Wedding Photographer at Old Thorns Hotel and Country Club near Liphook in Hampshire

Today I was at the Old Thorns Manor Hotel, Golf and Country Estate, near Liphook in Hampshire. I was doing the wedding photography for Joanne and Robert.
Jo and Rob were good FUN to work with and clearly had an enjoyable time. After a short ceremony, effectively in a new bar location at the hotel, we all headed back to The Hampshire Suite, for an afternoon and evening of photos, a wedding breakfast and celebrations into the night. You can see their website here: http://www.oldthorns.com/
I hadn’t attended the venue since March 2010 and it is still being redeveloped extensively and we were in the 'Hampshire Suite' and not the ‘Grand Ballroom’ location on this occasion at this fantastic venue. The highlights for me included photos on the golf course near to a lake with fountain and some other fabulous locations. We were driven around in golf buggies at speed by Greg who was very helpful and knew all the best places to visit. I have attached a few of those images to give you a flavor of the day and can’t wait until the next time I return to this fantastic (from a photography perspective) location for a wedding in Hampshire.
I thoroughly enjoyed working at Old Thorns again and got on well with their wedding coordinator and the in house disco DJ who was clearly very experienced and knowledgeable about all aspects of his job.
The images will be available for viewing for Joanne and Robert 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.

Wedding Photographer at HMS Warrior and the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea

Today was a local wedding at two of my favorite locations – HMS Warrior in the Historic Dockyard and the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea. I was doing the wedding photography for Tara and Tim.
The ceremony was enjoyable to photograph and was on the ‘Half Deck’. The setting and atmosphere at this venue is fantastic - its a maritime location that is truly special.
We were lucky to get dry, yet cool and very windy conditions - for some great opportunities for photos around the ship. Having photographed the ceremony and signing of the registers, we opted for some photos on deck and at various locations, before the couple and their guests headed over to the Royal Marines Museum for an evening of entertainment and a great meal, provided by the staff of County Caterers. You can view their website here, or via the link to them from my own website links page: www.countycaterers.co.uk

The website of HMS Warrior is here: www.hmswarrior.org and the Royal Marines Museum is here: www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk You might be interested to pop along to the Royal Marines Museum wedding fayre on 19th June if you are considering a Portsmouth location for a wedding reception. You could meet me then too!!

The images will be available for viewing for Tara and Tim 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.

Marwell Wildlife Park 10K Run and Fun Run - official photography.

Today I attended the Marwell 10K running race and Fun Run, hosted by Eastleigh Running Club. You can view their main website here: http://www.eastleighrunningclub.org.uk/ There is a link on their home page through to the Marwell 10K. I was the official photographer for the event on 22nd May 2011 for around the 6th year running. It was their annual 10K ‘road’ running race and Fun Run. The event website is here: www.eastleighrunningclub.org.uk/marwell.htm and you can see a ‘Race Review’ if you are interested. The members and volunteers from Eastleigh running club, lead by Deb Tyler, do a fantastic job at this race, in my view.
We had mild, overcast and windy conditions and I managed to capture a good selection of images around the course and near to the finish area.
I photographed at around 1K and also about 400m before the finish area and was able to capture images of the vast majority of runners as they sprinted down the hill into the Wildlife Park.
The location for this 10K and childrens fun run is truly unique. The event is supported by the staff at the Wildlife Park, a number of whom were running in the event. You can view their website here: http://www.marwell.org.uk/
Now in its 12th year, the money raised from the event for the Wildlife Park (many of the runners raise sponsorship monies for it) will go towards Marwell’s ongoing work to conserve endangered species and habitats, both locally and internationally, and to care for and feed the animals in the park. So it is also a race with a great cause & both myself and my family are annual members – it’s a great day out for kids and adults too.
You can view all (1400+!!) images of this and other such recent events at my website: www.martinlewis.biz where I host my events and other (mainly wedding) photography. A couple are shown here just to illustrate my role on the day.
The images are now available for viewing and sale to the runners, typically the same day of each sports event I cover.
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.

Wedding Photographer at The Langstone Hotel, Portsmouth (on Hayling Island in Hampshire).

Nicky and Darren’s wedding ceremony and reception was at The Langstone Hotel, at Hayling Island, Hampshire. It’s a fantastic hotel and right on my doorstep, which made a nice change as I cover weddings all over the South of England nowadays.
I started my day with some shots of Darren and his Best Man and Terry, the Father of the Bride. Terry in fact got married at this same location, a fair time ago (sorry Terry) – so the hotel has been popular for a long time.
The ceremony was good to photograph as the Spinnaker Suite benefits from a fair amount of natural light, as there are large panoramic windows, overlooking the harbour.
Having photographed the ceremony and signing of the registers, we opted for some photos outside the rear of the hotel, overlooking the harbour and distant Marina.
The Langstone Hotel is a great location for photographs. It is a large hotel, situated in the beautiful coastal rural Hampshire countryside, surrounded by Chichester harbour and a busy marina in one direction. You can view the website of the hotel here: http://www.langstonehotel.co.uk/ You can contact the wedding coordinator at the venue on 02392 776 776 or email her via their website. On the day I was assisted by Hayley and Franco who were really helpful and supportive to me.
I stayed right up to the speeches, cake cutting, plus a first dance, as you can see from my sample photos. The images will be available for viewing for Nicky and Darren and their families soon after the wedding.
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.

Equestrian photographer at Fair Oak, Rogate, West Sussex for the Wey Valley Riding Club.

Today I visited Fair Oak - the Cross Country Course at Rogate in West Sussex. I was the official photographer for Wey Valley Riding Club and their event on 8th May 2011 – one of a range in their Omnibus 2011 Schedule in which I advertise and am listed as their ‘official photographer’.
You can view the website of Wey Valley RC and find details of all their events, membership, news and results here: http://www.wvrc.co.uk/
The contact for these events at WVRC is Storme Whittaker: 07765 124 955 or email stormewhittaker@tiscali.co.uk Storme and her team of members and volunteers did a great job at organizing this event, which was very enjoyable to support.
I captured images of the furthest field on the course, giving me a widerange of fences. As it was also a training day, it gave riders free opportunity to jump any fences, or none, and in any sequence. This made it fairly tricky to cover as a photographer as there was no rythum or sequence to the riders, unlike in a competitive event.
The images will be available for viewing very soon. For a limited time of around 4-8 weeks you can view all my images in the order online section on the website: http://www.martinlewis.biz/ There are a few sample images here, just to give you a flavor of the event.
If you are an event organiser and might require an experienced equestrian ‘official’ photographer – please feel free to get in touch to chat about your ideas and requirements and to see if I am free and available to help you.
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.

Special event photographer at HMS Warrior in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Having nipped over to Portsmouth, late this afternoon, I headed to one of my favorite locations – HMS Warrior in the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. I was doing the Birthday and Wedding Anniversary photography for Anna and Mark.
We captured some family photos around the ship. We opted for some photos on deck and at various locations, before the couple and their guests headed below for a great night of partying. Starting a little prior to 7pm, I covered some family photos and then candid photos above and below deck, before the guests sat down at around 8.15pm to a fantastic meal, provided by the staff of County Caterers. You can view their website here, or via the link to them from my own website links page: http://www.countycaterers.co.uk/
The website of HMS Warrior is here: http://www.hmswarrior.org/ and I always enjoy working with the staff here and particularly Julie and Andrew who coordinate their events and weddings and were both present and working hard to make things run smoothly, as they did. .
The images will be available for viewing for Anna and Mark and their family and guests 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.