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Wedding Photography at Houstoun House:
Rochelle & Callum

It’s amazing how much the weather can change in a couple of months. Back in February, there we were going Rochelle and Callum’s pre-wedding shoot at Blackness Castle in bitter cold, wind and rain…and here we were on their wedding day in glorious sunshine and relative warmth (I didn’t come home with the customary red forehead so I know it wasn’t blazing hot) – all hail to the powers that be I say!

I’m a great believer that, when it comes to photography, and wedding photography at that, what you put in is what you get out. In other words, relax, enjoy your wedding day, have a blast, don’t stress over anything and, trust me, it will show in the photographs. In my book, a photograph of a couple really enjoying themselves on their wedding day will always win hands down over an intricately posed to the hilt image, where the couple look just plain bored with the whole thing. Sure, there is a place for some stylized images but, for the main part, I really want the enjoyment of the day to come over in the images…and it certainly did this day.

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  • Rebecca TaylorMay 15, 2014 - 8:28 pm

    Absolutely beautiful, great work Mike!ReplyCancel

  • Rochelle MillMay 16, 2014 - 12:51 am

    Wow Mike these are amazing, it makes me smile so much as it allows me to relive the day a little. Thanks once again for such amazing wedding photographs, couldn’t tanks you enough.ReplyCancel

Portrait Photography in Linlithgow:
Rochelle & Callum’s Pre-Wedding Shoot at Blackness Castle

So, a few weeks ago, I was out with Rochelle and Callum on their pre-wedding shoot at Blackness Castle, near Linlithgow, somewhere I’ve never been to before. In many ways, I guess the title of the post is just a touch inaccurate, as we didn’t actually get to go into Blackness Castle itself (professional photography not being allowed without prior permission…and a fee), but just around the grounds and surrounding areas. And boy, was it cold!

I don’t often feel the conditions myself on a shoot – often feels like when I get behind the camera, everything else around me, including weather conditions, pales into insignificance. But, today, even I’m feeling it…brrr! A brief respite was offered from the biting wind when we jumped a wall to get down onto the beach area but that didn’t last long before we were back into the Arctic conditions for the remainder of the shoot…but hey, we got some nice stuff :-).

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  • Karin MckennyMarch 27, 2014 - 1:27 pm

    Lovely pics – you both look so grown up though, it’s scary! Good luck for the big day. Karin xxReplyCancel

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