Monthly Archives: August 2008

Laura and Ollie at Parklands Quendon Hall, Essex

I’m so lucky once again this year to have so many great couples, gorgeous venues and even the weather seems to be on my side so far… Shooting at Quendon Hall is a pleasure. It’s a beautifully appointed stately home set in the most amazing grounds. And to top it off, they have the coolest...

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Family Portrait Photography in Cannizaro Park | The Sages

Last week I headed off to Wimbledon to meet the Sage family. And we all headed off to Cannizaro Park, which is a lovely greeen space surrounding Cannizaro House, and we all had a great time. Finlay and Isla loved playing with knarly old trees And the ferns provided great cover for exploring, which gave...

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Summer Newsletter on its way! (with a small error).

Finally, the YBPHOTOGRAPHIC 2008 Summer Newsletter has just been sent out to my existing mailing list. If you have not received a copy, do check your spam filter (a number of Tiscali servers seem to be blocking the mail) or subscribe to the newsletter through the button on the top right of this blog and...

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Family Portrait Photography in London | Wood Family

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Wood family, Nick, Alison and 8 month old Alexander. We didn’t have much room to work with, and the sun was out in full force in the back yard, so we needed to find a little bit of shade. Little Alexander was an...

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London Wedding Photographer | Wedding Ideas – Shoes!

Most of the time when I’m blogging recent weddings, I’m trying to concentrate on showing images of the people, the emotions, the events of the day. One can only post so many images from one event without the reader (who wasn’t at the event) getting bored, so I often skip on some of the many...

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How to best plan our wedding timetable, including time for photographs?

This question comes up all the time and is often accompanied by its kissing cousin “how many formal photographs should we have?”. For most of you, this is the first time you are planning a wedding day, and getting the timing right can be quite tricky. Some of the timings will be dictated to you...

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Trash the Dress?

Trash the Dress or TTD as it’s becoming commonly known is the buzz phrase on everyone’s lips and all over the press at the moment. What is it? Well it started in America with some of the more adventurous photographers inviting their brides to put their wedding dresses back on AFTER the wedding and to...

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Announcing the launch of YBPKIDS!

This project has been a long time in the making and I am REALLY excited that it is finally complete. YBPHOTOGRAPHIC is proud to present its new Lifestyle Children’s Photography off-shoot, YBP KIDS. Complete with its own website, www.YBPKIDS.com is dedicated to photographing kids of all ages from newborns to toddlers, to older kids and...

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The Barbican Conservatory | Wedding Photography

Even though I went to University at the Barbican, I had never previously uncovered the treasure that is the Barbican Conservatory, which was the setting for Niluka and Hagen to say their vows. Niluka is Sri Lankan and her mother Visakha had brought along the traditional jewelry passed down the generations in Sri Lankan families,...

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