St. Katherines dock provides a beautiful backdrop for Jon & Luiza's Pre-wedding shoot

The glorious sunshine of the weekend just gone and the beauty of London's St. Katherine's dock was an apt background for Jonathan & Luiza to slot in a pre-wedding shot ahead of their nuptials next month. The pre-wedding shoot is something I insist upon as it provides me with an excellent opportunity to work with a bride and groom ahead of their wedding, to learn a little more about what they like and don't like, and means that I'm less of a scary stranger when it comes to their wedding day. All of this adds up to one thing ... BETTER WEDDING PHOTOS ... and that's why I do it!

Here are a few highlights from saturday's shoot:


































A few more of the day's top images are also available via my Facebook page.

Jon & Luzia will shortly be presented with a full gallery of around 75 images and then will have the pleasant task of choosing their top 10 images. From these I will produce a unique, complimentary 16x16 canvas, in one of three designs - all of which you can only get from Daniel Davies Photography. To see more information on these wonderful canvasses, click here.

Fran & Nick... a pre-wedding shoot on wheels!

I spent a really good fun morning last Saturday with Fran & Nick - two of the nicest people you could want to photograph, as they zoomed around Island Gardens in Docklands on their in-line skates.

Fran had previously told me that they're looking for an entirely documentary coverage of their wedding this summer at the Knights Templar pub in Chancery Lane, so my usual, more posed pre-wedding session didn't seem to fit. I therefore loaded my long lens, turned the camera to high speed mode, and clicked away as Fran & Nick skated around their home. I hope you like the results:


























Fran & Nick now have the pleasant chore of choosing their top 10 images from the full gallery, from which I will produce a unique, complimentary 16x16 canvas, in one of three designs - all of which you can only get from Daniel Davies Photography. To see more information on these wonderful canvasses, click here.

A groom - at top speed

Part of my busy saturday was an afternoon spent with a stag party as they karted at top speeds around the great track at The Raceway on the Greenwich/Charlton borders just south of the river.

The 90 minute session looked tremendous fun, with tight corners and fast straights combining to make for some "interesting" racing. A few of the photographs of the day are below:



Getting down low to the track helped me capture this great image of some close racing.



Here, I mixed a slow shutter speed with a burst of flash to get this great "action" shot.



Someone's concentration levels could clearly do with improving!



It's the eyes that make this shot. Can you spot the tinest hint of fear?!



After racing there was the chance to capture some of the (slightly sweaty) combattents as they relived their finest moments.


You can see a full gallery of photographs on my facebook page, where simply clicking the "like" button will qualify you for an extra special complimentary pre-wedding upgrade offer.

Dan