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Spring is here...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:58 +0000

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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bipp midlands professional photographer of the year.

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:23:25 +0000

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.

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

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

Newborn Photography Nottingham

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:54:00 +0000

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..

Get to know you shoot.

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:58:11 +0000

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...

Luv this shot.....

Gracie.....

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:35:53 +0000

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...

Grace - sneak peek

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:24:12 +0000

Wow, what a treat it was to shoot little Grace at 8 days old, more images to come later today.

lesley and dean

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:00:06 +0000

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.

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

Baby Lydia

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:10:28 +0000

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.

new year, new projects (sneak peek)

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:36:47 +0000

Happy new year to all that follow my work and my blog, 2010 has started with a bang with so much to do my head is spinning, but not as much as Ann Marie & Joe who had their 2nd child, Lydia on Christmas Day and i think you will agree she is perfect her 1st photo shoot went really well with lots more shots to follow in the next few days.

it's times like these

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:53:45 +0000

Wow a sensational year is over and a brand new one beckons, i have set many goals for 2010 for my personal and professional lives but if i can get praise like this from my clients in 2010 then it is all worth while.

Bec and Ryan were a FAB couple below is there thankyou email they sent me!!

"We are so glad we chose Karl!

After seeing his stunning wedding photography online, we just had to meet up with him. His laid back manner filled us with confidence that he would be just what we needed for our special day.
Our budget was tight but we decided to spend most of it on the wedding photographs and we are so happy we did.

From the moment Karl walked through the door on the big day he made such a huge impact. Such a lovely, creative guy that helped keep everyone in check - not an easy task to say the least!

We were quite nervous about doing the private session as we hadn't really done anything like it before but Karl gave great direction and we got some fabulous shots.

Once we had the proofs, we had the hardest decision of all to make, choosing the images we wanted in our album. We managed it eventually and left Karl to design a masterpiece of an album. He did us proud! The only word to describe the end product is SENSATIONAL! Something we will treasure forever, no way is this baby getting put under the bed to gather dust!

Thanks for everything Karl, you have been truly wonderful and will come highly recommended.

Rebecca & Ryan "

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2009 highlights

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:47:04 +0000

It is that time of year to look back on what has gone by in 2009 and to look forward to the new year to come, 2009 has been a fantastic year having been invited to shoot many amazing wedding stories at some of the countries best venues (and the ones i make myself..ha ha ) but the best part is meeting some of the most beautiful Brides and uber handsome grooms, it is this that has made 2009 a GREAT year. I have taken my photography to new highs and with some exciting new projects for 2010 hopefully there is much more to come. Merry Christmas to all my Brides and Grooms it was a great pleasure to attend your weddings and hope your 1st Christmas as husband and wife is your best ever. click the play button below for highlights of the 2009 wedding season be patient you are there somewhere!!

Fine art at its best

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:32:40 +0000

with only one Wedding left in 2009 i am posting more and more of my studio work for all to see and i am amazed by all the emails asking for advise and enquiring as to whether i teach other photographers studio lighting and posing techniques, as of march 2010 i will be doing so on a one to one basis for a select number of other photographers, so keep the emails coming and i will endeavor to answer all the questions you ask.

My fine art nude work is also becoming very popular for clients in Nottingham and UK wide, it is all very tasteful and for those who do not like you are are looking at it in the wrong way. The female and male body are in essence a thing of natural beauty and when lit correctly look amazing.

Hope you all like...

nottingham fashion photographers

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:50:02 +0000

Pic of the day, From a model portfolio shoot i did last Saturday, more to come soon.

kirsty and lee wedding

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:45:19 +0000

Winter weddings offer so many unique opportunities for great images, despite the rain in the morning the sun shone all afternoon for Kirsty and lee's wedding, the ceremony took place at Elvaston castle church, we then departed for the Priesthouse on the banks of the river Trent, kirsty braved the cold to get some great images for her wedding album.

joe and nick - nottingham portraits

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:17:33 +0000

I Had the pleasure of shooting Joe and Nicks family portraits with there two children last week, it was great fun, they decided to have a second session after seeing one of my wall portraits in the studio, and i hope you agree they look fabulous together, they have both never had there picture taken before so well done to them and just below is a few pics of there amazing children.
For the wedding fans there is a new one coming soon......