Kevin Watkins Photography

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2008-06-04T00:22:00.002+01:00

For some reason it has become impossible to upload images using blooger so this blog page will no longer be updated as I am now designing my own, the new blog can be found here:

http://www.kwphoto.co.uk/blogpage.htm

Happy reading!!

Laura & Nicks Wedding

2008-05-27T14:53:00.002+01:00

On Saturday we photographed the wedding of Laura & Nick at St Edwards church in Burgess Hill followed by reception at the Hassocks hotel.

The wedding of Clare and Simon.

2008-05-18T16:51:00.003+01:00

On Saturday we had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Clare and Simon at the quaint little church of St Andrews in Ford near Arundel. After the ceremony we took a few groups outside the church before heading over to Arundel for some more romantic shots prior to their wedding breakfast and reception at the Norfolk Arms Hotel.

The wedding of Claire & Peter

2008-05-13T11:44:00.004+01:00

This week we photographed the wedding of Claire and Peter at Rowhill Grange, Wilmington in Kent. The happy (and lucky) couple amazingly won their wedding and reception in a competition they entered in a wedding magazine called ‘A Kentish Wedding’. It was a glorious hot sunny day, which was ideal for the outdoor ceremony. Afterwards we headed to the shade of a huge tree to take all of the photographs while the guests mingled with champagne and canapés. The photographs will be online in around a week’s time.

The wedding of Ma’ayan & James

2008-05-05T11:52:00.004+01:00

On Sunday we photographed the wedding of Ma’ayan & James at St Augustine’s in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. We covered their special day from Ma’ayan getteing ready through to their wedding breakfast. As usual the weather was on our side and we were blessed with glorious sunshine. The complete set of images will be online in around one week’s time.

The wedding of Vikki & Mike.

2008-04-28T18:59:00.003+01:00

On Saturday the 26th we photographed the wedding of Vikki & Mike at St Mary’s House in Bramber followed by their reception at the Old Tollgate Hotel. The weather was amazing, hot and sunny (a little too sunny for my liking but cant complain!). We covered their special day from Vikki getting ready through to the first dance and evening celebrations. The full set of photographs will be online in about a weeks time.

Lisa & David at St James the Less

2008-04-13T15:07:00.002+01:00

On Saturday the 12th, we photographed the wedding blessing of Lisa & David. We began coverage with Lisa getting ready at the Burlington Hotel in Worthing before going on to St James the Less in Lancing. The church has a bit of a history of wet weddings (my own included!) and sure enough a heavy downpour came over just as they came out of the church, but unlike my own wedding it passed over in about ten minutes leaving us with clear blue skies for the rest of the day! The reception was held at Lancing Manor where we stayed with them into the evening, capturing plenty of dancing and chocolate fountain fun and games. The photographs will be online in a week or so, but here is a handful to be going on with.

Wedding of Stephanie & Gale

2008-04-08T16:58:00.002+01:00

On Sunday the 6th April we photographed our first ‘white’ wedding, well almost. The wedding of Stephanie & Gale took place at Bailiffscourt Hotel at 4.30pm. We arrived an extra hour before we were due to start in the hope of capturing some of the snow before it all melted away, and we only just made it! After the ceremony most of the snow had gone, leaving just the snowmen that the staff had made earlier in the day. It was still completely freezing but Stephanie was brave enough to go outside for some photographs, well done and all the best for the future.

Wedding of Becky & Andy

2008-04-08T16:56:00.003+01:00

On Saturday 5th April we photographed the wedding of Becky & Andy at St Andrews Church in Steyning, followed by reception at Dorset House in Bury. We were blessed with a beautiful warm sunny couple of hours in which to do all our important photographs and for them to relax with their friends and relations, after which the heavens opened! Becky & Andy were a treat to work with and we hope they have a wonderful honeymoon.

Wedding of Allison & Tom

2008-04-02T13:09:00.003+01:00

On Saturday 29th March we photographed the wedding of Allison and Tom at St Nicholas Church, Bramber Castle and reception at the Old Tollgate Hotel just opposite. As usual we were tremendously lucky with the weather, although unfortunately it wasn’t quite good enough to go up to the Castle ruins as planned, the rain held off until the beginning of the wedding breakfast. I have photographed Allison and Tom a couple of times over recent years and they make a wonderful couple, we wish them all the very best for their future together.

The Wedding of Claire & Adrian

2008-03-08T11:10:00.003Z

On Friday we photographed the wedding of Claire & Adrian at the beautiful Bailiffscourt Hotel in Climping. We started with a few shots of Claire and her Mum, Dad and Sister in her room, and then followed the proceedings through until they sat down for their wedding breakfast.

Lola’s Photo Shoot

2008-03-06T21:23:00.005Z

Today I photographed lively little Lola as part of a gift voucher from Christmas. She is just two years old and full of fun (and doggy treats after today’s session!). We took some indoors and few outside, here are a few shots from the shoot.

Wedding of Suzanne & Peter

2008-02-28T13:21:00.006Z

Yesterday I photographed the wedding of Suzanne & Peter at Amberley Castle Hotel near Arundel in Sussex. It was a beautiful sunny day, and the late ceremony time meant that we had the most perfect light, just as the sun was going down.

Traditional Family Portraits

2008-02-18T00:12:00.004Z

On Sunday I photographed a lovely couple and their family at their home in Worthing, who had received one of my gift vouchers for Christmas. I took a selection of group photographs and portraits and here is just one of them. Proof that not everyone wants the bright white background these days!!

Sunny Beach Shoot

2008-02-15T19:27:00.003Z

This afternoon I photographed 8-year-old Ben at my favourite spot on Lancing beach. It was sunny but completely freezing! We had to try and avoid the wood washed up on the beach and the contractors dealing with it. Here are a couple of shots from the shoot.

Happy Valentines Day - Special Offer

2008-02-14T10:01:00.001Z

Happy Valentines Day to all you lovers out there!! To celebrate this special day I am offering a free engagement photo shoot for any couple that enquire today or during the next 7 days.

The shoot will be taken on location, somewhere like the beach or park and will last for up to an hour. After the shoot I will provide a proof CD with all of the hand-processed images put together in a slideshow. The lucky couples will receive a free 9”x6” mounted print of their choice too. The best thing is, there is no obligation to book a wedding or order any extra prints. The only conditions are that I am available on your wedding date and that the shoot must take place in or around the Lancing, Worthing or Shoreham areas.

Wedding of Clare & Rob

2008-02-10T11:45:00.001Z

On Saturday the 9th we photographed the wedding of Clare and Rob at The Spread Eagle Hotel in Midhurst. We covered their day from Clare getting ready through to the wedding breakfast. We had a fantastic day in the glorious sunshine! Here are a few shots from the day.

Real Wedding Feature

2008-02-05T12:37:00.000Z

One of my recent weddings at Uplwaltham Barns has been selected and featured in the 'Green & White Weddings' complete guide to modern weddings website.
Click here to go to the feature
View the wedding photographs here:
http://www.kwphoto.co.uk/W021107/index.htm

The Wedding of Pamela & James

2008-01-26T20:33:00.000Z

Today I photographed the wedding of Pamela & James at St Catherine’s Church in Littlehampton. The wedding was at 2pm so there was still plenty of light to play with when they came out of the Church. After a short photo session at Bailiffscourt we set off for their drinks reception and buffet at the Black Horse just up the road. After I left, they went back to Bailiffscourt for their wedding breakfast and evening celebrations.

Web design

2008-01-26T10:18:00.001Z

On Friday I spent several hours changing the web design because I discovered that after all these years the slide in side menu was not visible on the Safari browser. Around 10% of visitors use Safari so it was vital I made it work properly for them. I will be making more changes over the next week or so; this time of year is ideal to catch up on this kind of stuff!

Heading off to Littlehampton in a while to photograph Pamela & James’s wedding followed by a reception at Bailiffscourt Hotel.

Wedding of Kirstie & Kevin

2008-01-20T12:01:00.001Z

On Saturday 19th we photographed the wedding of Kirstie and Kevin at the Norfolk Arms Hotel in Arundel. We were lucky enough to get outside and shoot some shots around Arundel, the Castle making the perfect backdrop for some great romantic portraits of the two of them together. The photos will be online soon; username kirstieandkevin and password will their Surname. Here are a few shots from the day..

Password Protection

2008-01-18T21:17:00.000Z

All weddings will now require a username and password in order to view them. I have decided that initially this will be the their names followed by their new Surname. This will enable friends and family to view them as before. For example; Clare and Paul Smith would be username: clareandpaul and password: smith. All should be in lower case.

SWPP Convention

2008-01-17T20:48:00.000Z

Today I attended a seminar with Doug Gordon at the 2008 SWPP convention. This was an inspirational demonstration of new techniques and practices and we had a great day. I will be going back tomorrow along with my assistant for the trade show. Here are a couple of my shots from today.

Awards in 2007

2008-01-11T11:58:00.000Z

I recently joined the Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers, which is an International Association for Professional Wedding and Portrait Photographers. Since joining I have entered only a handful of images into their highly acclaimed monthly image competitions, and have been awarded merit awards for two of them shown below. Very few images go through to receive merit awards each month as the standards are high, so I am quite pleased with this achievement.

Storybook Prices

2008-01-11T10:38:00.000Z

Here is some great news for those looking at my Storybook albums this year. Although the manufacturers have increased their prices they have recently introduced design software to greatly assist photographers in the design process, thus allowing us to produce a better book in less time. The average size book would take me several working days to design, but with the new software I am able to do this in no more than two days. I am therefore pleased to announce that I have reduced the price of my Storybook albums to reflect this reduction in time required to design them.

For couples that have already booked a package to include a storybook, this will enable me to increase their book size to accommodate more images or will have the option to have the monetary difference reduced from their balance when it becomes due.

As a guide, a thirty-page book now starts at £480 as opposed to £505, and the fifty-page book is now reduced from £750 to just £620. This reduction is made across the entire range of sizes. The turnaround time for books will however remain at around a week for the design and delivery of proofs and approximately six weeks for the production of the book itself.

Album inclusive package options have been removed from my website due to this change, and I will return to providing albums (of all types) as an optional addition to my normal print packages. This allows couples to book the exact package and album to suit them.

Here is a link to my most recent storybook design which was finished yesterday:

http://www.kwphoto.co.uk/New%20Folder/index.htm