Today saw me again shooting with Marie Man, this time in the picturesque village of Dinder in Somerset. Will got the day off to a good start with a pint of Tribute in the local, leaving Bonnie to get ready in her own time, before heading to the local Church in the best man’s Triumph Spitfire.
After that, a wonderful reception in Charlton House near Shepton Mallett; I’ll let the pictures do the talking from now on.

I love the countryside, I really do, so when I saw the beautiful country cottage in the Cotswolds that would be the location for Victoria and Joe’s reception (as well as being their home) I was very happy.

After a week of showery weather we were rewarded with sunshine on the day, ending with a beautiful golden sunset. I’ll happily take on more weddings that are next to meadows!

A big thank you too to Marie Man for her excellent second shooting.

After much saving up and selling of old kit, I have finally purchased one of my dream lenses – the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II

It’s a big, heavy beast, but the quality of the lens and the images that are coming out of it are just incredible! I really can’t wait to use it at next Friday’s wedding.

Now to live on beans on toast for a while…

Today I met up with a group of models and photographers in the glorious Bristol sunshine, under the scaffolding clad Cabot Tower.

The theme of the shoot was fantasy, so dreamy shots in a natural background were the order of the day. I’ve also been wanting to do a photoshoot in some daffodils for ages!

Sophie has such vivid eyes that I couldn’t help concentrating my shooting on them – they really pop out of the photos without any real help from photoshop.

These were all shot with my Canon 50mm f/1.4 – I’m starting to get a feel for the prime lenses now – this could be an expensive habit…