Weddings Galore

Ok...So I have been away from the blog for a couple of months but all for good reason...Edenexposed has been really busy recently as we were booked for weddings every weekend in August and the 1st one of September.

As we have nearly got our final wedding images off to the client, and as our first proper wedding season comes to an end, I am back on track!

I'm going to kick off with our first wedding of the summer - Hazel and Johns quirky gypsy themed wedding in Harwich.



The ceremony took place in the grade II listed Electric Palace - built in 1911, it if one of the only surviving purpose built cinemas.



The Groom was eagerly awaiting the arrival of his bride with his groomsmen outside the Palace when we got them together for this shot:



I mentioned that this was a gypsy themed wedding and in keeping with this, the 6 bridesmaids each had a single sunflower and dressed in paisley print maxi dresses.



The bride arrived at the ceremony in unusual style, wearing a handmade dress and clutching a bunch of gorgeous sunflowers, aboard a horse drawn Romany gypsy wagon:



After the ceremony we took some shots of the couple with their guests outside the palace with the wagon and horses in the background, my favorite image being this one, the bride and groom with the groomsmen:



Edenexposed Photography then took a stroll with the couple down to the sea front for some romantic couple shots before the reception.
This is our favorite part of any wedding day, we get to spend an hour or so with the bride and groom, taking their first photos as a married couple.



The Rings:



The image below, with Harwich lighthouse in the background and the veil flowing in the breeze, is one of my favorites from the day:



With the bride being 7 months pregnant, and having a fear of heights, she wasn't to keen to walk out onto the promenade into the sea, so the groom went it alone for this great silhouette shot:



After the couple shots, Hazel and John went to join their guests at the reception at the Cliff Hotel in Harwich.
After the first dance it was time for Edenexposed to depart and begin the editing process!



Congratulations to the new Mr and Mrs Sayer!

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Front Cover of a Magazine!

I mentioned in a previous blog that Edenexposed Photography were being featured in a wedding magazine, well, that came to life last month but with all the excitement of our engagement and our own wedding plans, I forgot to blog about it!

So here it is, Edenexposed Photography on the front cover of a magazine!



Front Cover of Brides Etc Magazine

As well as one of our images on the front cover, the magazine also wrote an article on the bridge and groom about their special day and used a number of our images throughout the feature...



Our wedding photography prices start from just £400

Book Edenexposed Photography for your wedding and you too could have your wedding featured in a magazine!

For any information about our wedding packages and wedding photography services email us at info@edenexposed.com

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Trash the Dress

Eden Exposed Photography are venturing into the 'Trash the Dress' phenomenon sweeping the USA.
Trash the Dress is a relatively new idea for a post wedding photo shoot in which you can get some stunning, unusual images, with a complete contrast to your big day, and a big bonus, you get to wear your special dress/wedding outfit one more time!



Edenexposed took our first couple to one of our favorite locations in Kent, with a spectacular lunar landscape, the white wedding dress and grooms suit stood out for some totally different images.



Despite what the name may portray 'Trash the Dress' shoots often result in no 'trashing' of your dress at all!
They can be as tame or as wild as the couple want, so if you can't bring yourself to jump into the sea in your special dress you won't have to!



Trash the Dress post wedding photo shoots can be done at any time after your big day and really are eye catching images, for any couple that wants something a bit different from the norm, a Trash the Dress photo shoot is for you!



For a unique finish to your wedding photos, how about booking Eden Exposed Photography for your very own Trash the Dress Shoot...

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Eden Exposed are engaged!

After a trip to the South of France at the end of May the two snappers behind Edenexposed Photography, Sacha Bloor and Jmayel El-Haj are engaged to be married!



My Lovely engagement ring :-)

Sitting a top a high vantage point overlooking the Gorge Du Verdon in Provence, with Eagles flying above and butterflies all around, Jmayel produced a one of a kind, custom made ring and popped the question to which of course, the answer was a big YES!



After 10 years together, Edenexposed photography will be, in a years time, run by a husband a wife team!
Wedding plans are in full force and we're both very happy!

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New Website

Edenexposed Photography has launched a new website!

After all the interest in our wedding photography services we decided to create another website specifically dedicated to Edenexposed Weddings and our Wedding packages.

Below is a sneak peak at our brand new site:

Front Page:


About Us Page:


Contact Us Page:


Image Galleries:


Wedding Packages Page:


Trash The Dress Page:


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Colour, Glamour and Bling

Eden Exposed photographs an Asian Wedding...

Last month was a busy one for Edenexposed Photography, we were called upon to photograph an Asian wedding and i've published a little taster of the results below!







Shahista the gorgeous bride.

One of my favorite images from the day, shows the vibrant colors of an Asian Wedding, i felt quite drap in comparison in my black Edenexposed Polo Shirt and black trousers!






The differences between shooting a traditional English wedding compared with an Asian wedding are vast!

With an English wedding everything is very matter of fact, you know what is happening when, where everyone needs to be at what time and there seems to be a clear almost formal structure to the days events, whereas Asian weddings are loud, seemingly unstructured and not at all formal!

We had to be very much on the ball and go with the flow as the day unfolded - there was no time line, things happen when they happen!

A great system if you ask me!!



Asim the Groom

The wedding was shoot over two weekends at 2 different locations.

The images below were shoot on the 2nd weekend in the couples garden before we left for the venue.



The sun came out to play on both days, which is always a bonus when getting married in the UK with our rather unpredictable weather, especially in April!



Overall it was a great experience for Eden Exposed Photography and another job well done.
We look forward to shooting more Asian Weddings in the future!

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Feel free to contact us for more information regarding weddings or portrait sessions. We will be happy to answer any questions or pass on our pricing/availability information.

Bye for now!

Eden Exposed Photography in Magazines!

As the title suggests - Eden Exposed Photography has had some of our images published in magazines!

Edenexposed image in Digital Camera Magazine, issue 96.



Following that we have just had 2 of our images published in Photography Monthly Magazine, issue 108.



Its very exciting seeing your work in print and we are always uploading images to magazines in the hope they will get published!

We are being featured in a bridal magazine in May, which is yet to be published, one of Edenexposed wedding images has been given the front cover which is great!
So watch this space to see our next magazine feature!

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Abstract Art

Recently Eden Exposed Photography has been dabbling in something a bit different to our usual Conceptual Photo Shoots and Dramatic Landscapes...

Abstract wall art was on the agenda one rainy and miserable Wednesday in March.

After watching a tutorial by Gavin Hoey online, I was on my way to capturing a splash of water!



I had the frame from my portable background stand set up over the table to which I attached a sandwich bag full of water.

I filled a tin full of water and placed it underneath the bag of water. (it took me a while to find a suitable water holder - I started with a big glass bowl, but when the flash went off you could see pyrex written on the bottom - not a good look! so I settled with a black square cake tin which worked a treat. Although I have since brought a big black paint tray which is what was used on the tutorial - unfortunately I didn't have one to hand at the time.)

I set the flash up pointing towards the card that I had placed at the back of the water tin. Pricked a hole in the water bag and the drops came out in a nice continuous flow.




With the camera on a tripod and set to manual focus (focused automatically once the drops started then switched to manual) it was just a case of timing as the drops fell into the water and pressing the shutter!

I used different colored pieces of card in the background to add a bit of drama into the water and was really pleased with the final images.

All of these water images have just come straight off the camera without needing any editing.

It was a very successful day and I must say, I'm looking forward to doing some more water images, I found it very addictive!

I will be uploading them to Stock as well, which as I mentioned in a previous blog, we have been building up our stock portfolio this year and its going well!

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Eden Exposed Photography Landscapes

Landscape photography is my first love in photography.

Its what inspired me to pick up a camera and give it a go - its what inspired me to start up Eden Exposed Photography

When I see a great landscape image it affects me and makes me want to go there and that is what I wanted to hopefully achieve with my images.
I want the feeling of a calming seascape or rolling waves to convey through the image and into the person looking at it.

I absolutely love the sea and one of my favorite locations for landscape photography is Horsey Beach in Norfolk.
We have been there numerous times, often before the sun rises so we can catch the pre dawn and the gorgeous sun coming over the horizon.
This image is from one of the best days we have had there:



Another great location we have been back to a few times is Durdle Door in Dorset.
Even in the summer the beach is only busy at one end, so if you stroll down to the end of the beach, you will more than likely have it to yourself (unless of course I am there!)



I love being able to create great landscape photos.
There's something amazing about being on the beach at dawn before anyone else you know is even awake.
Unfortunately for us, to get to a nice beach we have at least a 2 -3 hour drive so to catch a sunrise, depending on the time of year we have to be up and raring to go by 3am!

The image below was taken on Durdle Door beach, a slow shutter was used to create the milky waves spilling gracefully onto the shore.



Me and my partner love to travel, in fact it was after a round the world trip when we were 21 that my photography passion really began to show and since then, its all been about photography!

Unfortunately I didn't have a decent camera on the round the world trip, and I was only when we returned we realised how much beauty there is in the world.
Although, if i had have the camera equipment I have now, we would probably still be traveling and not yet come home!

It was when we were on a weekend break to Rome that we came up with Eden Exposed.
It was actually just after we were walking back to the hotel after taking this photo of the Vatican:



Sometimes simplicity is best when photographing landscapes.

Last year we went on holiday to America and this is one of my favorite images from the trip, taken at Death Valley in California.

The sparse landscape suddenly transforms into these huge sand dunes.



We tend to put photographing landscapes on the back burner as our conceptual portraits take up most of our time, However as soon as we have a spare day we jump in the car and head off somewhere to capture landscapes.
This is how we are planning to spend our Saturday this weekend :-)

Keep reading the blog to find out the result!

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Bye for now x

Location, Location, Location

When we plan a photo shoot, usually one of the first things we consider is the location of where the shoot will take place.

Living where we do in Essex, we are really lucky to have our home back right onto the forest.
So we have used this to our advantage and done quite a few conceptual photo shoots in the surrounding woodlands.

One of the first photo shoots we done when we first moved in:



The above image was inspired solely by the my little pony dress!

Last summer we were walking through the forest and we saw an area that had been coppiced and all that was left was the stumps of the trees that were once there.

As soon as I saw it I knew I had to do a photo shoot there!



One of the more recent photo shoots we have done in the forest was entitled 'forest fairies' quite self explanatory really!

Commissioned by a group of 5 girlfriends we transformed them into forest fairies which was a lot of fun to do.

One of the images from the day below:



One of my favorite photos shoots to date took place in the forest.
Done on a freezing cold day at the end of January, we took to the forest armed with our camera gear, flashes, a coat carrying/leaf throwing assistant and a willing model and this is the result:



We had lots of fun doing this photo shoot, braving the mud, most of the leaves landed where they should have done, apart from the stray few that ended up in the models mouth!



Being so close to home meant that we didn't have far to go to warm up from the brisk January weather with Hot Chocolates and freshly made carrot cake!

We're always on the lookout for new locations, we've found some great ones from deserted beaches to abandoned war shelters.
They all offer us something a bit different and special which transfers into our images!

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Eden Exposed Weddings

Eden Exposed Photography is delving into the world of Wedding Photography!

Since doing our first full wedding at the start of the year we have had lots of interest come from it and are now booked up for most of the summer with weddings!

Our first experience was incredibly rushed and literally done as we went along, seeing as we didn't even know where we were going until 11pm the night before!

The bride and groom were very laid back and made our first wedding experience quite an enjoyable one, even with all the stress that goes with shooting a wedding.



We injected a bit of our trademark lighting effects into the images using a wireless flash.
The bride wasn't ready for her photos until 15 mins before she had to leave for the church, so we worked with the short time we had!



We had to leave for the church with the bride, in fact we were driving around the streets of London in a black taxi trying to beat her to the church!
Thankfully we made it!



After the ceremony we took to the streets of London at the request of the newly married couple and shot pictures of them around the iconic Harrods building in the falling snow.





The most important object of our job was fulfilled and the bride and groom were thrilled with their wedding images.
It made all the stress of the day 100% worth it and another Eden Exposed job well done!

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Stay tuned for images and information of our future weddings/photo shoots!