J&A Photo blog
What J&A's photographers - Andy Robinson & Sarah Martin have been up to in the World of Photography.
Have recently been asked to do a number of ‘Boudoir’ shoots and as this style of photography is very much in vogue at present, I thought you might like to see a couple of images from my most recent shoot! Proper Boudoir Photography is all about making the subject look classy, beautiful and alluring - a million miles away from the sort of ‘lad’s mags’ cheesy glamour that many photographers seem to think ‘Boudoir’ means! You know the sort of thing…stick her in a bikini on a beach and photoshop her until she stops looking real!!
This session was with the very lovely Stacey, who wanted the shots as a gift for her intended; (incidently, J&A now offer ‘Bridal Boudoir’ sessions for those brides wishing to give their future husbands the ultimate in personal wedding presents!!) She thought that she wasn’t good enough to do “this sort of thing” but I think you’ll agree that the photos show her to be stunning! I trust that her intended was suitably pleased and flattered with the results!! Andy
Was lucky enough to borrow the Fuji Reps x-10 for the bank holiday weekend, and can quite honestly say that I love it so so so much, admittedly I didn’t venture to far (it was raining and had to stay in to watch the bee movie) but did make it out briefly, well as far as barnstaple and the back garden anyway
Sarah
Spent a lovely couple of days in paris earlier this month. Inbetween the coffee, pastries and wine I managed to get a few shots in. I took my sigma 70-300 out for the first time in a while and was glas i did as it lead to some great shots of the parisian locals, still saving for a wide angle lens oh and a fuji x-10 as i’m just so in love with that camera, the wish list just keeps on getting longer
Sarah
Recently shot the Wedding of Liz and Patrick at Landkey Church & Saunton Sands Hotel - fantastic day! The rain held off for most of it enabling us to get some lovely photos and capture some classic moments! The little bridesmaid and pageboy really stole the show and managed to stay at 100mph throughout the day!! Liz and Pat are currently on honeymoon and we wish them all the best for their married life - certainly couldn’t have had a better start!! Andy
Wow! What a shoot! Sometimes in photography you do things that, with hindsight were probably better off not done! In this instance, it was my request for the models, Chloe and Rich, to ”go and swim out to that rock!”.The shoot was for the next issue of The Wedding Factor magazine, and the theme was ‘beach weddings’. Anyway, by the time we had reached the beach and set up the shot, the tide was coming in rather quickly and the temperature had dropped to very, very cold! But Chloe and Rich insisted on still having a go and proceeded to walk into the sea! What professionals!! In the shots, they don’t reveal that they are freezing their bits off and getting more and more alarmed at the amount of water surrounding them!
You’ll have to wait until the mag comes out to see the final images, but I’ve posted a shot of the two of them in the water, along with another of the beach images taken earlier in the afternoon! Andy
Now I’m back after the Easter break with the kids, business doesn’t seem to have let up! Still really busy shooting Portraits and Engagement photos…and, of course, trying to catch up with the editing!! Here’s a couple of pics from Zoe and Fadi’s maternity session that I did the other day. I’d been privileged enough to photograph their Wedding last August and we produced some stunning images then; so I was really looking forward to photographing Zoe pregnant. They’d travelled down from Bristol especially for the shoot and fortunately we’re all really pleased with the set of images! Sometimes it’s difficult to capture the grace and calmness of a pregnancy, all too often the results just leave the lady looking large!! Fortunately this couple exude grace and calmness, so I knew I wouldn’t have a problem!! Zoe and Fadi have already booked for their newborn to be photographed within the first week of his/her’s life, so we will see how they react to becoming parents for the first time!!
Andy
Had a lovely pre-wedding shoot with Beatrice and Daniel, who are getting married in May. The weather was kind to us and we spent the afternoon walking around the park and taking photos! Both Bea and Dan allowed me to indulge my love of photographing people in front of graffetti, though I do think that I was just ever so slightly mad!!Suffice to say, the venue that they have chosen for their Reception just been refurbished and there is not then slightest hint of graffetti to be seen anywhere - much to their relief!! Andy
Wow! What a hectic few days! Two engagement shoots, four baby sittings, a maternity session and a Wedding at the weekend! Still, it’s great to be so busy - I’m not complaining in the least!! I’ll try and keep up with posting things, but I’m supposed to be on holiday this week, so you’ll have to bear with me a bit!
Anyway, here are a couple of shots from Liz and Patrick’s engagement shoot which we did in the studio at the couple’s request. Normally, I like to do these pre-wedding shoots outside, to simulate more closely how we may do things on the actual day; but after a particularly ‘un’ friendly game of football the previous night, I was rather glad that I wasn’t racing up and down in the open air!! Liz and Patrick proved to be lovely to work with, and were happy to try different poses (which is the secret to a good engagement shoot) and I am really looking forward to their Wedding in a couple of weeks!
Andy
Just picked up the North Devon Brides magazine and delighted to see my photo of James & Emma gracing the front cover. Their wedding is also one of the featured weddings and it was lovely to be reminded of their fantastic day - and the cake, made from cheeses, was one of the most unusual I have ever seen! Of course, Emma is slightly pregnant on the cover and if you read some of my previous posts, then you’ll see shots of Emma’s new baby, Jameson!
I do feel very honoured when I’m able to document a family’s life - from the engagement photos via the marriage and then when children appear…and it also makes me feel pretty old!!
Andy
Absolutely delighted! I’ve just been awarded a Gold, Silver and Bronze bar from The Guild of Photographers’ national monthly competition. The photo of Jess taken against the window has been chosen as an Image of the Month, so please log onto www.photoguild.co.uk if you’d like to see it in all it’s glory…and find out a bit about The Guild!
Andy
