Category: Bridal fashion photography
Holdenby House | styled bridal fashion shoot
We go ga-ga for pretty things here so were very excited to work with Holdenby House on this photo shoot which is featured in the current issue of Image Magazine.
The thing that strikes us most about Holdenby House is its history so a concept with a period feel seemed fitting. Vintage is still a big trend in weddings but to put a fresh approach on it we decided to go back further in time to the Regency era; the time of Jane Austen’s famous novels.
No other era is as romantic as the Regency period which, in literature at least, was all about romance, refinement, lace, rosebuds, fine floral china, afternoon tea and strolls in the gardens of grand country houses. So very Holdenby.
We didn’t want to recreate the past in the styling; it was more about celebrating the era in a modern way. So we took elements of the period such as soft, feminine dresses; the use of traditional wild flowers and lots of romantic dusky pink.
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Bridal fashion photography at a vintage railway station
My mum always told me not to play on train tracks. Last week I did just that!
On a long car journey a photographer friend and I cooked up a plan to do a photo shoot at a vintage train station. It was just something we wanted to do. After all, play time is important – to develop your work and for the soul.
So between us we organised a model, dresses, a hair and make-up artist and of course a fabulous location. Some other photography nuts joined us for the shoot. There’s nothing that makes you think more than the friendly rivalry of a group of other photographers shooting alongside you!
We had a great day. Model Gabby was just brilliant. Sweet sixteen and as composed as a highly composed thing. Even when a steam train went thundering past billowing smoke, encasing her in steam and covering us all with soot! The driver, obviously put out that she wasn’t paying any attention to the train’s arrival, then pipped the whistle so hard we all jumped. Cue child-like giggles all round.
Here are some favourites. It’s not normally my thing to put a vintage toning on my pictures but it seemed to suit the occasion, so a few of these have a different look.
♥ Model: Gabrielle Bryan
♥ Hair & make-up: Rachel Liney
♥ Vintage dresses: Dana Bolton, Once Upon a Time
♥ Flowers: Eve Lily
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Royal Wedding inspired ‘Red, White & Blue’ bridal fashion shoot
I just can’t help being a little excited about the Royal wedding and have definitely been feeling the flag-vibe. So much so that I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a Britannia inspired bridal fashion shoot.
I wanted something elegant and classical but with a fun, quirky twist. So off I toddled with model Alice Murray to Stowe Gardens with union jacks, bunting, paper chains and ‘Jack’ the dog door stop.
Dresses were a mixture of designer and high street. And check out the cute union jack shoes!
My brief for hair and make-up was ‘make it bold and make it British’. How I would have described British hair I don’t know but Toni’s contemporary interpretation of vintage rolls was most definitely it! And I’m more than a little bit in love with the plait too.
The vintage style bouquet is by Love Bouquets and made from red, white and blue beads and brooches.
Loving the union jack maxi dress from online boutique Traffic People
‘France’ by Pronovias, from The Wedding Club
‘Rosala’ in red by Tobi Hannah, also from The Wedding Club
‘Darcey’ by Ellis Bridals, from Fairytale Weddings worn with ‘Patty’ union jack shoes by Irregular Choice
More photos from this Britannia inspired photo shoot can be seen on my facebook fanpage
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Bridal fashion at The Ice Bar
It’s good to be a bit crazy sometimes. And choosing to do a creative shoot at -5ºC in London’s Ice Bar was definitely one of my crazier moments.
I was totally out of my comfort zone as the venue had no natural light at all. Zilch. Zero. Nada. And the ambient lighting effects were, how shall I put it? … Atmospheric! So flash it had to be. Don’t get me wrong, I like using flash on occasion. I just wouldn’t normally choose it for a bridal shoot. I was a little apprehensive but also excited to push my skills.
Working in the cold was a challenge in itself. Not so much for me, I was ‘glowing’! But my team were standing around more and despite the thermal capes felt just a *little* chilly. But they were all fired up and didn’t want to miss a moment! My model Lilly was a complete trooper throughout. Obvious shivering doesn’t begin to describe it. In fact I had to retouch the goosebumps out in post-production as they were so big. But she didn’t complain once.
Because of the cold I had to work really fast and keep the pace up for the entire hour we were in there. Being able to work quickly is a prerequisite for a wedding photographer but weddings were no match for this.
Technically the shoot was fairly easy. I experienced slightly slower reactions from my camera (which surprised me) and fast battery drain (expected) but the biggest problem was my viewfinder & preview screen steaming up from my breath. I was composing and directing on the basis of blurred shapes much of the time! It was only when we came out of the cold and into the warm at the end of the shoot that condensation became an issue.
In terms of styling I wanted bridal but not overtly bridal, something with a little edge to it; so chose a short dress & feather cape from Monsoon Bridal and a faux fur jacket from Topshop. The stunning tiaras are ‘Snow Queen’ (available May 2011) and ‘Snowflakes’ from the winter collection by Tiararama.
The Narnia-esque hair and make-up was designed by Toni Creative. Colours were muted and cool to create an elegant, almost doll-like, look to contrast with the extreme structure of the ice. Hair was seriously BIG, with a mixture of woven hair and braids, that added a stronger, fiercer element.
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Bridal fashion photography for R magazine
6 gorgeous wedding gowns, 2 fabulous Mother of the Bride outfits, 2 stylish suits for the Groom, a pretty Flower Girl dress and a beautiful bridal lingerie set. Not to mention bouquets, cakes and jewellery. I was. in. my. element.
This shoot was organised by Northamptonshire’s R-Magazine for the bridal fashion feature in their September wedding special. One of my favourite local wedding venues, Rushton Hall, was the location for the shoot and it never fails to inspire me; there’s always something new to be found.
You can see more photos from this shoot including some behind the scenes on my facebook fanpage.
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