Fiona & Mike - MARRIED!

I've been away for a while and haven't found time to update the blog until now. I have tons of stuff to post but for now I just wanna share some images from Fiona & Mike's wedding at Ettington Park Hotel, a fantastic venue with so many great locations to shoot. I was in my element!

On top of that Fiona came out with the immortal phrase, "A dress is for a day, photos are forever" before lying beneath a huge tree for some photos. What a star! It also helped that she's gorgeous of course.

Here's some of my faves from their wedding...

The venue itself. One of my favourites..


Fiona had one of the most beautiful dresses I've seen. And the cutest bridesmaids...



It's the world-famous Steve Gerrard "Skip Shot"!



Love this shot with the reflections..




The rings..





Love this cake shot too. And what a cool cake!




Here's another Fiona. I shot her wedding back in December..



Thanks guys for having me along for the day. It was a fantastic wedding and I wish you both all the best for the future...

Anarchy in Birmingham

In one week I have gone from photographing Liza Minelli to shooting the Sex Pistols!! In fact I was the only photographer that got to get photos from last night's gig at Birmingham Academy. I had to shoot from the balcony but I had a great spot because.... are you ready for this??!!.... I was the warm-up DJ at the gig!

Ok, let's backtrack 31 years here. When I was at school the first single I ever bought was The Sex Pistols' "Silly Thing". I sent my mom into town to buy it cos I was too young. I'm not sure how appropriate my mom thought it was for a little boy to be listening to the Sex Pistols but anyway... I even managed to have my mom deliver me on Sid Vicious' 10th birthday! That's commitment!

And here we are in 2008, all somewhat older, and, as there was no support band for the gig, I was asked to DJ before the band. I even managed to get a few singalongs from the crowd when I played The Clash and Sham 69 :) It wasn't all old punk stuff though, I managed to drop in some Cancer Bats, The Bronx, Gallows and a little Jane's Addiction too. Oh, and Frank Turner.

You can see my review of the gig on BrumLive.com but here are my fave pics from the gig...








This weekend I get to photograph another musical legend when I shoot KISS on Friday night. I'm hoping for a classic Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons image for the studio wall. Wish me luck...

Laura & Anthony's Pre-wed shoot.

Laura & Anthony get married next month and for their pre-wed shoot they asked if they could bring their two kids down with them. Of course I agreed. I'm glad I did too. Together they make a great family and we went out and had a bit of fun with them and got some cool photos in the process.







Laura's going to make a great bride and it sounds like it's going to be a fun wedding. Hope you enjoyed your picnic guys! :)

Liza Minelli - Live!

Who would have thought it, but this week I was honoured to shoot the living legend that is Liza Minelli!

Liza was performing at Birmingham's Symphony Hall and I not only photographed her for Birmingham Live but also got to stay for the whole show, which I have to say was pretty spectacular. Not my kind of music at all really but nobody can deny the talent and star quality that Liza has, and she knows how to put on a real show.

You can see my review on Birmingham Live but here are just a few of my favourite photos... They were taken with a long lens as I wasn't allowed close to the stage on the night due to there being a seated audience.





As if shooting Liza wasn't unusual enough, while I was there Adam Woodyatt who plays Ian Beale in Eastenders came over to me asking where he could buy my photos. Random!