Hello. I'm Chris, a documentary wedding photographer based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. I'm in my mid thirties and happily married to my beautiful wife, Keily.
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 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. Bands that rock: Elbow, Coldplay and Snow Patrol.
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 is my favourite musician. 9) I can't stand middle lane hoggers. 10) Life is short, embrace it, live it, and do things.
Aka Madison’s photoshoot! My favourite subject is back, although strangely somewhat less interested in being photographed today. I had to question if this was the real Madison before me but she promptly threw some plastic balls at me and I knew it was her! Despite her apparent semi-reluctance, I think she was more than happy...
Madison is now very camera aware. She directs the photo shoots these days! I remember when she was blissfully ignorant of the camera. But now she demands a look at the LCD screen after every frame, “Let I see!”. And she knows she’s being photographed too. At a recent trip to Marwell Zoo, she was...
Keily and I went on holiday for a week with our good friends Kate and Sam along with Kate’s little girl, Madison. We had gorgeous weather and a small plot of villas essentially all to ourselves. May is a great time of year to visit Portugal. Not too hot, not too many other holidaymakers. Here...
I’m sure Madison will hate me for posting this photo one day, but her mother finds it hilarious. Taken on a beautiful summer’s day in the back garden…
My new subject is not yet 1 year old, but she is already very beautiful. Those eyes are just gorgeous. I think she could ask me for anything and I’d say yes…
by Chris
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