I had a great time with Jon and Rachel. And I think they enjoyed it too. In fact, Rachel said it made her feel like a rockstar. Never a bad thing on a Sunday afternoon! Someone asked me the other day whether I thought it was necessary to have an engagement shoot before your wedding, whether it helped for the photography on the day. I said no.
If you choose a good wedding photographer, then they’ll put you at ease quickly on the wedding day whether you’ve had an engagement shoot or not… I think you should have an engagement shoot because it’s great fun and you end up with some amazing portraits of yourself at a time in your life that you will always look back on. I also think that it’s important that an engagement shoot means something to you, is relevant in some way. Jon, Rachel and I spent a few hours following the light around Bristol, picking out some places that they knew and loved. And we ended it with a dazzling sunset. I’m not sure it gets any better than this really. I hope you like them.
Mightily impressive!
Stunning photos Sam, and what a beautiful couple – I can feel the love radiating out of my laptop!
Great work Sam! Love the warm colours.
Perfect set! Absolutely stunning x
What a fabulous collection of images! Love the variety of shots and beautiful light.
9th frame down, on the bridge. That’s it.
Fabulous photos Sam. What a lovely couple and great locations.
Great set, I love the variety in the settings and the way you used the light.
Absolute quality session Sam, dude we have to shoot together sometime!
Top notch Sam!
lighting is beautiful. I love the shot of her looking straight at camera in black and white. Awesome locations. Love the bridge and the red!
Wonderful set and great advice on engagement sessions.
That last shot is just stunning!
Beautiful photos as always Sam!
Lush!
Looks like you covered the whole of Bristol there Sam!
Beautiful photos. I love the ones in front of the wet/frosty window.
Top work Sam, you definitely covered some ground that day
Love that kiss on the bridge!
Gorgeous use of structure and light, and a beautiful romantic couple. Awesome work!
Really lovely use of light Sam, I love the misty, dusky black and whites.
Ce-ute! You rocked that sunlight :) so warm.
The wider vertical shot of them in the street caught me off guard! It’s beautiful. I love the shallow DOF and how you can see there is other people there, but they don’t really matter. And the light is off the hook. Great job with all of these.
Oh yes. Oooh Yes. That is how you use good light. Top work SG. TShift at is best.
Really beautiful work. Love the light and settings and the couple look really relaxed. Fab stuff.
Epic shoot! :-)
Killer of an opener Sam!
Super duper lovely silhouette too!
This session is pure gold. LOVE that first image, and number 7, you can feel the love, hapiness and intimacy just eminating from the photo. Fantastic work.
Stunning, stunning set of images, Sam – any couple would be thrilled with them. Makes a girl want to go back in time & hire you for her wedding :)
Slightly blown away by all the lovely comments – thanks everyone :)
These are beautiful!! I love how natural the couple is in front of your camera!!
Wow! How has it taken me so long to come across this awesome set of images. Can barely pick a favourite, they are all so awesome! But I have to say I particularly love the kiss on the bridge with the bird in the background… and the other kiss with the flare in the background… and the silhouette shots…basically most of them :)
Incredible work Sam, love your strong compositions and your silhouettes are rad!
Wow! We’re really delighted with all these comments. We had an absolutely amazing day with Sam, enjoying the sunshine in Bristol and we’re very very pleased with the photos, we feel lucky to have found such a great photographer.
Jon & Rachel
Stunning use of light.
the first image is _so_beautiful : definitely jaw-drop wow. gorgeous setting sun images later too. couple musta been thrilled!
Love this shoot! So much love and tenderness is captured! Such beautiful light as well. Great work!