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Lindsay & I-Chun – Solihull & Wroxall Abbey

Winter weddings are becoming really popular, and Lindsay & I-Chun decided to have theirs in January of this year, surrounded by their closest family and friends -which meant travelling over from Malaysia for some of them. Their wedding ceremony was at the picturesque local family church of St Peter’s in Bickenhill, and the celebration continued [...]

Posted in wedding photography | Also tagged bickenhill, solihull, wedding, wedding photographer, wedding photographs, wedding venue, wroxall abbey | 1 Comment

Our favourite Photographs from 2011

Picking out our favourite photos from the last year has been really tricky – we have had such a great year, and looking through the thousands of photographs has reminded us how lucky we are to be able to have our own business doing what we love. Some of you may not realise that we [...]

Posted in architectural photography, Baby Portrait, commercial photography, corporate photography, dog portrait photographer, pet portrait photography, portrait photography | Also tagged baby portrait, birmingham, children, engagement shoot, family portraits, informal, lifestyle, midlands, pet photography, photographer, photography, portrait, portrait photography, pre-wedding photographs, relaxed, stylish, wedding photographer | 1 Comment

Brothers in Love

We recently met Amrinder and Dhanwant, two brothers who were about to get married on the same day, to Bavinder and Hardeep. We met them through our fabulous Jewellery partner Rudells, who are based in Harborne (Birmingham) and Wolverhampton. The outfits for their shoot were stunning and brightly coloured, so the shoot was a real [...]

Posted in Uncategorized, wedding photography | Also tagged Engagement Rings, engagement shoot, pre-wedding shoot, Rudells, Sikh, Wedding rings | Leave a comment

Introducing… Jasper

Jasper is a beautiful little rescue cat, who was given a loving new home by Sarah & Ed in London. Because of his past, he is a little timid, so I took my time, letting him get to know me, and then followed him on his adventures… [...]

Posted in pet portrait photography, Uncategorized | Also tagged birmingham, Cat photography, Christmas Gift options, london., pet photography, Vouchers for Christmas | Leave a comment

8 Top Tips To Truly Tremendous Holiday Snaps Part One

People often say to me that they are disappointed by photos of their family – they just don’t seem to look as good as they should. When you are on holiday, whether it is Bermuda or Bognor, you want photos that you can look at and love, and there are a few simple things that [...]

Posted in portrait photography | Also tagged family, holiday, james crockford, photographer, photographing families, photography, portrait, top tips | 1 Comment

Chuffed

I love being a member of the Master Photographers Association, they make me work hard to be a member so it makes it a more valuable organisation to be a member of, and it great being able to spend time with other photographers with the same passion for great quality photography as I do. [...]

Posted in corporate photography, Personal Photographer, pet portrait photography, portrait photography | Also tagged birmingham, commercial photography, pet photography, photographer, portrait photography, solihull, warwickshire, worcestershire | 2 Comments

My Family’s Fall From Riches…

My mother is really into her family history, and has spent many countless hours researching various limbs of the family tree. She has amassed a vast knowledge of who was who and we have some really quite interesting relatives – some of whom lived was in the Warwickshire area. A few weeks ago I mentioned [...]

Posted in Personal Photographer | Also tagged crockford, family history, family photograph, john seeley oldham, mary davenport, moreton morrell, photography, portrait, portrait photographer, warwickshire | 3 Comments

Family Portraits – playing is a serious business…

I like to make sure I get a good variety of pictures when I am taking family portraits – every family is unique and every portrait session reflects this – so making sure children can spend some time playing not only means they have fun, but also that I can get some photos of them [...]

Posted in portrait photography | Also tagged childrens photography, family portrait, kids, midlands, photographer, portrait, portrait photographer, portraits, relaxed, warwickshire | 1 Comment

Kinnaird Family Portrait Session – Birmingham

The fun part about not using our studio to take photographs is that you get to take families out and about and can focus on them enjoying themselves, and the camera becomes almost incidental. We always ask families if there is somewhere that is particularly important to them, or that they spend lots of time [...]

Posted in portrait photography | Also tagged birmingham, children, family, highbury park, kids, moseley, photographer, photography, portrait, west midlands photographer | 4 Comments

Low Down on the Line Up

We’re just two sleeps away from the Designer Bridal Show this Sunday 8th May. The second of two new shows that we are very proud to be part of, taking place this time at the beautiful, contemporary, inner-city Malmaison hotel in Birmingham. Here’s a rundown of who we are sharing the floor with from the [...]