Do Copyright laws regarding your images baffle you? Then read on…
I thought I’d write a helpful post explaining some of the confusion and myths surrounding Copyright law in England and Wales and where we all stand as photographers and clients. I’ll start at the very beginning; when someone takes a photograph, they own the copyright to that image. That applies to anyone, and any type of camera, including a mobile phone camera. So the copyright to the holiday snaps you take are yours and the copyright to the images I take of my family down the park are mine. The images created by the camera are the intellectual property of who takes the...
Read MoreClaire and Iain’s Lime Green VW Wedding in Stafford
Many brides dream of arriving at their wedding in a luxurious car, whether it’s a Jag or a Rolls, and there are some who dream of arriving in something different – Claire arrived in funky style in her and Iain’s newly renovated lime green camper van. Both are members of the Stoke and Stafford Dub Club and are huge fans of anything VW. As you can expect, the car park was chock-full of beetles and camper vans, all well polished and gleaming in the late autumn sun. The ceremony took place in Stafford town centre and Claire and Iain’s vows were watched by close friends and family. ...
Read MoreCherish The Dress – Shutter Rock Style – withoutequal photography
I was so excited to learn I had won a place on Chris Hanley’s Cherish The Dress workshop especially for the members of Shutter Rock.Chris’ theme for the shoot was Shabby Chic, and he had some excellent locations for the session near his studio in Cheshire. We had an empty clothes warehouse to play around in It had huge windows which gave us some wonderful backlit images of Jayne, our bride/model for the day. Jayne’s make up was styled by the wonderfully talented Jeni Morris. I would like to say thank you to Chris and Claire for generously giving us their time,...
Read MoreDanielle’s Beach Bridal Photography Session
We took full advantage of that gorgeous week of summer weather in Spetember when Danielle wanted a Rock Your Frock shoot. We asked if she was interested in going barefoot on the beach, and Danielle readily agreed. Here in the Wirral, we have some spectacular beaches and we leap at every chance to arrange a photography session using these beaches as gorgeous backdrops. We checked the tide times and sunset times, and headed off once Danielle had got ready at our studio. We think these images are simply stunning, the clouds at sunset gave the sky some amazing colours and Danielle in her...
Read Morewithoutequal wedding photography at 62 Castle Street in Liverpool
We were absolutely amazed at this Liverpool hotel – it is a stunning wedding venue and the bridal suite is simply gorgeous. Emma at 62 Castle Street is so friendly and lovely and is now promoting the city centre hotel as a wedding venue. We arranged a bridal shoot with the beautiful Keely and John, and Emma generously gave us the run of the hotel. We started in the bridal suite where we took some fun, relaxed images of the couple. 62 Castle Street hold the wedding ceremony in the Castle Suite which is the perfect size for a chic intimate wedding. It has huge windows that...
Read MoreGillian and Marc’s Wedding Photography Shoot in Croxteth Park, Liverpool
Gillian and Marc are getting married in October and we were delighted to be asked to photograph their wedding. They had arranged their wedding the year before but cancelled when Gillian became pregnant with their second child; a gorgeous little girl called Phoebe. When it came to rearranging the wedding, Gillian had fell in love with another wedding dress and as she couldn’t wear both to her wedding, we organised this shoot in the park near their Liverpool home where Gillian got to wear her first dress. I fell in love with her dress straight away, the elegance of its simple design made...
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