May 17, 2013

Sharon & Trevor | Beloved Seminar

Recently I was invited by Damian Burcher, a wedding photographer based in the Midlands, to come and give a little introductory seminar on Beloved to photographers local to him. We ended up having quite a nice turnout with people coming from further afield as well. It was such a lovely group, open to new ideas and clearly excited about how Beloved could help them with capturing authentic emotion in their subjects.

I also did a short demonstration with the beautiful Sharon and his Trevor, who both melted all our hearts. Thank you guys for being such good sports and for giving so much in front of a big group of people!

I am so happy and excited to see Beloved starting to make proper waves in the UK, and I just love the feeling that every photographer I can get excited about this interaction technique will go on to facilitate heartfelt moments for their clients, it feels like sowing little seeds of goodness into the world and getting to watch something beautiful grow.

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May 14, 2013

Let there be magic

I’ll just leave this sneaky peek from yesterday’s session here okay…

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Pinterest is for pretty

Last month I got invited to a party organised by Pinterest to celebrate their launch of  the Pin it Forward UK campaign where a selection of us UK bloggers get to spread the word of the pretty world of Pinterest. The party was a lot of fun and I got catch up with some old friends, such as Kat, plus we got to decorate our own cake pops and shot glasses…

Marianne Taylor Rock n Roll Bride Pinterest Party

I’m sure most of you have heard of Pinterest before, but for anyone who hasn’t, Pinterest is a tool for collecting and organising the things you love – visual bookmarking if you may. You can ‘pin’ things from around the web onto boards you create, on any topic you’d like – and the nice thing for us photographers is that if our images get pinned from our sites, they retain a link back to us and most pinners are also savvy enough to credit us in the descriptions.

Personally I use Pinterest for two different things. I pin some of my own photography in order to showcase my latest work, and to direct people towards my blog (and because my clients are so damn adorable that I would pin them anyways :P). Here’s a board with my own photography.

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I also love to pin images from the kind of weddings that set me on fire visually. Pinterest is a great way to demonstrate your own visual preferences and aesthetic, and curating your own taste like this also tends to sharpen your own focus as well. I think any bride thinking of hiring me would know quite quickly whether our tastes align when taking a look at my wedding board full of pretty things.

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Another thing I am pretty nuts about is beautiful stationery and lettering. I could look at all these beautiful invitations and and escort cards on my stationery board for hours and be quite content (and sometimes I, you know, do…).

Marianne Taylor Pinterest

Pin It Forward UK 2013 So yes, I find Pinterest really useful for staying visually inspired and for discovering new ideas – to me Pinterest really stands for pretty. The fascinating thing is that for you it will look completely different, as it will be built around your visual preferences. Do follow me over there, or if you don’t have an account yet, start pinning by using this registration link!

Next up on the Pin it Forward UK schedule tomorrow, please welcome and be sure to check out Nicola from Belle Noir Bride!

May 13, 2013

Jasmine & Marton | Wedding

Last month Jasmine & Marton got married at Winchester House in Putney, and I was there to take some portraits of them. Despite a few drops of rain and freezing wind, I had such a brilliant time with these newlyweds, who smiled their way through the chilly conditions. Thanks so much Jasmine & Marton for having me there, I wish you all the best in your future together! x

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May 7, 2013

Life {as an Artform} London 2013

This post comes a bit later than it should, as for some reason I just didn’t get around to sorting out my pictures from Life {as an artform}, which I hosted again this year, until now. Looking at the images of the frosty conditions we had at the beginning of April makes me feel like it all happened a lot longer ago still!

It may seem funny that, as someone who doesn’t really attend many workshops in general, I have now experienced four different Life {as an artform} journeys. And each and every time the journey is different, not only because a different group of people make it so, but also because every year I am different. What I love most is the recurring realisation that there’s always room to grow. Always. Our capacity for expanding our experience of life is limitless, we just need to be reminded once in a while that the choice is ours.

Thank you to Craven House for being the perfect sanctuary for our group of explorers. Thank you to Gabi & Chris for being our gorgeous couple to demonstrate Beloved techniques on. (By the way if you experience a dejavu when looking at Gabi’s beautiful laugh, it is because a couple of years ago I photographed her twin sister Lisa’s wedding!). Thank you to the amazing Message to Bears for one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. Thank you to all the attendees, including some of my beloved friends from across the ocean, you will always be in my heart.

Thank you Mark for this lovely Super 8 film of our time together.

And of course, thank you to my dear friend Jesh de Rox – for tirelessly helping others see beauty in the world, to face their fears, to live richer lives, to be better artists. Thank you.

P.S. if it is of interest to you, there are still a few places left at an introductory seminar on Beloved I’m giving in the Midlands next week.

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