I had great fun yesterday photographing Jennifer and Derek’s wedding. Thankfully we had one nice day after a foul week of weather; however one rain shower did catch us by surprise just as we all left the church. I have never seen a crowd of guests disappear so quickly. Jennifer was getting ready and leaving from here parents house which was conveniently very close to the church and a beautiful setting for here final preparation pictures. A big thank you to Jennifer, her bridesmaids and her parents for making me feel very welcome into their lovely home. The wedding reception was held at the Avonbridge hotel in Hamilton. Thanks to the kind weather we were able to use the hotels gardens to capture some images of the guest and of Jennifer and Derek, both of whom made my job very easy. The whole day went very smoothly and I would just like to thank both Jennifer and Derek once again for asking me to be their wedding photographer. Here is a sneaky peek at of some of my favourite pictures captures on the day. Any guest who attended the day will be able to view the entire collection using the following link https://www.aleckirkham.co.uk/client-gallery-wedding/
It was time for our annual family pilgrimage to Blair Drummond Safari Park. The children were very exited however my youngest boy Sam (3) was a bit concerned that the lions where going to have him for lunch thanks to his big brother. As every I did back a bag with a camera to capture a few snaps of the animals if the opportunity arose. When photographing animals in safari parks or zoos the hardest thing is trying to exclude any man made items from the background. Using a really wide aperture will help isolate the subject and blur the background however as the photographer you can make a big difference to the image by being aware of the background and also by applying appropriate in camera cropping. Here a few images I took during the visit: –
