LemonSplash Photography

LemonSplash Photography now has a new splash page to introduce you to our website and blog. I suddenly realised that I had no visual images of the very fruit that gives LemonSplash Photography its distinct name. When choosing the company name I wanted to convey that we approach wedding photography from a very different point of view and that we create fresh zesty images that are timeless. We use reportage photography to create a storybook wedding album for you, one that includes all the emotions and joys of the day. Reportage photography is all about us standing back and observing you enjoying every moment of that day. All our clients to date have been delighted with the results and on all occasions when we have finished photographing your wedding we have been asked if we have even been photographing the bride, groom and guests. A true testament of how unobtrusive we are.

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Reportage Wedding Photography

Reportage photography is to try to photograph somebody without them really being aware that they are being photographed. This allows the photographer to capture a more natural image of the person similar to candid photography. It also allows the person viewing the image to get a real sense of the occasion and the atmosphere of the event.

As a reportage wedding photographer my time is spent capturing those natural images rather than creating posed scenes. I look for all those beautiful moments that exist in all weddings so leaving you to fully relax and enjoy every moment of your special day.

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Still Life on Grey Days

Once again the weather is not conducive for taking photographs outside. Its that dull flat, grey half light that makes everything look flat. So instead of photographing outside I decided to setup a still life on a small camping table and see what would come of it.
This was a very easy image to create. I started by photographing some fruit from my fruit bowl and placed a white sheet underneath and around it to create the blank canvas I needed to add the text. The butterflies were lifted from an illustrator file and then place around the image to give the impression that they had fed on the fruit and were now flying away. Lastly a texture and some curls were added in photoshop. I hope you like the image and maybe its given you some inspiration to try something similar.

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More Album designs

Following on from the previous blog here is another example of a contemporary wedding album layout. The bride and groom wanted something fresh and stylish so an album size of 30x30cm was suggested giving me enough room on the pages to create full magazine style layouts. This meant the bride and groom were not forced to choose a limited number of images for their album which they were delighted with. If you would like more information on what LemonSplash Photography can do for you then please visit the website http://www.lemonsplash.co.uk/ and if you like what you read and see then get in touch with us.

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Wedding Albums with a Difference

Are you looking for something different in a wedding album? A break from the traditional line up of your guests and all those stuffy posed shots. LemonSplash Photography can provide you with the perfect solution. We produce books and albums that tell the story of your wedding from the moment you begin putting on your makeup through to the first dance and beyond into the evening festivities. The wedding album is then put together using the latest in editing software to produce a truly unique memory of your day. Our wedding albums contain as many as 300 images of your day and are produced using only the highest quality materials. So go on give us a call for a no obligation chat about how you would like your album to look to reflect your personalities and the festivities of the day.

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The Warmest Day of the Year...So Far

It was great to get out today and feel the sun on my back and legs. This image is of the biggest landmark in Selsey..The Lifeboat Station. Viewed from a lobster fishing boat as it tied up for the day. Sadly there were no lobsters to catch as the sea is far too cold at the moment but we did manage an impressive haul of whelk's. The walk along the beach as always was pleasant as for some strange reason it never ever gets crowded despite Selsey having a population in excess of 12,000 residents.

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Connection

This image was comissioned by the mental health charity Impact. It was the centre piece of an exhibition during the Brighton Arts Festival week.
The image is of an anonymous person reaching out for help. and was taken on my driveway. I wanted to portray that people view others with a mental illness as almost non descript or in extreme cases almost a non person and that the person often feels like the world around them doesnt see them as bona fide people.
I hope my attempt worked and that people see meaning in my image.

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Marbles

Another dull day...Decided to play with some marbles. This image is very simple to create. All you need are some marbles, blue tack a mirror and some black card or felt.

First of all the marbles are secured to the mirror with a small spot of blue tack. The black card or felt is then angled so that it covers the whole surface of the mirror. Lastly I placed a strobe to light the marbles from the right hand side and then took the shot.

As you can see it was a very simple setup but created a funky image.

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The Art of Photography

There’s little that can equal the enthusiasm for photography that I find at my local camera club. Having said that, since buying my girlfriend a Fuji Finepix she never leaves home without it and it’s often me, the photographer, waiting for her to take photos! I hear many professional photographers – and amateurs alike – bemoaning the advent of digital, not without good reason for it has certainly had a detrimental impact on many a professional photographer’s income – but I’ve come to realise, it’s done wonders for the art of photography. My girlfriend is the first to admit she can’t draw a matchstick man and her painting’s limited to messily emulsion-ing the walls but like many people, she’s got a desire to create something that she finds pleasing and gives her a lot of pleasure – and her digital camera has given the means to do just that. Our local camera club has grown wonderfully over the last couple of years in particular as more and more people are seeing the opportunity a digital camera gives them to capture that which they find beautiful and create something special. Coupling the increased affordability and availability of camera technology that was once only the domain of the professional and devoted amateur with the advent of the digital darkroom (which lacks the magic of a wet darkroom but I certainly won’t miss the smell of the chemicals.) people are creating pictures or art at a rate which is awe inspiring.
Of course, the upside of all this to the pro photographer is that whilst my girlfriend is happy to forever snap away with the camera on P for pillock-proof as she puts it, the number of people that want to stretch themselves and find out just what they can achieve is growing. And guess who can help them?

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Simplicity

We have all been there...Its wet, cold and miserable outside. You want to take some photographs but you just don't want to go outside!!
Your house is full of objects just waiting to be photographed. You don't even need an indoor studio. Some light from a window or even a desk lamp will do. Look around you see what there is. It can be as simple as an egg on a dark shiny surface or a full blown still life with the contents of the fridge and veg basket. Have a look see what you can find. Just remember the phrase the simplest things done well give the most pleasure.

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Fine Art Prints

LemonSplash Photography now offers fine art prints for sale.
To view the available prints please use the following link http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemonsplashphotography/sets/72157613356225707/

Prints are offered for sale on high quality Museum etched paper and are mounted as standard to 20x16. These prints are prices at £30 including package and posting to anywhere in the UK. If however you would like the print as either a canvas or an acrylic mounted picture to your own size then please get in touch and we can discuss your requirements in greater detail. To order a print please contact LemonSplash Photography via our website at http://www.lemonsplash.co.uk/ using the contact page.

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New Facebook Shop

LemonSplash Photography has now opened up a shop on Facebook. This now gives anyone interested the opportunity to see what past clients thought of the work that was produced for them and also to keep up with the latest news and information whilst you use the dynamic social networking space that is Facebook.

Please feel free to become a fan of LemonSplash Photography and pass the word around your friends and contacts also.

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Nick & Debbie Wedding Album

I was contacted in the summer by Debbie to photograph their wedding in the Witterings. What was nice about this wedding was everyone was relaxed and suprisingly I was given the remit to do whatever I liked and to be as creative as I felt was appropriate. The only two stipulations were that (1) they liked black and white images and (2) Debbie wanted me to recreate an image she had of her mother on her wedding day.

The biggest challenge for me was to design an album that flowed and followed the events of the day as they happened in a reportage style.
The wedding album was delivered last week and consisted of 48 pages, and over 200 photographs some of which you can see in the thumbnails. I used Bobbooks who I find produce superior quality coffe table style books. The printing was superb and perfectly matched my colour profile. Debbie phoned me the day she received the album to say thank you and how delighted she was with the finished product.

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