Towcester Food Festival 2019

Guys its only two weeks till the annual Towcester Food Festival held at Towcester Racecourse.

This year is set to be another great show with lots of tasting, drinking and shopping to do!!

There will be a whole load going on at the festival. 100 artisan food and drink stalls, free chef demos through the weekend, a foodies lounge with inspiring talks about food and drink, live music lawns and entertainment for kids.

Whatever you do, don't hurry your visit. Browse among the stalls, enjoy a cup of artisan fresh-brewed coffee, grab lunch from the street food market and eat on one of our live music lawns with a glass of something cold, take in a free chef demo or try a free wine or gin tasting session. There are also cookery classes for kids and a free family circus, for kids big and small!

The festival runs from 10am to 6pm on Saturday June 8 and 10am to 5pm on Sunday June 9. It takes place at Towcester Racecourse, London Road, Towcester, NN12 6LB.

To buy your tickets click here!

My photos from 2018 Towcester Food Festival and lovely to see my photos in print in this years 2019 brochure!!

Canal~ side wedding

Spent part of the Easter Bank holiday weekend photographing this beautiful wedding.  The intimate ceremony was at The Forum in Towcester. With photographs by the watermeadows and group shots on the mound the sunshine was shining for us!
The wedding party then moved to the pretty little village of Stoke Bruerne and the Boat Inn where a fantastic wedding breakfast was served.
After speeches and cake the party made their way out to the canal side where two trips on the Indian Chief canal boat had been arranged.  A short trip down to Blisworth tunnel mouth and back with a glass of champagne in hand was a lovely way to finish the day.  Congratulations to my lovely couple

Tips for Photographing in the snow with a Phone!

WE HAVE SNOW..... not a lot and it may be all gone in flash, but whilst its here I for one have to get out and capture it!

So here's some tips on getting the best out of your photographs on your mobile phone.

1. How to photograph white snow (not grey!)
Our phones camera just can't cope with the bright white snow so it tries to dampen it down and turns it grey.  Two tips on capturing white snow are:
a. Tap any dark area on the screen, this will adjust the exposure of the photograph and make everything brighter (including the snow!)
b. Tap the screen to bring up the brightness adjustment and move the dial higher to make it brighter, slide your finger up to brighten.

2. Use a flash to capture snowflakes

We know that using your phone’s flash often results in over exposed subjects, but here it’s perfect. When it’s snowing heavily just active the flash, shoot and you’ll see snowflakes you didn’t even know existed.  The light will bounce off of the water within the flakes

3. Convert to black and white

If all else fails, Snow is white and black is black. Boost your contrast with an enhance feature, most mobile phones will have filters which can help you to make it black and white. The outcome is quite cool.

Both of these pictures are taken with my Google Pixel 2 Mobile phone and adjusted in the Google photos app!

If you would like to know more about my photography 1-2-1 courses or group courses please click here

Spring Photoshoots available

A very belated 'Happy New Year' !

As we welcome 2019 and turn to plans for the year ahead some of you may want to book a family shoot? I currently have availability for some weekends at the end of April and June (sadly May is a busy time)  Please feel free to get in touch with some dates you have in mind and I will do all I can to spend some time with your lovely family capturing some great shots

All the information you should need is here but let me know if you have any other questions

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Oooohhhhhh you got Engaged!!

OOhhhhhhhh  you got engaged!!! Congratulations how exciting!

After the initial excitement in telling everyone, the daunting (yet exhilarating) task of what is to do next appears into your heads, I remember it well!

Here's a handy little blog I found to get you started on the right track.

On the right of this website is a list of some fantastic wedding locations ~ plus the photographs I have taken to give you some ideas 👉.

Alternatively you can search by either the Engagement or Wedding links to view my photographs/blogs.  Each wedding blog starts with a full list of all the suppliers I have worked with in the past.... this may give you ideas of they type of thing you would like

So once you have your head straight, your Pinterest board started and your lists made, let me know if you would like a quote to see if I can help?!