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Tuesday
Oct162012

Retro Glamour | Rivoli Ballroom, London | Gavin Conlan London Fashion Photographer | www.gavinconlan.com | www.londonspeedlitescene.co.uk

Back in June I attended the LSS meet up No.18 at the amazing Rivoli Ballroom in London, the location was fantastic filled with amazing interiors and beautiful pockets on natural light which really inspired me on the day.  As you'll see by the amount of images I've posted you get the idea that I had a blast on the day, these meet ups are perfect for photographers, models, make up artists and stylists so if you haven't checked out the LSS already I recommend you do so ASAP.

All the models and MUA's were provided by the London Speedlite Scene - you should check out the link below to their website.

http://www.londonspeedlitescene.co.uk/

Also check out this fantastic charity shoot for Breast Cancer Care organised by the LSS (click on the image below to find out more).

Now for my selection of images taken from the Retro Glamour shoot at the Ballroom, all images were lit with a mixture of available light and daylight balanced video lights.

I hope you enjoy them - Gavin...

Model: Tequila Gold - MUA: Tequila Gold

 

Model: Aoife O'Brien - MUA: Maxx Anderson

 

Model: Krystal Johns - MUA: Natalie Eldanasory

Friday
Sep282012

The Wedding of Gemma & Steven | St Margarets Church & Three Rivers Golf & Country Club | Gavin Conlan Essex Wedding Photographer | www.gavinconlan.com

Last Saturday was the wedding of Gemma and Steven - they held the ceremony at St Margarets Church in Stanford-le-Hope followed by the reception at Three Rivers Golf and Country Club in Purleigh, Essex.

Looking back at the weather for this past week they were so lucky as Saturday was glorious, Three Rivers in the sunshine is a beautiful venue with stunning views over looking the golf course.  

I would recommend this venue to everyone because the staff made you feel so welcome and was always on hand to help.  You'll see by some of the shots too that the interior has lots of mirrors and hopefully by now you'll know I love shooting reflections - I was totally in my element.

I was joking with Gemma the night before the wedding and she was trying to tell me how she wasn't looking forward to the posing and in her words "isn't very photogenic" I remember laughing at the time because I knew she would be great - I'm sure you'll agree with me that she looks beautiful in these images.  Steven on the other hand I'm sure had been practising because he was straight into the pose needing very little direction, he even had the head tilt perfect.  I had so much fun with both of them it just makes you want to be able to spend more time shooting together, it's a shame things like the wedding breakfast and speeches get in the way.... 

Gemma, Steven I hope you both absolutely love these images and I can't wait to show you more.  

Your slideshow is now live and can be viewed at the bottom of this post - I hope you love it....

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Thank you again for giving me the honour of photographing your wedding.

Take care,

- Gavin

 

 

Tuesday
Sep252012

The Wedding of Michelle & John | Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park | Gavin Conlan London Wedding Photographer | www.gavinconlan.com

This past Friday was the wedding Michelle and John at the glorious setting of Pembroke Lodge situated in the heart of Richmond Park, if you've never been to the Park then you must it's beautiful.

I met up with the bride and groom at The Richmond Gate Hotel on the outskirts of the park, the hotel is stunning and within seconds of stepping foot through the door my ideas were flowing.  I absolutely love the style of the hotel's interior it really suits my current style of photography and post production.

Michelle and John are a lovely couple and the fun they have together shone through the day it was a real joy to capture their wedding imagery.

I must also take this opportunity to thank the crew (Emma - for veil throwing superbly) and the other people for carrying my kit between locations, helping me hold my balance (sort of) while standing on a stump and for generally making it really enjoyable especially as it was raining on us... 

Their amazing wedding day slideshow is NOW LIVE for you all to enjoy, please scroll through the images where you'll find their slideshow at the bottom of the post.

- Gavin