Today I am very proud to be featured on http://theweddingcommunityblog.wordpress.com/ - One's of the UK's foremost wedding blogs and resources for Brides.
Previous 'Pictures of the Day' features have been some phenomenally well known photographers and people i admire greatly, so I'm very proud to have one of my favourite pictures featured today.
It's this one: http://theweddingcommunityblog.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/picture-of-the-day-caroline-lavelle-nicholson-photography/
Some of you may remember many moons ago I had the idea of a mass meet up of brides, with some photo's chucked in for free, just because i loved doing it. This initially came about through the ladies i knew from the Wedding idea's forum when i was arranging my wedding, but i'd like to open it up to friends too.
The idea is basically this. Everyone is welcome - within reason (please don't post this all over facebook - just to friends) I'm hoping to arrange a make-up artist/hair dresser to do some free maker-overs, as well as using the fabulous Cobham Hall, so we can all meet up, have a giggle and have some photo's done in your gorgeous dresses for free - you never know we may even get featured in the Wedding Ideas magazine!!
Previously it was mainly a bridal shoot, but I'd like to open it up to everyone. Brides in their dresses are the main focus as i love shooting brides - so if you are dying to wear your dress agian, i'm sure we can get you some fab pics, but i thougth it might be nice for the new mums to have some pics with babies if you like, or even the weight loss girls who'd like to celebrate their new hot bods, all while we get to meet up and have a giggle. Brides2B as well, you are all very welcome. My only stipulation is that you glam up - think SATC premiere, evening gowns, priom dresses, that dress you bought from Monsoon that you've never had a chance to wear, get your glad rags on ladies!!
Special thanks to Sarah Poole at Cobham hall for letting us use her beautiful venue!!
Transport & Travel - HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE - it's not far from Bluewater if you fancy some shopping!!
If you are coming from Gravesend (A2 Dover bound) Carry on on the A2 towards Strood/Gillingham. Almost immediately after the Inn on the Lake hotel, take the next junction, follow the signs for Cobham/Shorne, just before the round about (known as Halfpence Roundabout) you will see the gates of Cobham Hall.
If you are attending from the direction of Strood or gillingham (A2 London Bound) simply follow the signs for Cobham/Shorne, take second slip road after the Medway Bridge. Immediatley off the the slip road you'll come to Halfpence round-about, take the first turning left and an immedate right. Cobham hall is signposted. See you there!!
Train information Trans run direct from London Charing Cross, Cannon Street, and London Bridge to Gravesend Station, which is only a 5 minute walk to the church. If you are going to straight to the venue Sole Street is the nearest station but you may need to pre-book a taxi as it's a long walk from there, it's best to go from London Victoria to that one.
You can find local taxi companies by typing in taxi and Gravesend in the search bar of the site below: http://www.yell.com/
Also, here's information from National express coaches in case you fancy a coach ride. The coach stops at Bluewater shoping centre, from which you can get a bus, train or Taxi straight to the Church, venue or Hotel if you are staying in the area.
This week I had the pleasure of meeting and Photographing Baby Madison and her mum Jo. Off we tottered to Shorne Country Park for some portraits and she was such a pleasure to photograph.
Madison was just learning to walk, but seemed to love the swing the most, here are some pictures from her shoot:
Some of you may remember I had the idea of a mass meet up of brides, with some photo's chucked in for free, just cos i loved doing it. At the time there was only so muchI could do, as i wasn't set up and dates were an issue. This initially came about through the ladies I knew from the Wedding Idea's forum when I was arranging my wedding, but I'd like to open it up to friends too.
The idea is basically this. Everyone is welcome - within reason (please don't post this all over facebook - just to friends) I'm hoping to arrange a make-up artist.Hair dresser to do some free maker-overs, as well as using the fabulous Cobham Hall, so we can all meet up, have a giggle and have some photo's done in your gorgeous dresses for free as an extra - you never know we may even get featured in the Wedding ideas magazine!!
Previously it was mainly a bridal shoot, brides in their dresses are the still the main focus as i love shooting brides - so if you are dying to wear your dress again, I'm sure we can get you some fab pics, but I thought it might be nice for the new mums to have some pics with babies if you like, or even the weight loss girls who'd like to celebrate their new hot bods, all while we get to meet up and have a giggle. Brides2B as well, you are all very welcome. My only stipulation is that you glam up - think SATC premiere, get your glad rags on!!
Transport & Travel - HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE - it's not far from Bluewater if you fancy some shopping!!
If you are coming from Gravesend (A2 Dover bound) Carry on on the A2 towards Strood/Gillingham. Almost immediately after the Inn on the Lake hotel, take the next junction, follow the signs for Cobham/Shorne, just before the round about (known as Halfpence Roundabout) you will see the gates of Cobham Hall.
If you are attending from the direction of Strood or gillingham (A2 London Bound) simply follow the signs for Cobham/Shorne, take second slip road after the Medway Bridge. Immediately off the the slip road you'll come to Halfpence round-about, take the first turning left and an immediate right. Cobham hall is signposted. See you there!!
Train information Trans run direct from London Charing Cross, Cannon Street, and London Bridge to Gravesend Station, which is only a 5 minute walk to the church. If you are going to straight to the venue Sole Street is the nearest station but you may need to pre-book a taxi as it's a long walk from there, it's best to go from London Victoria to that one.
You can find local taxi companies by typing in taxi and Gravesend in the search bar of the site below: http://www.yell.com/
Also, here's information from National express coaches in case you fancy a coach ride. The coach stops at Bluewater shopping centre, from which you can get a bus, train or Taxi straight to the Church, venue or Hotel if you are staying in the area.
OK,
so I've been super busy, so the blog has taken a back seat, but I'll be
updating more and more, so much you'll probably get bored, but hey,
this blatant self promotion isn't going to happen on it's own.
My
most recent one just yesterday was for a lovely couple, celebrating
their impending parenthood with a 'Bump Shoot'.
Nichola
and Ray McGuire, are about to be parents in a couple of months and i
just love these type of shoots. The brief was simple, Nichola wanted a
'back to nature' shoot, where should could really be herself and get an
'earth Mother' kind of vibe. So what's more perfect than the most
gorgeous bluebell wood, in the middle of nowhere?? Nothing, so that's
where we went.
We had such a great day, and one of the best
things about these shoots are when I get to go back to shoot the baby in
a few months and the circle is complete, so I'm hoping Nichola and Ray
will be calling on my services one day again in the future. It's always
such a privilege to help record such a special time in a persons life,
and Nichola and Ray were a fab couple to shoot. Good luck with the
birth Nichola and Ray, i can't wait to meet the new addition to your
family.
Hey everyone, Welcome to my website. Well this weekend has been a very busy one, and i'm kinda glad it's over with now. I've officially launched the CLN Photography blog and signed up to advertise on a forum I belonged to as a bride (for any brides out there there are loads of tips from fellow brides at http://www.wedding-ideas-magazine.com/index.php?act=idx), I've sorted my twitter and a face book page, and I finally feel like I'm ready for all this self promotion - just in time for my 30th Birthday - i thought that was a good time to launch!!
It's been a long time coming, and my hubby has been worth his weight in gold this week, helping me with my new dual screen computer system. Big hugs to him.
Just waiting to hear about my membership to the SWPP, which I'm really excited about, and hoping to get some brand new kit before the month is over - very excited about that. So all in all I've made a fair bit of progress with the business. So keep an eye out on here for my favourite suppliers, discounts, fun stuff and news, it will all be posted on here.
On a personal note, I have some lovely messages wishing me luck with my business, some wonderful feedback, and a few enquiries, so hopefully, before the big 3-0 that signals my entry into apparent adult hood, and when I'm meant to behave, I'm hoping I'll have secured a few more bookings, perhaps for next year. Here's hoping.
Anyway, as soon as I've finished finally updating the site, I'll get to blogging a bit more regularly.
The BIG Bridal shoot - coming at the end of August. OK, so many moons ago i had the idea of a mass meet up of brides from the Wedding Ideas Magazine forum (this was before i set up alone as a Tog), with some photo's chucked in for free, just cos i loved doing it. At the time there was only so much i could say as i wasn't a business and dates were an issue, so we had to cancel in the end.
Well, I'm officially going for it now, so I want to get this going again. I've only ever met a few of the ladies on the WI forum, but also want to open it to any bride who wants to wear her dress again. I've made some great friends through the Wedding Ideas Magazine and would love to organicse a big meet up. I've already contacted Editorial Director, Rachel Southwood, fromt he magazine and we have her blessing to go ahead.
It's likely to be in the Kent, but still looking for venues that we can shoot at during a weekend, and it's likely to be towards the end of the summer - perhaps a bank holiday weekend, so people have time to meet up. I'm so hoping i can pull this off.
Previously it was mainly a bridal shoot with the girls from the WI forum, but I'm opening it up to all the girls who use the forum or are on my Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Caroline-Lavelle-Nicholson-Photography-wwwclnphotographycouk/52154274694?ref=ts). Brides in their dresses are the main focus as i love shooting brides - so if you are dying to wear your dress again, I'm sure we can get you some fab pics, but i thought it might be nice for the new mums to have some pics with babies if you like, or even the weight loss girls who'd like to celebrate their new hot bods, all while we get to meet up and have a giggle. Brides2B as well, you are all very welcome.
If you think you are still interested, then email me at info@clnphotography.co.uk or message me through the facebook group.
Obviously I can't make any guarantee's regarding venue or time, but if there is still interest I'll get it arranged.
The rest of this week has been a lot of fun, had a couple of shoots with some wonderful people and finally I've managed to get going with editing and saving all my pictures from my travels with my husband, through China and Thailand.
I've also found a fab bit of software for fellow togs using Lightroom 3 - see here for help with watermarks and exporting images - donation is all that's needed... http://www.photographers-toolbox.com/products/lrmogrify.php, and got my new fabulous business cards on their way to me, all with individual images on them, very excited to get those done.
So anyway, I'll leave it there for my first blog, and hope that you'll enjoy future entries.
