Jenny and Ross wanted to do their engagement shoot by the lovely rural setting of the Jack and Jill windmills in Sussex. Jenny has a delightful horse at a nearby stable so we took him out for a little walk which seemed to confuse him no end! The wedding isn’t far off and I can’t wait as they are a fun couple. These images are processed with ‘Milkshake’ from our newest set of vintage Photoshop actions that will be available very soon.
Engagement Shoot, Sussex
March 14th, 2011
Commercial Photography Brighton
March 10th, 2011This week I have been very busy with commercial photography in and around Brighton. I love that my work is so varied and I get to go to some interesting places like this Victorian location house. It had been in one family since new and had been last decorated in the 1960s. We were there to shoot quirky furniture designs that had a retro influence and were very lucky with some great light.
Brighton Engagement Photography
March 2nd, 2011The very lovely Francesca & Charlie came down to Brighton for their engagement shoot and we wanted a slightly 60s look to the photography. So after stopping off at the fabulous Miss Mole’s Flower Emporium, we headed to the arches used in Quadrophenia and the beach near the pier. This shoot has been processed with Pistachio Haze from my new collection of vintage photoshop actions which are being tested now. Let me know what you think.
Vintage Wedding Photography Workshops
March 1st, 2011Having been a photographer for over 20 years and shot hundreds of weddings in the last decade, I have learned what works and what doesn’t in terms of marketing, technique and work-flow. I find it very inspiring to meet photographers and my ambition is to guide others to a successful business. Next in my series of workshops aimed at helping new or struggling photographers are two more dates.
Friday the 18th of March Shooting Quirky Creative Weddings
We will explore ways to get clients that inspire you and how to produce strong images that wedding blogs and magazines want to feature. We will also examine ways to progress and market your business
~ how to get the clients you connect with
~ the best places to spend your advertising budget
~ ways of getting known that cost nothing
~ using social networking
~ looking at blogging, both your own and national wedding blogs
~ shooting images that tell a story and are appealing to wedding magazines and blogs
~ basic workflow {the next workshop will cover more in-depth post production}
~ whats in my bag
~ I will finish up with an open Q & A session
Numbers will be very limited and the cost is £250 all inclusive with lunch provided. It is held in Brighton and runs from 10am until 6pm. If necessary, overnight accommodation can be arranged. To book, send me an email lisa@devlinphotos.co.uk or call 01273 231047.
Thursday 31st of March ~ Post Production on Vintage Wedding Photography.
If you don’t know where to start or want to refine your Post Production, this workshop will look at getting an efficient work-flow and using Photoshop to create vintage tones on your images. Between myself and my second photographer, we shoot on average 1800 raw files per wedding. I then spend a (long!) day doing the edit and post production. I do not profess to be the most technically minded photographer or Photoshop expert but I will share the techniques that work well for me.
~ the process of shooting a wedding from pre-wedding meeting to delivering the images
~ how not to get overwhelmed with post production by creating an efficient work-flow
~ using Photoshop to refine images
~ achieving beautiful black & white and colour vintage tones with Photoshop actions
~ blogging a wedding
~ what to give the clients
~ we will also look at albums and album design
~ again I will finish with an open Q&A session
Numbers will be very limited and the cost is £250 all inclusive with lunch provided. It is held in Brighton and runs from 10am until 6pm. If necessary, overnight accommodation can be arranged. To book, send me an email lisa@devlinphotos.co.uk or call 01273 231047.
The girls behind the top UK Wedding Blogs
February 21st, 2011A while back, I was totally blown away when Kat Williams ~ The Rock n Roll Bride asked if I would be interested in shooting a project that she had in mind. She wanted to bring together the girls that write some of the best UK wedding blogs to model for the gorgeous Luella’s Boudoir bridal boutique. I was so so honoured and immediately thought this was going to be the perfect opportunity to use my prize from the Unveiled Wedding Photographer of the Year. Hasselblad and the Pro Centre in London invited me to put together my ‘Dream Kit’ which involved a great afternoon being shown around their hire stock. It was like being given the keys to the Candy Store and I cannot recommend enough entering the competition this year if you are a wedding photographer. The shoot was insane but incredible fun. Amy helped me to set up and shot a brilliant behind the scenes story while the amazing hair and make-up teams worked their magic. Stylist, Katie and Alison from Pollen Nation dressed the set and the girls beautifully while Richard from FX Films even managed to film everything.
All shot on the H4D-50 from Hasselblad
Photographer’s Assistant: Amy Bartlam for Devlin Photos
Dresses/accessories/location: Luella’s Boudoir, Wimbledon, London
Stylist: Kate Barbour
Hair: Severin Hubert of The Hepburn Collection & Elbie Van Eeden
Make up: Alison Cameron & Kaz Fernando
Video: Richard Wakefield of FX Films
Flowers: Alison Trickey of Pollen Nation
Bloggers/Models
Kat Williams – Rock n Roll Bride
Annabel Beeforth – Love my Dress
Alexis Cuddyre – OMG I’m Getting Married
Charley Beard – London Bride
Kelly Hood – Boho Weddings and Events
Amma Adjubi-Archibald – Beyond Beyond
Bunny Behinds
February 19th, 2011Jayne helped me out on this shoot but also did this fabulous little behind the scenes story too. Such an amazing couple and we had a great day. Katie’s Mum also helped out and made us all well deserved big Vodka Tonics at the end!
London Engagement Shoot
February 19th, 2011My second shoot with the Hasselblad H4D-50 and ‘Dream Kit’ from the Pro Centre as part of my Wedding Photographer of the Year Award. I saw some pictures of these two on Facebook dressed in big fluffy bunny suits at a fancy dress party and that sparked the idea for this quirky shoot. Tommy is the singer in the alternative rock band Slaves to Gravity and Katie is a gorgeous 50s chick so we were aiming for something a bit vintage and a bit dark. We shot a day in the life of them as this fantasy bunny couple and had a lot of fun. Well, it is the Year of the Rabbit! I will be showing the behind the scenes images too.
Wedding Bloggers Shoot
February 19th, 2011Well, things have been more than a little crazy round here and I was hoping to be posting this on my new site but as that is not going to now be ready for another few weeks, I am going to keep blogging here. On Monday, this shoot will be hitting 6 of the top UK wedding blogs but here is a little look at the slightly crazy day we had on our first shoot sponsored by Hasselblad as part of my Wedding Photographer of the Year Award.
Anniversary Photo Shoot Brighton / Gemma & Chris
January 25th, 2011The very lovely Gemma and Chris choose to come down to Brighton for their first wedding anniversary and a photo shoot around the beach. Gemma had sent me some great mood boards and we set a plan to use various locations. These were of course shut on Saturday (!) so plan B. They brought some of their favourite books, magazines and a much beloved Roberts radio in bright red so I let that set the colour theme. We shot on and around the pier and then went back to their very gorgeous B&B Snooze. This quirky, laid back small hotel seemed to express their personalities and the owner was super helpful. I am thinking of treating the husband to a night at one of the very funky penthouse suites for his birthday next month but sshhhh its a secret!
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Product Photography / Vintage Inspired Jewellery Shoot
January 18th, 2011This week we had a shoot for SuzyQ Bespoke Jewellery. It is all very lovely stuff and can be personalised with names and by choosing the charms and stones. It is quite girly but there are pieces in the collection for the boys like the scrabble tile silver cufflinks. My favourites are the charm necklaces with name tags and after several big hints, I managed to get one as a gift from the husband. Su wanted a vintage look to the shoot and Jayne who works with me very kindly let us pilfer through her house for props. Everything is available through Not on the High Street or directly from the designer.
