Updated Portfolio Slide Show

I've  just updated my web site with a new portfolio slide show.
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Silent Wedding Photography

Most people associate professional cameras with the machine gun like rattle of a group of press photographers firing off shots at a big event. Just how intrusive this can be was brought home to me at a recent choir concert in Exeter Cathedral where the sound of the official photographer's big DSLR was audible above the singing. I am always aware of this when shooting weddings and try avoid long bursts during quiet parts of the ceremony. Even if the couple and guests aren't aware of the noise at the time it becomes very noticeable on the soundtrack of any video being taken.

I no longer have to worry about noise though as I have recently changed to a professional system able to shoot in complete silence. It is also much more discreet visually, no big white lenses. This all suits my unobtrusive style of wedding photography

My new web site can be found at

http://anthonycollinsphotography.weebly.com

A work in progress so check back soon to see some more examples of my wedding photography.

D and J

Catching up with an update of new work. A wedding in a country house hotel in North Devon. A lovely day fortunately, after some torrential rain .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Photobooks

Now that many couples opt to have digital delivery of their wedding photos, what to do with their images? Although it's nice to see them on screen it's not the easiest way to share them with friends and family and photos were meant to be printed. An economical way to do this is with a photobook and I put my one together as a portfolio to show clients and also to see how easy it was myself. The company I used was Albelli and the whole process was a doddle taking just an evening. The nice thing is that the software allows you to view your efforts as a virtual book and you can chop and change any number of times until you are happy with how it all fits together.

To see the finished article
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Wedding Insurance

Organising your wedding is probably the most complicated thing you will ever get involved in doing. So many different strands to untangle and weave together for a single day. Miraculously it usually goes off without a hitch but what if just one thing goes wrong? A safety net which will come to the rescue if your best made plans take a tumble is a wedding insurance policy. If your cake maker is closed down because of a salmonella outbreak or your riverside marquee is washed away in a flash flood help is just a phone call away.

What has this got to do with wedding photography? Well no professional wedding photographer wants to let you down but illness and accidents can happen and with many one man businesses there is no plan B. If they are unable to turn up then chances are they won't be able to find you a replacement  at short notice either. If, heaven forbid, they have run off with one of the bridesmaids from the last wedding they shot then their own professional indemnity insurance probably won't cover them either :-)

Having your own wedding insurance puts you in the driving seat if anything goes wrong, like the difference between third party and comprehensive. Finding a photographer at the last minute is likely to be more expensive, and most policies even pay out to reshoot if the originals get deleted.

A quick check around the net found wedding insurance policies for around £20 but with all things you get what you pay for, so check the small print and don't be afraid to ask questions.

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