The middle part of the day, before and after the church had brightened up and we had some lovely weather, but the afternoon was a bit on and off, with bright sun interspersed with heavy rain.  For me the weather is not a downside – there is always somewhere a creative photographer can find a spot for photos – and the advantage of days like this is interesting light.  You also get fun moments, such as the the one where the bridesmaids were down by the lake just as a sudden downpour blew in across the lake – I have never seen rain go from nothing to drenching in such a short space of time…

Julie and Sam are very clearly in love – Sam had put some really touching facebook updates leading to the wedding, and the day itself was emotional and uplifting.  Thanks to you both for letting me share it with you. I hope you enjoy the photos…

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And their wedding did not disappoint.  I met up with them in the morning at the hairdresser, before moving on to Somerford Hall, where the wedding was being held. Somerford Hall is a lovely venue – they made sure everything was looking perfect – and the weather turned around from being a bit murky in the morning, to beautiful sun in the afternoon (with some dramatic clouds lurking in the background).

Kat looked fab, and had the funkiest shoes (although I did feel a little short once she had her heels on) and the ceremony and reception were relaxed and happy.  There was a black and white colour scheme, and quite a few of the guests had also colour coordinated so it all looked great.

It was a genuinely lovely wedding, and I hope Kat and Shane have as much fun looking at the photos as I had taking them.

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I met Isabel at the opening of Wedding World UK in Barnt Green, and got chatting about wedding venues.  I suggested a few ideas, but the one they finally booked was absolutely stunning – Stoke Park Club, in Stoke Poges.  As a backdrop to the wedding it was perfect – beautiful inside and out, but (as with most venues) it was the staff that really made it special; attentive, polite but never obtrusive.

Isabel and Michael were relaxed – Isabel looked stunning – and the guests enjoyed the party throughout the day and well into the evening, Hannah (who was assisting me for the day – and did a fab job) and I had real fun photographing the whole event.

Here are some of the photographs from the day….

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There are several reasons why I always do Pre-wedding shoots, and one of them is just to get to know people better.  It was a nice warm day, and it was great just wandering around taking photos of them, as well as just chatting and getting to know each other.  After getting the shots, we found a nice spot to sit for a chat and an ice cream, to talk through the wedding day plans (sitting on a blanket in the park with talking to lovely people about their wedding – there are tougher ways of spending your afternoon…).

I am really looking forward to photographing their wedding, particularly at Hampton Manor, which is a great venue.

Some photographs from the afternoon…

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I am going to start off with some family portraits that I did a few weeks ago.  Daphne and Peter Goodwin recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary, and had a big family gathering in the Cotswolds for the weekend.  Daphne and Peter have known me since the day I was born – they lived up the road from us as I grew up and Daphne was our GP, so she has seen me and my brothers all grow up.  They also have three sons who, like us, were musical, and New Years Eve was not complete without either them or us serenading the other house (and the neighbourhood) with violins or trombones.

Now they all have children of their own, so there were  16 in total.  I had a really lovely couple of hours taking photographs of the whole family, plus groups and individual shots of each separate family.  They had booked a massive ‘cottage’ for the weekend, which meant there were plenty of interesting places to shoot, and the weather was perfect.

A great fun shoot, and some great shots.

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This new look would not have been possible without a number of people, including Edge Creative, Audacity Marketing and Stef, and we really appreciate their creativity, inspiration and hard work in making this all come together so well.

So here it is – we have a section for our weddings, portraits, events and corporate photography, as well as a whole new portfolio area, where you can see the images a lot easier. We are also developing new areas in the future, so we can show off some of the great people we work with to make what we do stand out from the rest.

You can also follow us on Facebook – become a fan and we will keep you updated on the latest shoots.

We are also on Twitter – @crockfordphotos, so don’t forget to follow our Tweets.

So, we hope you love our new look as much as we do. Please let us know what you think – at the bottom of each blog section is a ‘Leave a Comment’ link. Just click on that and follow the instructions, and boost our egos with a lovely comment.

James & Kat.

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Anyhow, I will endeavour to catch up as I have some great shoots to post up.

I love being the family photographer – I have several families that I particularly enjoy working with, because I have seen so many stages of their lives.  The Murphy family fit this category perfectly.  I shot their wedding a couple of years ago, I have done a couple of different portrait shoots with them, including their new baby, Anaya, and most recently, Anaya’s Christening.

The family (and their friends) always love a good party, and this was no different.  The party was at Berrow Court, which is a hidden gem in the Harborne / Edgbaston area, and they had the whole house and gardens to celebrate, and they doubled the day up as Phoenix’s birthday (the younger of the boys).  Towards the end of the evening they had a band playing, and quite a few of the family and friends sang late into the evening (and they were good – not just some poor karaoke attempt!).

So here are some images from the day….

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One of my favourite corporate clients are the REC - the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.  They are a member organisation who promote and lobby for the Recruitment sector.  They organise events for their members across the country and often invite me along to capture the events, either for internal publicity or for the press.

The most recent event was a Public Sector Recruitment conference held in the Congress Centre (a great venue in London for corporate events by the way), where amongst others, they had Sir Peter Gershon as keynote speaker.

My role on a day like this is to take photographs of the speakers, but also to give a photographic overview of the event, so I take photos of the networking during the breaks as well as delegates during the event itself.

The one thing about my job is the variety it gives me, and I genuinely find corporate events such as this interesting.  So here is what I do…

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