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

I went to my mum’s 75th birthday party today had a very nice meal at the Angmering Maner hotel in Angmering Sussex. Below are a couple of photos of the birthday lady who hates having her photo taken hence the pursed lips!:

photograph of my mother on her 75th birthday

profile photograph of mum on her 75th birthday

I have managed to secure some albums at pre VAT increase prices so have managed to keep many of my album prices the same this year. Due to printer price reductions and other efficiencies I have managed to reduce the price of several albums so please do look at the prices of my wedding albums to see for your self.

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

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

On the 5th December 2010 the 25th annual bikers run from Foster Wheeler (Shire Hall) to Barnardos in Wokingham was held. Over 200 motorcycles drove through Wokingham in various states of Christmas attire all in the aid of charity. Below are a few photographs of the event:

photograph of motorcycle with christmas decorations

photograph of motorcycle with christmas decorations-tree

photograph of motorcycles with christmas decorations

Had one of the busiest wedding fairs all season on Sunday at the Trunkwell Mansion House, Mortimer Nr Reading. The weather was excellent which seems to bring everyone out. Trunkwell Mansion House is a wonderful venue for weddings with a small area of well kept gardens and some wonderful period features within the original mansion house which make great backgrounds for wedding photography, e.g. real fire places, wood paneling. A wonderful venue for your wedding ceremony/civil ceremony and/or wedding breakfast. Below are a couple of images from the venue.

Garden feature at Trunkwell Mansion House, Mortimer, near Reading

Trunkwell Mansion House view from the garden

Trunkwell Mansion House civil ceremony room

Wedding fair season has started again and the 1st of my dates was today at the Hilton Hotel Basingstoke. The weather was great so I think it pulled the people out to take a look at various wedding suppliers. The hotel had set up the civil ceremony room of which there are a couple of photographs below.

photograph of the Hilton Hotel Basingstoke civil ceremony room from the rear high angle

photograph of the Hilton Hotel Basingstoke civil ceremony room from the rear low angle

photograph of the Hilton Hotel Basingstoke civil ceremony room from the front

The weather was pretty grey and un-uninviting for most of the day for this wedding but we did manage to stay outside for all the group photographs. The groom was very nervous to start with, but soon got into the swing of things and the bride was very happy and excited about the whole day. The rooms at Hampshire Court Hotel are a reasonable size for allowing the bride to get ready and me as a photographer to take photographs of the dress hanging up, the bouquest and candids of the bride. The front of the venue is quite spaceous for groom shots though it is hard to take photographs and not end up with a tree coming out of a head or have a bin in the background. Below are a few photographs of the event, I always enjoy taking the photograph of the guests photographing the bride and groom signing the register.

candid photograph of the bride laughing

photograph of the bride and her bridesmaid

photograph of the groom placing the ring on the brides hand during the ceremony

photograph of the guests taking photographs of the bride and groom

photograph of the bride and groom looking over shoulders as they leave the ceremony room

photograph of the bride and groom laughing

photograph of the bride and groom with the bride infront in-focus

What a beautifull wedding this was, held at Tylney Hall in the Kaiser suite and outside using the extensive grounds of the Hotel. It was a beautiful sunny day so the light is bright and warm. Below are just a few of the shots taken which try to show the surroundings and what a beautiful venue Tylney Hall is for wedding photography.

photograph of the bride looking out of the window

photograph of the bride on her way to the ceremony we stopped on the stairs and used the natural light from the window

photograph of the bride and groom under the arch leading to the water gardens

photograph of bride and groom walking down to the bridge

photograph of bride and groom with bouquet on the ground