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MPA Scottish Wedding Photographer of the Year !!!

2010-06-17T07:11:00.001-07:00

I'm extremely proud to announce that I am the Wedding Photographer of the Year at the 2010 Scottish MPA Awards!

I have also won Classic Wedding Photographer of the Year for the 2nd year running.

There were hundreds of entries for the wedding categories so to come out on top is an absolute honour and a dream come true.

Nice message

2010-06-04T03:23:00.000-07:00

Thought I would share this lovely email...

"Dear Scott;

Eilidh & I just want to write you a few quick words to show our gratitude for the photographs you took at our wedding in the Balmoral Hotel on the 8th of May.

Eilidh & I spend much time deliberating over choosing a photographer as we wanted not only high quality images but some fun and life injected into them and boy did you deliver. Not only are your shots of excellent quality and full of the fun and life that we love about our relationship, but they were a joy to take. Throughout the entire day we felt like you were a friend not a 'vendor', a term that I hate by the way. We chatted, joked and had a great time; were completely at ease and never felt like our toes were been stepped on.

Thank you so much anyone would be privileged to have you photograph their wedding.

Lots of Love and Thanks

Patrick & Eilidh

Mr & Mrs McGrath"

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2010-05-14T06:11:00.001-07:00

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Thanks
Scott

Wedding Show tomorrow

2010-05-09T09:31:00.001-07:00

I shall be at the Waterside Hotel wedding show tomorrow between 6.30pm and 9pm.

Edinburgh Wedding

2010-05-09T09:15:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Patrick and Eilidh at The Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh.

With the sun out we most the most of a trip up to Calton Hill which has a beautiful panoramic views of Edinburgh.

A lovely wedding!

Our Daughter

2010-04-12T06:03:00.001-07:00

We're delighted to announce the birth of our Daughter Amy.

Weighing 7lbs and 6oz she was born at 6.30am on Tuesday the 6th of April at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

As you can imagine, Daddy has taken quite a few photos already : )

Scott

Meldrum House

2010-03-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

We're at Meldrum House wedding exhibition tomorrow from 1pm-5pm.

I would highly recommend Meldrum House Hotel as a wedding venue.

www.meldrumhouse.com

New portrait website is up

2010-02-18T12:34:00.000-08:00

It's still in the early stages but www.scotthoggportraits.com is now up.

Scott

They grow quickly.

2010-02-15T05:48:00.000-08:00

It was only a few months ago that I photographed this little lady in her Halloween costume. Here she is at 4 months old! Wow they grow fast!

2 weeks old

4 months...

A little slideshow

2010-02-03T08:18:00.000-08:00

I compiled a slideshow most of wedding images from last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33S5eWO80cg

Pittodrie House wedding and other info

2010-01-21T10:50:00.000-08:00

Firstly, congratulations to Mharii and Danny (Image E) who won the poll. I honestly thought I there would be around 100 votes. Turned out that there were 1600 votes in the end...phew!

The poll didn't seem to work properly so I shall also be sending an enlargement to Kevin and Lindsay (Image D).

The AECC exhibition was a great success! Looks like I shall be having a busy 2010 and 2011.

So, here is the wedding of Suzanne and David.

Suzanne was wishing for a white wedding. She certainly got it! It was -4 at one point. Great fun though : )

Portrait offer for January

2010-01-14T07:12:00.001-08:00

My new portrait website shall be up next week.

To celebrate it's launch, I'm offering free portrait sittings until the end of this month (it's usually £40).

Look out for www.scotthoggportraits.com shortly.

Scott

Your Wedding Exhibition

2010-01-12T09:03:00.000-08:00

I shall be at the "Your Wedding Exhibition" show this Saturday and Sunday.

So if you're getting married and looking for a wedding photographer, come along and have a chat.

Scott

Favourite image from 2009

2010-01-08T07:24:00.000-08:00

A Happy New Year to all my friends, customers, family and fellow photographers.

I thought I would start the year with a poll. Just a bit of fun.

So, I chose my 5 favourite wedding photos from last year. The poll is at the top of my blog. If you could select the image that is your favourite I shall provide a free enlargement of the image to the couple who get the most votes.

Thanks

Scott

Special offer for Childrens January Portraits!

2009-12-23T06:53:00.000-08:00

For the month of January we are offering free portrait sittings (usual price £40).

After that, you can choose as much or as little as you want to order from small reprints and special loose print packages to canvas prints, modern acrylic prints etc.

The beauty of this offer is that you're under no obligation.

You also have the opportunity to possibly win £1000!!! This because I shall send the best photographs to the Kodak Portrait Awards.

Contact me for further details and Terms and Conditions.

Scott

SWPP

2009-12-04T07:42:00.001-08:00

I was delighted to receive a Gold award from this months SWPP competition.

Here's Lauren the scary Spider!

2009-11-17T10:26:00.000-08:00

Double wedding at Cortes House.

2009-11-06T05:02:00.000-08:00

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing a double wedding!

This was a first.

Thanks to Mharii, Danny, Karen and Mike. I really enjoyed your day!

Mharii and Karen are Mother and Daughter so it really was a special and unique day.

Halloween baby

2009-10-25T12:53:00.001-07:00

Here is Rachel's first portrait. Dressed in her little pumpkin outfit. Cute : )

Cherubs

2009-10-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

I'm now a member of the Cherubs scheme.

For more info visit http://www.cherubs.uk.com/

I have several portrait offers on the run up to Christmas.

Scott

Best photograph ever : )

2009-09-18T09:10:00.000-07:00

This is my little daughter...or son : )

Kevin and Alannah

2009-08-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

I photographed Kevin and Alannah's wedding a few weeks ago.

The wedding was at the Palm Court Hotel in Aberdeen and we also went to Johnstone Gardens for some additional photos.

Portraits

2009-07-09T10:08:00.000-07:00

You may have noticed that I now have a portrait section on my website.

This is temporary because in a couple of weeks I shall be launching a new portrait website http://www.scotthoggportraits.com/

More info to follow shortly.

Here are a couple of images from a recent shoot with Dexter....

Scott and Pamela

2009-06-11T03:09:00.001-07:00

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Scott and Pamela's wedding at The chapel of Garioch and Pittodrie House Hotel.

Scott, Pamela and guests released chinese lanterns just before the evening reception kicked off.

Lovely wedding!

Here are some photos.

Scott : )

Join me on Facebook..

2009-06-09T04:17:00.000-07:00

If you're on Facebook and you're a customer, friend or other photographer feel free to add me : )

Scott

A new addition to the Hogg household

2009-05-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

Meet Button!

Our new Lhasa Apso puppy!

New phone number

2009-05-21T02:09:00.000-07:00

I have now moved and have a new phone number- 01358 723209

Scott

Mark and Michelle

2009-05-06T04:43:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Mark and Michelle's wedding.

The ceremony was at Fort George. Although it was very windy it was a lovely sunny day so I took advantage of the clouds.

We then went to the Newton Hotel in Nairn for the reception.

Photographer profile

2009-04-03T07:40:00.000-07:00

You can read a little bit about me here.

http://www.reallifeweddings.co.uk/photoprofiles/scotthogg_s09.html

Classic Wedding winner 2009

2009-03-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

I'm just back from the MPA Scottish Region Awards 2009 and I'm delighted to announce that I won the Classic Wedding photographer of the year : )

Here is my winning image.

Why choose a MPA qualified photographer?

2009-03-12T11:20:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted to mention this and thought that it would be a good opportunity to write something on my blog.

Why choose a member of the MPA as your wedding photographer?

Well, unfortunately there is not a governing body regarding photography. I really wish there was! However, we have the MPA (Master Photographers Association).

I look at the MPA as an organisation that gives quality assurance to the public via qualifications and awards.

Apart from this quality assurance, the MPA is the only UK organisation for full-time photographers.

I just thought that when choosing a photographer I would recommend that you ask about qualifications. There are several other organisations including the SWPP and BIPP and they also provide qualification opportunities for photographers.

Thanks
Scott

Michelle and Stuart

2009-02-22T14:30:00.001-08:00

I recently had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Stuart and Michelle.

The wedding was at Maryculter House.

I was really chuffed with the image of Stuart and Gran. I think that it really caught the moment.

Scott : )

Edinburgh wedding show

2009-02-02T09:40:00.000-08:00

I shall be at the Scottish Wedding Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh on the 7th and 8th of Feb.

http://www.edinburghweddingshow.com/

Scott

Just back from London

2009-01-27T14:02:00.000-08:00

Last week I enjoyed a trip to London to speak at the SWPP convention.

The convention was swarming with thousands of photographers so it was quite an experience meeting lots of new people and also catching up with friends.

Images of me in action above.. : )

Scott

AECC this weekend

2009-01-15T21:39:00.000-08:00

I shall be at the AECC this weekend (17th and 18th). If you're planning your wedding, this is a really good show! It's Aberdeen's largest wedding show

My stand shall be in the main hall so feel free to come along and have a chat : )

http://www.yweltd.com/index.php

Feature

2009-01-13T15:40:00.000-08:00

It was really nice to see that I got the front page for the supplement in this Monday's Press and Journal.

Happy Christmas

2008-12-22T09:12:00.000-08:00

I would like to take the opportunity to wish all my clients a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year : )

Scott

Sean and Susan

2008-12-22T09:07:00.000-08:00

It was certainly a windy day when I photographed the wedding of Sean and Susan (including lots of falling branches!). However, we had lots of fun anyway.

St Machers is such a stunning cathedral, I always look forward to shooting weddings there.

We then headed off to Norwood Hall for the reception. Norwood is another favourite of mine...

Scott

2008-11-21T08:51:00.000-08:00

http://www.photodex.com/sharing/viewshow.html?fl=3053000&alb=0

Here is a small slideshow of a recent storybook sample album design.

Enjoy : )

Scott

My new camera.

2008-11-19T06:27:00.000-08:00

Being a bit of a camera geek I am very much looking forward to the arrival of my new Canon 5d MK2.

Obviously I want the best quality for my customers and this one looks to be the business. 21 million pixels and HD quality video! I doubt that I will ever use the video feature but I'm sure it will be handy from time to time.

Scott

Commended images!

2008-11-15T11:20:00.000-08:00

I received my images back from the BPPA awards and was delighted to see that one of my submissions was Commended. I read it wrongly and thought it said "condemned" hehe

This means that it will appear in the national wedding magazine "You and your wedding" gallery.

Another SWPP Gold

2008-11-03T15:09:00.000-08:00

Yey, another gold. This time it was for the digital section of the monthly competition : )

Mike and Sarah

2008-10-20T05:45:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun at this wedding. The whole day was nice and informal.

The ceremony was a Fyvie Castle and then the Marcliffe for the reception. It's been a while since I have been at Fyvie so it was good to make use of the stunning setting.

Here are a couple of images from the day.

Scott

Our wedding!

2008-10-09T10:08:00.000-07:00

Well there you go. I'm now a married man.

Myself and Joy had a lovely day at Innes House. The sun came out so we had the garden wedding that we always dreamed about. It was horrible the next day so we were lucky.

So many friends from the wedding industry helped us on our special day. We had our pal Colin from Platinum Limos transport us to the venue, Kevin from Room to Bloom in Elgin, Roy from RS Films, Marie Main (harpist) and Kevin from Varis Pipe dreams.

I have been asked this question many times..." So who will photograph your wedding?". The answer...our friend John Baikie. I must admit that it was a different feeling being in front of the camera but it was good fun and John did a great job.

So here are a couple of images of Joy (Yes, I took these ones....I couldn't help it!"

Slower....

2008-09-24T02:45:00.000-07:00

Things might be slightly slower regarding photo orders etc as I'm getting married this week : )

A witty article

2008-09-23T03:25:00.000-07:00

This made me grin...

http://www.derekpyephotography.com/article.php?story=20080912055159574

SWPP gold

2008-09-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

I'm very happy to receive a gold award from the monthly SWPP competition.

Julian and Tiffany.

2008-08-29T10:50:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I have the pleasure of photographing Julian and Tiffany's wedding.

I think it's fair to say that we had a lovely day. Yes, it was pouring with rain but to be honest, that didn't seem to spoil the day at all. Julian and Tiffany were so easy to work with and I had to opportunity to try and some quite different ideas.

The wedding was at Kildrummy Castle Hotel. It's a stunning location and I would certainly recommend this place for weddings.

Seminar

2008-08-08T11:31:00.000-07:00

I'm delighted to announce that I have been confirmed to be giving a seminar (concentrating on wedding photography) at the SWPP conference in London early next year.

Should be good fun : )

Amy and David

2008-08-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

A couple of images from David and Amy's wedding at Pittodrie House Hotel

Just back from Bradford.

2008-07-17T16:25:00.001-07:00

Brilliant seminar. I met so many lovely people.

David Calvert thinks that I am a guy who he would bring home to meet his Mum... hehe.

I met a photographer called David Facey who is like the Ozzy Osbourne of photography. He has taken self-portraits when he was suffering from a heart attack (seriously). The guy is a legend and he gave me some very good pointers. Thank you David. You're one of a kind and I'm so very grateful for your advice.

I was presented with a clock by Colin Buck who is the MPA Chairman. Hey, I had a busy weekend with weddings : ) I was knackered and missed a couple of seminars.

A brilliant couple of days.

It was good to catch up with my photography pals... Malcolm, Lisa, Nick, Carol, Shrek and Suzanne.

Photographing Sir Alex Ferguson

2008-07-02T16:55:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of photographing Leighanne and Barry's wedding last week.

Leighanne has quite a famous Godfather... Sir Alex Ferguson.

We had a lovely day. Leighanne and Barry were brilliant. Leighanne's Dad had me in stiches with his jokes : )

Alex Ferguson was easy to photograph and was quite happy to pose for photos. He must be pretty used to it.

My Gran.

2008-07-02T16:42:00.000-07:00

I dont usually post very personal stuff but I thought I would talk about my Gran because I was so proud of her. Unfortunately, she passed away a few days ago.

I was her first grandchild and was born on her birthday.

Im left was so many happy memories, she was a true inspiration.

My Gran was a very kind lady who always encouraged me. I will never forget that.

Scott

2008-06-18T10:33:00.000-07:00

I photographed Craig and Lisa's wedding a few weeks ago.

Such a lovely couple! We had a lot of fun on the big day.

In the evening there was a casino for the guests. I thought that it was a brilliant way to entertain the guests during the gap between the end of the meal and the first dance.

Kayleigh and Duncan

2008-06-12T05:08:00.000-07:00

Over the last couple of months I have several weddings at Norwood House Hotel.

I love the place, there are so many photography opportunities. Not easy to photograph due to the low light but I like a challenge : )

I had a lovely day photographing Kayleigh and Duncan, we had a lot of fun.

Their little twin boys were dressed up in kilt outfits so they really looked the part.

A brilliant day!

Since Im now in full wedding mode, I don't have the time to post up every wedding I photograph but I will try and keep the blog up to date.

Photographing a photographers wedding

2008-05-28T11:19:00.001-07:00

It's an honour to be asked to photograph a photographers wedding! No pressure then : )

We had a nice day and the classic car was a lovely touch.

Before the ceremony we headed down to Stonehaven Pier to get some pictures with the guys.

Scott

Online ordering

2008-05-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note to all my customers.

My web provider for online ordering are experiencing some technical difficulties (first time in 4 years with them).

If you are having problems viewing a recent wedding don't worry this should be sorted in the next day or so.

Thanks
Scott

Alice and Alistair

2008-05-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

My first wedding in St Andrews!

We headed to a ruined cathedral for some photographs. It was quite dramatic with the stormy sea in the background.

The videographer on the day was Roy Stewart. If you're looking for a videographer I would thoroughly recommend Roy. http://www.rsfilms.tv/

2008-04-23T10:55:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing Lynn and Marc's wedding.

The wedding took place at Rafford Church and then the Knockomie Hotel

On a side note, I very much encourage comments on my blog and really appreciate comments. I don't respond to comments for one reason.... because the blog doesn't me allow this. So please don't think that I ignore comments.

Thanks

Scott

Here are couple of images.

Kelly and Patrick

2008-04-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

A nice small wedding at the Ramnee Hotel in Forres.

We managed to get 5 minutes down at Findhorn beach before the weather became nasty.

Im typing this on my only weekend off until September so Im making the most of it : )

Special offer on Landscapes

2008-04-18T06:04:00.001-07:00

For the next month I have an offer on landscapes. Only £90 for a 16x20 mounted print (ready for framing). If you would like to order, email me at hpicturethis@aol.com.

All of landscapes choices can be viewed at www.scotthogg.com

2008-04-10T12:38:00.000-07:00

Well back to it....

Here are a couple of pics from Bryan and Victoria's wedding at St Machers Cathedral and the Northern Hotel.

I had a crazy busy weekend last week. Friday morning, drive to Forres from Aberdeen. Then a couple of hours work...then a wedding...then drive to St Andrews....arrive at 9.30pm...download wedding until 1am...get up early...and another wedding. If you want the quiet life, never become a photographer : ) All good fun though.

I forgot to say, yes that is a real rainbow.

The Philippines

2008-03-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

Just back from my holiday in the Philippines.

What a stunning country. The people are very friendly and the scenery is breathtaking.

There is a sad side to this country...the poverty. It really hits home when a kid who is 5 years old is begging for money or a blind woman is begging on a busy street while her baby is crawling about in the dirt.

I am now officially addicted to scuba diving. I thought I would give it a go and then ended up taking a course! So Im now a certified diver : )

Yes, other Asian countries get the coverage but I reckon that the Philippines is totally underrated.

Sarah and Malcolm

2008-03-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

This wedding was as the Town House and The Silver Darling Restaurant.

I have always wanted to take a picture of a couple on Union Street and this time I had the opportunity.

I was about 100 yards from Sarah and Malcolm so I used a telephoto lens. I know that there are other people in the image but I reckon it adds to it. It is like their own moment as other people are going about their day.

Scott

Allison and Paul

2008-02-03T12:25:00.001-08:00

This was my last wedding of the year. It certainly was a great day and Allison and Paul were really easy to work with. Allison even let me try the "fairy on the Christmas tree" idea. Wasn't sure if it would work but I reckon it did. No harm in trying some unusual images.

Im off to another seminar in a couple of weeks. This time it is for portraiture. Slightly unusual because I don't really do portraiture. However.... Im looking to move house in the very near future and I am hoping to incorporate a studio.

Scott

Simon and Marcia

2008-01-31T06:36:00.000-08:00

Possibly the worst weather at a wedding for quite a while but well these things happen. It didn't stop the fireworks : )

The wedding was at the Lodge on the Loch near Aboyne. This was their first wedding. I must say, I was very impressed with this venue and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a unique wedding venue.http://www.thelodgeontheloch.com/

2008-01-30T14:24:00.000-08:00

Ann-Marie and Ian

2008-01-30T07:09:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of images from the wedding of Ann-Marie and Iain's wedding in Inverness.

The AECC wedding show was a big success. Thousands of people attended.

I will be at the Drumossie wedding show on the 10th of February. So if you want to see my work or just want to chat, I will be there all afternoon.

Scott

Happy New Year!

2008-01-07T03:57:00.000-08:00

Just want to wish all my customers past and present a Happy New Year.

2008 is quite a year! Im getting married in September to my fiancee, Joy. Im sure it will be different turning up to a wedding and not taking any photographs : ).

Anyway, a few weddings from the end of 2007.

Chioma and Ian....

Yvonne and Craig

More end of year weddings to follow....

Carrie and Nathan

2007-12-06T11:23:00.000-08:00

Here are a few images from Carrie and Nathan's wedding in Inverness then the Strathpeffer Spa.

We had a nice day with lovely Autumn colours.

I was in Edinburgh yesterday at another seminar (yes Im a seminar junkie hehe). It was to see Paul Johnson from Sussex. What a brilliant photographer and a nice guy. Very worthwhile.

Anyway, here are a few images from Carrie and Nathan's wedding.

Hillary and John

2007-11-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

This was the first time I have photographed a wedding at Mar Lodge. It's right out past Braemar. It's certainly a stunning venue! Hopefully one day I will be back again.

Well, only 2 more more weddings for this year and they are both at Pittodrie House. My first wedding of the year (in January) is also at ....you guessed it...Pittodrie House : )

Canvas print offer

2007-11-21T04:38:00.001-08:00

Just a reminder that the canvas wrap offer ends in 1 week.

If you would like a canvas wrap for Christmas, the cut off date is 28.11.07

Cheers
Scott

Michelle and Andrew.

2007-10-30T13:05:00.000-07:00

A lovely day and a lovely couple.

The wedding was at St Macher's Cathedral and then onwards to Norwood Hall.

Both venues have so much character, especially Norwood. It has a really olde worldly kind of feel about it.

Im very busy with Nurseries at the moment as the wedding season winds down. Nurseries are hard work but great fun. One kid told me last week " haha you're bald like my grandad"...yep...thanks for that : )

I have also finished attending wedding exhibitions this year. My next is in January at the AECC in Aberdeen. It is the "Your wedding exhibition".

Last week I was at the Drummossie Hotel exhibition and took a picture of my photography friend Mr John Baikie from Captiv8. He has the coolest shoes ever!

Radio interview regarding wedding photography

2007-10-22T14:35:00.000-07:00

I was recently interviewed regarding my wedding photography.

http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=213908

My next wedding show is at Baxters on the 28th Oct.

2007-10-13T13:53:00.000-07:00

A few images from Dubai.

The image of the world's tallest building was taken when I was in a taxi (that is why there is camera shake)...honest : ) !!!

Kirstie and Lewis

2007-10-05T16:09:00.000-07:00

Here are some images from the wedding of Kirstie and Lewis.

The wedding was the first of two wedding that I have in Strathpeffer this year. It's a really nice small town that has an almost art-deco kind of feel about it.

After the ceremony, the couple were piped down the road from the church to the Ben Wyvis Hotel .

I attended an upgrading evening this week at Loxley Colour in Glasgow. It was an ideal opportunity to have a fellow from the MPA review and comment on my work. It was a long day because I had a Nursery until 3pm, then drove to Glasgow and back that evening. Well worth it though.

I will get these Dubai images on this blog soon, I promise : )

Scott

Laura and Justin

2007-09-24T04:16:00.000-07:00

This wedding was brilliant! I was there from the hairdressers in the morning until the evening dancing so it was a long but enjoyable day.

The wedding took place at St Geradine's Church in Lossie and then the Mansion House in Elgin.

I haven't posted in my blog for a little while as I was away in Dubai. I will post some images in the next few days, including an image of the worlds tallest building!

Scott

2 recent weddings

2007-09-09T09:55:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I last visited Drumtochty Castle.

I photographed Gwen and Edwards wedding there a few weeks ago.

Im well chuffed with the top image, it was taken just before the evening dancing so the light was low...infact...was there any light? Well a little bit. Not an easy image to take but I gave it a try and I reckon it worked.

It was my first wedding with Mark Stuart, we knew of each other but have never met until this wedding.

You can check out Mark's website at- http://www.ms-films.co.uk/index.html

Scott

2007-09-05T05:48:00.000-07:00

Here are a few images from Wendy and Davids wedding a couple of weeks ago.

As soon as Wendy arrived at the Church, the sun came out! Brilliant timing : )

The reception was at the Newton Hotel in Nairn. I love using the black and white paved hallway, it has so much character.

As you can see, the new website is up and running (http://www.scotthogg.com/). I still have work to do on it but hopefully it gives you an insight into my work.

Cheers

Scott

Charley from Big Brother photoshoot

2007-08-18T13:48:00.000-07:00

On Friday I shot some promo images for Charley from Big Brother.

I don't really watch Big Brother but from the 10 minutes of it that I did watch, I knew who she was. She was supposed to be quite nasty/ loud/arguementative etc on Big Brother but I thought in real life she was really nice.

Some more recent weddings

2007-08-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

I have enclosed a couple of images from my final wedding this year at Innes House. The couple, Innes and Melanie (yes, his name is Innes) were great to work with. I was blown away by how good the singing was during the ceremony! Some weddings its not much more than a low murmer but wow, this wedding had some amazing singing.

The next day, back to Aberdeen to photograph Lynsey and Shaun's wedding at Cults Church then Banchory Lodge Hotel. My wedding the day before was about singing, this one was about dancing! Lynsey and Shaun have the moves! I was very impressed. Im glad I was the photographer, trust me, you don't was to see me "trying" to dance : )

Scott

New website and also a wedding exhibition

2007-08-08T15:40:00.000-07:00

In a few weeks I will launching my new website. I reckon its time for a change. www.picturethis-home.biz will continue to work but the new site will be www.scotthogg.com. My Scotthogg.com site is currently the same design as the Picture This site but the Scotthogg.com site is going to be completely different (and better IMHO)

Exhibition! Details below.

**Come and see us at or own wedding show**
at the Mansefield Hotel Elgin with over 30 top suppliers to the wedding trade on the 2nd of September to raise funds for the Ladybird Group at Lossiemouth

Should be a really good exhibition. : )

Scott

Wedding 2 at Innes House.

2007-08-01T07:44:00.000-07:00

This has to be a first. Robin (groom) arrived with the bestman in a tractor. It was even kitted out with some nice flowers!

Although it was very cloudy and eventually rained later, we did get an outdoor ceremony in the gardens.

On a non-related topic, my parents had some visitors to their garden. 3 baby Hedgehogs and their Mum. Of course I took a photo of one of the babies (top image).

Anyway, I have another couple of weddings to post up on my blog. I will do this when I have a spare moment....not many of those at this time of year.

2007-07-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

Above are some images from Wendy and David's wedding at Innes House near Elgin. I have three wedding in a row at Innes House!

A guest wanted to take my picture with Wendy and David...Im usually camera shy : ) but well it was different being on the other side of the camera (top image)

I like the challenge of having 3 weddings in the same venue. I strive to take a different approach each time. Innes House is one the best venues in the North East IMHO so hopefully there are plenty of nice areas to photograph.

2007-07-11T08:40:00.000-07:00

Saturday was Pittodrie Hotel. http://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/Pittodrie/index.htm

Its was good to see Mark and co again. Pittodrie is stunning with Bennachie as the backdrop.

The couple (Gavin and Tracy) were great to work with. Well, they are friends so I was invited as a guest as well. I have included a couple of images from the wedding. Fireworks finished off the day with style.

2007-07-11T08:31:00.000-07:00

The day after my wedding in Ellon I was off to my home town of Forres for the wedding of Fiona and James. After the service we headed off to the Laichmoray http://www.laichmorayhotel.co.uk/. Its been recently renovated and is looking really nice.

2007-07-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

Last Friday I was in Ellon for the wedding of Gordon and Alice. Apart from a bit of wind, it went well. : )

Saturday...

2007-06-19T09:54:00.000-07:00

Well, its nice weather all week and then it rains on the day of the wedding! Then it's back to sunny..argh! I wish Canon would make a "sunny weather button".

Anyway, Paul and Alison were great to work with, we had a good laugh and it stopped raining for the images at the Waterside Hotel.

My next weddings are in Ellon and Forres/Elgin.

Excellent wedding

2007-06-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

Last week I was at The Golfview Hotel in Nairn, photographing Andrew and Hazel's wedding.

What an excellent day! The weather was slightly overcast (perfect!), the background was stunning and I really enjoyed working with the couple. I even used my 50mm lens that I haven't used for a while, its great for knocking the background out of focus (used on the right handside image of Hazel)

Recently I attended a seminar in Grangemouth near Falkirk. The two speakers were Joe Buissink and Yervant. I had a great time and was completely inspired! Joe Buissink has photographed many celebs, including J-Lo and Christina Aguelera.

Im currently preparing some images for various photography competitions because up until this year, I haven't entered.

This weekend Im going back to Peterhead to photograph the wedding of Paul and Alison. Looking forward to it.

Speak soon

Scott

First post.

2007-06-11T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well,

Im going to try and keep this reasonably up to date! Loads of photographers seem to have blogs so I thought I would give it a try.

Cheers
Scott