I do get to work with some lovely people.

Woking Freerunners

 I took Aiden to Woking and agreed that he could bring a skateboard and also do some freerunning on the condition that I could take some pictures of him.
He now firmly believes that I am the coolest dad ever.
I have my own motives. I know that street sports are well documented for top flight professionals but for the everyday guy there is limited opportunity for them to get great images of themselves so I would like to offer action portrait shoots for anyone in the Woking area. Between now and the begining of May there will be no charge for the shoot. So if there are any skaters, BMX or trials riders, freerunners or anyone else who can get some air and would be interested in an action portrait shoot and a new social media profile picture, call me. 07718117935

How does one become a wedding photographer

People quite often ask me how I came to be a wedding photographer. I still remember borrowing the family instamatic and taking it on scout camps as a boy.  I remember one christmas back in the late 70s I got a 110 cartridge camera with a stick of 10 single use flash bulbs.
I joined the army at 16 and my first posting was in the far east where cameras were tax free. It was time to move up to my first SLR. Some years later as we settled in Woking Surrey my hobby became a sideline and then a full time career choice.
Back in those days it was quite fashionable to be self trained. I still think self training is valid because it never ends, there is no graduation, there are no laurels to rest on. I was looking on youtube for more training ideas.
I found this video which shows the evolution that most of us can relate to. Enjoy the work of the great French photographer Bruno Mayor as he shows his rise from hobby photographer to one of the top wedding photographers in the world today. Bruno is a very creative person as well as an amazing photographer so accuracy might have been compromised a little for artistic and entertainment value.