London Wedding Photographer, Mark Carey Photography

Louise and George — Wedding photography at Beauberry House — Part 2.

Mark — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:44:27 +0000

Im delighted to share with you the second part of Louise and Georges wedding at Beauberry House, Dulwich. I really love shooting at Beauberry house, a venue I have now shot at several times. Its light and bright, with a crisp plain white ceremony room and lends itself perfectly to high-key (lots of light tones) images and the grounds afford fantastic portraits. Yes, I do take the some couple portraits on the day! Anyway, congratulations again to both of you and a few more favourites here.

Emily and Terry part 2 — Wedding at the Barn Brasserie Great Tey

Mark — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:47:02 +0000

Wedding photography at the Barn Brasserie. The second part of Emily and Terry’s wedding which was a delight to shoot. Congratulations again to both of you and thank you for trusting me with your special day. A few more favourites from the latter part of the day.

Street photography in Bangkok

Mark — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:21:12 +0000

Im taking a few weeks out relaxing in Thailand before the summer wedding season really kicks off in ernest. Staying outside Bangkok at the moment with my friend and fellow street photographer Ronn Aldaman. It’s 43 degrees here right now and feeling to hot to go out and do much during the middle of the day. The rainy season seems to be breaking in, yesterday it poured cats and dogs off and on all through the day. Torrential rain coming almost out of nowhere with powerful storms that send everyone running for shelter and street vendors often caught unawares trying to retrieve there merchandise as it gets a soaking or is sent flying down the road. Unlike shooting in India I find street photography quite challenging here. Backgrounds, light and colours are not as easy to work with and the whole environment is making me think all the harder about how to push my photography further to achieve the look I want. A proliferation of tall buildings often starve you of low evening light and perhaps people are a little more skittish when it comes to taking candid photos and therefor you have to work a little bit harder to get them. However, unlike India Thailand is a very easy place to relax, you are never too far away from an iced coffee or my favourite dish, Tom Sam — Papaya Salad. Im also trying to learn Thai with a view to possibly running street photography and camera tuition workshops here in Bangkok with Ronn. A few favourites from the last few days here on the blog now — hopefully, next week we may get access to a Thai boxing school or Muay Thai as it is referred to in Thai.

Richard and Rhonda — Wedding at Orleans House — Part 1

Mark — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:49:57 +0000

A short blog post here as I am in Thailand and internet is not always the easiest thing in the world to get your hands on. A very laid back wedding at Orleans House near Kew. A late start much welcomed as I it was my third wedding that week. Lovely light in Orleans House, an art gallery and wedding venue and a really nice mix of guests from the UK and across the pond. A few favourites from the start of the day. Congratulations Richard and Rhonda.

Louise and George — Wedding Photography at Beauberry House — Part 1

Mark — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:25:50 +0000

It was great to have this wedding on my doorstep, particularly since I had just shot a wedding in Essex the day before. Well rested I arrived at Louise and Goerge’s beautiful home in East Dulwich, literally about a 5 minutes drive from where I live. Louise and George, I could tell from their home, were very particular people. Particular about style and they both clearly had a visual taste that suited my own, not too fussy, simple, honest decorations that showed a love of our local area. To this end they employed a local photographer (me) and the wonderful make-up artist Amanda Roberts, a local woman who’s professionalism I have come to admire having seen what beautiful work she does — we have worked together on a number of local weddings now. Louise looked stunning! Please see her website here.

So, a light bright lovely house full of dancing children and relaxed and happy adults. They day was shaping up very nicely. We all moved on to a favourite venue, Beauberry House where the ever efficient Olea was marshalling her troops to make the wedding day go seamlessly. I really enjoyed shooting this local wedding in such fantastic surroundings and I hope that shows in the images. A few favourites from Part 1 of this day, too many images I like to put into one blog post.

Emily and Terry, Wedding photography at the Barn Brasserie part 1.

Mark — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:49:57 +0000

Emily is a very very keen photographer and so it was with some trepidation that sent her wedding pictures off in the post, knowing of course how important they would be to her. I was thrilled then to receive this lovely email from Emily after she had received the USB. Phew!

‘Wow. Wow. Wow. The photos are AMAZING! We had high expectations and you have more than surpassed them.
You are so talented — every picture is a work of art. It is incredible how well you have captured all the special moments and individual personalities as well as framing the shots so beautifully. We have so many favourites – the one with my nephew holding onto his dad’s leg, my nephew’s cheeky face while playing on the sofa, our beautiful cat’s happy smile in the garden! You had such a short amount of time to photograph us getting ready and you have somehow managed to capture it all – looking at the photographs is like reliving the morning all over again. And the same can be said for the rest of the photos…
We love love love the picture of me leading Terry out of the gallery at the end of the ceremony, the one of us kissing with the confetti, my Mum’s face in the gallery as Terry waits for me to enter, the speeches (there’s a fantastic one of my brother & I grinning at my Dad doing his speech), the gorgeous one of us walking along the lane (I bet there were a few funny ones taken with the veil in my face), the breathtaking photo of my friend swinging her little girl on the dancefloor!!! There are just too many to mention – we LOVE them all.
Thank-you so much for your incredible hard work and thank-you for ‘shooting’ our day with such artistry and flair.
We’ll be sure to leave some ‘Kind Words’ on your website.
All the best, Emily’

Congratulations Emily and Terry, childhood sweethearts who clearly fitted together like hand in glove. It was a wonderful day to photograph, a mid-week wedding which somehow always seem particularly relaxed. The Barn Brasserie, a fantastic converted barn with huge timbers and lots of glass, mixes the original charm with a contemporary twist perfectly. As always they fed me very well indeed with the delicious food they serve there. Here are a few favourites from the day.

Documentary photography in Romania

Mark — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:30:54 +0000

Last week I was lucky enough to have travelled to the village of Valeni, Eastern Romania to document village life and the preparations and celebration of an Orthodox Easter in this amazing country.
Here are a few images to start off which I hope convey a small flavour of the place. The villagers of Valeni were wonderful warm-hearted people there and although quite a difficult place to get to the journey was very much worth the effort and I cant wait to go back. I shall do a few more blog posts about Valeni once I have reviewed the pictures I have brought home.

Helen and Rob part 2 — Wedding photography at Cain Manor

Mark — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:34:20 +0000

Wedding photography at Cain Manor is a joy — why? The place is just gorgeous with some of the nicest light during the day I have ever seen — and having a bit of snow didnt hurt either. Those Elizabethans knew how to light a venue although I dont suppose when they built it they had its current purpose in mind. I love shooting in old buildings and this old manor house offered lovely backdrops to nearly every shot. Helen and Rob had a fantastic day and it was a pleasure to shoot their wedding.

Street photography India

Mark — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:41:55 +0000

A shot of vendors making their way though Varanasi train station. I loved this rambling station as place to hang out and shoot, always so much life there. To see more street photography images please check out my travel galleries.

Rajasthan images and new street photography site coming soon!

Mark — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:44:17 +0000

A few more images from Rajasthan just while Im sorting out some wedding images to blog –the wedding season is all about to kick off with a vengeance with 3 in a row in early April!
For those interested in street photography Im about to launch a new site showcasing the work of fine street and documentary photographers from around the world. See my twitter feed for details! https://twitter.com/#!/MarkCareyPhoto