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Posted on June 23, 2011
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Winters Barn is located just outside south Canterbury and having only opened as a venue a few years ago, it has grown to become a much sought after location for weddings. The weather during the spring and early summer can be pretty much anything (except snow, but not ruling out hail stones) but for my last wedding there is was harsh sunlight for first half of the day and then a rapid fall off as the clouds came over. This means that when you’re shooting pictures you’re either working with or against the sun, and using the shade when necessary.
Posted on June 23, 2011
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The day after the Royal Wedding I was shooting a wedding in Fairseat not far from Sevenoaks & Tonbridge. It was a church ceremony followed by a reception at a private house with a marquee. The church in the village was a small one – creeping out through the tiny vestry after the first hymn to then shoot the vows from the back of the church. We took some pictures in the woods surrounding the house – very harsh sun but once in the shade this can create some nice back lighting!
Posted on June 23, 2011
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This was the first time that I had photographed at Shepherd Neame for a wedding and the staff there are really, really good. Have I stressed that enough?! They’re great. It was fun to climb up amongst some of the pipework in the brewing area to get some good angles. The light on the day was a mixture due to sunshine / showers – working quickly at the church to beat the rain and then working without flash for most of the day.
Posted on June 6, 2011
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I was asked to re-shoot something for a customer that had visited a certain high street studio chain recently and so the studio session for this Kent family from Canterbury was high key. A high key effect is two things really. It’s a white background lit separately, stronger than your key or main light by 1-2 stops. The stronger the background lights the greater then potential for light spill (this can be a good or bad thing depending on what you’re trying to achieve). The second part to high key is in adding some additional contrast (at the time or in post production) combined with additional colour saturation – the technique applied by that high street studio chain I mentioned but without the same price tag! To learn more about family portrait studio photography in Kent why not get in touch about booking a session or some some training – in Whitstable, Faversham or Canterbury.
