We met Claire when we photographed Rosie and Adey’s wedding in August 2007. Claire was one of the ushers and one of the prettiest ushers we have ever photographed! We were thrilled to bits when Claire contacted us last year to say that she was getting married to Nick and would like us to be her photographer. We have been looking forward to their pre wedding shoot and seeing Claire and Nick again.
One of my roles in the business is the difficult task of selecting images from a shoot, which we will show to our customers. We aim to reveal about 100 to 150 shots from a session and add 10-15 to the blog. I spend a considerably amount of time ensuring the selection reflects different emotions, a good mix of everyone at the shoot, a variety of locations and some strong iconic images for our customers to deliberate over! The advantage of me selecting the images as opposed to Paul, is that I look at the images with fresh eyes and I am also separated from what actually happened on the shoot. Coming from a marketing background, I am used to choosing images I like which fit with the overall positioning of a company and at Paul Wilkinson Photography this is no exception. Except a lot more fun and I love the images!
Claire and Nick’s pre wedding shoot presented me with a really lovely set of photographs. The light was beautiful and photographing in Haddenham offers such a variety of interesting backgrounds; witchert walls, old wooden doors, windy footpaths and old fashioned streets. As with most couples, I think Claire and Nick were a little apprehensive before the shoot but Paul has a very relaxed style and I couldn’t pick up on any nerves in the shots. I really like the first shot as Claire’s face is highlighted by the sunlight and the look in her eyes is so engaging. But my favourite from the whole shoot was shot 4 where the location, light and closeness of Claire and Nick presents both a touching and striking image. A very lovely set of shots.
Paul really enjoyed the shoot and we are looking forward to the big day later in the year.
Let us know what you think.
Sarah
I loved this session. Lots of laughter from start to finish and the weather was unreal. Here’s hoping the wedding day is just as sunny.
I have to admit I don’t know how Sarah does our image selections – we had so many photos for her to select from and (as always) her eye for what looks great is uncanny! I think the mix of images she’s picked out (and there are only a few shown here) really sum up the session – just brilliant!
I’m really looking forward to Claire and Nick’s wedding in Suffolk later this year and am hugely excited about capturing even more beautiful images!
Paul.
Thank you Paul. It seems so far away but sure it will come around quickly
Hi Claire. We’re really looking forward to your wedding (it’ll be here before you know it!) Hope all is well, Cheers P.