HOW I LIKE TO SHOOT…

WHAT I LOOK FOR AND SPECIALISE IN…

I’m not your average wedding photographer and nor do I want to be.

Hi, I’m Nick. I’ve lived in Dorset all my life, have a background in Web and Graphic Design and marketing, an awesome Westie dog called Max and love music, New Balance trainers, Brewdog, fine wine, Marvel, coffee… and I’m also a drummer. Do we have anything in common already?

With nearly two decades of professional experience and award-winning photography, I bring care, patience and attention to every couple’s story, waiting for the perfect moments to unfold naturally and capturing images that are uniquely yours.

I’ve always loved creativity and colour and my goal is to preserve the emotion, joy, and intimacy of your day in a way that feels personal, authentic, and timeless. It’s all about people and I feel lucky to capture the diversity and uniqueness of every couple I work with.

YOU AND YOUR PERSONALITIES… THAT’S WHAT I’M ALL ABOUT! SEEING YOUR CHARACTERS SHINE, WAITING FOR MOMENTS, JOY AND EMOTION.

NOT FORCED TO PERFORM

Seeing you interact together and capturing your guests smiles and beauty, being creative with our environments, using colour wherever possible and capturing the details.

Getting to know your photographer and having a great relationship with them is an important part of your search and it’s important for me too!

For Couples Who Value Feeling Over Posing

Your wedding day isn’t about perfect smiles, stiff poses, or checking off a shot list. It’s about the moments that happen naturally. The quiet squeeze of a hand before the ceremony, your dad’s voice cracking during his speech, friends filling the dance floor with epic moves and laughter that you didn’t see coming.

The moments that matter most usually happen in between everything else. They’re fleeting, unpredictable, and utterly real and those are the ones you’ll want to remember forever.

Years from now, when you look back at your photographs, you won’t just want to see how everything looked. You’ll want to feel it again. The joy. The nerves. The love. The chaos. The laughter. The people.

I capture moments as they happen, blending in with your guests so no one feels like they’re being ‘watched’. My editing is clean, natural and vibrant with punchy colours that bring life to your day without ever looking overly saturated or you or your guests feeling forced.

The experience and result is a collection of photographs that are real, joyful and distinctly you. Images you’ll fall in love with every time you look at them.

Because at the end of the day, it’s not about the photos themselves. It’s about how they make you feel. That’s why I don’t rely on rigid poses, generic locations, or formulaic shots. I explore your venue, scout creative locations and use natural light and surroundings to make each image uniquely yours. Every wedding is different, and every photograph should feel fresh, alive, and authentic just like your day.

MY PHOTOGRAPHY STYLE / METHOD

Below should give you some insight into how I diversify myself from other photographers work. How I work on a shoot, wedding day or pre event and how I edit my work:

Left, right and centre… Giving you time…

You’ll notice my photos are either left/right justified or dead centre. I want the audience to focus on the subject, to draw you in using creative compositions and to be correct in terms of photography methods (Rule of thirds).

90% of my weddings book a package with my signature
‘unlimited coverage’. Normally 9am-11pm, this ensures everything is captured which is awesome for summer weddings!

I love to work hard for you! – make sure no moment is missed and shooting creatively & naturally. Overly posing isn’t my thing, but, there are elements of it with a little direction when needed.

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95% of my work is naturally captured…

Those that do look posed, I promise you, were all real moments. The skill is making a natural photo look posed without you feeling like you have to perform or do something that doesn’t naturally come to you – whether you’re a bride or groom.

I put you in the right light, utilise architecture and interesting spaces, shoot through things and use each other to react to.

“Where was that taken? I’ve never seen anything like that at that venue before!”.

Are you a colour lover?

If you’ve been scrolling my work on here and on my Instagram, you’ll know I love colour! I seek out colour in all environments we’re in, whether on the wedding day or more commonly on an Engagement shoot (pre-wedding shoot). 

You’ll find a wedding venue doesn’t have too much selection for colour to use, whereas on an engagement shoot we can literally go anywhere, any time to find diverse environments that have a load more colour to play with. The way I edit means I can punch up colours but also use the true colours of the day, not faded or desaturated images, and also that the skin tones are true too.

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I am unique when it comes to
engagement shoots…

I never shoot the same location twice,

this is to help you think outside of the box on where we can go, to get to know each other, get used to the camera and give you a once in a lifetime unique experience that you’ll never have again. The sky is literally the limit to where we can go.

I’ve captured couples overseas in Greece and France, the National History Museum, The Tate, 4am sunrise at Piccadilly Circus and many more. Check out my engagement shoots or Client Stories to see more.

The way I edit… And staying true to skintones

Editing goes hand in hand with shooting and No photographer will do it the exact same way. I am also a skintone specialist that captures a number of multicultural weddings each year.

I love my images to pop with colour, look clean and rich and draw the viewer into the photo. I compose subjects left, right or centered.

You won’t find faded colours, over exposed complexions, white dresses and shirts that look blue, or any cheese with me.

Just huge passion, hard work and lots of time devoted to you.

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