David Ashbourne Photography

Shalini & Robert – Western & Hindu ceremonies, 28th & 29th August

David — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:10:03 +0000

I have had an opportunity to shoot my first Hindu wedding ceremony over August Bank Holiday weekend. Shalini & Robert were having a Western ceremony on the Saturday and a Hindu ceremony on the Sunday. My work actually started late on Friday afternoon with the bride at a Hindu pre-wedding ceremony. It was a very busy weekend but also very enjoyable. The most interesting part was understanding the various stages of the Hindu ceremony from when the two families meet each other through to when the groom takes the bride away signified by the crushing of a coconut under a wheel of the wedding car.

Working with my assistant Kerrie we ended up with over 2500 images from the entire weekend. Here are a few from both days…

Dawn & William – Ashorne Hill, 31st July

David — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:26:10 +0000

Another of my July weddings was for Dawn & William. This took place at Ashorne Hill which is not far from South Leamington. The venue was originally a business conferencing centre but is now licenced for weddings. Here are some photos from the wedding…

Joanne & Jonathan – Dunchurch Park Hotel

David — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:11:22 +0000

Back in July I covered the wedding of Joanne and Jonathan, their pre-wedding shoot was featured on my blog some time back. Here are a few photos from the wedding day…

A simple window lit portrait

David — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:55:30 +0000

While getting set up for a wedding I thought I’d check out the light coming in from one of the windows in the room the Bride was using. Add to that the Canon 5D Mk2 and a 50mm f1.8 lens at f1.8 plus a little bit of processing and the results were simply stunning. Here is a photo I took of my assistant Kerrie…

Joanne & Jonathan – pre-wedding shoot

David — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:51:15 +0000

I recently did a pre-wedding shoot for Joanne and Jonathan who will be getting married in July. The shoot took place in the grounds of the Dunchurch Park Hotel, Dunchurch. The location is perfect for a wedding with many areas in which to shoot. A few photos from the session can be seen below…

Wedding – Sarah & Jon – 19th June 2010

David — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:37:26 +0000

Last Saturday I photographed the wedding of Sarah & Jon along with my assistant Kerrie. The ceremony took place in the lovely village of Ettington at the local church. After taking a few close family formal shots back at the Groom’s parents house not far away we then headed to Alveston Manor in Stratford on Avon. There was plenty of entertainment for the guests including a magician and casino in the evening. Here are a few shots.

Wedding – Alison & Chris – 5th June 2010

David — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:44:10 +0000

I photographed the wedding of Alison and Chris on the 5th June. The couple had booked me after seeing me at a wedding of some friends of theirs in 2008. The wedding ceremony was held at St Giles Church in Ash Green, Coventry. We then spent some time at the Miners Welfare Garden in Bedworth got some B&G photos before going to the Jaguar Sports and Social Club in Coventry. Here are a few photos from the day.

Superfly Group Shoot – 15th May 2010

David — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:56:58 +0000

A few photos from the latest Superfly group shoot in Leicester…

Charlie-May

Charlotte

Mariola

Chantal

The full gallery can be seen here

Dawn & William – pre-wedding shoot

David — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:18:10 +0000

Last Sunday I visited Ashorne Hill along with Dawn & William who are due to get married there later this year. Though the weather wasn’t as warm as it has been recently the light was lovely, being diffused by some light cloud. Here are a few shots from the session.

Sarah – Model Shoot

David — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:39:42 +0000

Last Saturday I got together with a bride whose wedding I shot last year. She wants to get into some modelling so I agreed to do a shoot to get her some photos to get started. We spent most of the day at the Falstaff Hotel in Leamington Spa. It’s recently had a makeover in the bar area which I particularly liked and thought it would work well with this kind of shoot – lots of black furniture with black walls and a black and white tiled floor.

Model shoot