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Hi There.... my name is Karl with a K.. and I am a wedding photographer from Nottingham UK who specializes in capturing relaxed portraits, amazing details and real moments in time, oh and don't forget the romance.... we do all this for some of the coolest brides and grooms on the planet.
This Blog is an archive of my personal and professional life, it features images from the weddings i shoot, the portraits i photograph and the friends and family that mean so much to me. It is in essence my own personnel photo album combined with an info source for my current and potential clients. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as i enjoy creating it...to view the iLife website, Nottingham Wedding Photographers
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Spring is in the air, the grass is starting to grow again, the bulbs are on there way and birds morning chorus has started (yes i am up at 4.30am to hear it).
The last week has been great and a big thankyou to all the emails and facebook chatter with regards to Congrats for all the award wins last week at the Bipp awards, all gratefully received and it means a lot to know so many like and admire my work, i have had numerous requests from fellow photographers who would like help with their photographic training which would be an honor and a privledge.
I am a little behind on processing at the moment with all the renovations at the studio which are now thankfully complete. Below is are a few  shots from a recent model shoot. Normal blog posts will resume very soon so keep checking back for more..

For the photogs out there, this was a 3 light setup, camera was the awesome Nikon D3x, processed in CS4 to my own special recipe.

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Its been a while since my last post, been absolutely swamped with processing and preparing work for the BIPP (British Institute of Professional Photographers) they had there annual image competetion last night, and whoopee i scooped the top prize of BIPP Midlands Professional Photographer of the year, as well as:

2010 Fashion Photographer of the year
2010 Portrait Photographer of the year
2010 Under 5's Photographer of the year

then these went through to the final judging where my fashion image won overall pro photographer of the year 2010, images are below.

I achieved a total of 10 awards with 1st merits and merits so a great year.

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This image of baby lydia won the under 5's photographer of the year 2010

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This image won 2010 portrait photographer of the year

This image won the Fashion Photographer of the year 2010 and then went through to the judging for the over all title and with it i scooped the title of Midlands Professional Photographer of the year 2010
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Jo Hastings says:

Congratulations Karl, well deserved. Love the final one, stunning.

(02.24.10 @ 09:17 AM)
Bec says:

Well done Karl!! Really pleased for you!!!

(02.24.10 @ 09:58 AM)
Cathy says:

Excellent images. Well done.

(02.24.10 @ 10:40 AM)
Norman Rubenis says:

You're the man!!! Wow, well done Karl, a great set of images and the awards were definitely well earned. LOVE the second image.... Congrats.

(02.24.10 @ 01:39 PM)
Will Pateman Photography says:

stunning mate ..well deserved..maybe i should join the BIPP again they must be teaching you something worthwile

(02.24.10 @ 02:08 PM)
Claire says:

Fantastic news! Congratulations ... knew you could do it tho ;o) Love all three - and the blanket's a winner, yay!

(02.24.10 @ 07:27 PM)
Becky Butterworth says:

Congratulations Karl, love all of them, the second is a real cracker.

(02.26.10 @ 02:33 PM)
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It seems like there are so many little ones being Born at the moment, This little chap has a story to tell, probably the shortest labor i have ever heard, 7 minuites, he came out so fast that he bruised all his face and blacked his eyes...bless. Thankfully most of the bruising had gone by the time of the shoot..

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Anonymous says:

Lovely images Karl, particularly like the last one, I've been looking for a tree stump thing like this for ages without success. Jo

(02.11.10 @ 02:47 PM)
June Jones says:

The baby photo's are amazing and extrememly unusual. Fac work Karl

(02.12.10 @ 07:30 AM)
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The weather wasn't great for the get to know you shoot with Kerry & James, but we still had great fun. We had the shoot at Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire. little did we know the grounds would be closed for laying of new paths so we did what we could where we could. Kerrys wedding is on the 1st of May @ a church yet to be decided........ vicar issues im afraid, I for one am shocked by the arrogance and rudeness of some of the church of England vicars ,at the end of the day they are being paid a lot of money for very little of there time, i will stop there as the Rant could go on a while...

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Luv this shot.....
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Anonymous says:

Great set Karl, love the portrait of Kerry against the door, simple but very dramatic too.

(02.11.10 @ 02:55 PM)
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02. 6.10
Ooooh so Cute!...... I had the pleasure of shooting Baby Gracie for her 1st photoshoot at 8 days old, she was amazing and slept the whole way though, her parents, Danielle and Stevie made great assistants so we could capture these fabulous images...

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Paul Brown says:

Beautiful work as always Karl

(02.06.10 @ 09:41 AM)
David Day says:

Life itself Karl

(02.06.10 @ 10:33 AM)
Will Pateman Photography says:

Nice finish and colouring to the shots...like the new addition of your name

(02.06.10 @ 11:30 AM)
Claire says:

Beautiful shots Karl ... gorgeous blanket too!

(02.07.10 @ 07:22 PM)
Bec says:

Simply stunning! Great work Karl...beautiful little girl!

(02.08.10 @ 10:15 AM)
Jill Bond says:

Loving the pictures of Gracie, they are all fab but my favourite has to be the 3rd one down. She is adorable, I bet mum and dad are thrilled with these. Take Care Karl Jx

(02.08.10 @ 05:43 PM)
Anonymous says:

Brilliant shots Karl, I'll bet her parents adored them, love the close up details.Jo

(02.11.10 @ 02:52 PM)
Helen says:

What a beautiful photograph x

(03.10.10 @ 08:26 PM)
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Wow, what a treat it was to shoot little Grace at 8 days old, more images to come later today.
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01.23.10
Having waited for nearly three weeks for Lesley and dean to return from there amazing American adventure honeymoon i can at last put up some of their amazing pictures from one of my favorite weddings of the year, Lesley and deans Christmas wedding which was held at the prestigious Colwick Hall, near Nottingham which is a Nottingham Wedding Photographers Dream venue. The temperature on the day was -5 but and snow and ice covered the ground but Lesley was a real star and we got some great shots outside.

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Beau - ti - full, Lesley was simply stunning all day.....
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Jilly says:

Lovely shots Karl, I bet the bride and groom were made up with these. I hope one day I will be able to capture such quality images. Jx

(01.25.10 @ 08:50 PM)
kerry wilkinson says:

Stunning picures, esp love the one with the bride looking up, shows the dress off perfectly

(01.26.10 @ 01:53 PM)
Will Pateman Photography says:

Great shots love the mirror shot full length indoors Awesome

(01.28.10 @ 12:22 PM)
Anonymous says:

Wow, love the image in the corridor with the mirrors. Jo

(02.11.10 @ 02:56 PM)
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01. 5.10
Christmas day born baby lydia's pictures are ready, she has to be the most perfect Christmas day present any parent could have, truly beautiful and much better than any Christmas dinner.

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Jo Hastings says:

Absolutely gorgeous. I love the tones and colours they work so well together. Your right, what a perfect Christmas present. Happy New Year.

(01.05.10 @ 04:04 PM)
Neil Butterworth says:

Wow! Fantastic images Carl, great close up shot.

(01.05.10 @ 04:20 PM)
Becky Butterworth says:

Stunning and beautiful, well done Karl. The set up is great and baby looks so cute ... it makes me want another! The floor was a great investment it looks fab!

(01.05.10 @ 07:36 PM)
karlbratby says:

Thanks Becky, always nice to hear your comments..

(01.05.10 @ 07:38 PM)
will pateman photography says:

great subtle tones and soft colours..nice one Karl

(01.05.10 @ 10:22 PM)
oneshotbeyond says:

How beautiful she is! Love that you captured so many details in these.

(01.07.10 @ 04:10 PM)
karlbratby says:

many thanks for the kind words..keep checking back for more

(01.07.10 @ 04:16 PM)
Bec says:

These are stunning photographs....congratulations to the parents of baby Lydia...she is perfect...well done Karl, brilliant as usual!!

(01.08.10 @ 01:42 PM)
Simona Buna says:

so sweet!!!

(01.14.10 @ 03:54 PM)
Alanna says:

Haven't been on the blog for a couple of weeks and was gonna have a nosey at the wedding and fashion pics as I usually do. But I came across these and they're so different to the other photos I've seen on the blog. Words cannot describe how amazing these pictures are. A million miles away from the pictures of babies posing in buckets and santa hats in Boots I'm used to seeing. Simply gorgeous.

(01.29.10 @ 09:51 AM)
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