Lisa & Anthony - Church of St. Mary, Bocking

Sometimes it would seem whoever is looking down on us, deals us a good hand on occasion. This was one of theose days! On this one the weather was fantastic and a lovely Bride & Groom. We were with the Bride & Groom from preparation until carriages and got every last minute of the day. Very tiring, but well worth the effort..!




The vicar would not allow the 1st Camera in a suitable position at the front of the church so we were extremely limited on the shots we could get there but nonetheless we captured the ceremony well from the rear of the church, but just not where I would have liked to have been. As always our preferred position and that of the vicars almost always confilct. We want to be as close as comfortable, he rarely wants you in there at all so it is always a compromise and a fine line to tread. Once outside the Wedding Car broke down (it seems to happen a lot!) so extended photos were taken outside and we got some great reportage shots. Once a replacement car was sourced by the car company it was onto Channels Golf Club in Chelmsford.

We experimented with our 4m Jib which is a camera crane. You can see it with the shots of the 'resevoir dogs' style of the groom and groomsmen walking towards camera and the shot of the veranda panning up and right was were we used it. We found that the time taken to set up and operate the jib did not justify the limited shots we got. Plus once set up, it is virtually immobile. Whilst great, with two people required to set up and operate we did not feel it was a good use of the time and decided should the jib be required on another job, then a separate operator would be required for it.

When the sun started setting we went outside for some more photos and two white doves landed on a rooftop. One of those rare moments, the camera is rolling and something just happens in front of you, quite magical.