Last week I was sat at my desk editing photos and answering emails when my phone rang. I answered the phone to a very worried bride who had been let down by her photographer 3 hours before her wedding.
Luckily my afternoon was clear so I organised all my gear and headed over to Cardiff Castle.
What a surprise when I got there to be up face to face with a real life knight and his armoured hound.
What a beautiful Game of Thrones wedding at the fabulous Cardiff Castle.
The Parkway hotel in Cwmbran for an amazing wedding
Read MoreSince the death of our late queen all over the news and social media there are millions of photographs of the Queen and her family spanning her entire life.
These images give us an insight into her thoughts, her personal family life and the amazing work she has done as our monarch.
I don’t know about you but these beautiful photos make me smile and feel in some way closer to her. They tell a beautiful story of her life and accomplishments.
Each year we organise Newborn shoots, Weddings, Autumnal shoots, Easter shoots, School shoots and Christmas shoots. These Photographs tell your families stories. In generations your ancestors will look back at these photos and smile and feel close to you.
Our photographs whether they be professional or taken on our phones are memories captured forever. Beautiful moments frozen in time.
“ Through the many changes I have seen over the years, faith, family, and friendship have been not only a constant for me, but a source of personal comfort and reassurance.” Queen Elizabeth II.
We get asked a lot about the images we take and for how long we keep them. (As long as we can we have a Minimum 1 year guarantee)
People do worry if they are safe and secure. As we have such low prices we are bound to cut corners? Never…
As you can see we have invested thousands of pounds on our enterprise servers that keep everything safe and secure.
We also store everything in the cloud
and also at an off site location as a another point of redundancy.
All of our cameras write instantly to 2 separate high grade memory cards incase one was to fail everything will still be safe and secure from the moment we press the button.
All of our data is all of your memory’s so keeping it safe is our priority.
Its HERE our amazing Easter studio has sprung in to action ready to capture everyone’s joys of spring!
We have s beautiful new set for everyone to enjoy, but spaces are selling out super fast! so come along to the studio and grab a slot while you can. and to make it even better its just £25 for the shoot and All of the images! we must be hopping mad so grab a space before its too late and we will see you there
Do photoshoots get better than this???
I got the amazing opportunity to pop down the the legendary Holy Cheesus in Newport South Wales to capture there amazing new shop thats dedicated to the best and most hardcore cheese lovers in South Wales.
So one dull Monday morning I headed in to the centre of Newport and was suddenly woken up by the most amazing yellow glow and the beautiful mixture of stunning cheeses and fresh brewing coffees.
Within seconds of entering the amazing restaurant my heart warmed and my eyes almost popped out at the delights on offer.
I have never before seen such an array of the most juiciest oozing cheese delights that ranged from the famous Morning Glory breakfast Sandwich to (my fave) Hallou-is-it-mi thats stacked from Freshly baked white bloomer bread spread with chilli jam, halloumi, chorizo & cheese blend. The flavour combination is out of this world!
and to top it all off they also offer Gluten Free and Vegan options and everything on the menu is fully customisable.
Its here!!!! our awesome new easter studio is ready to take the lineup to our Mini Photoshoot range!
Come on down and feel the first signs of spring in our fantastic new studio build. And even better our prices are still just £25 for EVERYTHING! yes thats the full shoot and ALL images. spaces are limited and it will sell out fast but if you want to capture your little ones this spring is there a better way to do it? BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT
THIS IS ME!
Still about the same height just with less tattoos
Simply put its one of the most basic and oldest mechanical objects that has changed very little over hundreds of years. It simply lets what it see’s be captured for ever.
The magic comes however not from the Camera but from the guide who is holding it. It is to me like a musical instrument of the visual world with the ability to freeze time so generations who are not even walking this earth yet can view us as we are right now.
Hold that thought for a moment. Its a history maker. It allows us to capture emotion, size, colour, expression, feeling, happiness , sadness, the list is endless, but from that moment the shutter is pressed, it is frozen for life for everyone to view, comment ,remember, partake and discuss. Teleporting the past into the future.
When I put it like that is sounds as if it’s a device from a futuristic world or something from the realm of a dark science fiction novel. But everyone of us has this amazing device, lots of us more than one, from phones computers webcams even security cameras. So much so they are taken for granted the power they hold. They allow us to view and capture our own history. From birthdays, the standing in front of the door going back to school days, the family meal out, the funny position the dog was sleeping and we capture it all.
Why do we take some images that are mundane to so many? because to us they are our world. Grab your phone and take 5 scrolls through your pictures and I can guarantee without you even knowing you will smile at them. The memories they trigger, the tastes the smells the mood of the day, it will all come back to you instantly like some strange euphoric rush transports you to that place for a moment and you …… remember.
MY FIRST PICTURES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN VERY FLATTERING
This idea has gripped me since I can remember, the fascination with not only the technical side of images and cameras but how light can change a mood, how the colour of that light can physically make you feel warm or cold, the perspective that these memories are viewed from, and when you combine all these factors together they are the ingredients of a well tuned recipe, like the power and expression of an orchestra the end product will be so memorable.
I am the conductor of that orchestra, My camera is my baton and I harness all the other factors in to the lens to create the symphony of memories that will stay on this world forever.
I feel my job is not to win loads of awards, not to charge extortionate prices but to allow everyone to have there own orchestra that creates their own amazing memories without having high pricing, hidden costs and being held to ransom with your own memories for the entire contents of your back account. As many studios do.
My mission in life is for everyone to be able to afford to capture there own story that just cannot be put in to words, to create and compose your own personal symphony’s because fundamentally its so vitally important that we remember for us and our family’s that are not even born yet…
When I get asked to work with local bands it always excites me as music has always been close to my heart. Meeting up with Catalysts was no exception.
To say these guys “Get It” is an understatement these guys Make it!
With decades of experience between them they define the words professionalism and enthusiasm. From the moment we meet on a cold early morning in the heart of Pontypool you can tell music is everything to them and it corses through their blood at ultra high pressure just waiting to escape and immerse everyone with some astounding sounds.
From the bands humble beginnings back in 2018 the band made waves in the music scene with the debut single “Alive” full of riffs and guitars tightly flying through power chords and stinging vocals that haven’t been heard for a very long time.
Fast forward to the ending of lockdown where creativity ebbed and flowed via online meetings late night chats and virtual rehearsals the result is something astonishing. Born was the song
“Ultimate Warrior III”
This newly released feisty animal of a track has the power and gusto to blow the head off the most hardened rocker. With the most powerful lyrics from the get go, a tempo that would make any fitness fanatic beat every PB. Sharp husky backing vocals and raw riffs and licks that instantly send the feels to all the right places.
This is the place to be and the band to watch.
Get out there and check out theses guys at a venue near you soon when all of there powers combine on stage they become the ultimate warrior of welsh rock and it will take a serious moves to even come close. (you have been warned)
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zcCikpGRcl1GlbQGFzgYg?si=VU3MDLkBSbG70XMXeMuUpQ&nd=1
At last we can see that little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. So many of you have been holding off and waiting with bated breath for the next government announcement in the hope that restrictions will be lifted.
All the planning, all the re-arranging and worrying is almost over and guess what! We can’t wait to capture your beautiful weddings again. If you are one of the many who have already booked with us or a brand new customer we are ready!!! The wait will be worth it and we promise to capture every moment and every beautiful memory of your extra special day.
The images below are from one of our first post lockdown weddings and although the guest numbers were small the love in the bride and grooms hearts was bigger than ever. The intimacy and love was bouncing from wall to wall of the church, and who doesn’t like a fairytale ending…..
