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  • Aimee & Ian London pre-wedding photography

    Aimee & Ian London pre-wedding photography

    We spent a few hours with Aimee and Ian in central London the other week, they asked for us to capture very natural and relaxed photography before their wedding early next year.

    The Gherkin is an important location for them as it was where they met on their first date, so we decided to start here. I wanted to capture not only Aimee and Ian at the Gherkin, but also bring London in to the photo by including some buildings in the background and in the reflection on the Gherkin itself. Continuing on from the Gherkin we made our way to Leadenhall Market and then London Bridge to capture the feeling and busyness of London as well as the famous bridge itself of course.

    For the last location, we jumped in to a London cab and arrived at their local wine bar which holds fond memories for both Ian and Aimee. For this scene I made use of passing pedestrians to emphasise that feeling of being isolated in a moment together, with London carrying on around them with its usual frantic pace.

    An excellent day out and I’m looking forward to seeing them both at their wedding soon.

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  • London Fashion Week

    London Fashion Week

    Canon cameras invited us to London Fashion Week to photograph a show by designer Julien MacDonald, with a view to producing a set of photos in our style (although we also took a few catwalk fashion shots for fun). You may remember we shot LFW last year, also with CPS (Canon Professional Services); you can view that by looking at our previous London Fashion Week article.

    After the show we were shown in to a room where Canon had set up a 360 photography rig at the show called Canon Fashion 360˚ Studio. Utilising many Canon cameras rigged up in a circle to photograph at the same moment, causing anyone in the middle of the rig to have their very own personal freeze frame Matrix moment. Of course myself and Laura had to jump in and you can check it out at the bottom of the post.

    julien macdonald london fashion week 2014

    London Fashion Week Canon 360 from Henley Bailey on Vimeo.

  • Ashley and Alan’s Autumnal Orangery wedding in Holland Park

    Ashley and Alan’s Autumnal Orangery wedding in Holland Park

    Ashley and Alan are such a charming couple, from the moment we met them we slipped into easy conversation and Ashley’s meticulous and extensive planning and research for the day meant her excitement and energy about her wedding day was truly infectious. As the day neared, all the emails back and forth with the details of the day between Ashley and I meant it felt like going to the wedding of dear friends, and on the day it was really exciting to see her vision come to life.

    Both Ashley and Alan got ready at the very elegant Melia White House Hotel in Regents Park. Ashley had this as her base for a few years when she first moved to London from Singapore so it was the perfect choice for the wedding day preparations as it held a special place in her heart.

    I’ve just re-read what I’ve written above and am amazed I’ve taken this long to tell you about how beautiful Ashley looked on the day. As she slipped into her chic custom-made Stewart Parvin gown, there was an audible gasp in the room as it fitted her like a glove and when teamed with her floor length veil, radiated elegance reminiscent of a classic movie star. Alan couldn’t hide his emotion and joy at seeing her.

    The couple had opted for an intimate and cosy day with their nearest and dearest at the very scenic Orangery in Holland Park, acres of beautiful sculpted parkland in the very heart of London. Holland Park is peaceful and beautiful at the best of times, but on a crisp sunny afternoon in autumn, it really is spectacular. Before the ceremony we managed to take some time to walk through the park including the impeccable Kyoto gardens with Ashley and Alan and get some couple portraits making the most of the beautiful golden sunlight.

    The ceremony always is a very poignant part of the day, but with the golden light streaming through the glass walls and ceiling of the orangery, and the autumnal colour scheme Ashley had opted for there was a real feeling of nostalgia and magic in the air.

    After the post ceremony drinks, canapés and group photos, events moved on to the poignant speeches and then dinner lit by candles as the sun set on a truly special day.

    Ashley had chosen some brilliant wedding suppliers, special mentions have to go to Jeff Woods Visuals, Elliot Bassila at Rossano Ferretti  who was Ashley’s hair stylist, Mary Jane Vaughan  for the beautiful flowers, Louis Mariette for the beautiful side tiara and Maggie Hunt who was Ashley’s make up artist.

    Below is a narrative of their day, you may notice there’s two shots of the fountain couple shot. Myself and Henley couldn’t agree on which to include and ended up shaking on adding both. My favourite is the colour, his the black and white. Let us know which you prefer, extra Limeleaf points for saying the colour version!

    – Laura

    Ashley drinking tea in the Melia White House Hotel in Regents ParkLip makeupAshley getting ready for her weddingAshley the bride smiling during makeupBrides gown carried across Melia White House Hotel room in Regents ParkStuart Parvin gown carried by Ashley (bride)Alan the groom getting readyGrooms jacket buttons

    Groom Laughing

    Stuart Parvin wedding dress

    Ashley's flower tiara

    Alan with friend in the Melia hotel.

    Bride and bridesmaids look at brides shoesAshley under her veilAshley's veil extendedBridesmaid taking a photo of the bride with an iPadBride and groom laugh with grooms mother

    Mary Jane Vaughan wedding flowers

    Ashley stands by flowers in hotel lobbyMelia hotel front doorsSmiling bride with flowersAshley approaching taxi outside the Melia HotelBride in London taxi cabAshley smiling in London taxi cab before her weddingGrooms sister and mother through taxi windowHub cap reflection of wedding guests and bride in taxiBride smiling in London taxi cabAshley and Alan smile during their wedding ceremony

    Orangery ceremony at Holland Park

    Ashley places ring on Alan during their wedding ceremonyAlan lifts Ashley's veil in the orangery, Holland park.Autumn wedding flowers in nice light

    Belvedere wedding flowers

    Alan and Ashley in the kyoto gardens, holland parkAshley and Alan couple photo silhouetteAshley and Alan prepare for a couple photo near the Orangery, Holland Park.Pedestrian watches bride and groom pose for photo

    Holland Park wedding photo of bride and groom

    Kyoto garden wedding photoBride and groom in the gardens of the BelvedereSilhouette of the bride's veil and groomAshley and Alan enter the orangery for their wedding breakfastAlan delivers his speechAlan and Ashley pose for photo in the Orangery/Belvedere archesBelvedere Holland park wedding photography of bride and groomBelvedere Holland park wedding photography of bride and groom through fountainWedding guest puts hands up in front of cameraFamily moment with wedding partyLeaving the Holland Park Orangery at the end of the dayBride in london taxi

  • London Fashion Week with Canon Professional Services (CPS)

    London Fashion Week with Canon Professional Services (CPS)

    Canon invited us along to London Fashion week to shoot a couple of collections, including Henry Holland and Alice Temperley’s collections at Somerset House in Central London.

    The show was introduced by Caroline Flack and we had a great time shooting from the photographers pit and eating complimentary Kinder Buenos. Being restricted to a narrow space to photograph the catwalk from, posed a challenge to apply our unique documentary style, but one that we really enjoyed and made us think differently.
    Caroline Flack presents London Fashion Week 2012Model wears fashion pieces from Henry Hollands collection at London Fashion week 2012Audience members look on as a model heads down the London Fashion Week catwalkA model in a grey tweed coat on the catwalk at Fashion weekModel on the catwalk at LFW at Somerset house

    Close up shot of a model in tweed trousers and leather gloves and a cropped top on the catwalk

    Model in a grey coat heads off the catwalk and into the wings as the audience look on at fashion weekModel heads down the catwalk as a photographer waits at the endModel heads dows the catwalk as the audience members look onModel turns and smiles at the photographer at fashion week

    Silhouette of a model is framed by lights on the catwalk

    Model seen from behind heads back into the wings after her turn on the catwalk at fashion week

    A model is seen heading down the runway in the background while the image of her face is shown on a photographers camera in the foregroundA model framed by the catwalk lights tips her hat to the waiting photographers at London Fashion WeekA model framed by the catwalk lights smiles at the waiting photographers at London Fashion WeekPhotographers shoot London Fashion Week 2012 for CanonModels for Alice Temperleys collection at London Fashion Week 2012 head down the runwayA model poses fro the photographers at LFW 2012Models head down the runway at the end of Alice Temperleys collection at London Fashion Week 2012

     

  • Canon 1Dx evaluation day with Canon UK

    Canon 1Dx evaluation day with Canon UK

    We had the privilege of being invited by Canon to try the currently unreleased Canon 1Dx at a Karting centre in London. We arrived and were greeted with a table full of the finest lenses and with plenty of 1Dx bodies to go around we were not short of toys to play with. We had also brought along our 1Ds mk3 and Canon 5D3 to compare the 1Dx against.

    After trying out the focusing, tracking and ISO capabilities I will say that anyone with a pre-order will not be disappointed, the 1Dx is a serious beast. Tracking the karts around the track was effortless for the 1Dx with entire series of shots in very sharp focus at 12fps.

    On more than one occasion as the karts flew past where I was standing I’d sometimes be playing around with settings and then at the last-minute swing the 1Dx up to my eye, hit the focus and shoot. Normally I would be very surprised to even get one in focus being so flippant with my shooting style but the 1Dx was nearing super powers and I found that more often than not I would get a sharp well focused image, usually several in fact due to the speed of the camera.

    Already owning the Canon 5D mk3 we were more accustomed to the new high iso capabilities of the new generation of Canon cameras and the 1Dx again is top of its game, changing how we’re going to be shooting certain aspects of work in the future.

    -Henley