Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Family portrait photography with Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover, Kent

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely family. Sue had booked a family portrait photography session so that her daughter Madeleine could get some photos of Joshua and Ellis as a gift for their Dad on Father's Day.

Joshua was keen to have his portrait photograph taken so was first up with Ellis soon joining in. Madeleine and Sue took a break from amusing the boys (I remember some very good monkey noises at one point) and joined in the family portrait photography session.

We captured some fantastic portrait shots of the boys on their own, the boys with Madeleine and Sue, the whole family and also some lovely portrait photographs of Mum and daughter while the boys took a breather and played with some of my daughters' toys.

The portrait photography session went really well with everyone enjoying themselves while capturing some fantastic family portrait photographs. Sue and Madeleine were really pleased with their photos and had a couple canvasses made up, one for Dad for Father's Day and one for Sue.

I've included some of the family portrait photos below.

Father's Day is on Sunday 20th June. If you'd like to have some portrait photos taken as a gift for this special day then please give me a call.

If you're considering a family portrait photography session or are planning your wedding and haven't yet booked a photographer then give me a call on 01304 201435 / 07884 263293 or email me at victorias-portraits-weddings@hotmail.co.uk. I am also available to cover christenings, family and children's parties and other special occasions.

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Friday, 14 May 2010

Camera Club Small Prints "Portrait" competition - Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover, Kent

As member of the Gateway Camera Club in Dover (http://www.gatewaycameraclub.co.uk/page.php?3), I entered three prints into last week's small print competition that had the theme "portrait". Each print had to be a maximum of 7.5 x 5 inches and be presented un-mounted.

I entered the 3 photos shown below and received the highest score of the night (19 out of 20) for the print of the sunkissed girl against the wall and received scores of 18 out of 20 for the girls with shades print and the beautiful bride print.

As you can imagine I was really pleased with the result and thought I'd share it with you.

If you're considering a portrait photography session or are planning your wedding and haven't yet booked a photographer then give me a call on 07884 263293 or email me at victorias-portraits-weddings@hotmail.co.uk. I also cover christenings, family and children's parties and other special occasions.

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Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Studio portrait photography with Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover, Kent

I've included a few photos below from a recent studio portrait photography session.

Olive wanted some head and shoulder photographs to use as portfolio photos for her website. Not keen on having her photograph taken, Olive was a bit wary at the start of our session. After taking a few photos and sharing these with Olive, she started to relax and enjoy the portrait photography session. We captured some great photographs for Olive's portfolio and had some fun too.

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Wednesday, 14 April 2010

Maternity photography with Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover, Kent

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Mum to be, Ash and her husband Darren.

Prior to the session, I met with Ash to discuss the types of photos she wanted from her maternity photography session. We looked at various maternity photography poses and I noted whether Ash wanted photos of her laid down, standing up, sitting, white/black background, the type of effect she was looking for, etc. We also discussed the types of clothing Ash would bring with her on the day. After this brief meeting I was able to plan the session and also felt that we both knew each other so that on the day Ash was comfortable with me photographing her in various states of undress.

The session was great fun and included a few clothing changes, wrapping Ash in white muslin while attempting to preserve her decency and also involved Darren in many of the photos. This was a great portrait photography session that resulted in some fantastic photos that will provide fond memories for this lovely couple.

Something I thought was extra special about this session was that having photographs taken of Ash with her baby bump was Darren's suggestion.

Baby was due at the end of March so I expect pregnancy has been long forgotten in the busy time of new parenthood ;-0)

Congratulations to you both. I look forward to meeting baby soon.

If you'd like to book a maternity photography session, portrait photography or wedding photography then give me a call on 07884 263293 or email me at victorias-portraits-weddings@hotmail.co.uk. I also cover christenings, children's parties and other special occasions.

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Monday, 29 March 2010

Wedding Photography Workshop attended by Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover.

A couple of weeks ago I dug out the sat nav, checked Herbie's oil and set off for Braintree, Essex, for a wedding photography workshop run by Jeff Turnbull. ~(http://www.jeffturnbull.com/). I'd been looking forward to the workshop for ages as Jeff is a fantastic photographer, great trainer and a real nice guy.

Once we'd met up at Jeff's home, introduced ourselves and refuelled with tea and biscuits, we headed off to meet our Bride and Groom models, Amy and Ben.

We spent a few hours at All Saints Church where we had individual time with the Bride and the Groom to take our photographs. We started off taking our pictures outside the church like we would at a real wedding and had time to take photos of Amy in the car and outside the church, as well as photos of Ben outside the church. It was a bright day but was pretty cold and when we moved inside the church it was even colder and I couldn't resist it any more and had to put my gloves on (fingerless ones of course).

In the church we had the opportunity to learn how to capture fantastic images with low level lighting without using a flash - the portrait lens I'd purchased was perfect with it's wide aperture to let in lots of light and create a shallow depth of field (sharp subject, blurry background). Some of the photographers on the course chose to use their flash for some of their shots but I wanted to work as I planned to photograph weddings in the future without flash, with only the available light when possible, resulting in a more natural photograph.

Once we'd finished in the church we took some more shots back outside (much warmer) and then headed back to Jeffs for lunch - or should I say afternoon tea seeing as time had flow and it was 3pm.

After lunch we covered Bridal Prep and Groom Prep photography. On the day of a real wedding these photos will really contribute to capturing the spirit of the day and result in fantastic wedding photographs.

In between capturing the Bride and Groom Prep photos, Jeff kindly took my photo which I'm now proudly using for my blog profile and also on facebook. Being a member of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (http://www.swpp.co.uk), I will soon submit this photo for use as my profile photograph on that site. Thanks Jeff!!

The final part of the day included the business side of being a wedding photographer including marketing, sale and suppliers.

It was a great day, really enjoyable and a great way to try out different techniques for photographing the Bride and Groom. I took some amazing wedding photographs, a few of which I've included below.

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Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Family portrait photography session with Victoria's Portrait and Wedding Photography, Dover.

Recently, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph a lovely family. Sam contacted me wanting some family portrait photos of herself with her brother and sister as well as portrait photos of their children. The photos were to be part of a gift for her parents.

Sam had thankfully let me know what groupings she wanted prior to the session as well as everyone's names. This helped me make sure everything was covered on the day and also made it easier for me to interact with everyone by name which was great. We managed to take all the family portrait photos we'd planned plus some others I added along the way.

Sam was over the moon with the CD of her family portrait images and informed me that they'd all really enjoyed the photography session and had made it a bit of a family event by going back to her house after for lunch.

Here's a few of the images from the family portrait studio photography session.

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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Maternity photography

I had my first maternity photography session on Saturday with Claire and Jamie. I'd met with Claire prior to the session to gain an understanding of what types of pictures they were looking for which helped me to plan the session. We had a very relaxed and productive session that included a few changes in clothing, some muslin wrapping and changes in background and lighting. Mum-to-be looked fabulous. The resulting photos are fantastic and will provide a great memory of Claire's pregnancy. I've included a couple of photos below.