Happy Christmas

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

Mike and Sarah

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!

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....

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

A witty article

This made me grin...

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

SWPP gold

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

Julian and Tiffany.

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

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

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

Just back from Bradford.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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/

Ann-Marie and Ian

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!

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....