Now and again I'm asked to do birthdays, and so when a friend of mine decided to have her 40th party at the Watergate Bay Hotel in Newquay, including a Surfing for beginners class and karaoke, I was more than happy to accommodate!

Here is a selection of the  images from that weekend.

 

Well I finally made my new www.DontSmilePhotos.com website live! I'm really pleased with the results and thanks to everyone at BigFolio for helping with the final touches. Please let me know what you think! Neil

This year I have started including a video slideshow as part of all of my wedding and portrait packages.

Here are a couple of sample videos to give you an idea of what you can expect. They contain music so be sure to mute the sound if you are watching them at work! Remember to hit the HQ button to see the video in High Quality

Let me know what you think.

 

A further selection of my favourite images from Tuscany.

 

Back in August, James and Leanne got married at Hatswell Meadows in Devon. An intimate and beautiful wedding in a gorgeous setting.

Last October, Lucy and Andy were married at the beautiful Chavenage House, where TV programmes such as Lark Rise to Candleford, Tess of the D'urbervilles and Grace and Favour were filmed.

The weather on the day was absolutely perfect and the couple looked gorgeous.

Here are some images from the day.

The second day of photography in Tuscany was held at Castelli Di Tornano, a beautiful Castle about half an hour away from Siena. The model was Valentina Feula who was absolutely gorgeous and superb to work with.

 

I recently went to Tuscany for a week of photography workshops in the region of Ghiole in Chianti. There were 3 photoshoots and the first  was the beautiful Siena. Shawn and Lisa are real life partners, so the intimacy and connection between them was fantastic to capture.

Here are my favourite shots from the day.

 

 

Last week I attended the London Workshop of Yervant, the world-renowned Australian wedding photographer. 4 beautiful models and 4 wedding dresses in the centre of london.

Here are some of my favourite shots from the first day.

 

The wedding of Faye and Bradley took place at the beautiful Church of St James the Less in Iron Acton, followed by their reception at The Pump Rooms in Bath. An amazing wedding venue, it was a privilege to be able to photograph the lovely couple around the roman baths. 

 

On 18th July I had the pleasure of photographing the Kent wedding of Leanne and Nathan at Wateringbury Church followed by a reception at Bradbourne House in East Malling. Both Bride, Groom and their 2 children, Honey and Harrison, looked fabulous. Here are a few of my favourite images.

As a big fan of burlesque, I am always happy to get a chance to photograph a new performer, and last week I had the fabulous Ruby Jewel in the studio. We were looking for a Hollywood feel to the images, and I think we managed to capture that.

 

Last weekend, Tanya and her family came over for a photoshoot. We all had a great time and I was very pleased with the results.

Here are a few images of Tanya.

 

Again - Rebecca and Charlotte, sparkling in front of the camera! 

Last week I was back in the studio with 2 gorgeous models, Rebecca and Charlotte.

I love the moody effect B&W conversions give to an image, so I took the time to select a few of the images which were most likely to benefit from it.

Here are the girls together in evening wear, crosslit and looking spectacular.