Sekai Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu Renmei Martial Arts Seminar

A bit of a change for me this weekend as I spent it photographing the Sekai Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu Renmei Martial Arts Seminar held in Thetford, Norfolk. The event, now in it's eighth year, was organsised by Kevin Pell Hanshi who founded Sekai Ishin Ryu Ju-Jitsu Renmei back in 1990. The seminar brought together instructors from across Europe including Norway, Croatia, Germany and Switzerland along with over 100 students who were able to study a wide range of Martial Arts - from Aikido to Kobo- Jutsu. The event also raised funds for the Help for Heroes charity with Sempai Will Lexton taking on a 100 man wresting challenge.

All in all it was quite an experience and I came away from the weekend feeling quite exhausted - even though the only thing I'd lifted was my cameras!

All of the photos can be viewed on the 2up Photography websiite HERE










All of the photos can be viewed on the 2up Photography websiite HERE

Neil and Genna's Weddding - Lynford Hall

A couple of weekends ago I was lucky to photograph Neil and Genna's beautiful wedding at Lynford Hall in Norfolk. If you wanted the perfect day in the perfect setting for a wedding then this was surely it. The sun shone, the blue sky was dotted with a few fluffy white clouds and the Hall and gardens looked truly magnificent! After the wedding ceremony the bride and groom left the hall for the lovely gardens through an RAF Guard of Honour to the sound of a lone Scottish bagpiper - a stunning scene which sends a tingle down my spine even now...

The other half of 2up Ltd

This is a portrait of Geoff - the other half of 2up, husband and business partner and who much prefers to be the other side of the camera (unless of course he's clad in Lycra racing his bike!) However at the weekend I managed to persuade him to pose for me while still sporting his distinguished goatee (grown by necessity after an incident while out on a family bike ride but that's another story!) The hat belongs to our son which can also be seen in another post HERE. The shot also features one of Geoff's home grown sculptures that appear in our garden. These are faces which he has made from the various left over bits of concrete - another of which features HERE - that he has acquired during our longest conversion in history project.

Emma and Mark’s wedding: Hethel Church and Park Farm

Emma and Mark’s lovely wedding was a joy to photograph and included some unusual elements during the course of the day. After photographing the bride's preparations at her mother’s home in Wymondham I headed off to Park Farm, venue for the reception, where I joined all of the wedding guests for the journey to the church at Hethel in a 1959 coach. As the Groom is a coach driver this was a very fitting way for all of the guests to get to the tiny country church which has very little parking.



The church was made even more beautiful by the lovely weather which saw lots of light streaming through the windows – perfect for the non-flash photography which is usually a requirement during the wedding service. I was also very privileged to be able to shoot the wedding from where ever I wanted in the church so could capture all the detail of the ceremony.








The finale of Emma and Mark’s day came with their first dance at the evening reception which segued from a slow dance into a fantastic jive routine – fitting indeed as the couple had met at the Footloose dance school in Wymondham!

Brancaster and Deepdale

While the crowds were flocking to Wells for the Carnival on Sunday we took the quieter option and headed for Burnham Deepdale and a walk to Brancaster. As well as the usual shots of boats and the marshes we captured lots of abstract shots of fishing and sea side detritus.

Fens and fairies

Today I headed out into the fens for the final photography assignment for a brochure I have been working on for NWES. Working with a writer and designer we have been pulling together case study material about women who have been supported in the start of a new business. This morning's job took me to Chatteris where I photographed Carla and Olivia who have launched a new business called the Cleaning Fairies. Job done we headed back across the fens where the clouds were gathering for a monumental thunderstorm. It was one of those occasions where I was glad to have the camera on board!

Family photography shoot on the Village Green

Here are a few shots from a recent shoot I did for a lovely family on our Village Green in Carbrooke. It's a really beautiful spot for this kind of natural "lifestyle" photography and has wildlife areas, an amphitheatre, a pond and, at this time of year, lots of wild flowers.