Cherish the Dress shoot with Damien Lovegrove & Chris Hanley
I was in Manchester yesterday for a Cherish the Dress workshop with Damien Lovegrove and Chris Hanley. The concept of Cherish the Dress is that brides (and grooms) can effectively extend their wedding day photography coverage by dressing up again once the wedding is over and posing for some stunning photographs in a more relaxed environment. A lot of the shots rely upon supplementary lighting in the form of speedlights or video lights and sometimes there just isn’t time on a wedding day to set up and shoot these type of shots. A lot of what I learnt is however directly transferable to the wedding day itself so expect to see some of these shots appearing on my blog soon!
Thanks to Damien and Chris for a great day and their boundless enthusiasm. Thanks also to the models Lisa, Shaun & Sarah for being so patient with us all and to Michelle from Timeless Bride who supplied the dresses.
Here’s a selection of my images from the day :
Shot from the executive lounge of the Hilton Deansgate, the view over Manchester was amazing. Shot with two speedlights 180 degrees apart.
