Equestrian event photographer at Corradee Stud, Nottington, Weymouth in Dorset

Today I visited a new location for me – The Weymouth and District Riding Club hosted their Annual Show at the Corradee Stud in Nottington, WEymouth, Dorset. I was the official photographer for Weymouth and District Riding Club and their event on 26th June 2011.
You can view the website of Weymouth and District RC and find details of all their events, membership, contacts and news and results here: http://www.weydistrc.org/
We had an increasingly very bright and warm day, which made for great opportunities for photography. I captured images of the two showing arenas, before I moved around the venue for the later show jumping classes.
It was a good day, which kept me fully occupied until the close of play by mid afternoon. The riders all seemed to have a great day and participants and their families were clearly having a great experience at this fantastic venue.
The images will be available for viewing very soon. For around 4-6 weeks you can view all my images in the order online section on the website: http://www.martinlewis.biz/ There are a few 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. Please do not copy my images illegally, without first making a purchase.

Wedding Photographer at Langrish House Hotel near Petersfield in Hampshire

Today I was photographing a wedding at a favourite rural venue for me – I was doing the wedding photography for Laura and Richard at the Langrish House Hotel, near Petersfield in Hampshire. It was a 3.30pm ceremony, although I arrived early to have a good scout around and familiarise myself with this fantastic location. It was my first trip to langrish House on a summers day & so I was looking forward to some photography in their fantastic gardens and effectively, for a first time.

You can see the website for Langrish House here: http://www.langrishhouse.co.uk/ or via Facebook here: Langrish House Hotel The Hotel can be contacted on 01730 266 941 or else email frontdesk@langrishhouse.co.uk

The ceremony took place in an intimate room into which the guests were comfortably seated. This was adjacent to the larger adjoining room, within which most of the guests were later seated for the wedding breakfast. We were lucky to get fair weather conditions, rounding off what has been a pretty variable June for weather - for some great opportunities for photos around the gardens.

The images will be available for viewing for Laura and Richard and their families very soon. Just a few samples are shown here to give you an idea of the beauty of this location & this fab and fun wedding I was fortunate enough to 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 Royal Marines Museum Wedding Fair on 19 June 2011

What a fantastic day. I attended a Wedding Fair at The Royal Marines Museum in Southsea. This is one of my favourite venues to photograph in Southsea for wedding receptions and corporate and other prestigious events. A very busy day with a steady stream of people from start to finish. Well done to Zeenat and her colleagues including Liz at the museum and also Tracey and Jenny from Stylish Events http://www.stylisheventsfayres.com/ who put on this fantastic wedding exhibition.
Having recently and previously covered many weddings and other special events at the venue, I was excited about the opportiunity of meeting a large number of potential clients today and cetainly wasnt dissapointed.

To all Brides and Groooms and families who met me - Please feel free to contact me for further details, to discuss your plans or perhaps to ask for the opportunity to arrange to meet up at an alternative mutually convenient time, should you wish to do so. I had a good range of recent work and sample wedding books on display, including a couple which are brand new and from very recent weddings I have covered locally. More are available to anyone who want to pop over and meet me.

I presently advertise my wedding and other photography services in the 'Venue Hire Brochure' for the museum and you can see more information about the Royal Marines Museum at http://www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk/ or email corporate@royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk for further details.
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 in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Today was a Hampshire wedding at the fabulous venue of HMS Warrior in the Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth. I was doing the wedding photography for Suzanne and David.
The ceremony was great to photograph and was on the ‘Half Deck’. The mood and atmosphere at this venue is fantastic and has a distinctivly maritime theme!
We got a few opportunities for photos around the ship in between the showers and strong blustery conditions. Things were a little tricky at times during the photos owing to the weather conditions, but fortunately I know the venue very well and waas able to find areas below deck too. Having photographed the ceremony and signing of the registers in the Captains Cabin, we opted for some photos on deck and at various locations, before the couple and their guests headed below for 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 it is always a pleasure working with the staff here and particularly Julie and Andrew who coordinate their events and weddings. The images will be available for viewing for Suzanne and David 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 Portsmouth Register Offices, in Burnaby Road, Portsmouth.

Today I was at the main Register Offices in Portsmouth. I was doing the wedding photography for Laura and Christopher.
The ceremony was great to photograph as the main ceremony room in Portsmouth is ideally laid out and lit for photography and the staff are always very accomadating and helpful to me.
We moved swiftly for photos on the staircase and then attractive gardens after the ceremony performed by the Portsmouth Registrars: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/580.html I also advertise within the Register Office Ceremonies and Civil Partnerships brochure and enjoy working at many and varied wedding and reception or photography locations throughout the city.

The guests then headed off to The Mountbatten Leisure Centre for their wedding breakfast and further celebrations.
You can view the website of The Mountbatten Centre here. They are part of the Parkwood Leisure Group and provide leisure centre facilities all over the city of Portsmouth.

The images will be available for viewing for Laura and Christopher 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.

Official Photographer with Wey Valley Riding Club at Combined Training Day at Iping Cross Country Course, near Midhurst

Today I visited the Cross Country Course at Iping near Midhurst in West Sussex. I was the official photographer for Wey Valley Riding Club and their event on 5th June 2011 – one of a range in their Omnibus 2011 Schedule in which I am pleased to be advertise and am listed as their ‘official photographer’.
You can view the (new for this season!!) 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 show jumping arena, giving me a widerange of fences and shots. I hope these have given the riders ample choices.
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. I am looking forward to the WVRC next events which include dressage on the evening of 6 July and Show Jumping on 17th July.
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.

Wedding Photographer at St Nicholas Church in Wickham in Hampshire.

Today was a fantastic wedding at the Church in Wickham, Hamshire, of St Nicholas. I was doing the wedding photography for Rebecca and Rodney.

St Nicholas is lovely church and the Revd Elizabeth Groves conducted a family orientated ceremony. After a small number of photos outside the door of the church - everyone went a couple of miles along the A32 to a local rural Water Authority Pumping Station, where a large marquee, games and gazeebos, bar and nine piece band, kept everyone comfortable and entertained into the evening. I left at the point all the guests had been seated for their meal after a very relaxed, hot, sunny and laid back time, between ceremony and meal time.

The wedding car was provided by Steve of Lawnswood and was a classic Black and White Rolls Royce. I enjoy working at weddings with Steve and his cars.

The images will be available for viewing for Rebecca and Rodney and their families very soon. There are a few varied images - some of my personal favourites, shown here.
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.