Wedding Photographer Northamptonshire - Natalie & Ian at the Benefield Wheatsheaf

Natalie & Ian’s wedding at the Benefield Wheatsheaf has to be one of the most colourful weddings I have had the privilege to photograph. The bright colours ran through the whole theme from the flowers, bridesmaids dresses, ties, cake and room decorations. Even a bright orange VW Camper Van featured in the days proceedings. Here is a collection of photos to demonstrate that even though pastel shades are currently the vogue a strong colour pallet can also work if you are looking for something a bit different.

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Venue - Benefield Wheatsheaf
Flowers - Bluebell Floristry
Cake - The Sugarsmith

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Photo Booth Hire Northamptonshire

We are excited to announce our latest addition to our Event Photography Services. We can now offer Photo Booth Hire for your Wedding, Party, Prom and Corporate functions throughout the UK.

Photo Booths are the latest craze to hit the UK. Hugely popular in the USA with the UK market initially being exclusively for Celebrity Parties. But now we can offer the hire a stylish Photobooth for any event that you may be planning. Superb for Weddings, Parties or Corporate functions our booths are fully modular and transportable allowing us to erect them wherever your function is being held.

The Photobooth is extremely simple to use, with the FREE use of our Prop Chest to create that fun factor. From the touch screen you can choose to have a photo taken, or to leave a video message, with on-screen instructions helping you every step of the way. If you chose the photo option, a lab quality dye-sublimation print will be ready in seconds for you to take home as a moment from the occasion. The host of the party will receive a complementary digital copy of all the photos and videos as permanent reminder of how much fun everyone had during the party. You can even opt to have the images streamed live to Facebook.

Please have a look through our Photobooth HIre web pages to discover the latest craze and must have accessory for your party.

Further Reading: Wedding Photo Booth Hire | Party Photo Booth Hire | Corporate Photo Booth Hire

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Northamptonshire photographer wins more awards

During July I received an email from the SWPP which reminded me that I hadn’t submitted any work into their Monthly Competition for over 6 months.  The following day I spent the morning sorting through some recent work to find some images that I felt were particularly individual and which may be awarded a score.

The last time I submitted an image was last year.  The scoring system then was

• no-score
• Bronze (acceptable professional image)
• Silver (above standard image)
• Gold (of the highest standard and published in the Professional Imagemaker)

However, the SWPP has now changed their scoring system as it became clear that it was fairly easy to gain a Bronze which was undermining the ability to become an Award Winning Photographer.  If you have followed my work you will know that we have previously won a Gold and a Silver (we have discounted our Bronze awards) but now the goal posts have changed.  The new scoring system is now:

• Not Awarded (fall below the standard to be given an award)
• Highly Commended (Above standard, potential of being reclassified as Gold)
• Gold (of the highest standard and published in the Professional Imagemaker)

So how would some of my work fair with the new scoring system, I submitted four images for judging and waited nervously for the results to be announced at the end of the month.  I am delighted to report that we gained Two Highly Commended, with the other two failing to reach the standard.  Here are the four images (I have included the 2 which didn’t win awards so that you can gauge the standard required) and their stories.

Image 1 Score - Not Awarded

This is an image from a family shoot in our studio.  Booked as a birthday treat we took the typical group poses, high-key and low-key, finishing with some individual shots.  This one stood out to me as being interesting.  I love images that make you look twice, or study the photo.  This gentleman’s face is full of character which has been enhanced by using one hard light source to give contrast across the face and bring out all of the details (smooth beauty skin just wouldn’t do for this shot).  The pose was very simply, just look at the camera.

Image 2 Score - Not Awarded

This is one of our signature wedding shots, taken outside at 10pm with two light sources off-camera to the left and right.  Our bridal couples love these shots, a great finishing shot for the album.  Having taken several poses (yes this is a posed shot) this is one of my favourites.  I love the expression in the pose, the intensity of the eyes fixed onto each other, and the dramatic lighting giving shape but still showing a colour to the sky.

Image 3 Score - Highly Commended (yeh!!!!)

This image is from a low-key shoot with 18 month old Ethan.  Much softer lighting on this photo compared to ‘Image 1’ but still very directional from the right hand side to give that light fall-off to shadow to left.  This was almost the last shot of the session.  We went through the structured poses but Ethan wasn’t in the mood to perform, so we then changed the shoot to a ‘play time’ to try to get some relaxed images.  The ‘play time’ shooting process is something we have to do regularly with children but it would normally be a high-key shot with the lighting covering a large area allowing the model to move around freely.  It was a bit more tricky with this style of shot because the lighting only works in one position, so we had to try to get Ethan to play in one spot.  This shot was captured when we had finished, Ethan thought the pressure was off not knowing that I was sneakily still shooting.  A un-complicated scene with vignetting and a streaming light source taking your eye straight to the subject.  The relaxed look off camera, and the bear feet showing little toes makes this shot for me.

Image 4 Score - Highly Commended (second Yeh!!!!)

For those of you who follow ASC Photography will recognise that this is a type of image that you are not used to seeing from me.  A change in direction from most of my commercial work, but one that is close to my heart.  I am a petrol head and would love to introduce car photography to our services.  This image is my first exploration into offering a car photograph service to those petrol heads out there who have a loved one tucked up in the garage.  The biggest difficulty with car photography is trying to replicate that magazine look that we all love without using a very expensive studio setup specifically to photograph cars.  After lots of experimenting I have now perfected a night-time shooting technique using long exposure, light painting and reflecting to produce beautiful images.  The car image in this scene is pure photography (no photoshop work enhancement).  The car has been cutout of its original scene and placed onto this landscape that I have created using several of my own landscape stock images and some photoshop wizardry.  I am really pleased with the result, one step closer to adding Car Photography to my business :)

So there you have it, two images not awarded and two winning a Highly Commended score.  Which is your favourite and do you agree with the judges???

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Pre-wedding Engagement Shoot? We don't want that!!

As you may know here at ASC Photography Solutions Ltd we pride ourselves with a level of service which is unusual in the current market. Unlike most Wedding Photographers we promote our renowned All-inclusive packages to our couples, which includes amongst other things an Engagement Shoot. The Wedding Fair season is upon us an undoubtably we will have a percentage of couples who will initially horrifyingly say "Oh no, we don't want that!!". However the reason that they give for their reaction is that they don't like their photograph being taken and want to limit the experience to the wedding day. What they soon come to realise is thats exactly why they should have an Engagement Shoot.

Almost without fail one of the wedding couple will say that they hate their photo being taken and that they are in some ways dreading the experience. Also the bride, once she starts thinking about here wedding photography, will start to ask questions about how to walk and sit in her dress, how should she pose, "what do I do with my hands?". For all of these reason, and more, we strongly recommend a photographic session with your photographer before the big day.

From my point of view this sessions will help prepare the couple, and me, for the Wedding Day. Initially it is a good ice-breaker and a getting to know each other session. I will be at your wedding all-day, so if we get to know each other better the day will flow right from the start, with more relaxed smiles and poses. The sessions are always relaxed and light hearted, but very productive for the couple and me. Each couple I photograph naturally suit different poses. The session helps us explore these options allowing me to plan very carefully the photography for the day, and at the same time proving to the couple that they can take posed and natural photographs. Come the day both the Bride & Groom will know what kinds of things we will do, they will be relaxed about it, and the intimate alone sessions we will have will be quick and effortless allowing them to get on and enjoy their day while I capture the rest of day naturally unfolding. We have only one opportunity to photograph probably the biggest day of your life, taking an hour to prepare really is a no-brainer.

We will announce on Facebook the Wedding Fairs we are attending, come along, we would love to see you. Alternatively phone us at the studio to book an appointment to view our albums and discuss your plans.

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Cambridgeshire Wedding Photography - Vintage Wedding at Tilbrook Church

Michelle & Christopher chose the All Saints church in Tilbrook for their intimate Vintage Wedding. Michelle had a very clear vision for her big day. Everything was planned very carefully from the stunning vintage style lace dress to the matching icing decoration on the cake.

These plans extended to the style of photography they wanted which made this wedding very exciting for me, and one that I couldn't wait to plan and execute. They had cut out of magazines very stylised shots that they loved, especially focusing on sepia and black&white effects. I must say it was refreshing to work with a couple that knew what they wanted, and based their choice for their photographer on ability, not purely on price. They especially liked an image by Tami-Foto that they found in a magazine, which inspired this shot of Michelle & Christopher in-front of a newly ploughed field. The shot was planned during our engagement shoot, and worked a dream on the day, creating this stunning image which is taking pride of place on a full double page spread in their Graph-studio Storybook album.

One of the best parts of being a wedding photographer is providing the clients with images that you know they will cherish forever. In particular with this wedding, and this image, Michelle & Christopher were bowled over with final effect, and just from their expressions when they saw it for the first time I knew this was another job well done.

For further information on our wedding photography please visit our website, blog and Facebook pages. Alternatively contact us to visit the studio were we have a full display of our wedding albums and literature.

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Cambridgeshire Wedding Photography - The Haycock Hotel

The picturesque village of Wansford in Cambridgeshire set the scene for Holly & Ivans December winter wedding at The Haycock Hotel. Holly & Ivan are moving to America in the new year therefore this was also a bit of a fairwell gathering, with family and friends not only celebrating their marriage but enjoying an evening together before they disappear over the pond.

Unfortunately the weather was particularly bleak for their day, with the temperature staying below zero, and the constant threat of more snow to add to the already white covering. However this did not dampen everyones spirits, with all braving the outside for some quick shots before the light totally dissapeared and we had to retreat to the warmth inside. The Haycock Hotel is a georgeous 300 year old coaching inn, boasting a rich heritage, now being run as a luxurious hotel with every room oozing character. This is a regular venue for us, infact it was here in the gardens where we took or SWPP Gold Award winning photo of bridesmaids skipping through the beautiful pergola that runs through the centre of the walled garden.

Here are a few photos from the day. Congratulations Holly & Ivan, and all the best for your new life in America.

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Jenny & Gary's Traditional Album

We are putting the finishing touches to Michelle & Christophers gorgeous Storybook artwork of their Vintage Wedding today. Can't wait for them to see it. Will share some pages with you once the client has seen the artwork.
For those that prefer a more classical album here are some shots of Jenny & Gary's finished Traditional Album. If the classic style album is your thing you cannot go wrong with these Italian Mario Arceboni albums, Jenny & Gary chose the 11" x11", finished in white, with 30 pages. Beautiful craftsmanship and made to last....

For more information on our wedding photography and our Classic Albums please visit our website:

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