Detail Wedding Photographs

As a wedding photographer, detail photographs are a key element to the wedding day story. With time memories fade, but this photo of Kirsty's beautiful shoes, will be cherished and tell the story in 20 years time.

This is why I urge all of my clients to opt for my full day coverage. Sometime's, you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

 

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Photograph by Neil Graham

Photograph by Neil Graham

Congratulations to Josh & Sophie on the birth of Elsie

Congratulations to Josh and Sophie on the birth of their daughter Elsie earlier this week.

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Photograph by Neil Graham

Photograph by Neil Graham

John & Lisa Engagement Shoot

I had wonderful pleasure of taking John & Kirsty's engagement photographs last Sunday in preparation for their big day. As always Michael Rammell - Weddings & Portraits joined me. Click on the link below to view the full engagement photograph collection.

 

http://www.neilgrahamphotography.com/john-kirsty/

With 2016 full, you can check availability for 2017 & 2018

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Photo by Neil Graham  

Photo by Neil Graham  

Skilled Photographs are not Cheap

When your thoughts to turn hire a wedding photographer, remember the following, "Skilled photographers are not cheap, but cheap photographers are not skilled". @rammellphoto

Higher a professional as you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

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Photo by Neil Graham  

Photo by Neil Graham  

Great Wedding Testimony

 "Once again a great big thank you for our photos of our wedding day Neil Graham and Michael Rammell of Michael Rammell - Weddings & Portraits you made it so special for us making everyone smile and laugh and the photos look so natural you guy's are so professional I will be recommending you to anyone who needs a photographer"

Thank you love John and Lisa xx

I am over the moon with this wonderful testimony from John & Lisa, it was our pleasure to be invited to photograph your big day. Thanks guys..

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Photograph by Neil Graham  

Photograph by Neil Graham  

Wedding Wednesday Smiles

Wedding Wednesday smiles with a classic wedding poem for all brides.


"Something old, Something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence for your shoe"


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Photi taken by Neil Graham  

Photi taken by Neil Graham  

Wedding Wednesday Smiles

Wedding Wednesday smiles with a classic wedding poem for all brides.


"Something old, Something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence for your shoe"


With 2016 full, you can check availability for 2017 & 2018


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Photi taken by Neil Graham  

Photi taken by Neil Graham  

Practice and continuous learning

I can't wait to photograph John & Lisa wedding with  @rammellphoto Rammell - Weddings & Portraits , but before that, I have the Relay For Life client meeting, cover a football tournament for 2 days and a fantastic wedding photograph course with @brettharkness Harkness Photography

Practice and continuous learning is what separates a professional from someone with a camera.

If you would like to check availability for 2017 please contact me now.

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Wedding Wedding

After the final preparation meeting with John & Lisa last night, plans are in place for their fantastic wedding. Michael  @rammellphoto  Rammell - Weddings & Portraits will be my partner in crime on the day, can't wait. With another client meeting tonight, 2017 is looking exciting.


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Photo by Neil Graham  

Photo by Neil Graham  

Best Man Speech

Everyone holds their breath for the best mans speech. I'm sure over Simmer there be some funny moment ahead to capture. Something you can't afford to miss!


Best Man's wedding quote to warm up June.


"The man who says his wife can't take a joke forgets that she took him." - Oscar Wilde


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Full Day Coverage

As a wedding photographer, the bridal preparation photographs are a key element to the wedding day story. With time memories fade, but this photograph of Claire almost prepared for her big day will live on forever.

 

This is why I urge all of my clients to choose my full day coverage. Sometime's, you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

 

With 2016 full, you can check availability for 2017.

 

Mobile : 07584 900938

Email : neil.graham0071@gmail.com 

 

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Photo by Neil Graham  

Photo by Neil Graham  

Client meetings

Looking forward to another client meeting tonight with Michael Rammell - Weddings & Portraits Spring's here and we are focusing on our 2016 engagement shoots and weddings.


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me now.


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Photo by Neil Graham 

Photo by Neil Graham 

Wedding day Smiles

All smiles, while waiting for his beautiful bride Claire.


Today is March 31st, so it's you're last chance to receive a FREE romantic engagement shoot over the Easter break.


When you reserve your wedding with Neil Graham Photography, you will receive a £250 gift from me which will include one free stunning 8x10 print to cherish.


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Photo by Neil Graham  

Photo by Neil Graham  

Audi photo review - Panning

A couple of followers on Google plus ask me how I obtained a crisp photo of the winning Audi LMP 1 car at the 2013 Le Mans, I thought I'd put together a quick check list of what I do for my night time panning shot.

My Gear- Canon 60d and Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM Mk 1. Click for technical data.

1. Try to find a length of straight with flood lights or perhaps an entrances or between corners, the main reason for this is it provides you with a consent light source and at corners you have cars bunching up which provides light from behind. In a way the flood lights becomes your key and car headlamps become your fill light at ground level.

2. I always shoot to the right of the histogram in Raw which seems to allow more information to be captured by my APC crop sensor in my Canon 60d.  By coincidence, +Martin Bailey of Martin Bailey Photography recently produced a podcast #381 about shooting to the right and Martin explains it in more technical detail and much better than I could so it's worth heading over to Martin's website or iTunes and have a listen.

3. Test shots, to set up your camera and don't rush because they will come past again and again. You also can test your panning technic, I stand with feet firmly planted to the ground and rotate my hips as smooth as I can, plus I tuck in my elbows tight to reduce my own nature shake.

4. Always aim for a correct in-camera exposure, which will give you more room in post processing to recover highlights and open shadows up. I try not to go over ISO 3200 on my Canon 60D but I'd rather have the correct exposure in camera than under expose and recover in Lightroom 4, so I will go above ISO 3200 if required. It's better to smooth the noise in Lightroom 4 with a correct exposure rather than under expose, then increase your exposure in LR4 as this only produces even more noise to deal with as you push it higher.

5. I use the centre focus point on my camera for the best sensitively during focusing and the lenses set on stabiliser 2 for side to side movement.

6. As mentioned before if you find a straight which you can access safely with subjects only moving from left to right, this will help your camera to focus quicker. If the cars are coming at you then away fast, the camera not only has to track the target towards you, then the camera has to move focus, this is one of hardest things for your camera to do, especially in dark conditions.

7. Put your camera in high continuous, Al Servo. I can guarantee that not every photo will not be in focus, as I found in a set 8/9 burst, only number 3 and number 7 would be in focus. I would set up to take 8/9 photos and only expect 2 photos to be useable. For me this is not a bad ratio of return. I also delete the others to save space on my hard drive space. Some photographers say never delete any photos, the choice is yours.

8. Normally all of my photos are hand held because as a normal paying customer at the motor racing there is not enough room for a big set up, but I if remember correctly this time my camera was mounted to a tripod, because I was making a video and this did reduce my up and down movement.

9. Finally, I use Lightroom 4 for my post processing. Generally I only adjust the exposure, highlights,shadows,charity and vibrance,then I sharpen, apply noise reduction and lenses correction and that's it. No photoshop at all. (Mainly because I don't know how to use it)

Below I have all of my camera settings and my post processing setting in Lightroom 4, plus the before and after photo.

Camera Settings 

1/100 sec at F/2.8 ISO 3200 200mm (EF70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM)

This is a 50% Jpegs of the CR2 original before processing in Lightroom 4.

This is a 50% Jpegs of the CR2 original before processing in Lightroom 4.

Lightroom 4 processing settings

Temp 3800 (Fluorescent) Tint +21 , Exposure +30, Contrast 0, Highlights -41, Shadows +62, whites 0, Blacks 0, Clarity +44, Vibrance +20 and Saturation 0.

No Curve, no HSL, no Split toning.
Sharpening- 36, Radius 1.0, Detail 2, Masking 40, Noise Reduction - Luminance 67, Detail 50, Contrast 27, Colour 49, Details 50

Normal Lens Corrections with LR4 Profiles and Colour.

The winning number 2 Audi LMP1 at Le Mans 2013.Click on the image to view more audi photographs. 

The winning number 2 Audi LMP1 at Le Mans 2013.

Click on the image to view more audi photographs. 

I hope this short summary helps you with you're panning shots at night. Again, it does show me using my prosumer camera you can still produce some very good photos.

If you have anymore questions please email neil@neilgrahamphootgraphy.com