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Morley Hayes Wedding Photographer | Helen and Andrew’s Wedding| SNEAK PEEK

Sneak Peek | Helen & Andrew

Many congratulation to Helen and Andrew, who had a wonderful wedding at Morley Hayes, Derbyshire on Sunday!

Both Helen and Andrew are larger than life characters, who thoroughly enjoyed their wedding day that was full of little surprises.  

For example, Helen’s dad didn’t know about the beautiful VW camper van that would be taking them to the ceremony, a vehicle her dad loves to bits.

Andrew didn’t know that guests were asked to wear pins of their favourite football team, there were lots of Leicester City, Derby County and a few (me included) Nottingham Forest fans, so there was plenty of football banter during the day. Andrew received his Leicester City pin just before the ceremony.

Then there was the fantastic magician, who no one knew about, except a very select few, to the great amusement of the bride, groom and myself when Helen’s sister Sarah desperately tried to find out who he was and what he was doing there when he arrived.

I personally had a great day, I’m very thankful to be working with a great couple and their wonderful guests.

Here are some of my personal favourite photos from the day.

So, how did I do as Helen & Andrew's Morley Hayes Wedding Photographer?

If you are looking at these Morley Hayes wedding photos because you're planning your own wedding there? Please don’t hesitate to contact me to discuss your wedding photography needs.

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Category: Weddings | Destination: Morley Hayes, Derbyshire | Car: VW Camper Van - Digby, Vanilla Moon Weddings | Magician: Paul Grundle |Setting: Documentary Weddings

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Meet Pepsi - The Jack Russell

Pepsi is a black, white and tan Jack Russell (and also a drink) who really seemed to enjoy having her photo taken. She's got so much character, especially with her left ear which always wanted to stand up tall! 

Pepsi is 12 years old now and is starting to go grey on her muzzle, but she wears the look so well. In fact I love her markings, it looks like she's wearing a nice black coat around her tanned body with some white paws for strolling around town. 

The day of the photo shoot was probably one of the hottest days of the year, it was boiling. Diane and Simon her owners had thought about doing the shoot in the conservatory until the warm weather came, thankfully there was room in the living room to set up, they even had a fan which was fantastic.

The fan certainly helped to cool me and Pepsi down, without it we could have had lots of panting photos of Pepsi.

When it comes to photographing Jack Russell's so far, they've all been full of beans, this wasn't the case with Pepsi, maybe it was the warm weather or maybe it's her age, but she was a real pleasure to photograph. She was so well behaved that we even had time to try a couple of different backgrounds, using both white and black to see the different looks we could achieve. 

I'm super happy with the images and so are Diane and Simon who were a pleasure to meet. 

If you’d like me to capture images of your dog to treasure, go over to the contact page and tell me a little bit about your fury friend or friends. Or if you just enjoy reading my blog posts and seeing my images, go down and leave a comment and share with your friends on social media.

Thanks

Daryl

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Meet Lola - Chihuahua Jack Russell Cross or Jack Chi For Short

This is Lola, she's a cute tanned Chihuahua cross Jack Russell or what is more fashionably known as a Jack Chi. Lola's 3 years old and she's been given a lovely home with Lisa her owner after she was spotted in a rescue centre.

Lola and Lisa are pretty much inseparable with Lisa describing her as her shadow and while I've been there that's certainly the case. Lola is very affectionate, I was given plenty of kisses while I was there, it must be something to do with those treats. Lisa did warn me that Lola likes to give you a big sloppy kiss on the lips and even in your mouth if she can, so be on my guard. I luckily dodged a couple of tongue licking attempts, keeping the kisses mainly to my hands.

Lola loves kids, fuzzy toys, cuddles (belly and chest rubs) and treats, especially cheese and spinach which I thought was quite funny for a dog.

The photoshoot itself went really well, as well as liking cheese and spinach Lola loved some toast as her treats. I wouldn't describe Lola as being the most obedient dog in the world, but we all worked together, toast in hand to coax Lola into position and perform.

Lola’s photo shoot was the first free dog portrait session following the successful advert that I placed on Facebook. I couldn’t believe the response I had, it was fantastic. I just loved how people were sharing photos of their dogs and sharing little bits of information about them. You also had people commenting on how cute they thought other people’s dogs were, it was great! You may think that that was a while ago now, as it was nearly a month ago, but I believe it’s really important that the first people to see the final images should be the owner or the person booking the portrait. Only after they’ve seen the final images will I share with the world.

Thanks again to Lisa and Lola!

Daryl

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Dog Portraits - Behind the Scenes Video

Behind the Scenes Video - Dog Portraits are a lot of fun to do and I've been photographing more and more studio style shoots in recent months. To give you an idea of what they're like, we created a behind the scenes video. 

In the video, you'll see Chester, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, for the most part he was very well behaved, but as you'll see in the video things don't always go smoothly, you can't expect animals to behave perfectly all the time. Chester liked to wander off from time to time and he also liked to go and play with his toys, which dog wouldn't :) 

Treats, toys, noises and a lot of patience seem to be the key to a successful dog portrait photo shoot. Treats and toys work well as a reward for good behaviour or provide an incentive to come over to the studio backdrop, noises (mainly coming from me or a squeaky toy) to get their attention for a split second.

These shoots are lots fun, I love to capture their personality and I try to bring that to the forefront of the final processed images. 

I use a small studio backdrop, bring it to your home, add a couple of flashes to freeze the action and the rest, as they say, is history. 

Oh yeah, I love black and white photography so I thought it would be good to have the video in monochrome from start to finish, it adds that timeless fine art quality. 

If you'd like to have your furry friend photographed then go over to the contact page and arrange a dog portrait today. For a little more information on the services I offer, go to the Info page.

Also for a limited time, as I'm enjoying photographing these dog portraits I want to build my dog portfolio, so I'm offering a free dog portrait session, to find out more go to the Offers page. 

Finally, I want to thank Paolo Verdolini for filming and producing the video, I really appreciate it, cheers mate!

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Dog Portraits - Behind the Scenes Video

Behind the Scenes Video - Dog Portraits are a lot of fun to do and I've been photographing more and more studio style shoots in recent months. To give you an idea of what they're like, we created a behind the scenes video. 

In the video, you'll see Chester, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, for the most part he was very well behaved, but as you'll see in the video things don't always go smoothly, you can't expect animals to behave perfectly all the time. Chester liked to wander off from time to time and he also liked to go and play with his toys, which dog wouldn't :) 

Treats, toys, noises and a lot of patience seem to be the key to a successful dog portrait photo shoot. Treats and toys work well as a reward for good behaviour or provide an incentive to come over to the studio backdrop, noises (mainly coming from me or a squeaky toy) to get their attention for a split second.

These shoots are lots fun, I love to capture their personality and I try to bring that to the forefront of the final processed images. 

I use a small studio backdrop, bring it to your home, add a couple of flashes to freeze the action and the rest, as they say, is history. 

Oh yeah, I love black and white photography so I thought it would be good to have the video in monochrome from start to finish, it adds that timeless fine art quality. 

If you'd like to have your furry friend photographed then go over to the contact page and arrange a dog portrait today. For a little more information on the services I offer, go to the Info page.

Also for a limited time, as I'm enjoying photographing these dog portraits I want to build my dog portfolio, so I'm offering a free dog portrait session, to find out more go to the Offers page.