Workshop at The Rectory

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Just back from another workshop at The Rectory Hotel, Crudwell. Just wanted to say a big thank you to Leah, our model (above) who was just brilliant and thanks to everyone for joining in! It always feels a long day, as there is always more to cover in the workshop than we have time for, but over all a great day. Watch this space for news of the next workshop, planned for September.

All Saint's Church, Clevedon

Stained Glass Detail: copyright Andrew Jackson Photography

I'm very pleased to write that I have been commissioned by All Saint's Church in Clevedon to document their 150th Anniversary. Its a fascinating project in prospect, not least because its a real legacy project that will become part of the history of the community. And 'community' plays a big part of this project, because as well as capturing some of the incredible details like the stained glass, the project also aims to reflect how the church fits into real life. So baptisms, weddings and funerals will all feature - each posing a different photographic challenges - but also the people who keep the church alive - the wardens, the flowers arrangers, the bell ringers and cleaners. The project will result in an exhibition in November, more of which later.

Vicki's Boudoir Shoot

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It's probably no surprise if I said that right now, I am sat in a coffee shop, with my americano (with hot milk) in front of me - regular followers of this blog will know that this is the life blood of my business (did you notice the optimism of 'followers' plural!). Anyway, just wanted to share one of the shots from Vicki's boudoir shoot that I mentioned recently. Vicki was absolutely amazing! When we started shooting boudoir the images that came to mind were very dark and moody, but its becoming a trend now that people have so much fun in front of camera that there are too many smiles to make mean & moody work! But in a way, I'm really pleased with this response. I've met lots of women who like the whole 'How to look good naked' thing, but who hate the idea of being pictured in a 'page three' style. So sexy and fun seems to work much much better.

French Weddings: New For 2011

Really pleased to announce that from 2011 onwards we shall be available to shooting weddings in France. Our first French wedding was shot in the south west, not far from Bergerac and was a great experience. Firstly, amazing settings - the chateau and vineyard backdrops are just SO inspirational from a photographic perspective. The light is incredible - especially in the countryside - and that really helps me to create something different and interesting. And from our experience, weddings tend to be very relaxed, so more smiles and more informality to capture, which suits my style down to the ground!

It makes good sense if you are UK based getting married in france to commission a UK photographer, since all the pre-meetings and post production are more easily managed. And flights are so reasonable these days: we are available for commissions across the UK, so really its as easy for us to get to France as it is to a castle in Scotland. And I get an opportunity to practice my quite dreadful language skills (that's true for France and Scotland!).

Its been my aspiration for a long time to base at least part of the business in France, so the prospect of spending more time in this beautiful country is very exciting. Do please have a look at my website and contact us if you are planning an overseas wedding.