Saturday 21st June p.m. Bishopton Day 2008!

One of my last 'free' Saturdays for a while and quite pleased that it was on 'Bishopton Gala Day' which meant that I got time to spend with the kids while they got time to spend my money. The village has a great atmosphere on the Gala day which carried on after the main event with a kid's party at the local pub and off to friends for a b-b-q in the evening. I tried out my new Cannon Ixus compact camera and got some good shots of the Jez Avery stunt show.

Saturday 21st June a.m. - Pauline and Callum

I met up with Pauline and Callum this morning for a pre-wedding shoot. The location this time was Paisley. They were a great, fun couple and relaxed quite easily in front of the camera and I'm now looking forward to shooting their wedding in a few week's time.

Friday 20th June - Abi's graduation

This photo-shoot was the start of a busy weekend for me with portraits on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I shot Abi's wedding in August last year and it was brilliant to photograph her again on another great occasion. The graduation ceremony took place at Glasgow University and we used the opportunity to take the photographs in and around the cloisters


I'm used to photographing brides and grooms at this location, so I enjoyed the challenge of trying a different look.

Congratulations to Abigail M.Arch. on completeing her Master's degree in Architecture!

Laura and David

I was off out last week to meet up with Laura and David who are getting later this year at Balgonie Castle. As the couple live on the east coast, we arranged to meet midway at 'The Pineapple' near Kincardine. A pre-wedding (or engagement) shoot is a great way of getting to know a couple before their wedding and gives me a great opportunity to take some amazing shots for them - minus the pressure of the wedding day itself.

Anne-Marie and Barry - Saturday 7th June

Around and about Glasgow this weekend for the wedding of Anne-Marie and Barry. It was a glorious day and the wedding was a great family occasion. After their ceremony at St Catherine's it was off to Europs oldest public park- Glasgow Green, for photographs before their reception at St Andrew's in the Square. The groom's attire was quite a surprise and Barry looked quite striking in his white kilt. However, it didn't take anything away from Anne-Marie who was a picture of radiance from the moment I arrived for her portraits. A wee mention too for Brandon, their son, who did a fantastic job as their page boy - and he looked every bit as good as his dad in his kilt.

Gold Award - SWPP Monthly Competition

If you've been following the blog recently you may know that I've already picked up an award this year at the MPA Scotland's (Master Photographer's Association)annual awards. I'm also a licentiate with the SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) and, last month, I decided it was about time to start submitting some of my best work to their own monthly and annual competitions. I've only entered once before in the past - so you can imagine my surprise when, this time 'round, a certificate came through the door announcing that I'd won May's Gold Award in the Contemporary Wedding category.

I've already posted a couple of images from Karen and Chris's wedding back in early May and this was just another one of many fantastic shots that I captured. The setting is Greenbank Gardens in Clarkston and it's quite a dreamy, romantic shot.