Portsmouth Wedding Photographer. Joanne and Andrew get married at Portsmouth Register Offices.

Today I was at Portsmouth Registrar Offices. I was doing the wedding photography for Joanne and Andrew. The ceremony was good to photograph as the Portsmouth Register Offices has great light and an attractive staircase, gardens and ample space, unlike many Register Offices.

The weather and light was kind to us, albeit it there was a deluge or two before the wedding and on the horizon afterwards too – We were lucky as the recent gales and flooding meant for soft grounds & potential for really poor weather for photos.

We moved swiftly for photos into the gardens, after the ceremony performed by the Portsmouth Registrars: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/580.html We posed for some photos at various locations around the gardens before the couple and their 25 guests headed off to a local Social Club for a wedding breakfast and an evening of celebrations.
En route to the Social Club in Copnor we took a detour in the stretch limo, to take some photos of the couple in the shelter of the ‘hot walls’ in Old Portsmouth and some of those images are included in the sample alongside this blog. Its one of my favourite public places for portraits in Portsmouth.
The images will be available for viewing for Jo and Andy and their families very soon.
As always these images are © Martin Lewis Photographer and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and may not be used for any purpose without written permission from myself.

Hampshire Sports Events Photographer. The Gosport Half Marathon 15th November 2009

Today I attended the Gosport Half Marathon, hosted by the members of Gosport Road Runners Running Club: http://www.gosportroadrunners.org.uk/

I was the official photographer for the event on 15th November. The event website is here: http://www.gosportroadrunners.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=58 and it was a good turnout / entry level, despite the recent gales and threat of poor weather on the day itself.

We had very sunny and bright conditions and yet I managed to capture a good selection of images around the course and finish area.

I photographed the fun run and also the finish area and was able to capture images of the vast majority of runners as they ran towards the finish funnel.

The images will be available for viewing and sale to the runners very soon, typically within 24 hours of each event.

As always these images are © Martin Lewis Photographer and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and may not be used for any purpose without written permission from myself.

Portsmouth Wedding Photographer. Susie and Derek get married at HMS Warrior in Portsmouth Dockyard.

Today I was covering a local wedding at one of my favorite locations – HMS Warrior in the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. I was doing the wedding photography for Susie and Derek.

The ceremony was on the Half Deck and the weather came very close to dampening spirits, with a deluge just prior to the 5.15pm ceremony. The atmosphere at this is fantastic location is truly special and a great time was clearly had by all the 90 guests, with a further number arriving for the wedding breakfast at around 7.30pm.

Despite a heavy shower just before the wedding, we had some admittedly very dark opportunities for photos on deck after a ceremony performed by the Portsmouth Registrars: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/580.html and then a blessing by an Anglican Priest and sailing friend of the couple.

Having photographed the ceremony and signing of the registers, we opted for some photos on deck and at various locations around the ship and were lucky with a break in the heavy showers, before the couple and their guests headed ‘down below’ deck for an evening of celebrations and great food.

You can view the website of HMS Warrior here: http://www.hmswarrior.org/

You can also view the website of the fabulous County Caterers via the link to them from my own website links page, or here: http://www.countycaterers.co.uk/

The images will be available for viewing for Susie and Derek and their families very soon.

As always these images are © Martin Lewis Photographer and are protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and may not be used for any purpose without written permission from myself.