May 2009 Archives - Steve Shipman Photography

Monthly Archives: May 2009

May 25 2009

Tifaine and Ivan’s Wedding

For this week’s London wedding photography, Dana and I went off to Smithfield in London to photograph Tifaine and Ivan getting married at the ancient church of St Bartholomew the Great. The church is beautiful inside, very atmospheric, and the lovely clergy were happy for us to tip-toe round taking photos during their ceremony.

Tifaine and Ivan had their reception at the Portal Restaurant, just up the road in St John Street, but not before we had an amazing photo session with them in and around Smithfield Market, and then jumping into a cab and shooting off to the Millennium Bridge. Here are a few images from our day together – there are many many more! Looking forward to seeing you on your return guys! Have a fabulous honeymoon!

Tifaine and Ivan

May 18 2009

Walton on the Naze

Working, as we do, six and sometimes seven days a week, especially at this time of year, we don’t often get the chance for a grand day out. So Amanda and I had planned a trip to the coast for a while, and being in St Albans, Hertfordshire, you don’t get much more land-locked than here. It’s at least seventy miles to the edge of England from here.

We set off for Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast, but the rain was so atrocious on the way we cut back a bit on the journey and ended up in Walton on the Naze. And what an amazing beach – we were amazed. The sun came out, we played with Jazz the dog, and I took some photos, which I hope you’ll like. There is something very photogenic about out of season sea-side towns, in any weather, and I really enjoyed exploring the promenade. It’s always a good thing to keep your eye fresh and try to see things a little differently.

May 16 2009

BIPP Professional Qualification

I am a relatively new member of the British Institute of Professional Photographers, and they are very keen on their members submitting photographs for assessment. Despite my having been a professional photographer for more than twenty-five years, I felt it was a good thing to do, and always worth being judged by one’s peers. So I am pleased and proud to say I am now a Licentiate of the BIPP, and here is the panel of images I submitted. There are twenty altogether – ten from various weddings over the last year, and ten from one wedding, Sarah and Jon’s from Hereford in September. The next step is to become an Associate, which I hope to do next spring.