MISTAKE Number 2 - You think all photographers are the same. Every photographer is different. No two are really the same. Every photographer has different equipment, and has different skills and abilities and different employees; these all bring a complete mix of abilities to their product but will not guarantee consistency across several photographers. Photography is art and craftsmanship combined. Most people who hire photographers don’t truly understand that despite all the technological advances being made, photographers still use the same quality work habits and techniques as they did To View More >>

I recomend that all wedding couples buy "Wedding Insurance". We don't sell it but it easily found on the net. It's very inexpensive £100 will cover a wedding up to £25,000. Why do I recommend this? Well in these increasingly difficult trading conditions many wedding suppliers are closing and because they are bankrupt people are losing their deposits, booking fees, goods that they have paid for.  As a Newcastle and Durham wedding photographer I have become aware of several instances - a couple of years ago a   hotel that was very popular with wedding receptions closed and To View More >>

I haven't gone all the way back to 1955, but over the last couple of weeks I have got out my Nikon F4 camera. This was a top of the range, very expensive camera when it was launched; it cost over £2000 in the nineties, withou a lens. It is auto focus and uses 35mm film. I cleaned it and found a manual online so I knew what the dozens of buttons did, charged the batteries, obtained a replacement focussing screen and bought a couple of rolls of Kodak Tri-X film. Opening the film canister took me back in time, the aroma of the film hit my nostrils and that was what took me back in time. I loaded To View More >>

Robert Bedson won a Gold Award from the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers for a fashion image. Robert who is the main photographer at Northlights Photography shoots many fashion assignments. He then uses many of those techniques in his wedding photography. The image was one of a set for Designer Joey Bevan who is stylist for the Sky TV Production Britain and Irelands Next Top Model. Robert has worked with Joey for several years. To View More >>