Small Faces Photography

Deb and Stuart

Paul — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:21:54 +0000

On Saturday I kicked off my wedding season under blue skies in Acle. I was there to photograph Deb and Stuart’s wedding at the Amber Lodge hotel. A lovely, informal and relaxed day and some great pictures. Here are just four to whet your appetite.

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Facebook presence: Check

Paul — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:00:48 +0000

We’re on Facebook. Seems like a logical thing to do, time will tell!

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It’s always nice to be complimented

Paul — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:54:48 +0000

Yesterday I met an old customer purely by chance and after a brief chat it transpired they now had another child and it would be good to get some more pictures, excellent news! The best bit by far though, was that they had been to another photographer and the results didn’t have the same quality as those I had done for them, according to him my pictures had a ‘magazine’ quality to them. Brilliant! I’m not saying I do anything special to my pictures; I do however go through every single one before it goes online or out to print and I’m fastidious about ensuring I get the best quality I can.
For me it was the best sort of compliment I could get and to be honest I think I’ve improved a lot of my techniques since I last shot him and his family.
Cheers!

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January 2010

Paul — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:34:38 +0000

I’m recovering from the rush of work before Christmas and catching up on a lot of necessary paperwork. I’ll be posting new work very soon as well as developing a new version of the website!

I recently ordered a new macro lens and I’m looking forward to trying out some close-up photography in the coming weeks as I wait for the weather to improve.

I’ve also been talking with a summer bride about the possibility of shooting a Trash The Dress (TTG) session after their wedding at the end of July, I hope that we can come up with something cool!

Thanks for dropping in, I hope that the festive season was good and that the weather hasn’t caused you too many problems. More next time.

Cheers!

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Family snaps at Christmas

Paul — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:10:54 +0000

There’s something about the warm autumn we’ve had and my belligerent denial of anything remotely ‘Christmassy’ appearing in shops since the sun was shining and the temperature was still in the 20’s that means the the real Christmas tends to creep up and surprise me! This weekend I finally woke up to the idea that it’s under three weeks to run and I’ve done precious little preparation! Brilliant.

This weekend we finally replaced our aging artificial tree with a spangly new one, lights and all. It’s very glam and fits in our room better than before. Sam and Max enjoyed getting the decorations out and helped to trim the tree. We had some festive tunes on the iPod and I even found myself getting into the spirit!

A few snaps of the activities:

Cheers

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Woodland play

Paul — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:06:22 +0000

Yesterday we went to Dunston Common to blow away the cobwebs and get the kids up and about. It’s a super little woodland with several carved wooden ’sound sculptures’ – big carvings which you can bash with the attached stick to get different sounds, there’s even an outdoor xylophone!

Needless to say I went equipped with camera and flash gear and I convinced Nicky to be my “voice activated lightstand” (VAL) toting a flash and brolly setup mounted on a monopod – We played around with power settings and got used to where the light needed to be then I dialled the ambient light up and down with the shutter speed. It’s a really good way to create fluid, well-lit pictures on the run and we got a lot of lovely images for Nicky to scrap.

Here are a few:

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My two favourite pastimes…

Paul — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:02 +0000

I raced at the Marin Dusk till Dawn mountain bike race at the weekend. Some may say I’m crazy as I opted to compete as a solo rider – 12 hours riding as many laps as I can around a 10 mile course. After all the riding I’ve done this year I was surprised at the physical toughness of the course and how much I fell apart after the laps mounted up. I was wrecked at the finish, but I did manage 9 laps and a reasonable 50th place. I’m happy; and I’m recovering!!

The photographers on site had a real challenge – night time racing – really really bright lights and moving subjects. Not easy. Joolze Dymond was shooting on behalf of the organisers and the BCF and she had some creative approaches to her shots. I approve.

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Berlin Street Art

Paul — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:00:25 +0000

I follow a lot of photographers and photography resources on the web. Boston’s Big Picture often comes up with unusual and visually stunning pieces. Today’s offering features street art celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall (20 Years!! Jeez, how old do I feel!?) I like it enough to share it here; have a click though, it really is worth a look just for the sheer scale of it. Clicky.

Have a browse through or bookmark the site for future reference, it’s worth a few minutes of your time.

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Liz and James

Paul — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:53:05 +0000

My family holiday got in the way of sorting out Liz and James’ photos. So without further ado here’s a small gallery of images, in no particular order, from their big day, enjoy.

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Opportunity Knocks

Paul — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:13:37 +0000

I’ve been looking to expand my baby photo portfolio for a little while and meeting a heavily pregnant Beccy gave me the opportunity to offer my services. Baby Sophie arrived just as I was building up for L’Etape du Tour and so we deferred the shoot until I got back. These are the the shots from the day, she was a perfect subject once she’d been fed

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