Documentary Wedding Photographer covering Hampshire, Berkshire, Surrey and beyond.
Hello. I'm Chris, a thirty-something documentary wedding photographer based near Reading, Berkshire.
My passion is wedding photography. I love capturing the preparations, the anticipation, the sheer emotion of the ceremony, the first kiss, the laughter of the speeches and the beautiful first dance.
I've loved photography since I was a child. Back then I had a Kodak Retinette IB which I still have although it stopped working years ago. I bought my first film SLR back in 2001 and today I use Nikon D700 bodies with Nikkor 24-70/f2.8, 50/f1.4, 85/f1.4 and 70-200/f2.8 professional lenses. I also love travel photography and I've had the privilege to see some amazing parts of the world... Australia, Thailand, India and Africa to name a few.
I'm a movie and music lover, both of which seem to go hand in hand with a nice glass of wine. I love good food, my favourite of which has to be either Thai or Mexican.
Ten things... 1) I love walks in the country. 2) Chocolate is A Good Thing (TM). 3) Music needs to be heard and ideally felt. 4) I'm a little OCD at times. 5) Jack Bauer never goes to the toilet or charges his mobile. 6) David Palmer needs to be president for real. 7) Tom Yam Goong is amazing, if I had to choose only one thing to eat from now on, that would be it. 8) BT, Hybrid, Elbow, Angus and Julia Stone - all music gods. 9) I can't stand middle lane hoggers. 10) Life is short, embrace it, live it, and do things.
Just got back from an awesome e-shoot with Sarah and Paul. Later this month they are getting married at the gorgeous Northcote House in Berkshire and this is where we spent the morning. Up until yesterday evening, we weren’t even sure if the shoot was going to be on because of all the rain we’ve [...]
This weekend I met up with Lisa and Mark, a lovely couple who are having a London wedding later this month at the beautiful St. James’ Church near Paddington. We met up at the church first. The beauty of this place never fails to take my breath away, once you step inside the noise and [...]
I was on a secret mission tonight, so secret that I wore a dark leather jacket and a black hat… I looked like a PI! Hidden behind a bush, I waited for Erwan and Sarina to emerge from the Watermill Theatre in Newbury during the interval. Unbeknownst to Sarina, a table with champagne chilling was [...]
Spring has finally arrived and the sun shone for Kate and Steve’s pre-wedding shoot at Littywood Manor in Stafford. The grounds are absolutely stunning and I just know that this is going to be a beautiful wedding. I had to work quickly as Steve was already on his stag do and left for an hour [...]
I went to meet Shona and Ed for my first pre-wedding shoot of 2010 today. It was a cold, crisp winter’s day in Surrey at just 3c, cold enough that the lake by the church was partially frozen. Shona and Ed are great fun, easy to work with and were very relaxed in front of [...]
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