A wedding workshop at High Rocks -- outtakes

In my last post I showed you 20 pictures from a wedding workshop arranged by the wonderful Hannah May for young and creative photographers based in the SE of England. Part of that experience (aside from, obviously, shooting pictures in a wedding flavour) was networking and getting to know my peers. I had a great time doing just that, with some lovely and friendly people. Here are a few outtakes from the day, showing that wedding photographers have a sense of humour as well as awesome artistic and technical skills.

We started off in the rain, and some were more prepared than others...

Photographer Nichola was our "bride", but couldn't resist getting a few snaps herself.

But she was great at the other end of the camera too:-

Maybe this is what prompted Tom, Laura and Marianne to get in on the act.

Finally we got down to business, photographing everything and anything. This was a common view...

And of course, we made sure the bride was happy with everything along the way.

Once our models tired, our entertainment for the remainder day was of the four-legged variety. A puppy with boundless energy.

And then, feeling satisfied with ourselves and full of pizza, we all rushed home to work on our selective colourisations... Ah, what a great day.

A wedding workshop at High Rocks

A few months ago I stumbled upon a group on Facebook for "young" photographers to share their knowledge and what little experience they had with each other. Even though we had diverse backgrounds, as gig photographers, fashion photographers and family & lifestyle photographers, there was a distinct leaning towards wedding photography, and particularly wedding photography in Kent. So what better than to get together at High Rocks in Kent, and have a day shooting a mock wedding without the hassle and tight timeline and "Uncle Bobs" of a real wedding day?

I'd been to a couple of photography workshops before, and even though I had come away with usable images, I didn't really get what I wanted out of the days. This day was different, because basically it was a bunch of like-minded people getting together to network, learn some tips & tricks, and perhaps try a few new things out in the arena of wedding photography. I didn't shoot a great deal, but I did learn a lot about the wedding business and photography techniques, and I met a whole bunch of nice, friendly and helpful people along the way. Below are a selection of images from that day, and perhaps there'll be a follow-up post of outtakes if you're lucky!

Thanks to Nichola and Marcus for being our model couple.