I was offered a commision a few weeks ago to photograph some jewelry for a lady that makes beaded jewelry, one of the most challenging pieces was a purple heart crystal necklace, it was mult-faceted and so reflected just about everything. Eventually I managed to get some nice photos of it, a couple of which are below:

photograph of purple heart necklace on black background

photograph of purple heart necklace on white background

The jewelry was made by De-Ji Creative, Anne Gray is the creator.

Tylney Hall is a Grade II listed mansion with beautiful gardens of significant historic interest. It makes an amazing backdrop for wedding photography, with many locations for those beautifully different and secluded photographs. Below are a couple of photographs taken from a recent wedding:

photograph of bride and groom during civil wedding ceremony at Tylney Hall

photograph of groom and his children at Tylney Hall

photograph of the bridesmaid at Tylney Hall

I recently photographed the children performing for Kala The Arts at Fort Hill School Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire. They had 1 day to learn the Indian dance moves and put them together into a dance routine. Then in the evening they all performed for their friends, family and parents in the school hall. They were very good considering they are not used to seeing this kind of dancing. Below are a coupld of photographs I took of the older children performing:

photograph of children performing Indian dance at Fort Hill School Basingstoke Hampshire

photograph of children performing Indian Dance at Fort Hill School, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Had a brilliant day in London last week photographing people on the outdoor ice rink outside Sumerset House and generally touring around the sites of London in particular Covent Garden. Below are a few photographs I took on the day.

photograph of ice skaters at Sumerset House London

photograph of a side street on the way to Covent Garden

photograph street performer covent garden

photograph of a street performer inside covent garden

Sindlesham Court in Winnersh is a Masonic Lodge that now does civil ceremonies and civil partnerships in its’ large airy chapel which is quite stunning. The inside of the building has been recently rennovated and looks beautiful, and the room used to welcome the bride and groom or same sex partners by the registrar is quite stunning. Below are a few photographs that show the inside of the wedding venue. It has a huge main hall which can take up to 250 people and still have room for a dance floor or 400 people for a sit down meal only. If you are looking for a wedding photographer as well as a stunning venue then please call me to discuss details.

Photograph of inside of wedding venue Sindlesham Court

Photograph of Sindlesham Court Chapel

There are some beautiful spots within the grounds of Trunkwell house all very close to the house so no long treks to get some nice photographs.Below are a couple of views of the back gardens:

Trunkwell Mansion House near Mortimer, Reading in Berkshire is a beautiful old country hotel with beautiful gardens and a peaceful environment. They cater for weddings, civil ceremonies, civil partnerships, corporate events, christmas parties and much more. Below is a photograph of the front of the property with some of the wedding cars from the wedding fair still outside.

What a super unusual venue! Milestones Museum in Basingstoke is open for wedding receptions and events. You can wander amung the exhibits to your hearts content. They even open the 1940’s pub so that you have access to beer and spirits during the evening festivities, unfortunately the prices aren’t 1940’s! There are some great places to have photographs taken, like this one outside the green grocers.

There are hundreds of wedding fairs these days, most venues that hold wedding ceremonies hold at least 1 wedding fair a year, they are usually held during September, October, January, Febraury and March, occasionally they are held in November and April or even July. They consist of suppliers of wedding day paraphernalia of all shapes, sizes and types, including bridal dresses, mens wear, cars, photographers, jewelry, entertainers, cakes, florists, caterers and much more. There is usually at least one of each supplier category and usually in the case of photographers 2 or more. It gives you the oportunity to see the suppliers wares, talk to them, have a look round the venue and get lots of ideas for things you could spend your money on that you never knew existed. It is well worth visiting at least one if you are planning a wedding.

A very beautiful old church near the centre of Alton, this is a beautiful place for a wedding with lovelly flint walls and a great arched doorway for photos.

entering St Lawrenc's Church Alton