Had a beautiful little girl come to the studio to have her photo taken, she smiled the whole time and was most obliging, unlike most children who get bored after a very short time. Here are a couple of photographs just to show what I mean:

photograph of young girl (portrait)

portrait photograph of little girl

Had a brilliant weekend with Solent DA camping near Bishops Waltham over the weekend of 5th Nov 2011. Huge bonfire, loads of guys to burn and a brilliant fireworks display. Here are a few photos from the event.

photograph of the bonfire

photograph of the guys on the bonfire

photograph airborne firework

photograph of ground based fireworks

There was another fantastic outdoor festival at Eastleigh over the weekend of 7-10th July 2011 with dancers from many nationalities and singers froma around the globe as well. I photographed the Kala the Arts dancers on a stage onfront of the main library, which was very challenging. Below are a couple of photographs of the event:

photograph of Indian dancers close up

photograph of indian dancers from back stage

There was a spectacular event in Eastrop Park Basingstoke on 2nd July 2011 with dancers and performers from many different countries showing their traditional style of dancing including : English May pole dancing, Indian Odissi dancers, and Philipino dancers. Below are a couple of the photographs I took of the Indian Dancers for Kala the Arts an Indian dance company based in Basingstoke:

photograph of Indian dancer at World Party in the Park at Basingstoke

photograph of Indian dancers at World Party in the Park at Basingstoke

I recently had the pleasure of photographing a family of 4 for a present for the father. The toddle was well behaved (most of the time) and spent much time facinated with the camera I was carrying!!! Don’t they just do that? Below are a couple of the images taken from then:

A couple were married at Basingstoke Registery office followed by the wedding breakfast at Tylney Hall, a bit of a mixed day weather wise, just managed to finish before the rain started. Below are a couple of photographs of the bride and groom:

photograph of the bride at Tylney Hall trying to feed the ducks

photograph taken at Tylney Hall, bride and groom walking through the Italian gardens.

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

A couple of years ago the Hampshire Court Hotel Basingstoke changed its name to the Hampshire Court Hotel and removed the tennis court in the central court yard and replaced it with a beautiful garden, so now there is somewhere to have some beautiful photographs taken after your wedding ceremony. It is not very large but it is much improved on what used to be there. The staff are friendly and helpful and most rooms look out on to the garden. There is adequate parking and a gym with pool as well.

Hampshire Court Hotel Basingstoke Hampshire