Posts Tagged ‘vintage wedding photography’
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
Having 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.
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Katrina and Alistair are good friends of mine and I was honoured to be the photographer at their Vintage inspired wedding at Brighton’s Pub du Vin. When I arrived at their house, Katrina already looked gorgeous having been made up by Alison Smith and was keeping her nerves in check by doing chores and getting ready with her two sisters. It was going to be an emotional day as sadly Katrina’s lovely Mum had been ill and passed away last year. Before she died she had planted a rose bush in Katrina’s front garden which hadn’t yet bloomed. A couple of days before the wedding, a delicate rose budded and blossomed despite the November frost. The girls knew it was their Mum’s way of being at the wedding so they added it to Katrina’s lovely bouquet of hand-tied roses and herbs from the amazing Miss Mole’s Flower Emporium. It fitted in perfectly and Katrina kept calm by looking at her flowers as she walked by herself down the aisle. I absolutely loved the wedding dress from the amazing Joanne Fleming and the whole day was just so perfect. There were a few tears but really it was a happy and fun celebration of the love between a couple who started as friends and ended up as a family.
Tags: vintage brighton wedding, vintage wedding, vintage wedding dress brighton, vintage wedding photographer, vintage wedding photography, wedding pub du vin brighton
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Thursday, November 4th, 2010
Its been a crazy week at Devlin Towers but as we are taking December off from wedding photography, there is an end of term feeling too. This has been a big year and a very busy one with lots of seven day weeks, time spent on motorways, some frustrating times but also some amazing times. As well as Amy and Clare shooting weddings with me and working on post production and album design, new girl Jayne is also proving to be just our cup of tea (from a vintage tea-pot!!!) At the start of this year, I set some goals. Number one was to get a feature on the gorgeous wedding blog Rock n Roll Bride. Kat had just been named the most influential person in the industry and the photography on her site is incredibly inspirational. To my amazement she picked up a great civil partnership that I had shot even though it had no bride! Since then I have been lucky to have had several more weddings featured on there including my current favourite Sophie & Barney’s recent North London vintage wedding. This has also led to my work being picked up by other great UK wedding blogs and now some US ones. It has also sent me some fabulous clients. Number two has yet to happen but fingers crossed and I will keep you posted. Three was to be Wedding Photographer of the Year, somewhere! Having been a wedding photographer for ten years, I wanted some recognition. That week, a fellow photographer showed me the current issue of the much revered British Journal of Photography which for the first time ever was doing a Wedding Photographer of the Year Award along with Wedding magazine. Perfect.
When it came to submitting an entry, we all agreed that Lauri and Stuart’s DIY vintage wedding was the one. Its a set of images that reflect a day filled with love, warmth and romance.
On Monday, I was on my own in the office. I was having an email conversation with a bride who was considering moving the date of her French Chateau wedding just so I could shoot it. Wow! Then another potential client phoned to book for his wedding at a very beautiful venue. Happy days! Then a very lovely lady from the BJP called to check through my entry. ‘Great’ I thought, ‘I must have made it quite far’ So far, a great morning. ‘Well’ the very lovely lady said ‘Everything seems to be in order so in that case I’m delighted to tell you that you are our winner’ For all of about 20 seconds I was actually silent. Wowzers! Then I screamed so loudly the cat ran for cover and proceeded to babble at the very lovely lady who must now be thinking ‘What a lunatic!’ When I eventually let her get off the phone, I screamed some more and then rang my Mum and then had a little cry. There are so many brilliant photographers shooting weddings in the UK now, at a time that seems to be more creative that ever for us and the clients. I am completely blown away to have achieved this award and I owe a lot to the other girls who shoot with me as they are also a constant source of inspiration to me and just great company. I am off to plan a little celebration for the four of us and then we can talk about what our ambitions are for next year 
See the full article here
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Sally and Rob chose Horsted Place in Sussex for their wedding venue. This beautiful country estate oozes old fashioned charm and vintage elegance which suited this couple very well. When Clare and I arrived, Sally was busy checking the tables before finishing her getting ready in one of the suites. At this point the rain was pretty heavy but Sally’s Mum was pretty sure that this meant good luck for a wedding day! The Caroline Castigliano gown looked amazing on the hanger but even more sensational on Sally and we loved the deep navy blue that the bridesmaids wore. Luckily that rain eased off and we were able to go out into the grounds for some photography. The little bit of rain that we did get, just added to the romantic look of this day. This bride and groom may be two of the best looking people on the planet but they are also very, very lovely and it was great to be involved in their wedding.
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Tags: Caroline Castigliano, horsted place, romantic wedding, sussex wedding, vinatge wedding sussex, vintage wedding, vintage wedding photography, wedding horsted place, wedding photographer sussex, wedding venue sussex
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
This was such a fun wedding, it is hard to find an image where the bride and groom are not giggling or beaming with happiness. Amy and I started coverage at Drakes Hotel in Brighton where Shirley was sipping champagne and getting ready. As seems the norm for us, we did a slight rearranging of the furniture so there was a good shot of the dress hanging up. Shirley’s shoes were phenomenal so after a bit of thought, we put them in the bath and I love this shot. I don’t think I have ever seen such blue flowers at a wedding but thought her bouquet was very funky. The vintage Bentley soon picked the bride up for her short journey over to Lewes for the ceremony at Anne of Cleves house. We planned to do some photography by the beach huts and the great advantage of the weather being a bit naff was that nobody else was around. Their lovely chauffeur drove the car onto the promenade for these dramatic shots. Again lots of laughing, they must have had face ache the next day! A vintage double-decker bus took all the guests back to Brighton for the reception at the very fabulous Ginger Pig in Hove. The food was of course amazing so feeling inspired by ingredients we had a chat with the very talented chef who donated a couple of figs for the rings shot.
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Tags: brighton wedding, brighton wedding photographer, Brighton wedding photography, drakes hotel brighton, Drakes Hotel wedding, funky wedding photography, funky wedding sussex, the ginger pig hove, the ginger pig wedding, vintage wedding photography
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
This simply beautiful vintage inspired wedding in the glorious Sussex countryside was just about perfect. Flo left her parental home out of the front door that she had gone out for her first day at school and went to their local church for her marriage to Jon. She took everyone’s breath away in the dress that she helped to design. Their very lovely friends lent them their barn for the reception where we were all treated to roasted local lamb followed by a cream tea on vintage crockery. There was some quirky touches for the new Mr and Mrs Pepper including chillies as place names and cans of Dr Pepper tied to their car. My kind of day. I love the light at this time of year, there is a warmth to it as Autumn begins its magical transformation. Even though we had already done the official photography, Flo and Jon were very kind to go out into the gardens after the meal as the sun was setting. In the evening a orchestra played for the Tea Dance and the couple took to the floor just as the last rays of light were hitting the barn. These are my favourite first dance pictures ever, so romantic.
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Tags: quirky wedding photography, sussex barn wedding, sussex countryside wedding, sussex wedding photographer, tea dance wedding, vintage crockery, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding sussex
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Monday, September 13th, 2010
Apologies for the epic proportion of this post but I just adored everything about this wedding that Amy and I shot last Friday. The couple, Lindsey and Adriano are beyond cool. They are quite possibly two of the most beautiful people on the planet, she is a delicate English beauty and an amazing make-up artist and he is a sultry Italian who writes songs and is in the disco, rock band Raygun. (I might be a little bit in love with them both!) Their quirky, eclectic, vintage Italian wedding was held at the very lovely Farbridge Barn in Sussex. I knew I was going to love everything when I first saw Lindsey’s vintage wedding dress which she sourced from the States. It was handmade in the fifties from lace with beautiful details and a teeny waist. Her fabulous shoes were straight out of Alice in Wonderland and she wore her Grandma’s lace gloves. Lindsey collected everything for the wedding, including retro tins, antique books, little feather birds and kitsch salt & pepper animals. Following the rather yummy meal, the fantastic caterers, Jacaranda brought out a vintage Ice-Cream stand so everyone could put together their own sundaes. The evening entertainment was provided by the very glamorous Shellac Sisters who played retro music on gramophones and taught us all a few moves. I want to do it all again but for now, I just can’t stop looking at these images of a truly beautiful vintage wedding day.
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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Remember Lauri & Staurt’s gorgeous vintage wedding in Lewes? Well Matt is Stuart’s cousin and last weekend he married the very lovely Bec in the Assembly Rooms just around the corner from where they live in Chichester. The streets all around them are all Sussex flint walls and old buildings that look amazing as a backdrop for the photography. We had some fun doing some jumping shots, though Bec’s dress did break, eeekkkk! Luckily we were just around the corner from a bridal shop who happily helped out with a needle and thread, phew! After pints and scotch eggs in their local, we all headed up to Duncton Village hall for a blessing ceremony featuring some amazing African drummers. We popped up to nearby Petworth Park for some portraits of the Bride and Groom before their vintage picnic reception. The DIY details from this wedding day are absolutely gorgeous – Bec’s Nan did all the flowers, a friend made the ceiling decorations and the couple scoured car boot sales for the hampers and crockery. They even picked up Bec’s shoes for a bargain £2(!) but what made this day so special was Bec and Matt, who are incredibly laid back and seemed to just have the best day ever!
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Tags: diy wedding, duncton village hall, Picnic Wedding, vintage bridal dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding chichester
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
The very lovely bride, Kit is a friend so I was delighted when she asked me to do her wedding photography. Carly might have taken his time with the proposal (they have been together for thirteen years) but it was worth the wait. Kit was so beautiful, that I have cried more than once whilst doing the editing. Her look was full on vintage glamour and I loved the make up, so wanted to get some evocative beauty shots. The ceremony at the Pub du Vin in Brighton was just perfect with their handsome son, Fraser as the ring bearer. It was crazy windy down on the beach so we didn’t spend much time there. I had spotted a bright pink door that matched their colours and made a great background, we also found a fabulous little pool of light in the nearby alley. I think Kit looks just breathtaking and I adore the contrast with the urban setting. The husband and I went back to the hotel in the evening as guests and had so much fun with all their fantastic family and friends. Would love to do it all again.
That stunning dress is from the O Zone in Brighton and Carly’s gorgeous suit was tailored by Hugo Morris, also in Brighton
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Thursday, July 29th, 2010
I love it if a bride shows me her dress before the wedding as it gives me a sense of what the day will be like and their style. Most will have it on their phone or in a wedding file but Lauri’s amazingly pretty vintage dress was in a shoe box in the boot of their car! She had picked it up in a retro shop in Brighton not long after they had first got together but it took Stuart a few years to get around to the proposal. This was a DIY wedding done with lots of style but not a big budget, though they did stretch on the photographer as they realised how important it is to have a great record of your day. After the Town Hall ceremony, they had a champagne picnic in Southover Gardens in Lewes where we had been for their cherry blossom e-shoot. The meal was in the super funky Needlemakers cafe in the middle of a vintage market. There was a Morris Minor, balloons, floral mismatched bridesmaids’ dresses, Victoria sponges, vintage crockery and meadow flowers. Just my cup of tea and I had been really looking forward to this one, not least because I knew that Lauri and Stuart would look gorgeous. The best man finished up his speech by leading everyone in a rendition of ‘All You Need is Love’ complete with gazoos. When I left, Stuart and Lauri were taking turns to DJ and dance. This couple are seriously cool and seriously in love.
Oh and before anyone asks me where they got the beautiful bunting from, Lauri’s Nan made it.
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Tags: Picnic Wedding, retro wedding photography, vintage wedding, vintage wedding dress, vintage wedding photography, vintage wedding sussex, wedding lewes, wedding photographer brighton, wedding photographer sussex, wedding sussex
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