Father and son

A shot of Oliver, who's now 4 months old, with his daddy (me!)

I've been so busy with weddings recently that I've neglected the family photo sessions. I'll have to make up for it over the winter months.

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The World's Greatest Living Wedding Photographer

My attention was brought to Derek Pye's stunning work by the Digital Wedding Forum blog today. I thoroughly recommend you check it out.

Have you Schindlered? I know I have (but only twice, honest!)

A pigeon pair!

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All is calm in the Fenwick household so far. Emily has been most welcoming to her new brother Oliver - let's hope it continues for another 20 years!

Just been chatting to one of the neighbours who, upon learning that we have a boy and a girl, said, "Lucky you, a pigeon pair!" I've just Googled the phrase and discovered that people used to believe that pigeons laid two eggs which always hatched to give male and female chicks. How quaint!

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Oliver James Fenwick has arrived!

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Oliver James Fenwick was born yesterday (Thursday 2nd July 2009) at 19:20 weighing 7lbs and 4ozs (3.3 kg). It was a dash to the hospital in an ambulance - from first minor twinge to birth was just 90 minutes. Second babies don't waste any time exiting!

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David Fenwick Photography is now on Facebook

I'm joining the party a little late but I've finally got round to creating a profile for myself and my photography business on Facebook. The pages are a bit rough-and-ready at the moment but I'll try and sort that out in the near future.

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Please come and say hello and add me to your list of friends!

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Children's portrait photography in Kent

I've taken thousands of photos every month so far this year but, to my regret, hardly any of them have been of my gorgeous daughter Emily. She's almost 2, and not the easiest model to work with at the moment, but with a bit of effort it's possible to get good results. It helps if she's immobilised - the above shot was taken in her high chair after dinner!

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Merton College JCR, Oxford 1989

I photographed Lynette and Simon yesterday in Broadstairs. As soon as I saw them, my brain was telling me that I'd met them before. We had a chat about what we'd been doing recently but were unable to find a connection. As I was processing their images in the afternoon, however, I had a flash of inspiration. I had a rummage in the attic and found the following antiquity.

A photo of Merton College JCR (Junior Common Room) taken in Oxford in the summer of 1989. Circled in red at the back is Simon's twin brother Mark, and then myself (sporting some sort of 'hair helmet'), with Lynette at the front.

As they say, it's a small world!

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Kent Wedding Photographer in Uxbridge

We visited some friends in Uxbridge yesterday, and whilst there, subjected them to a very brief portrait session. Jack, wit and raconteur, has a wonderful face for photography. As his daughter described it yesterday, "it's been lived in", but then after 82 years this is how it should be!

Apologies to all those who've requested blog topics and are still waiting - I promise I'll respond to them soon.

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Personal photography

My wedding photography business has been going so well that I've not been finding the time to take shots of the family recently. Also, I rarely appear in the shots when we do find time for a family photo session. On our trip to the park with Emily last weekend, however, we managed to correct both of these deficiencies!

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Fun with Photoshop

I was looking through some old photos last night and found this one from late 2007. It made me chuckle so thought I'd share it. A composite of 7 shots of my daughter Emily. There's never a dull moment with Photoshop!

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Kent Wedding Photographer - Enquiries

More blog posts will be coming soon! I've been answering comments and questions asap but haven't had time to post anything new due to the volume of wedding enquiries I've been receiving. January is a very busy month - I've even had an enquiry for 2011!

I've got some big topics lined up, including tips on group shots and what I think are the key skills for a wedding photographer.

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Portrait Photographer - Emily

1/100, f/1.4, ISO 1600, 0 EV, 35mm (35mm f/1.4 L)

No weddings this weekend but it was neither quiet nor relaxed. These states seem unachievable with a 16-month old charging around the house! I managed to take a few shots of Emily in the process of dismantling the kitchen. Light levels were low but the quality of light was fantastic - reflected light from the white fridge in the shot above is acting as fill light.

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Wedding Photographer Kent - weekend off

1/125, f/2.8, ISO 100, -1/3 EV, 150mm (70-200mm f/2.8 L IS)

Having battled with rain for the past month's weddings, I have a Saturday off and the light is fantastic - typical! The sky was like a giant softbox today - a photographer's dream. Emily and I went to the park with her new scooter, where I took the above shot (which is completely untweaked). Let's hope it's like this for next Saturday's wedding.

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Emily's Photobook

I was invited to beta-test a printer's latest Mac software for album design last week and so decided to put together a photobook of my daughter Emily's first year. I'm sure all parents think the same - where did that year go! I thoroughly enjoyed doing this and I'd recommend putting together albums of your favourite photos - it's good to get the shots off the monitor and into printed form.

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Emily and her Nana at Deal beach

My final set of photos from last weekend - I was very busy! Emily and my Mum at Deal beach in Kent on Sunday afternoon. Taken with an 85mm f/1.2 L lens.

I'm setting off for Sidcup shortly to photograph a wedding and will be shooting another in Dover tomorrow. August is  the cruellest month!

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