Daniel

Ackerley

The light just appeared perfectly behind the groom's head, and I luckily managed to capture it as they had this stolen moment, I think just adding a little bit of magic to the scene.

The rain almost ruined the chances to get this shot as it was starting to get heavy very quickly, but we managed to grab three photos before it got too much, of which this was the first frame, and Tom & Silvanna nailed the moment.

It was an awful day from a weather perspective, so we had to get inside and get creative, and I loved these lights and drapes inside the reception venue.

This photograph of Silvanna & Tom was captured at Chippenham Park in the UK, I really wanted to make sure the Love Rocks neon sign was properly exposed, so before the cake cutting I put a light up to expose the couple and not spill onto the sign, and it worked perfectly! The fact they were messing about just made the moment even better :-)

I captured this portrait of Marcus & Emily during a light rain shower here in the UK, using the water on my lens to add a little magic to the scene, and it worked a treat with the lighting from my flashguns and the venue.

Jody & Derry had a really magical wedding, the barn was only used for the ceremony, so we decided to use it again for some evening portraits. I two lights to capture this, one behind to create the starburst effect, and the other camera left (hidden by the wooden pillar) to light them having this moment.

This was one of those lucky 'moments' when the mixture of poor venue lighting, wide space, and a genuine lovely closeness between the bride Justine, and her father, just before he walked her down the aisle, all just came together and I was fortunate enough to capture it.

“It had rained all day, pretty relentless, but my couple is fans of some of my OCF stuff, so requested we head out in the evening to catch something cool. I thought the lights up the venue drive were a cool backdrop, and though there was some potential for a cool effect with raindrops hitting my lens as the wind was light and blowing slightly from left to right across the road. I set up flash behind them directed into the brolly, a flash camera left with a MagMod dome just to expose their faces, and a 3rd flash camera left with a red gel pointed slightly towards and away from my camera so that it would catch the water on my lens and add some color to the scene. I only managed about 4 frames before the rain got too heavy to stay and my lens was drenched, this was the second of the 4, and it worked really well.”

The sunset was amazing but we had a very overcast day here in England so I waited until the sun managed to pop out for a minute, I asked Rebecca & Ash to practice the first dance, and then this happened... magic!

Matt & Kelly had an amazing day over in France, and the sunlight popping through the trees made for a perfect opportunity to catch this beautiful moment, whilst I used a copper pipe to create the 'ring of fire' effect.

It had rained all day long at the venue, but towards the end of the night it became just drizzle, so we nipped out and used the beautiful bridge lights as a lovely setting for this portrait.

Cydney & Matt got married on an old farm, and these grain silos were just outside the main barn they were using next to the car park, and I thought they would make for an interesting back drop to a very moody and dark early evening sky. All of the light in the image was provided by a single MagMod MagBox, camera right, using a Nikon SB910 on 1/4th power. and this not only lit the couple perfectly but bounced light around the scene, providing some lovely soft front lighting on the silos. I simply edited out my assistant in PS to leave me with this final image.

This was a winter evening wedding, so the ceremony took place long after dark, so with that in mind, I decided to get creative with the portraits and really use the venue to its potential. I found a lovely walk way, lit up with fairy lights, so a simple flash placed behind the couple, using the umbrella to bounce the light back onto them, allowed me to capture this magical image.

We were close to the end of the sunlight at Hedsor House, and just as the sun dropped behind these trees, I saw the potential for an awesome moment, so I asked Jeanelle & Stephen to practice their first dance in the pool of light...it worked well :-)

I had an idea to capture these guys using a backlit umbrella between these two barns at the venue, and I choose to use the red and blue lights because they and myself are huge Star Wars fans, and I think it worked out very well.

I had taken Carl and Rowan off for portraits, but as they were so much fun, I just told them to mess around and do whatever they wanted! What followed was a good ten mins of laughter and eventually Carl convinced Rowan he was going to give her a piggyback and it was hilarious :-)

I captured this portrait of Gary & Nicole right at the end of their wedding in Norfolk. The day had been manic, and their opportunity to get away for a quick bit of alone time meant I could suggest grabbing one last shot before I left myself, and this is what we created!

When Danielle and Joe said they wanted a little private time away from their guests, we decided to hide in the ceremony barn, and said I would hang back while they did. They did this totally unexpectedly and I was just fortunate enough to sense something was about to happen :-)

Verity & Phil had the most amazing wedding at the Alnwick Treehouse and this evening portrait really captured the vibe of the place perfectly.

Captured in the hills above Mellieħa Bay in Malta, this image of David & Lisa sharing their proper 1st dance, all alone in the ruins of an abandoned hotel, is one of my favourites of 2018!