Bonne Terre Bridal Photography

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On Sunday 25th May, I was privileged to photograph a bridal portrait session at the beautiful location of Bonne Terre, located in Nesbit, MS. Bridal portrait sessions are standard for most of my wedding collections and are perfect for capturing the beauty and elegance of the bride's wedding gown under ideal conditions, away from the time pressures of the actual wedding day.

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Kathryn & Norris will be married in this chapel on 14th June - I can't imagine a more romantic setting and I am so looking forward to working with them on their wedding photography and producing their finished wedding book.

Apparently, the chapel was built as a memorial to the wife of the property owner. Her story is a sad one - she had survived cancer only to be killed in a train accident on her way to Chicago. This chapel serves as a wonderful testament to her.

I will post more images from the bridal portrait session once the clients have had a chance to view them. The photographs turned out beautifully and several of them will make excellent canvas wall portraits.

Rena & Bryan Engagement Photographs - Sneak Peak

On 6th May, I had the wonderful pleasure of photographing Rena & Bryan's engagement portraits at the Memorial Park in Memphis. This must be one of the most picturesque cemeteries I've ever seen, and is a beautiful location for any type of portrait session, with lots of trees for shade, and the gorgeous crystal shrine grotto.

Rena's bridal portraits were also photographed here, but I can't load those on to the site until after the wedding in case we spoil Bryan's surprise of Rena's beautiful wedding gown. So, we'll have to wait and see for those. I can tell you that Bryan will most certainly not be disappointed!!

Amber & Steven Wedding Book Sneak Peak

Amber & Steven were married on 26th April at Carahills Wedding Chapel in Eads, TN. We had such a wonderful time capturing these images for them, and it was both an honour & a privilege to share their special day.

This image is one of the pages from their wedding book, which I have just completed the design for. Once approved, the wedding book will be printed and bound by GraphiStudio in Italy to produce a family heirloom that will be treasured for many years to come.

This is where all the excitement and anticipation of photographing a wedding all comes together for me - to see the final result and know that these precious memories will be there forever for the couple to enjoy, not just for themselves but with their children and family.

We wish Amber & Steven all the very best of happiness for their marriage.

Limited Edition Artworks Sale

The sale of my limited edition artworks is going well, with some great response - I didn't realize there was such a demand for these pieces :-)

The sale officially ends on 31st May 2008, but it's likely the editions will be sold out before then.

For more information please Click Here

Tucker's Portrait

Practicing and continually improving our portrait skills doesn't mean we have to stick to people - pets are a really fun way to keep ourselves sharp, especially as they don't usually obey complicated posing instructions ("left paw up", "nose down" or "look up" don't mean much to our dogs :-) - getting them to sit and stay is hard enough!

Instead, they prefer to just be themselves, and we have to work around that and be prepared to catch those perfect little moments as and when they occur. The ability to remain alert for the unexpected, and to be able to capture those jewels when they do happen is invaluable in situations such as weddings.

I love this portrait of Tucker, our Golden Retriever - it really captures the essence of his intelligent and ever-curious personality, and we may reproduce this as a canvas wall portrait for the home.

Oakland Thunderstorm

One of the things I do to try to keep a fresh eye in my work is to photograph a variety of unusual subjects.

The weather is something I'm particularly interested in, the sky being unique every moment of every day.

This image was taken from the safety of my front door at home in Oakland (I would never advise anyone to stand in the open during a thunderstorm!).

The way the lightning defines the shapes of the clouds as well as the amazing shapes, twists and turns of the bolts themselves is simply beautiful to behold.

Welcome to the new Merrick Photography blog

Habits from years spent in my previous life as a programmer are hard to break but, after spending some time trying to develop my own blog, I figured why re-invent the wheel when there are so many good blog programs already out there :-)

I chose Blogger by Google and so here goes... welcome to my blog and please feel free to post comments.

Thanks

Nigel