I’d like to apologise to any of our viewers who tried to access the scratch to win promotion via the website recently. There was an error which re-directed visitors to another page.
All the links are now correct.
Here’s the direct link SCRATCH TO WIN
If you are looking for wedding suppliers – including us why not pay a visit to the Westmead Hotel at Hopwood on Sunday 18 September 2016
We would love you to come and say hi and stop for a chat whilst you are having a browse. This is a nice venue for your wedding and is well located if you have guests traveling from far afield. If it’s a nice day why not have a walk down to the canal whilst you’re in the area.
This wedding was definitely the full princess occasion. Horse and carriage, dove release and the sweep as well.
It was a pleasure to go to work for this wedding as the families were great fun to work with.
Before I show you some pictures from the occasion I asked Kirsty a few questions about her and Carl.
Here’s what she said:-
Where did you meet? – At the bottom of the green hill in Weoley Castle.
When did you know Carl was the one? – As soon as we met each other.
How did Carl propose? – We had been together for 2 years , he gave me a little green box and, when i opened it, it said “Kirsty I love you will you marry me ”
Again last year we went to skegness for a holiday and he called me up on stage and asked me to marry him.
From meeting them I have no doubts about how close they are, virtually inseparable.
One special thing about each other? Kirsty: i love that his eyes and has a peachy bum aha
Carl: your smile and eyes
Theme inspiration: Our brother Les picked the theme colour
One thing I wish I’d known earlier: Nothing
Tell me something quirky about each other: Cant think of anything
The carriage came from Victorian Carriages
The sweep was Jon Turner
So on with the pictures. Here are some from the day.
Sorry for our absence from the blog for a while. A number of personal issues have necessitated this.
We have good news. We should be getting the keys to our studio space in Blackheath in Birmingham on Friday which will allow us to carry out portrait sessions without being held hostage by the weather.
We have a few projects in mind on the run up to Christmas and so we hope to see some of you at one of these sessions.
In the meantime we appreciate that not everyone gets to see us at events around the local area to try our scratchcards. These are for portraiture and pet portraiture. We have decided that it would be nice for more of our friends here and on facebook and twitter to have the opportunity to scratch one without physically being there.
If you click on the link to the Scratch to win page you can fill in the form and submit it to us. We will complete the details on the scratch card on your behalf and contact you to tell you what prize has been allocated. Every one is a winner for either portraiture or pets.
Keep watching for the next projects to be announced.
Andy, Kev and Kath
Girls, you want to look your best when you are being photographed whether you be a bride , bridesmaid or mother of the bride.
Make up can always be an issue when we are using flash. There are times when we cannot use our preferred lighting due to space or time and this can affect how your make up is seen in the final images.
A colleague on a facebook forum pointed me to a website where the use of make up for photography in addition to other useful hair and skin tips is shown.
let us know if you find it useful and post a comment on their site as well to encourage more useful tips.
Till next time
Kev
Last weekend we had the pleasure of meeting Charlie and Tom for the first time for their pre-wedding session. They opted for the venue for their upcoming wedding, Redhouse Barn in Bromsgrove.
This is a great venue with plentiful locations to photograph at. Unlike most hotel type wedding venues where the wedding room is just a function room, the one here has some atmosphere and, I suspect, a lot of time went into its design.
The fact that we had a very natural couple to work with was a bonus.
Looking forward to some late evening photo’s here on the wedding day over water.
Enough from me her are some pictures from the session.
Last weekend saw us set off to Chesterton Windmill near Leamington Spa for a pre-wedding session with Cara, Morgan and Keane.
This is a popular location for photographers as the colours change each time you visit.
On this occasion Andy did some behind the scenes shots whilst Kev was doing the real pictures.
Unfortunately no rapeseed fields this year to brighten the overcast day.
A regular thing that wedding photographers have to deal with is peoples inability to realise what is involved financially for a photographer to take care of their wedding. The same people will pay £60 per hour to their garage to have the car fixed without batting an eyelid. All businesses have expenses for insurance, accountants etc that have to be paid for during the year and each client pays a share of those expenses.
On average at What a Picture two of us will be with you for up to 12 hours on the wedding day and then I’ll probably need another 12 man hours to do the post processing work before we show them to you. That’s just one commission.
The kind folks at yourperfectweddingphotographer.co.uk have produced an infographic for you to give you some idea. Have a look.
click to go to the infographic
There is a wedding photographer for every budget so please don’t ask your family to take the wedding photographs for you, they are there to have fun too. Hire a professional to do what they do best, relax and have a great day at your wedding.
It’s summer and time for a project. The project is to photograph 30 equine sessions in 30 days It’s going to be a great way to get photographs of yourself and your horse which always look good on the wall of the home, office or even the stable office.
We are offering a free 1 1/2 hour session worth £175 for 30 lucky clients in August and the first week in September. Sessions would be mainly 0930 and 1600 on Monday to Friday to allow for as many of you as possible to be off work, school, Uni.
included in the session are:-
7″ x 5″ framed desk print
In person viewing session at your home 1-2 weeks after the session
special offers on purchases
Terms and Conditions
By booking on this promotion you agree that we may use the images on our website, social media and marketing materials.
The value of the print (£75) may be used against a wall product
Clients under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent
Location must be within a 30 mile radius of Kings Norton, Birmingham
Please use the Contact Form and give some available dates together with your contact details and we’ll call to arrange a slot with you.
Telephone us on 0121 663 0442
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Last week saw Andrew from What A Pet visited Milly and her owner Jenny, Milly is a 4 month old Bolognese, what a bundle of fluff.
Jenny very kindly allowed Andrew to use Milly for a portfolio shoot,I arrived early evening as was greeted by Jen with Milly in her arms,most dogs when they meet a a stranger tend to be very weary of new people, but Millywas so excited with her little tail going and trying very hard to give me a big lick on the face.(always nice to be loved).
We went into the rear room and I got out a little blue soft toy for Milly to play with,I really did not realize just how much Milly would like it, she did not let go of it for most of the shoot.
Milly is a real natural in front of the camera and everyone who meets her can only fall in love with her,
We moved into the front room where Jen put on one of Milly’s favorite tops and she sat a posed for me on the arm of the chair,
He is a quick shot with a tired Milly with Jenny and at 4 months it was all getting a bit to much after a hour or so of shooting, I am looking forward to going back to see Milly in a few weeks time when the weather improves and we can get into the garden and shoot some action shots.
What A Picture Photography 