This was taken last year. On looking through some of my friends wedding shots (4 weddings in a year), I spotted this. There’s no weepy first song. No side steppin’ to Wet Wet Wet. Full on laugh from the stomach, lungs and throat. Love it.

Tony and Cassandra Bates, Tuscano 2009

I’m sure they wont be too keen on me posting this. Its not really flattering is it. Although they know they are being photographed, they still seem to have this sense of release, as if the photograph was stolen, with them unawares. Either that or they love having a photo taken after a few Cheeky Vimto’s on that day of the 25th, in December. Whichever way, It has two people I love enjoying themselves. Having banter with me. The lighting’s not great and its un-touched but it still has a little punch. The hair going separate ways to frame the image. The excited and the piss-taking expressions. The garish snap shot. Sorry bab x

Thought I’d catch up over the last couple of months, since new year.

In January I visited ‘the summer house’, followed by Tallinn. In the middle of the forest, I played in the snow, snow, snow. I enjoyed vodka, meat and fish. With more snow. A beautiful place and the people are amazing.

Laulasmaa, Estonia.

More snow…

Thanks for visiting the site and joining me on my photo blog, which, will hopefully provide a week to week insight of the goings on in my world of photography among other things. It’s fair to say that I have been sceptical in starting this visual diary for various reasons. However, I hope it to help me think about and nurture my work in several areas. Firstly, I’d hope it to help in my own constructive criticism – where can I improve, both in my production methods and in developing my own photographic style.

When I started to take photography seriously, while studying, for some reason I had this stubborn desire to avoid looking at too much other work in detail. However, over the last few weeks or so, I’ve sourced many of my favourite images and covered the walls of my office space. This seems like an obvious thing to do considering an appreciation of visual imagery but for whatever reason, its taken me this long. I’ve not only added a new life to my working area but noticed how much I have actually been influenced by iconic images by established commercial and fine art photographers, both in subject matter and style. I’m starting to see a thread going through my work and I’d like to think you were too.

For any of you taking an interest, feel free to comment on any of the text or imagery in the posts, I’d be interested to hear what you have to say.

Until the next post…

Ian