It was on New Year’s Eve, with Nicola preparing at her flat in Dalston, East London, and then travelling by London Taxi to Christ Church in Mayfair. After the 1:30pm wedding, the guests were due to travel in a London double decker bus to the reception venue at The Crypt on the Green in Islington.…
First anniversary of the Costa Concordia wreck By Paul Rogers As a photographer on contract at The Times newspaper for the last 15 years, I’ve spent quite a bit of time abroad covering news stories around the world. But with a young family I rarely travel these days, so it was a welcome change to be able…
Editorial Photojournalism for The Times, November 2012 By Paul Rogers As mentioned before, I’m one of five contract photographers at The Times newspaper, along with four staff photographers, and at the end of each month, we all submit three of our favourite images from that month for an internal competition – three are then chosen for display on…
I’m very pleased to have had this picture places 7th in the Transportation category of the latest WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) contest. It’s from Nicola and Joel’s New Year’s Eve Wedding at Crypt on the Green in London. It’s a super moment after the ceremony when we’re all on a double decker bus heading to…
Take Time Choosing Your Wedding Photographer If you’re newly engaged and are planning your wedding, there are a number of choices that need to be made, amongst them choosing your wedding photographer. Most couples choose the date and venue of their wedding first, and then begin the search for other suppliers for their cake, catering,…
Bridal Preparations – The Calm Before The Storm When I’m asked to photograph the bridal preparations as well as the ceremony and reception, I know that their set of pictures will end up being a little more complete in the depiction of the day. Sometimes it’s possible to photograph both the Bride and Groom’s preparations, but if…
Prussia Cove Wedding Photography in the Winter This was my first time photographing a wedding here, and it was a delight to provide the Prussia Cove wedding photography. Ailana and Robin’s Winter wedding setting was the amazing coastal manor house Porth En Alls in Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Previously King’s Cove, it was once used by the 18th-century…
As we get deeper into the cold harsh winter, it’s easy to forget the warmth of Summer weddings and evenings of Pimms and laughter. Many couples planning weddings in the Winter months have dates booked in the Summer, when strong light and bright colours play a big part in the day. One of the defining…
Andrew Scott Portrait Session A few weeks ago, my website had the largest spike in traffic when someone noticed an Andrew Scott portrait I’d shot in an editorial blog post, and re-posted it to tumblr. The portrait was blogged and pinned hundreds of times. I enjoyed his performance as Moriarity in the Sherlock Holmes series,…