http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:52:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Welcome to the westphotography blog. On this Blog  I will be posting photography from mostly Weddings and Engagement shoots to hopefully show you a consistent flow of high quality professional photography. It will also give you a insight into our style and how we work. Hope you like it and please feel free to leave comments Martyn Baker    westphotography http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2010/05/welcome-to-our-new-blog/ On the 5th April last year I had a email enquiring about wedding photography from Toowoomba , Queensland, Australia! I thought great another wedding abroad but then realized the wedding was in Bristol,   Ashley and Nicola were to get married at St Luke's church in Brislington then onto Redwood lodge for ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2010/04/ashley-nicola-redwood-lodge-bristol/   This was a big wedding to arrange for all concerned, Stuart and Natalie both live here in Bristol but Natalie is originally from Zimbabwe and that is where the wedding was going to take place, always brides choice!! I was asked if I could cover a wedding abroad so I said, ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2010/04/natalie-stuart-wild-geese-lodge-zimbabwe/ Natalie and Stuart originally booked me for their wedding  in Zimbabwe and wanted to add a little bit of England to their wedding in Africa, a pre wedding shoot was suggested with a bit of a difference. They mentioned that that they were going to bring along some numbers 1- 9 ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2010/03/natalie-stuart-pre-wedding-shoot/   This was a very special wedding to me, I have been a friend of Paul (the Groom) and Dean (the Best man) for a long time and while we were on holiday in Cuba about 7 years ago Paul met a lovely Swiss girl called Livia. To cut a long story short a holiday ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/12/livia-paul-falera-switzerland/   Jenny & Jon held their Wedding at the Ramada Grange Hotel, I like this venue, the grounds are so spacious and private with loads of photo opportunities and I know I seem to say it a lot but the staff and organizers really do work hard to make it a good day, David ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/10/jenny-jon-the-grange-bristol/   This Wedding was held at The Bristol, a Golf course that has some amazing views over the Severn bridges and onwards to Wales. I was working alongside Julian from 21Wedding films and we often cover weddings together throughout the year, check out their site if you need a pro DVD there good - very good. ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/09/emma-gareth-the-bristol-golf-course/   Well it was over the Severn bridge to south Wales for this stunning Wedding, Clearwell castle really is a top venue with amazing gardens a lake and um - a Castle!! First off i met Bianca at her house and the other photographer Graham set off to Clearwell to get some shots of ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/08/bianca-antony-clearwell-castle/   I knew this was going to be a fantastic wedding as a few weeks previously I had an engagement (pre wedding) shoot with Laura & Marc and they are a real fun loving couple we also got some great shots (they do look good together) – check out the previous post. We met Marc ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/07/laura-marc-summerhill-mansion-bath/   This is another option we can offer and really helps if you feel a bit uneasy about having your photograph taken, Basically we meet up at a venue somewhere (even your wedding venue if you like) where you  feel comfortable, very informal dress code and just have fun. It really ... http://www.westphotography.co.uk/blog/2009/06/laura-marc-engagement-shoot-bristol/