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Coniston Hotel Skipton Wedding Photographer – {Karen & Simon}

Phil Shillitoe — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:26:24 +0000

Coniston Hotel set within the stunning Yorkshire Dales, was the venue for the wedding of Karen & Simon. I know I have said it before, but I just LOVE photography, and capturing my client’s wedding day unscripted. Just look at the amount of smiles, love and happiness in the photos below, and you’ll see why! Karen and Si, are such a laid back, fun loving couple – they just didn’t appear to have a care in the world, except for each other. The stunning location that is Consiton Hotel, together with working with a great couple make my job as a wedding photographer unbeatable!

As a side note, if you ever visit Consiton Hotel, don’t trust your Tom-Tom! On my way to the wedding venue,my sat nav diverted me off road, across country, through 2 fields full of sheep to a dead end – luckily I was met by the kindest farmer in the world – who gave me the correct directions!

A selection of my favourite wedding photos from the day in Skipton can be seen below:-

The Coniston Hotel
Coniston Cold
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 4EA

Telephone 01756 748080
Fax 01756 749487

Email info@theconistonhotel.com
Web www.theconistonhotel.com

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Doncaster Baby Portrait Photographer – {Harry}

Phil Shillitoe — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:36:50 +0000

They say don’t work with babies or animals. Well, I’d photograph baby Harry every week if i could! What a happy cool fella he is! He laughed, clapped, pulled funny faces, mimicked his daddy, and generally loved it!

I photographed Gemma and Ady’s wedding back in December 2008, and we’ve stayed in touch ever since. When they asked me to photograph their little bundle of fun; how could i resist! The portrait session took place at Cusworth Hall, just outside Doncaster. The place was really busy, so we found an old wooden bench out of the way – Harry certainly approved!

A section of the photographs from the session are below.

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South Yorkshire Baby Photography {Dylan and his little feet}

Phil Shillitoe — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:34:53 +0000

Baby Dylan popped over on Saturday morning (along with his mummy and daddy of course!). I couldn’t resist carrying out an impromptu photo session with him! He is just soooo cute, although he has developed a some what alarming fetish with is own feet! The photography ended after 5 minutes; Dylan let me know that he’d ahead enough of me by yawning, before demanding that he be fed! I’ve selected a few of my favourites photos of baby Dylan below. I’ll post more of the little fella over the next few months.

Although it helps having the latest and greatest lenses in certain circumstances, all of the photos of Dylan were shot on the humble 50mm lens, on my D700. I talked about the 50mm lens and it’s strengths in an earlier post. The ambient light from a nearby window, which was reflected using a Lastolite tri-reflector.

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South Yorkshire Portrait Photographer {Laura & Liam}

Phil Shillitoe — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:57:33 +0000

Laura and Liam tie the knot in a matter of a few weeks at the Mount Pleasant Hotel, just outside Doncaster. We decided to photograph their pre-wedding session down at the hotel, but rather than shoot within the grounds, we found a remote path, just outside the grounds of Mount Pleasant. I’ve attached a few of my favoutire images from the pre-wedding shoot below.

For the photographers out there, the sun had already set, so light levels were low. I had to use ‘film’ speeds of iso 2800-6400. All of the photos were shot on a Nikon D3 body, with a Nikon 70-200 2.8 VR lens.

Royal Holloway & Windsor Registry Office Wedding Photographer {Claire & James}

Phil Shillitoe — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:10:18 +0000

I always put pressure on myself each and every time that I photograph a wedding to record the bride and groom’s day, to the best of my professional ability. As I photographed the wedding of Clare and James, I had additional pressure, with the fact that not only is James’ father Steve, a good friend of mine, but he’s also a great photographer!

The wedding ceremony took place at the beautiful and historic registry office in the centre of Windsor. Steve had joked to to me on the way to the service, ‘if it’s good enough for Charles and Camilla, then it’s good enough for my son!‘

As the wedding party left Windsor Registry office, for the reception at the magnificent Royal Holloway (University of London), the heavens opened. In fact, the only time that the rain stopped, was during the meal and the speeches! Coming from Yorkshire, I’m used to photographing in rain!

Clare and James never once complained about the atrocious weather conditions, but simply laughed and smiled all day long. It was a fantastic day all round, and worth every minute of the 6 1/2 hour round trip for me!

I’ve attached some of my favourite photos from the day below:-

Windsor Registry Office

Royal Holloway – University of London
http://www.conferences.rhul.ac.uk/weddings/index.html

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Whitley Hall Hotel Sheffield Wedding Photographer – {Helen & Steve}

Phil Shillitoe — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:33:44 +0000

It always makes my job as a wedding photographer, more rewarding when working with a bride who was as excited as Helen was when she married the love of her life, Steve! The service was held at St James church, Braithwell, just outside Rotherham, followed by the wedding reception over in Sheffield, at the beautiful Whitley Hall Hotel.

Errin, Helen and Steve’s 3 year old daughter was an absolute natural in front of the camera, with a beautiful smile, it would have been quite easy for me to just focus on her all day, but she was happy to share the day with her mummy and daddy.

The Vintage VW camper vans that had been lovingly restored, hired to take both Helen and Steve to the church, added a personal and unique theme to the wedding.

Even with all the attention to detail we can’t plan the weather and for the majority of their day we experienced rain, rain, and more rain but as you can see by the photos this didn’t spoil the day, this was contributed by Helen and Steve’s relaxed and fun nature.

The peacocks; residents at the Whitely Hall Hotel made a special entry on to the photos, (we herded the male peacock into position, and he responded with a beautiful display…not sure if he was annoyed, or excited! lol)

There was no end to the personal touches on the day, one of my favourite moments being the look on Steve’s face when Helen had changed out of her girlie wedding shoes in to a cool pair of white Doc Martins, just in time for their first dance.

I have selected a few of my favourite photographs from the wedding below:-

Whitley Hall Hotel
Elliott Lane
Grenoside, Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S35 8NR
0114 245 4444

VW Camper Van provided by www.bigdaybuses.com and www.dubtails.com

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Doncaster Portrait Photographer {Newy and Friends}

Phil Shillitoe — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:10:11 +0000

After returning from their first summer holiday together, and before they all head off to uni, college and jobs, Chloe and her friends wanted to capture their time together with a photo-shoot. It was refreshing to photograph a group of friends away from the normal prom shoots. As a reminder of the good times they’d had at music festivals, denim shorts, wellies made the perfect fashion accessories, and a near by farm on the outskirts of Doncaster was the perfect location.

A small selection of the photographs from the day can be seen below:-

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Catterick Village Wedding Photography – {Clare & Peter}

Phil Shillitoe — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:14:59 +0000

Clare and Peter were recently married in Clare’s home town of Catterick, followed by a stunning reception at the nearby family farm. Every last thing had been planned in the finest detail. Nothing had been left to chance – the result was a stunning wedding, from start to finish.

Clare’s dress was beauty personified! It was a classical vintage number by the designer Jenny Packham. We decided to shoot the dress and shoes out in the garden. When I say garden, that doesn’t do it justice! Clare’s father had created a work of art that the late Percy Thrower would have been proud of! (maybe showing my age now – for the younger audience – read Alan Titchmarsh!)

The reception was held within a beautiful marquee at the bottom of the garden.

The speeches were like something from a comedy sketch – hilarious! The 2 best men, devised a story based on Beauty & the Beast!

Friends and family left messages of fun and love to the happy couple of via a chalk board as I shot away on the Photobooth.

A truly magical day. Thank you for letting me share it with you both.

I have selected a few of my favorite photographs from the wedding day below:-

Catterick Village
RICHMOND
North Yorkshire

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The Mansion, Rounday Park Wedding Photographer – {Kate & Gavin}

Phil Shillitoe — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:37:07 +0000

Situated at the edge of Roundhay Park, on the outskirts of Leeds, is the magnificent ‘Mansion’. With stunning architectural details, The Mansion affords superb views of the 700 acres of sprawling landscaped Yorkshire parkland, lakes and woodland. Kate and Gavin were a couple who came to me early in their engagement, over a year before their wedding. Needless to say, I have been looking forward it.

Kate and Gav are such a great couple; easy going, blissfully in love, and very photogenic to boot! The wedding was one of the most beautiful, intimate affairs I’ve ever photographed. The beautiful backdrop of The Mansion and Roundhay Park made for some incredible shooting, and I have to say, this wedding is up there with my favorites to date. It was so hard just to choose a select few!

The Mansion
Mansion Lane, Roundhay Park,
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS8 2HH
0345 450 4545
events@dineinthemansion.co.uk

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Doncaster Racecourse Wedding Photography {Donna & Adam}

Phil Shillitoe — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:03:10 +0000

It’s a great feeling when clients love your work, and put their total trust in you – as a result, Donna & Adam gave me free rein over how I photographed their wedding day – they simply let me capture their day in my own style. I had actually met them (and photographed them!) at two previous weddings; last Christmas I had photographed Adam’s sister’s wedding, and a couple of years earlier, I’d captured his cousin’s wedding. I almost feel part of the family now!

Following an intimate family wedding service in the small North Lincolnshire village of Belton, the wedding party headed over to Doncaster Racecourse in Yorkshire to celebrate.

Doncaster racecourse has so many unique aspects to it, from the ultra modern all-seater grandstand through to the 19th century terraced grandstand, and the world famous straight mile of the St Leger Classic.

Donna & Adam were a real pleasure to work with. Thank you for asking me to capture your big day! Here are some of my favourite photographs from the wedding.

Doncaster Racecourse

Leger Way

Doncaster

South Yorkshire

DN2 6BB

Tel: 01302 304200

Fax: 01302 323271

Email: info@doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

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