Wedding Photographers Scottish Highlands – Stephen Peters Photography

Well I have managed to get through hundreds of photographs to select just a few to put into this final review for last year.  We are really looking forward to tomorrow when we are at The Netherwood Hotel for a Bridal photoshoot, the images from which are going to be used by the Hotel and all those taking part in the day.  The great thing about a shoot like that is there is no pressure on time and we can make sure everything is perfect for each photograph we take.  Some Brides have expressed an interest in having a photoshoot like that away from the actual wedding day and we are very happy to accommodate such a request.

We got an interesting response today for a Winter Wedding photograph we submitted to a world wide competition and were informed we had achieved second place.  Now you make think second is not as good as first, however the photograph we submitted was from the very first wedding we did and there are many thousands of wedding photographers out there who have been practising many years.  So we were very happy to be placed second!

As promised here we are with Part 2 of our review of Wedding photoshoots from 2012. Â Like Part 1 these are all images that we have not blogged before so trying to keep it all fresh. Â As you will see these are all Black and Whites and we have seen a definite trend back to this medium. Â For Part 3 we will go completely vibrant. Â Stay tuned!

January is promising to be a fantastic month for us. Â On Saturday we have a photoshoot at the prestigious Netherwood Hotel Grange O Sands. Â Then we are in London for a Pre Wedding photoshoot starting out at The Grosvenor and then a Fashion photoshoot along the Embankment in London. Â Later on in the month we are back in the Studio for a photo session with a professional dancer. Â we still have room to fit a couple more photoshoots in so get to the telephone now to make your booking, come and join us and get your 2013 off to a great start!

It seems that the accepted thing for Wedding Photographers to do is put a review of their year on the Blog, so not wanting to disappoint here we go!  However rather than repeat images that we have blogged before we decided to put completely new images on and ‘theme’ them.  Just to explain a little further we are going to run a short series of review blogs and treat each photo set slightly differently.  So this first set is under the heading of Soft Summer and each photo has been processed through a colour change under the Summer theme.

Whilst preparing these photographs it triggered memories that with each Wedding we attended in 2012 there was a story to tell.  One of our Brides had discovered she had breast cancer not long before the wedding date.  The fortitude and courage she showed throughout that period was inspiring to all those involved in the day with her.  There was the Groom who was totally camera shy, worse than anyone we had previously photographed, but on the day he came through and we got some fantastic images.  We had the Bride who was up for the most fun we have experienced at a Wedding, making the day so enjoyable for all the guests.  One of the best set of photographs we got was in the Ladies toilets at the Reception venue when we followed the Bride in.  She enjoyed that and so did we!  Through it all it makes us realise how privileged we are to share in such wonderful and happy days with couples and family who we get to know just that little bit better.

So for the next set of review images we think we will go completely Black and White.  Like many things in life old fashioned has become the new fashion and Black and White has become increasingly popular.  Keep looking!

We have just received some amazing news.  Schtuff Photography has been nominated as one of the shortlisted photographers for Photographer Of The Year by the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers. The email we received read as follows:

Dear Stephen

Congratulations!

You have been nominated by our panel of judges for the award of ‘Photographer of the Year’.  Your image(s) will be placed in this year’s limited edition of ‘The Societies Collection’ book along with the other nominated images, all of which are eligible to win the title of Photographer of the Year. Should you be successful within the category you will then stand the chance of winning 3rd place, 2nd place or Overall Photographer of the Year.

To put this into context there are thousands of photographers around the World who are members of the SWPP so to get a nomination is an awesome thing for us.  Ruth and I have enjoyed immensely working for some really lovely Couples this year in some great locations and so we would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for putting up with us as sought to get the best images possible for your Wedding Day.  The final of the above event is in January so we will let you know how we get on in a future Blog.

Now we have to confess we were surprised Stephen and Caroline chose us for their Wedding Photography as they are both keen supporters of Liverpool FC and we are from Manchester!  As we all know there is only one team in Manchester and they have surpassed Liverpools achievements in the League.  So it was hard work taking the photographs of them both dressed up in Liverpool’s new football strip but I just kept reminding myself of the number 19!  Sorry Stephen.  They are due to get married in April next year at the Fayrer Garden House Hotel and this will be another new venue for us, so we are really looking forward to it.  There are five acres of grounds and some fabulous features inside the Hotel so we should have a great time with the Wedding Photography.  We actually had a great time together (really) for this Pre Wedding photoshoot at Lowther Castle in Penrith and we were once again blessed with good weather.  Despite all the bad weather we have had in the UK this year on every occasion we have been out to photograph a pre wedding or the wedding day itself we have enjoyed really good days!  So the moral of the story is book Stephen Peters Photography if you want a good day for your Wedding!

Just received some incredible news from the Society of  Wedding and Portrait Photographers ‘Dear Stephen – It is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you that the images (20 from 5 different weddings) have been accepted as being of a professional standard and demonstrates your ability to create images of excellence and you have been awarded Licentiate of the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers’

Why is this so important to you?  Well first of all, out of the hundreds of photographers in Cumbria only four in total have been awarded Licentiate standard.  It is a guarantee to you that the standard of photographs for your wedding or portrait will be high.  Would we take a chance with a Dentist or a Doctor that hasn’t achieved their qualifications?  Probably not.  Over the last few months there have been some horror stories reported in the media where Couples have engaged the services of a photographer and been devastated when they have received very poor images.  The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers have a huge membership spanning the whole globe and yet only a small percentage have achieved Licentiate.  For Stephen Peters Photography this is a great endorsement of the standard we have been pursuing and will continue to look at how we improve upon.  We would particularly like to thank the Couples that have supported us by booking us to capture their wedding images, it is only through that work we receive that we can achieve our goals.

We have worked at some fantastic venues this year including Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel, Broadoaks Country House Hotel, Storrs Hall Windermere, Leighton Hall Lancashire, Langdale Chase Hotel, Inn On The Lake Ullswater, Cartmel Racecourse, Mitton Hall Lancashire, Belsfield Hotel Windermere and now as you may have seen we also have our own Studio based in Kendal.  Good times!  If you would like Ruth and me to cover your Wedding then call us now.  Regards Steve.