Had such a lovely morning on Saturday.
Clare and Danny were getting married at the amazing 12th Century church in lelant St.Ives.
I got to the church over an hour early, as Ricky was heading to The Carbis Bay Hotel to photograph Clare, there were traffic lights at Tesco's ( quite a major event in our quite part of the world!) and I wanted to be there before anyone arrived.
I took my detail photos that I like to do, I wandered around the grounds, and I got to watch the whole preparation unfold, the flowers arriving, the bows being tied to the old oak trees, the vicar putting on his robes, the ladies lighting the candles, even the nesting swallows diving in and out of the church doorways. It was peaceful, beautiful and a special morning. Little did I know what was going on Rickys end where there was a mad panic over a missing horse that involved a stranded bride and a flurry of people jumping in cars to hunt for the missing horse!
But all ended well, Clare arrived, a bit late but nothing major, Danny was there, and the service was just perfect. The choir were so amazing I want them be at every wedding we attend, and i wish I could remember the words to the song they sang while the register was being signed as it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard!
We met Clare and Danny on the day as for one reason or another every time they tryed to make the journey from Liverpool were they live to Cornwall something stopped them, or they got here and had to rush back, but it didnt matter, such easy going lovely couple, everything fell into place.
Clare wore a beautiful ivory dress with an amazing vail and ever so sparkly shoes that I fell in love with. She looked amazing.
After the church we went straight to the beach at Carbis bay and were joined by the bridesmaids and bestmen and we had a great time and got some perfect pictures.
Then back to the lawns at The Carbis Bay Hotel for much needed drinks ( them, not us!)
The sun shone, the sky looked amazing ( we do like a bit of cloud, it makes for much more interesting photographs) the guests were happy, The hotel as always looked amazing, and Victoria was there overseeing to make sure all was perfect, and it was.
Just want to thank everyone there for making us feel so welcome, it was a pleasure to be taking the photos.
Clare and Danny, thank you for being such easy going and relaxed people, we know you had a good day, heres to a brilliant future!
Friday 6th March 2009
The Camera Never Lies......
This phrase popped into my head today, Ricky was taking pictures of our little girl on a swing, her hair was flowing in the breeze and her face was a picture of pure delight, I knew the photos were going to be amazing of her, capturing delight is one of the best things you can capture. Then he turned the camera on me, I was on the swing next to her. I had hardly any make up on, my hair was windswept and i had just realised that actually swings made me feel slightly sick, not such a nice thing to capture.....the camera never lies....or does it?
Ricky is a fantastic Photoshop expert, he can do almost anything to a picture. When we are working with families and weddings, you really don't want to do anything to the people you are shooting as it then wouldn't be them anymore, but this is what he has been asked to do only in the last couple of months: Double chins reduced (this lovely lady didn't even have a double chin! Dinner lady arms taken away (her words not ours), wrinkles smoothed away, spots taken off, he did it all and made it all look natural (what an amazing man to have around the place!, I just wish he could do it in real life we would be millionaires!!!)
Then I started going back over our years of working in this industry, many, many years ago, I , just out of fashion college, went to work at one of the major catalogues, I wanted to see production of a massive catalogue from beginning to end. The research, the photo shoots, the buying side of the clothes and the final graphics putting the whole thing together. They used a well know 'star' as a model for a certain range of clothes, the contract stated that she would only appear if her legs were reduced to half there size! And there she was in hot pants and mini skirts, you never saw her in those in real life.
This was well before the days of Photoshop on a big scale, and there it was going on, all top secret, one man in charge of reducing thighs, he told me not to tell anyone at the time, and you know what? I was so shocked i didn't....and notice i still haven't mentioned any names!
Then years later i knew a food photographer very well, who shot hundreds of advertising campaigns, she told me how the best way to shoot ice cream was to substitute it for lard! yuk, but lard doesn't melt under the hot studio lights and you can scoop it like ice cream. Next time you look at a picture on an ice cream box, it could be nothing but lard!
I could go on and on with these stories, and you know what all these years of working in the industry, it still foxed me sometimes. I brought a bikini, it was very overpriced, but looked so nice in the picture, I sent for it, it was horrible, not well made and not a good shape, I sat at work that day saying how lovely it looked in the brochure, to hear lots of sniggering, " how long have you been working in this industry? and you still believe all what you see', I felt quite silly.
I spent years of my life in London at model castings, choosing girls who would be the next big thing. These gangly teenagers would arrive, often with bad skin and lank hair. I would open there portfolio and the pages would be filled with these photos of a beautiful smiling girl, with perfect skin and bouncing vibrant hair..the camera never lies?
But there are times when the camera never lies, and its a positive thing, the joy on a brides face as she walk back down the aisle, now a married woman, the proud look on her parents faces at the church. The joy of the little bridesmaids when there dresses are put on the morning of the wedding and they feel like little princesses, twirling and dancing.
The look of love that a groom has for his bride when she makes her appearance. The content look of a newborn baby, oblivious of having his picture taken, all he knows is hes warm, happy and loved. The sheer joy of children when you blow bubbles or produce a balloon for them to play with on a photo shoot. These are the moments the camera never lies and these are moments no one would want to change for the world.
The Camera Never Lies......
This phrase popped into my head today, Ricky was taking pictures of our little girl on a swing, her hair was flowing in the breeze and her face was a picture of pure delight, I knew the photos were going to be amazing of her, capturing delight is one of the best things you can capture. Then he turned the camera on me, I was on the swing next to her. I had hardly any make up on, my hair was windswept and i had just realised that actually swings made me feel slightly sick, not such a nice thing to capture.....the camera never lies....or does it?
Ricky is a fantastic Photoshop expert, he can do almost anything to a picture. When we are working with families and weddings, you really don't want to do anything to the people you are shooting as it then wouldn't be them anymore, but this is what he has been asked to do only in the last couple of months: Double chins reduced (this lovely lady didn't even have a double chin! Dinner lady arms taken away (her words not ours), wrinkles smoothed away, spots taken off, he did it all and made it all look natural (what an amazing man to have around the place!, I just wish he could do it in real life we would be millionaires!!!)
Then I started going back over our years of working in this industry, many, many years ago, I , just out of fashion college, went to work at one of the major catalogues, I wanted to see production of a massive catalogue from beginning to end. The research, the photo shoots, the buying side of the clothes and the final graphics putting the whole thing together. They used a well know 'star' as a model for a certain range of clothes, the contract stated that she would only appear if her legs were reduced to half there size! And there she was in hot pants and mini skirts, you never saw her in those in real life.
This was well before the days of Photoshop on a big scale, and there it was going on, all top secret, one man in charge of reducing thighs, he told me not to tell anyone at the time, and you know what? I was so shocked i didn't....and notice i still haven't mentioned any names!
Then years later i knew a food photographer very well, who shot hundreds of advertising campaigns, she told me how the best way to shoot ice cream was to substitute it for lard! yuk, but lard doesn't melt under the hot studio lights and you can scoop it like ice cream. Next time you look at a picture on an ice cream box, it could be nothing but lard!
I could go on and on with these stories, and you know what all these years of working in the industry, it still foxed me sometimes. I brought a bikini, it was very overpriced, but looked so nice in the picture, I sent for it, it was horrible, not well made and not a good shape, I sat at work that day saying how lovely it looked in the brochure, to hear lots of sniggering, " how long have you been working in this industry? and you still believe all what you see', I felt quite silly.
I spent years of my life in London at model castings, choosing girls who would be the next big thing. These gangly teenagers would arrive, often with bad skin and lank hair. I would open there portfolio and the pages would be filled with these photos of a beautiful smiling girl, with perfect skin and bouncing vibrant hair..the camera never lies?
But there are times when the camera never lies, and its a positive thing, the joy on a brides face as she walk back down the aisle, now a married woman, the proud look on her parents faces at the church. The joy of the little bridesmaids when there dresses are put on the morning of the wedding and they feel like little princesses, twirling and dancing.
The look of love that a groom has for his bride when she makes her appearance. The content look of a newborn baby, oblivious of having his picture taken, all he knows is hes warm, happy and loved. The sheer joy of children when you blow bubbles or produce a balloon for them to play with on a photo shoot. These are the moments the camera never lies and these are moments no one would want to change for the world.
25th February 2009
Had a lovely family in for a photoshoot yesterday in our studio. The little girl was so dainty, she reminded me of a little flower. She was very shy at first but soon got into the swing of things, she then twirled and danced and screamed with delight and we got some wonderful photos. When the shoot was over we couldnt get her out of the studio, we were amazed at how appealing our studio had become. I always am happy when the children dont want to leave our studio because it means they have had a great time with us.
We have a crazy few weeks coming up due to a special offer we have on family photography in the Cornishman newspaper, but we are really looking forward to it, its lovely to fill the studio with laughing children. The best bit though is when the parents see the shoot, the smiles, even tears of joy, so worth it....
I always marvel how happy and positive children are, and the sound of a childs laughter has to be one of the best sounds in the world, if only you could photograph sound.
Ricky is really busy editing at the moment and laying out a digital photobook, the end result is always so worth the hours and hours he puts into it. I think this one is so special that we may order re-prints to show future brides and grooms and take along to wedding fairs when we are exhibiting our work.
Had a lovely family in for a photoshoot yesterday in our studio. The little girl was so dainty, she reminded me of a little flower. She was very shy at first but soon got into the swing of things, she then twirled and danced and screamed with delight and we got some wonderful photos. When the shoot was over we couldnt get her out of the studio, we were amazed at how appealing our studio had become. I always am happy when the children dont want to leave our studio because it means they have had a great time with us.
We have a crazy few weeks coming up due to a special offer we have on family photography in the Cornishman newspaper, but we are really looking forward to it, its lovely to fill the studio with laughing children. The best bit though is when the parents see the shoot, the smiles, even tears of joy, so worth it....
I always marvel how happy and positive children are, and the sound of a childs laughter has to be one of the best sounds in the world, if only you could photograph sound.
Ricky is really busy editing at the moment and laying out a digital photobook, the end result is always so worth the hours and hours he puts into it. I think this one is so special that we may order re-prints to show future brides and grooms and take along to wedding fairs when we are exhibiting our work.
18th February 2009
Is anyone else getting the vibe that spring is on its way?
Spring time bring's new life: flowers, farm animals, birds and BEAUTIFUL BABIES!!!!!
So check out our on-line gift page, we have just launched personal birth announcement cards.
You bring your new born baby for a studio session and give us the necessary details name,weight etc. and we design you fantastic cards. Ricky has designed them all, so there really is nothing else like it anywhere. I especially like it as its almost like sending a gift to your nearest and dearest, beautiful pictures of your baby, they are just so gorgeous they should be framed!
Wedding bookings are coming in thick and fast now, again I think its because spring is in the air, everybody seems to have got the wedding fever, and we also have a booking for a summer christening, twin girls arriving from America to make their debut in England, meet the friends and family here and get christened at the same time, how wonderful. Definitely deserves a professional photographer on board, and we feel honoured to be asked.
Is anyone else getting the vibe that spring is on its way?
Spring time bring's new life: flowers, farm animals, birds and BEAUTIFUL BABIES!!!!!
So check out our on-line gift page, we have just launched personal birth announcement cards.
You bring your new born baby for a studio session and give us the necessary details name,weight etc. and we design you fantastic cards. Ricky has designed them all, so there really is nothing else like it anywhere. I especially like it as its almost like sending a gift to your nearest and dearest, beautiful pictures of your baby, they are just so gorgeous they should be framed!
Wedding bookings are coming in thick and fast now, again I think its because spring is in the air, everybody seems to have got the wedding fever, and we also have a booking for a summer christening, twin girls arriving from America to make their debut in England, meet the friends and family here and get christened at the same time, how wonderful. Definitely deserves a professional photographer on board, and we feel honoured to be asked.
4th February 2009
We can't believe it actually snowed in St.Ives, big fat flakes, that settled.
To be honest we were all set for a kind-of day off, apart from a bit of admin, bit of this, bit of that, few print orders to go out, nothing major, AND THEN IT SNOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was like panic stations, we had to get photos and fast, the sun was still shining through the flakes, it could melt in a moment. We threw wellies hats and gloves on and practically ran to Porthminster beach. I really wanted to be a big kid and just make snow angles on the sand and throw it all in the air, but not many people had made it down yet and the beach looked like it had a stunning, crisp white blanket thrown over it, and I didn't want to ruin any shots.
We got some good work, i had never walked on a snowy beach before and there was something quite mesmorising watching the waves lap onto snow, it held a kind on un-real magic-ness about it. It also felt very strange under foot, the snow rubbing onto the sand, it reminded me of those fun-houses at the fair we used to go into with the floor that moved in different directions.
All too soon the masses arrived, a frenzy of excited children and wild crazy snow fueled dogs, the cameras got put away and we kicked the snowy sand, churned it up with our feet and enjoyed an hour or so of child like fun, then we went for very grown up hot chocolates in the sun shine.
We can't believe it actually snowed in St.Ives, big fat flakes, that settled.
To be honest we were all set for a kind-of day off, apart from a bit of admin, bit of this, bit of that, few print orders to go out, nothing major, AND THEN IT SNOWED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was like panic stations, we had to get photos and fast, the sun was still shining through the flakes, it could melt in a moment. We threw wellies hats and gloves on and practically ran to Porthminster beach. I really wanted to be a big kid and just make snow angles on the sand and throw it all in the air, but not many people had made it down yet and the beach looked like it had a stunning, crisp white blanket thrown over it, and I didn't want to ruin any shots.
We got some good work, i had never walked on a snowy beach before and there was something quite mesmorising watching the waves lap onto snow, it held a kind on un-real magic-ness about it. It also felt very strange under foot, the snow rubbing onto the sand, it reminded me of those fun-houses at the fair we used to go into with the floor that moved in different directions.
All too soon the masses arrived, a frenzy of excited children and wild crazy snow fueled dogs, the cameras got put away and we kicked the snowy sand, churned it up with our feet and enjoyed an hour or so of child like fun, then we went for very grown up hot chocolates in the sun shine.
29th January 2009
LA DOLCE VITA!!
Translates as The Sweet Life.
Today our studio was sweet. We had Amanda's wedding cakes here at Kiss. They were very funky and we got some fantastic shots. But what got me was the amazing sweet smell, it hung in the air. I wondered if you even smell it anymore when you work with them all day every day? I know a lot of florists claim they hardly smell the flowers anymore ( what a pity)
Anyway its rare to be in room with more than one wedding cake, and the sweet sweet smell of all that lovely icing was just wonderful. I was in heaven, and now all i want to do is bake a big cake and eat it....ALL OF IT!!!
The on-line gift section on the Kiss Photography website is now up and running and we have had our first order for a family tree. The photo snap shots have all come over, its for a little girls birthday gifts and it consists of Granny and Granddads, mum and dad, Aunts and Uncles and cousins. So cute!
The message in the sand I think will make a great Valentines gift for all those romantics out there, but I think also a great wedding gift with the wedding date on, what a cool reminder, esp. so there's no mistake of the anniversary date guys!!!
I have just sent one as a new baby gift, with his date of birth and his name, I shot it on the day he was born as well, so its as personal and unique as it can be, lovely.
LA DOLCE VITA!!
Translates as The Sweet Life.
Today our studio was sweet. We had Amanda's wedding cakes here at Kiss. They were very funky and we got some fantastic shots. But what got me was the amazing sweet smell, it hung in the air. I wondered if you even smell it anymore when you work with them all day every day? I know a lot of florists claim they hardly smell the flowers anymore ( what a pity)
Anyway its rare to be in room with more than one wedding cake, and the sweet sweet smell of all that lovely icing was just wonderful. I was in heaven, and now all i want to do is bake a big cake and eat it....ALL OF IT!!!
The on-line gift section on the Kiss Photography website is now up and running and we have had our first order for a family tree. The photo snap shots have all come over, its for a little girls birthday gifts and it consists of Granny and Granddads, mum and dad, Aunts and Uncles and cousins. So cute!
The message in the sand I think will make a great Valentines gift for all those romantics out there, but I think also a great wedding gift with the wedding date on, what a cool reminder, esp. so there's no mistake of the anniversary date guys!!!
I have just sent one as a new baby gift, with his date of birth and his name, I shot it on the day he was born as well, so its as personal and unique as it can be, lovely.
25th January 2009
Watch this web site, final touches and we should have our on-line gifts up and running soon.
Ricky is out shooting today, while I am office based. Its really sunny and what a relief as hes on a location shoot, on a beach. The sky and sea from my window look so tempting, but judging by the amount of layers Rick was wearing when he went out, i think he knows looks can be decieving!
Watch this web site, final touches and we should have our on-line gifts up and running soon.
Ricky is out shooting today, while I am office based. Its really sunny and what a relief as hes on a location shoot, on a beach. The sky and sea from my window look so tempting, but judging by the amount of layers Rick was wearing when he went out, i think he knows looks can be decieving!
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