Did someone say "excited"?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFzJMvDI/AAAAAAAACy8/gRHkuqqBKBk/s1600-h/IMG_4091+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAFzJMvDI/AAAAAAAACy8/gRHkuqqBKBk/s400/IMG_4091+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671189606480946" border="0" /></a>Smiles all round<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAF3qkimI/AAAAAAAACzE/hFRD46VnEvc/s1600-h/IMG_4757+%281%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAF3qkimI/AAAAAAAACzE/hFRD46VnEvc/s400/IMG_4757+%281%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671190820194914" border="0" /></a>A touch of industry...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAGFVpVLI/AAAAAAAACzM/Mdu6jn8uuH0/s1600-h/IMG_5253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAGFVpVLI/AAAAAAAACzM/Mdu6jn8uuH0/s400/IMG_5253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671194490524850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAXHzvCBI/AAAAAAAACzU/zNkVreZXn3I/s1600-h/IMG_6997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAXHzvCBI/AAAAAAAACzU/zNkVreZXn3I/s400/IMG_6997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671487211374610" border="0" /></a>A candid snap...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAXbGzcpI/AAAAAAAACzc/ak4Y1AcTCiY/s1600-h/IMG_7122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcAXbGzcpI/AAAAAAAACzc/ak4Y1AcTCiY/s400/IMG_7122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257671492391629458" border="0" /></a>Mum and Dad<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Sam and Abi's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/sam_and_abi" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/sam_and_abi</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-58500523559966750052008-09-24T02:37:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:08:07.306-07:00As unique as a unicornIt says on our website that "every wedding is unique" - and, in a fabulous way, that's certainly true of last weekend's photo-fest at Abingdon's Unicorn Theatre. I've never done a wedding in a theatre before, and it was great to feel just a little pushed into working hard against some difficult lighting conditions and some wonderful quirks. The best man was ably assisted in carrying the rings onto the stage by the couple's faithful friend Dash - a handsome black greyhound!<br /><br />Some of our picks from this week's wedding:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN59ohWwI/AAAAAAAAC1E/O8f7oBnvrH4/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN59ohWwI/AAAAAAAAC1E/O8f7oBnvrH4/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257686379426568962" border="0" /></a>Cool under pressure...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN5_Ga-OI/AAAAAAAAC1M/LqrpvrKLDZw/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN5_Ga-OI/AAAAAAAAC1M/LqrpvrKLDZw/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257686379820415202" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6Orq9iI/AAAAAAAAC1U/brWq5geDmWY/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6Orq9iI/AAAAAAAAC1U/brWq5geDmWY/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257686384003184162" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6A7YbaI/AAAAAAAAC1c/0ZU3wt1V1IU/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6A7YbaI/AAAAAAAAC1c/0ZU3wt1V1IU/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257686380310982050" border="0" /></a>Having fun with the groomsmen - they didn't need much encouragement!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6RGsVjI/AAAAAAAAC1k/9kOn0VpGfaY/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcN6RGsVjI/AAAAAAAAC1k/9kOn0VpGfaY/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257686384653391410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcPGJF-G5I/AAAAAAAAC1s/jYqa7ZR6osc/s1600-h/andrew+and+sarah+blog++006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcPGJF-G5I/AAAAAAAAC1s/jYqa7ZR6osc/s400/andrew+and+sarah+blog++006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257687688172936082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Andrew and Sarah's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/andrew_and_sarah" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/andrew_and_sarah</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ></span>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-71121364879190573922008-09-11T04:08:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:09:59.851-07:00Saving up for that rainy day...Meeting lots of new people at weddings every week, we spend a lot of our time talking about that favourite of all British subjects - the weather. If it's a gorgeous, bright sunny day with a clear, cloudless blue sky, guests will often comment on how lucky we've been. I love a good hot summer's day, but (and here I'm letting you into some secrets of our trade) unfortunately cameras don't. If we're not careful and spend a bit of time thinking properly about the right lighting both indoors and out, our overjoyed, happy smiling couple and their guests can either turn an over-the-top blown-out white with no detail at all, or even worse the skin tones flop into a rather unhappy grey. Getting it right, though, is satisfaction itself - a fantastic hard-lit photo in the sun is something very special.<br /><br />Photography is a curious mix of skill, maths and sometimes just pure chance - being in the right place at the right time does take practice but sometimes you just don't know what's coming! So sometimes it's nice to have the softest light around (i.e. a good overcast cloudy day), so we can worry just a little bit less about light meters and leave us free to focus on what we love about weddings - the people! James and Emma got married in Somerset on just such a day - not much to write home about if you're trying to stay absolutely dry the whole time, but at times it was just lovely weather for their photographs.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmebD7VEI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/MPnVN8yIq7w/s1600-h/james+and+emma+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmebD7VEI/AAAAAAAAC2Q/MPnVN8yIq7w/s400/james+and+emma+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257713394080502850" border="0" /></a>A letter of encouragement from one of the many children at the wedding...<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmerYYHQI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/tNC3orDZ0Is/s1600-h/james+and+emma+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmerYYHQI/AAAAAAAAC2Y/tNC3orDZ0Is/s400/james+and+emma+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257713398461242626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcme2xL9xI/AAAAAAAAC2g/wkg_8MzZJFU/s1600-h/james+and+emma+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcme2xL9xI/AAAAAAAAC2g/wkg_8MzZJFU/s400/james+and+emma+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257713401518094098" border="0" /></a>It stopped raining at all the right times...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmezM2wkI/AAAAAAAAC2o/d_99u0wE19c/s1600-h/james+and+emma+blog++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcmezM2wkI/AAAAAAAAC2o/d_99u0wE19c/s400/james+and+emma+blog++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257713400560403010" border="0" /></a>The cake in all its splendour - and some lovely effigies of the bride and groom!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcme-KmFPI/AAAAAAAAC2w/kk2x6H09pCM/s1600-h/james+and+emma+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPcme-KmFPI/AAAAAAAAC2w/kk2x6H09pCM/s400/james+and+emma+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257713403503711474" border="0" /></a>A sneaky candid snap of the bride and groom<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from James and Emma's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/james_and_emma" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/james_and_emma</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span><br /></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-8771930881707154732008-09-04T05:45:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:11:12.004-07:00A sporty saturdayWe do a lot of photography at exceptionally well-planned weddings, with gorgeous locations and perfect caterers, and an organised group of groomsmen to make the day run smoothly. Last weekend's wedding was certainly well-planned, but even more it had what many fabulous weddings have - a touch of the couple's own personality on everything. Tim and Kate got married in Headington, had photos in the fantastic cloisters of New College, Oxford, and had their reception at the stylish University Club.<br /><br />Louise had a great time in the morning with the very sporty Kate and her bridesmaids, finding out that apparently her wedding day was the first time in 15 years that Kate, usually dressed in tracksuit and trainers, had worn a dress! They were blessed with some beautiful weather, which was in some ways a little unusual for this year...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdZtHgX3tI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/WvXUHaT1fx4/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdZtHgX3tI/AAAAAAAAC4Q/WvXUHaT1fx4/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257769721622159058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdZtXa9nMI/AAAAAAAAC4Y/vyYTOKym_ro/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdZtXa9nMI/AAAAAAAAC4Y/vyYTOKym_ro/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257769725894433986" border="0" /></a>A shower of colour from the confetti...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDNjNbDI/AAAAAAAAC4g/vQFOUT39qgY/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDNjNbDI/AAAAAAAAC4g/vQFOUT39qgY/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257770101201792050" border="0" /></a>Inquisitiveness gets the better of him, whilst he should have been in a group shot...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDSIF58I/AAAAAAAAC4o/ZJCqQu7m9nQ/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDSIF58I/AAAAAAAAC4o/ZJCqQu7m9nQ/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257770102430230466" border="0" /></a>In the cloisters of New College Oxford<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDWCORnI/AAAAAAAAC4w/HQuKAV7yfV4/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDWCORnI/AAAAAAAAC4w/HQuKAV7yfV4/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257770103479354994" border="0" /></a>Love at first sight?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDl4qr4I/AAAAAAAAC44/9i4FO9Lc1WA/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDl4qr4I/AAAAAAAAC44/9i4FO9Lc1WA/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257770107734241154" border="0" /></a>Friends<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDol7CeI/AAAAAAAAC5A/UVEirBBge34/s1600-h/tim+and+kate+blog++007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdaDol7CeI/AAAAAAAAC5A/UVEirBBge34/s400/tim+and+kate+blog++007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257770108460927458" border="0" /></a>Opportunities for amazing photographs all day - even in the evening!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Tim and Kate's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/tim_and_kate" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/tim_and_kate</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span><br /></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-60020379925859015342008-08-26T08:21:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:12:48.655-07:00Wedding across the sea...Oxford is a fantastic city to be in - people from all walks of life live and work here, and even in the University itself Oxford brings together people from all over the world. Last weekend we photographed the wedding of Tom and Krisztina, from the UK and Hungary respectively, who brought family and friends from seemingly everywhere in the world to their amazing day in St Edmund Hall and St Hilda's College.<br /><br />Walking down the High Street with cameras round our necks, sidestepping adoring bridesmaids, and leading the happy couple through crowds of Saturday shoppers and snap-happy tourists, was a memory I'll treasure from this summer's wedding season - after all, why use a car when it's such a lovely day outside?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWXQuz8I/AAAAAAAAC5I/fRMGIwpRuyY/s1600-h/tom+and+krisztina+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWXQuz8I/AAAAAAAAC5I/fRMGIwpRuyY/s400/tom+and+krisztina+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257780325830807490" border="0" /></a>Bridesmaids from above<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWrgvF6I/AAAAAAAAC5Q/xzMIM1-JbOc/s1600-h/tom+and+krisztina+blog++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWrgvF6I/AAAAAAAAC5Q/xzMIM1-JbOc/s400/tom+and+krisztina+blog++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257780331266643874" border="0" /></a>Walking down Oxford's busy High Street in the height of summer attracted the stares of more than a few tourists...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWtWSvKI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/LB1t7JkLR9c/s1600-h/tom+and+krisztina+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjWtWSvKI/AAAAAAAAC5Y/LB1t7JkLR9c/s400/tom+and+krisztina+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257780331759713442" border="0" /></a>By the river at St Hilda's...<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjXEsTHrI/AAAAAAAAC5g/jSAR6WUbO9A/s1600-h/tom+and+krisztina+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjXEsTHrI/AAAAAAAAC5g/jSAR6WUbO9A/s400/tom+and+krisztina+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257780338026028722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjXAAF1hI/AAAAAAAAC5o/sQe4IiBxAhU/s1600-h/tom+and+krisztina+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPdjXAAF1hI/AAAAAAAAC5o/sQe4IiBxAhU/s400/tom+and+krisztina+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257780336766866962" border="0" /></a>Enjoying some time away from the crowds in a lush meadow next to the college.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Tom and Krisztina's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/tom_and_krisztina" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/tom_and_krisztina</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span><br /></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3278764935200540776.post-75196996317697680532008-08-23T09:04:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:14:59.899-07:00Where would we be without friends?Last weekend was particularly exciting for us, as we photographed the wedding of Russell and Josie, some of our best Oxford friends. We get on pretty well...<br /><br />Way back in the mists of time, when Simplicity Photography was still in its very early stages, and I was getting to grips with building a website and running a business, our reputation was somewhat reliant on the generosity of friends in lending us their time and faces to build up a decent portfolio; and letting us experiment with new and crazy ideas to find a style that we could settle into. The first incarnation of <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk</a> featured our portrait sessions with Russell and Josie quite heavily, among other very patient friends!<br /><br />We've all come a long way since then - the new-look website now has lots of photos of our <span style="font-style: italic;">real</span> clients (!), we've got comfortable working on portrait sessions (although we still experiment and still have crazy ideas); and Russell and Josie have got married. It was an absolute pleasure and honour to photograph their amazing day from start to finish. Some highlights was the dramatic, moody sky in the afternoon; and simply being around so many of our friends and coming home with thousands of shots of really relaxed, happy people - it sometimes helps to be known!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduY20AJJI/AAAAAAAAC6o/IIPY3AXg2sI/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduY20AJJI/AAAAAAAAC6o/IIPY3AXg2sI/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792463287886994" border="0" /></a>Looking forward to the most important day of her life...<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduyvPSnPI/AAAAAAAAC6w/Il2GisQ_K_I/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduyvPSnPI/AAAAAAAAC6w/Il2GisQ_K_I/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792907931458802" border="0" /></a>The sky provides a striking backdrop...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduymn_YKI/AAAAAAAAC64/s8JngeSlTPI/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduymn_YKI/AAAAAAAAC64/s8JngeSlTPI/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792905619136674" border="0" /></a>The smile...<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduyyxbLQI/AAAAAAAAC7A/5sqkQ66_R6Y/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduyyxbLQI/AAAAAAAAC7A/5sqkQ66_R6Y/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792908879932674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduy3DNixI/AAAAAAAAC7I/q2SgGEatAKc/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduy3DNixI/AAAAAAAAC7I/q2SgGEatAKc/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792910028278546" border="0" /></a>Ex-housemates and friends...<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduzKh9HEI/AAAAAAAAC7Q/j1NPp7c3c_M/s1600-h/russ+and+josie+blog++006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jPI79ITEdt4/SPduzKh9HEI/AAAAAAAAC7Q/j1NPp7c3c_M/s400/russ+and+josie+blog++006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257792915257498690" border="0" /></a>Everyone!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Family and friends can log in to our website to view all the photos from Russell and Josie's wedding at <a href="http://www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/russell_and_josie" target="_blank">www.simplicityphotography.co.uk/secure/russell_and_josie</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[Username: guest | Password: couple's surname]</span></span></div></div>Simplicity Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09024643495144203325noreply@blogger.com0