Here they are!

Here are a few pictures from the weekend!

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Password: Saturday

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What a weekend!!

Whatfest was absolutely fabulous! Simon Bennet from Riverside Organics put up the most amazing show I've seen in a long time and one of the most exciting things that the entire family can enjoy in Cheshire I've ever been to! All ages were truly represented, not only in the crowd, but we were even treated to some jokes by a few toddlers in the crowd! (No, they weren't bad at all..)

I'll be uploading pictures soon on an online gallery for you. But keep an eye on the blog! If you see youself in a picture on our blog from Whatfest, email us and you will get a free 7x5! (bands not included)


Come back soon!

Ioan
PS: I'm going to do my absolute best to convince Simon to have Whatfest 09. If you enjoyed yourself, why not send him an email?

Rock and Roll!!

Remember my friends from Riverside Organics? Well, Simon isn't only an organic farmer... he is also a rock concert promoter! Think Micheal Eavis of Glastonbury fame.... on the first year he started!
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No joke, Simon is behind one of the most exciting projects new projects in Cheshire: Whatfest 08!

As the school year comes to an end and summer trully (hopefully) starts, Whatfest 08 will get the plains of leafy Cheshire rocking to the tunes of bands such as Eskimo Smile, Elephant Juice and a great Coldplay tribute band: Square One .

These are only 3 out of the 16 band lineup of all kinds of what will hopefully become a regular event in the Cheshire calendar.

So if you're a fan of music, camping or both at the same time! (sounds like paradise to me..) come over to Whatfest 08!

Pssssst!! Here's a secret! Mention this blog and you'll get 20% discount on official pictures of the weekend!

Families and Flowers..

The other day I went to one of my good client's house to show them the pictures I had recently taken of their children. I must say it was one of the most pleasant viewings I've had! Taking pictures of adults and showing them to the clients is one thing. But taking pictures of teens and showing them to the teens themselves is often a tricky thing as they don't always like seeing themselves in pictures. But, and I don't know if Marianne's flapjacks (from Riverside Organics) had anything to do with it, but they loved their pictures!


The thing that I essentially try to do with this age group is simply try and "capture their spirit". Take pictures of who they are and aspire to be rather than direct them into strict poses. I want them to have fun. And have fun we did!
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Besides that, I will be the official photographer for the Britain in Bloom Awards 2008! The event is being held at the Chester Racecourse as part of the Cheshire Year of Gardens Celebrations! I am a really keen gardener myself having a few roses, a wildflower meadow, herbs and all sorts of stuff.. I even have a hedgehog house and ladybird house! But I somehow had my doubts that I would be at the awards as a winner, so being a photographer was my only hope..
;)

Finally, we're on Facebook! You can find us on there by clicking on this link

I'm not sure quite how I'll use my presence there, but one thing that is sure is that it will involve deals! So check us out!
:)

Ioan

Pics of a special day and memories of a special weekend!

As some of you have noticed, I have not updated my pictures on my website for a while. Basically, we are thinking about a new look, new galleries etc. So keep looking and soon (hopefully) you might get a surprise!
;)

Until then, here are a few pictures from a very special day that I was able to capture recently.
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Besides that, I've just had the most wonderful weekend in a long time!!

First of all, my beloved wife Nickie came back from France where she was working for a week, which really raised my spirits. Her coming back, not going..
;)

Then, we went to a good friend of mine's for my BIRTHDAY PARTY!!
:)

Nothing crazy or exentric, just a lovely day in the countryside, with chickens and goats and carps, with lovely food and lovely wine. Then the next day, we went to The Groves, in Chester to surprise one of my ex-colleagues for her birthday!

A beautiful evening to the background of Salsa music which ended with the Chester Ghost Tour provided by Tom Jones! (No, not THAT one..)
;)

So yeah, a very social and exciting weekend for me!

Robert Moffat Memorial

On the 22nd of February, I'll be shooting the Robert Moffat Memorial race in High Legh. I'm really excited (I know, I get excited about a lot of things..) because even though I am not a runner myself, the feeling of achievement and happiness some of the runners displayed last year was really infectuous and I felt really lucky to be there to share that moment with them. That's the really great thing about photography. Of course, There's also another souvenir associated to last year's race. The day after the race after we uploaded the pictures, we lost not one, not two... three hard drives!!! Surely that must be some sort of record??

And so things were rough, chaotic and disorganised for a bit. But now we are back sturdy on our feet with 5 drives on two Macs which should (touch wood), keep us going for at least one or two wedding seasons!!

Anyways..
If you are interested in running this great 10k, it's in High Legh, next to Knutsford in Cheshire. The route goes through this beautifull village of rural cheshire and is truly a race which can please runners of all levels!

For more information, go on the official race website which is:
http://www.highlegh.org/race.htm

what a great way to end the week!!

I'm feeling really and happy!

First of all, I am really happy with some of the pictures we got from a family shoot we worked on last week (see attached picture)

Then early in the week I had a really good boudoir photography shoot for one of my clients. Boudoir photography, if you are not familiar with it is, as stated in wikipedia, "is revealing style of photograph where implied nudity is common, as is the subject showing part of their undergarments while still dressed."

But our "definition" is simply sensual pictures after a session of pampering by a make-up artist, a bit of champagne and you feeling fabulous and glamourous with pictures for yourself or to give as a gift for a special person in your life. :)

Anyways, we had so much fun, we ended up working together for 6 hours!!!

Also, as you might remember, I am trying to have a baseball team I coach travel to Northern Ireland. These are not ordinary kids and they really need our support.

So the other day, whilst I'm doing a bit of a email fundraising operation, I see this ad about Warburtons, the family bakers. It shows people talking or encountering Jonathan Warburton here and there and makes a point about how friendly he is and all that. I had seen the ad a few times that week and had noticed that Warburton was the brand of bread we had in (I don't buy the shopping you see, so I need stuff to notice)

Anyways, the ad finishes with his email address, I decide to use it and email Brett Warburton as well, which I learn is his cousin. They both replied within a week. Now you might ask, why am I so excited? How much money are these bakers giving me? To be honest, at this point and time, I have no clue, all they said was that they will chase it up. But the friendliness of their email and the fact that they took the time to reply to my email is enough for me to get excited!

These kids really are important to me and so I've sent emails to 300 local companies, including bakers, and most of them never even bothered replying.

So simply because they made me smile by being just as friendly as their "tv personas" and for taking interest in a very special group of kids, I publicly want to thank Jonathan and Brett Warburton and wish everybody a great weekend!!