Howdy gals n pals
Again, my sincere apologies for the lack of blogging. It's almost like a full time job, and when you've been sat facing a PC (computer, not a police constable!) for 8 hours a day, I feel I need a break from it when I get back home. Anyway, enough of my excuses!
Since I last blogged Andy and I had an engagement shoot. The power of Twitter had led us to the lovely Becky Ryan, who has just branched out into the world of photography and was looking to build up her portfolio. We are also on a budget so I thought we could help each other out! After a few emails, FaceBook messages and tweets we finally settled on a day which was mutually convenient. Becky lives near Derby, so to make it work and for us all to feel relaxed, we decided to have a BBQ (food always helps dontcha think?) and perhaps a few cheeky cocktails ( after the photos, naturally! Well the weather had been behaving itself so we thought it rude not to. Plus we had a load of burgers and chicken that needed eating! As Andy went to pick Becky up from the station, I suddenly thought "we haven't asked if she's a vegetarian"
When they both arrived back at the house, we all had a brew and exchanged pleasantries. I could tell straight away that she would be great to work with. "By the way" I said. "We are having a BBQ later, hope that's ok with you". "Do you have anything meat free? I'm a veggie".... Whoops (sorry Becky)
As our house was going to feature heavily in the shots, we gave her the grand tour. As I went off to get changed, Becky went around the house again by herself, getting a feel for the light etc.She took a few snaps of our knick-knackery just to get started then it was time for "lights, camera, action!"
We started off having pictures taken in the "multi media lounge". Well there is a tv, record player and a sound system in there. Very casual shots of us looking through records and messing about! After a while we forgot Becky was there as she just seemed to blend in. That's a compliment by the way! We had explained that we didn't want to pose for photos and she was on board with this.
After that we had some shots taken in the bedroom and some poses in the dining room for something special. Can't reveal that just yet!
More pics were taking in our tiki bar, the vintage car and the garden. Couldn't believe that a few hours had gone by! The time just flew. We'd definitely earned our food after that, so ended up having a Chinese. The weather had got too cold for eating al fresco anyway!
All in all it was a fabulous experience. For those who are also getting married, I would encourage an engagement shoot. Most photographers include this in their packages and it certainly helps to meet the person beforehand who will be capturing the moments of your special day. The ice has well and truly been broken. My other tip would be to create a Pinterest board so your photographer has a visual idea of what you're after.
In conclusion it was a fun day and I'd recommend Becky for a shoot. She has become a friend, not just someone to work with.
If you want a peek of how the pics came out, click on this link.
http://www.beckyryanphotography.co.uk/nicola-and-andy.html
I'll try and blog more regularly in future - I promise
Until next time
80schickx
Again, my sincere apologies for the lack of blogging. It's almost like a full time job, and when you've been sat facing a PC (computer, not a police constable!) for 8 hours a day, I feel I need a break from it when I get back home. Anyway, enough of my excuses!
Since I last blogged Andy and I had an engagement shoot. The power of Twitter had led us to the lovely Becky Ryan, who has just branched out into the world of photography and was looking to build up her portfolio. We are also on a budget so I thought we could help each other out! After a few emails, FaceBook messages and tweets we finally settled on a day which was mutually convenient. Becky lives near Derby, so to make it work and for us all to feel relaxed, we decided to have a BBQ (food always helps dontcha think?) and perhaps a few cheeky cocktails ( after the photos, naturally! Well the weather had been behaving itself so we thought it rude not to. Plus we had a load of burgers and chicken that needed eating! As Andy went to pick Becky up from the station, I suddenly thought "we haven't asked if she's a vegetarian"
When they both arrived back at the house, we all had a brew and exchanged pleasantries. I could tell straight away that she would be great to work with. "By the way" I said. "We are having a BBQ later, hope that's ok with you". "Do you have anything meat free? I'm a veggie".... Whoops (sorry Becky)
As our house was going to feature heavily in the shots, we gave her the grand tour. As I went off to get changed, Becky went around the house again by herself, getting a feel for the light etc.She took a few snaps of our knick-knackery just to get started then it was time for "lights, camera, action!"
We started off having pictures taken in the "multi media lounge". Well there is a tv, record player and a sound system in there. Very casual shots of us looking through records and messing about! After a while we forgot Becky was there as she just seemed to blend in. That's a compliment by the way! We had explained that we didn't want to pose for photos and she was on board with this.
After that we had some shots taken in the bedroom and some poses in the dining room for something special. Can't reveal that just yet!
More pics were taking in our tiki bar, the vintage car and the garden. Couldn't believe that a few hours had gone by! The time just flew. We'd definitely earned our food after that, so ended up having a Chinese. The weather had got too cold for eating al fresco anyway!
All in all it was a fabulous experience. For those who are also getting married, I would encourage an engagement shoot. Most photographers include this in their packages and it certainly helps to meet the person beforehand who will be capturing the moments of your special day. The ice has well and truly been broken. My other tip would be to create a Pinterest board so your photographer has a visual idea of what you're after.
In conclusion it was a fun day and I'd recommend Becky for a shoot. She has become a friend, not just someone to work with.
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| Andy, little old me and Becky |
If you want a peek of how the pics came out, click on this link.
http://www.beckyryanphotography.co.uk/nicola-and-andy.html
I'll try and blog more regularly in future - I promise
Until next time
80schickx
