• Lifestyle photograph portrait shoot

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      13th Dec 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    December is always a busy time for wedding and portrait photographers as more and more people are getting married in the winter months and of course families would like lifestyle portraits so they can give their friends and family the pictures for Christmas.


    I had the pleasure of carrying out a portrait shoot with Nigel Morgan (local PR guru at Morgan PR) and his adorable daughter Bethy, and lets not forget their gorgeous sheep dog and chickens.  The photo shoot was a particularly good one, Bethy was very at ease in front of the camera and I used my relaxed and intimate approach to photography to make it fun and get some real laughs.

    Here are a few of my favorite images from the portrait session and I’m pleased to report both Nigel and Bethy are over the moon with the images, which always makes my day!
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  • The Vinyard, Stockcross pre wedding shoot

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      1st Dec 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Winter weddings are definitely getting more popular and to be honest I highly recommend them, I myself got married on 22nd December.  The low light or in fact darkness can make for some great photographs.


    Im off to the Vineyard and Stockcross this weekend to photograph Andrew & Kerry’s wedding day and we popped up there last week to go through the wedding day timings and take some test shots.   A pre-wedding test shoot is something I offer free of charge to those couples that would like it.  Not everyone takes up this option but Andrew and Kerry wanted it so that on their wedding day they know what to expect from me and so they could see just how relaxed I make them when doing their signature wedding images.

    The Vineyard at Stockcross makes a fantastic backdrop to photographs both night and day, but the flames in the water feature at the front of the hotel really do come to life at night.

    Below are a couple of my favorite images from the photo shoot, some great low light photographs!
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  • The perfect Christmas gift… a portrait shoot

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      23rd Nov 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Stuck thinking of the prefect gift for Christmas… look no further a family portrait photoshoot by Memories Thru a Lens for your friends or family is the gift that keeps giving!

    Memories Thru a Lens approaches photos a little differently, we never photograph in a studio but instead in your home or a location that suits you and your family. By allowing babies and children to be comfortable in their own environment means that I can capture natural portraits showing their true expressions and personality, plus being in their own environment keeps them far more settled than putting them in a stark white room with big flashing lights all around them.

    For JUST £25.00 you can buy a VIP invitation gift voucher for your friends or family, which will include a location photo-shoot (so no hauling to a studio), a DVD slideshow of all the images from the shoot, plus a 12×8 print from the shoot. All this normally costs £69.99 but between now and 20th December its reduced to £25.00!

    Simply contact info@memoriesthrualens.com and order your voucher now to take advantage of this great offer.

      Life style portraits

  • Waterbabies – the perfect portrait

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      20th Nov 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    One thing I look for when taking wedding or portrait photos is something different, a background that is unusual but makes the picture.


    Whilst the white background and colorful portrait can make a striking image sometimes its good so try something different and see the results, so when I went to Waterbabies this week I was happy to discover how water can make a great back drop for a portrait photograph, not to mention the light the swimming pool; at the Brockhurst and Marlston school the swimming pool is so light and airy it makes the perfect photo-shoot location.

    As you will see below Daisy-Maye is happy in her baby snug and pulling the cutest little face.
      Baby photography, Life style portraits

  • The Friars Court, Calum and Hannah’s Wedding

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      30th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    As promised in my previous post, now Calum and Hannah have had a good chance to look through their wedding day images here are some of my favorites from the day.


    They got married and the fabulous location of The Friars Court in Oxfordshire, it really is a wonderful venue where (weather permitting) you can get married outside in their beautiful gardens, the wooden white chairs they use really do add to the feel of a traditional english country garden.  Of course there are contingencies for the good old british weather, they also have a lovely conservatory you can use for the ceremony that look out onto the gardens.  Calum and Hannah where lucky enough to have the weather in their favor so did manage to have their wedding ceremony in the gardens.

    I was really pleased there was no rain as the grounds at The Friars Court really do make a great back drop for the arty portraits that Calum and Hannah wanted and that I specialise in.

    It was a really lovely day I have no doubt Calum and Hannah will remember the special moments for years to come and hopefully the photographs can help those memories for a long time to come.

    here are my favorite photographs from their wedding day:

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  • Tip’s for writing wedding thank you cards….

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      16th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson
    Being a wedding photographer gives a good grounding for all things weddings, you get to hear and think of all sorts of tips and tricks which I like to share if possible with future brides and grooms, after all there is so much to think about when it comes to weddings that any help is exactly that help!

    So one thing that every bride and groom must do is thank you cards, the long task that can lead to a very achy arm, so to follow are a few tips that may help the job along….

    First things first, get your thank you cards ordered early so they are all ready and waiting when you are.  Or if you want to use an image from the wedding to put on the front of the card let the photographer know before the big day so they can shoot a shot accordingly and get it edited and over to you within a couple of days of the wedding.

    Always send a proper thank you card as opposed to an email, if your guest have taken the time and trouble to get you a gift they will really appreciate you taking the time to hand write their card.

    As son as you get your gifts try to write the thank you, it so much easier to to think what to write when you still have the excitement of opening the gift.  Plus if the gifts don’t come in all at once, you get the thank you cards completed a bit at a time.

    Don’t try to write the cards in too formal a way, write them as you would normally talk / write, that way they feel nice and personal to the recipient.

    Try to say thank you and state the gift in the thank you card, again this makes it nice and personal for the recipient and they won’t feel its just a generated card that is the same as everyone else’s.

    Set yourself a goal to get the thank you cards sent by.

    If you want something unusual for you thank you cards, sending the main group photo as the card is always a nice idea as then every guest gets a copy, alternatively you can pick up lots of postcards on your honeymoon you can then take them home and use them I’m sure all the guests will love to check out what your honeymoon looked like.
    Finally you could put a map on the thank you card with a mark where the wedding was, where you got engaged, where the honeymoon was and where you lived before and after the wedding.
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  • A thank you…

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      12th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    I photograph weddings because I love it, I truly enjoy my job and am privileged that couples book me for their special day so I can indulge my passion.


    However even though I love taking the photos and editing them and all the goes with it, it doesn’t compare to the wonderful feeling knowing that I have done a good job and my clients and truly happy with their images.
    I get many different types of thank you and they all mean as much, but sometimes its the smallest words are so touching, so Calum & Hannah thank you for your kind words it means everything to me.

    The email from them read… “YOU ROCK!”  ”They’re awsome”

    Here is one of the images from their wedding day at the fabulous Friars Court, more images will follow….
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  • It’s wedding fair season again….

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      10th Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Well I can believe how quickly the summer has gone by and the wedding fair autumn season has come round.

    Tomorrow will be my first outing for the autumn and I will be exhibiting at the wedding fair at The Randolph Hotel in Oxford.

    If you in Oxford do come along and have a look at my work, meet me and have a chat about your wedding photography.

    The wedding fair also has fashion shows with wedding dresses and outfits for your groom, plus bridesmaid outfits and mother of the bride outfits, so something for everyone.  There is always a free glass of fizz and some pims floating around so its well worth the trip to enjoy the show.

    I look forward to seeing you there…

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  • Latest Queensbury album..

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      3rd Oct 09
      Lesley Pattinson

    Below is a slideshow of the fabulous album I have just ordered for Mark & Diane, they have upgraded their Queensbury album to a fully digital album which is just being produced.

    Queensbury albums are all handmade in New Zealand and are bespoke to each order; so Im always excited to see the final finished album.

    In the meantime here is a slideshow of the album.

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  • A tip for the bride!!!

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      20th Sep 09
      Lesley Pattinson
    I love shoes, most women do and its another thing that is very important to the overall look on your wedding day.

    So I have a small tip which helped me no end on my wedding day.  I wish I had given it to one lovely bride who had invested in a pair of Jimmy Choo’s for her wedding day, the shoes where fabulous the only trouble was they where so uncomfortable that they where soon kicked off under the top table never to be worn again, after all who can dance in uncomfortable shoes aside from Madonna!

    So my tip is party feet (the little gel pads that slip into the toe of your shoes and protect the balls of your feet) you can get them from Boots and are really worth the spending few pounds, I wore them on my wedding day and my 4 inch heels where much more comfortable, I even managed to keep them on all night!!
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