Kinver Miles Photography

THE ANGELLS {PART1}

2011-06-27T22:14:00.015+01:00

Well where do I begin to start with Allison and Nathan's epic wedding in Pembrokeshire, firstly it was an amazingly hot and sunny day...unheard of for West Wales! The weather was perfect as was the wedding.

As a Pride of Britain winner and a Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year; Allison has one hell of a story, she is an absolute inspiration and a joy to be around, I've never seen a bride so calm, she was helping everyone apart from herself on the morning of her wedding, this just reflect the kind of person she is, so thank you so much for inviting me along to capture what truly was a fairytale wedding....

To see {Part 2} of their wedding day click on the older posts link at the bottom of this one.

MR & MRS ANGELL {PART 2}

2011-06-27T19:55:00.004+01:00

NERYS & DAN & LITTLE SAM

2011-06-18T13:03:00.005+01:00

What can I say about Dan and Nerys and their lovely little boy Sam, it was an honour to capture your day guys so thank you so much for entrusting me with such a task.

They are both a camera shy couple and Nerys constantly worries about everyone else apart from herself, she really is a star, Dan you are a lucky guy :-) They have a great bunch of friends and a really lovely family, their day was so special....as were Nerys's shoes, talk about shoe envy! Which is why I've included three pictures of the little beauties!

SNEAKY PEEP {THE ANGELLS}

2011-06-17T21:56:00.003+01:00

Just a little look at last weekends wedding.....Allison and Nathan are such a lovely couple...I cant wait to share the rest with you, what an emotional wedding day this one was!

SNEAKY PEEP {NERYS & DAN}

2011-06-02T22:11:00.004+01:00

Wow! What a wedding! Here is just a little look at last Saturdays wedding in West Wales.

SNEAKY PEEP {LUKE & LOZ}

2011-05-15T17:05:00.004+01:00

I just love my job and I especially love it when I get to photograph amazing couples such as Luke and Lauren, they have to be one of the best looking couples I ever met and are madly in love and really cool, they got married last year back on Australia where they are both from so this was a chance to do a 'love' shoot back here in London.

I will post the rest soon I promise, the last couple of weeks have been so hectic with bookings and meetings left right and centre and amongst this I've upgraded and bought a very beautiful shinny new mac aka 'macky' so its been a mammoth program installation-athon, so I promise next week I will have some lovely posts for you.

BARENBOIM {TATE MODERN CONCERT}

2011-04-17T20:50:00.006+01:00

Last week I was asked by Decca Records to capture a rare and incredible concert at the Tate Modern in London. The setting was absolutely breathtaking and the acoustics mind blowing, you could hear a pin drop.

FROM WINDSOR WITH LOVE

2011-04-10T20:36:00.010+01:00

As promised here are some more pictures of the most beautiful and loving family, Nerys and Dan and their one year old son Sam. Can't wait for your wedding....

FROM WINDSOR WITH LOVE {SNEAKY PEEP}

2011-04-06T19:10:00.007+01:00

I had a lovely time with Nerys, Dan and their gorgeous one year old Sam last weekend, I'm photographing their wedding in June so I popped down to meet them
again and took the opportunity to take a couple of pics of them.

Like most of us they don't particularly like having their photo taken, but I
think they did an awesome job, I cant wait for their wedding. I will post the
rest from this shoot soon, I promise!

PRODUCT SHOTS

2011-03-25T16:38:00.004Z

Hello again, only me....I recently did some product shots for a very nice man indeed! He is the Harlequins RL captain, you might have seen the portraits I took of him in the City back in February. That was such a fun day, and Rob who hates posing did a really great job, don't you think?

So here is a little peep at his testimonial wine, that is available to buy, so fans pop onto his website www.robertpurdham.co.uk and buy yourself something special and tasty!

VINTAGE OR NOT TO VINTAGE

2011-03-25T16:25:00.004Z

Well that is the question. It's part of a photographers role to not only shoot great pictures but to keep up with the trends for shooting styles. Ive seen a few in my lifetime already and vintage style editing has been popular now for the last couple of years. I have always tried to use natural light as my friend and when needed faking natural light with flash guns, and studio lighting etc....

So I recently shot this wedding in Wales and an enquiry I had from another bride who requested vintage led me to editing some pictures in a 'vintage' style.

So i thought I'd pop a few on here to see what you thing, any feed back would great.

Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend.

Han xox

KATY & LEIGHTON'S SUNNY WELSH WEDDING

2011-03-07T21:26:00.016Z

Thank you Katy and Leighton for inviting me along to capture your wedding day, it really was such a beautiful day, they are an amazing couple and are super in love and so much fun, all they did is laugh and kiss it was awesome and made my job easy! Thanks guys x

SNEAKY PEEP {KATY & LEIGHTON}

2011-02-22T23:19:00.002Z

Wow! What can I say, I just love my job sometimes, well not sometimes all the time. I had the pleasure of photographing Katy and Leighton's beautiful wedding last Saturday. They were a pleasure to photograph, and for a couple who hate having their picture taken I think they did pretty well, what do you think?

FEATURED {WWW BLOG}

2011-02-15T19:18:00.003Z

What a great start to the new year, firstly my pictures from Abi & Nathan's amazing tipi wedding was featured on Before the Big Day blog and now my valentines day photographs were featured on Lou's amazing blog Whimsical wonderland weddings, see the link below:

http://www.whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/2011/02/a-love-story-valentines-anniversary-shoot.html

WWW blog is a great place to start for inspiration and have a good old nosey at some real weddings, I heart her blog big time :-)

VALENTINES DAY FEATURE {SALLY & LATHAM}

2011-02-13T12:45:00.010Z

I know its not Valentines Day until tomorrow (Officially) but I just couldn't wait to share this feature. I did a little Q&A feature with them for a wedding blog about life after your wedding day. Here is what Sally and Latham had to say....Latham's proposal story is amazing!

1. So how did you two meet?
ST: I was a Physio working at rugby league club that Latham played for. We knew each other for a while before we got together. When I left the club we stayed in touch and it went from there really.

2. How did Latham propose?
ST: I'm going to leave this to Latham. He tells the story better. He made the girls in his office cry when he told them how he proposed!

LT: Well...I had been planning to propose for a few weeks and wanted to do it in a most special way, but I wasn't sure how that would be. I thought of the nice restaurant, ring in a glass of champagne job, or maybe travelling to Paris and propose on top of the Eiffel Tower, and all the other 'cliche' proposals which are cool for some people but that just wasn't me. I wasn't against spending money, I just didn't want to have to 'create a moment' and always thought that the perfect 'moment' would present itself!

One weekend we had been out for dinner, a nice dinner but just enjoying each others company really. The next morning I awoke and rolled over to see Sally sleeping peacefully...she looked so beautiful! It felt wonderful waking up next to her. So I leaned over and gave her a little kiss on the cheek. As she slowly opened her eyes she broke into a little smile of delight and sleepily whispered "Mmmm, that's nice."
It was an incredible moment...it was that special moment that made me think "I want to experience this feeling every morning!" As weird as it may sound, it was that perfect moment I knew would present itself! So I leaned over and whispered in to her ear..."shall we do this forever...will you be my wife so we can wake up next to each other forever...will you marry me?"

With 'glassy eyes' of joy she put her arms around me, kissed me on the cheek and said, "yes, yes I'd love to!"

...and that was that.

I never imagined I would propose like this but the 'moment' felt so right. It didn't exactly cost anything but the fact I didn't have to orchestrate anything or 'create' a moment is what made it so right and...just perfect!

3. Was it love at first sight?
ST: Latham claims that for me, it was love at first sight........he says I wore him down! I think it is great that we knew each other first before we fell in love...........I knew what I was getting myself in for.

4. Whats been your best Valentines Day?
ST: we have never really done the whole hearts and flowers thing on Valentines day. We always have a nice meal together at home. It might sound cheesy but we feel that you don't need to spend a fortune on one single day to show each other how much you love them, the other 364 days of the year matter just as much.

5. What was your wedding day like? And in retrospect would there be anything you'd do differently?
ST: Our wedding day was so much fun. We actually had it over two days and I honestly don't think I would change anything. We had a few people travelling long distances and we just wanted to be able to spend some time with everyone. Our DJ was a bit naff, when he started playing Stevie Wonder's - Happy Birthday it made me think he wasn't paying that much attention to his audience, but that just made me laugh more than anything. We had all our friends and family there - what more could you want? Not even a 2 hour power cut could spoil it - in fact that actually made the night even better. We had candles everywhere, our amazing band (The Mabs) went acoustic and we all had a good old sing along.

6. Do you have any words of wisdom to pass onto couples planning their wedding?
ST: Make the day what you want it to be, not what you think it should be. Don't worry about the little details. Most couples need to work to a limited budget - work out what is most important to you, get those things in place first and the rest will be a bonus. Most importantly don't loose sight of what the day is actually about, it is all too easy to start stressing about the fact that you want the tables at the reception to be round not square (yes I did that) when what really matters is that your friends and family are sat round them having a great time celebrating with you. Don't worry too much about getting the 'perfect' ring before you propose. Especially if you're not sure what she might like. We actually went and chose the ring the day after I proposed. I wasn't entirely sure what to get but I wanted Sally to have the perfect ring so I let her choose!

7. A year on after marriage, what does the future hold?
ST: That's the exciting thing about the future..... You never know what it has to hold! We are not the best couple at planning ahead. We have a new business venture that we have just started and are excited to see where that takes us.

8. How will you be celebrating Valentines Day this year?
ST: it's a Monday this year isn't it? Not a very exciting night for celebrating. As I said before we are not very good at planning ahead! I think maybe a movie and a lovely home cooked dinner, and maybe an early night ;-)

SALLY & LATHAM {SNEAKY PEEK}

2011-02-12T18:50:00.004Z

Oooooo so excited about sharing this Valentines Day photo shoot! I had the real pleasure of photographing married couple Sally and Latham and their amazing dog Sandy a couple of weeks ago.

Sally and Latham got married in 2009 in North Wales where Sally grew up and it was an amazing weekend of wedding celebrations, having parties on both the Saturday and Sunday.

So in honour of Valentines Day they wanted some photographs taken, they were such a pleasure to photograph and were up for anything which gave me a lovely blank canvas to work from. I will post more in the next coming days so keep an eye on my blog :-)

All in the name of love

2011-01-30T21:05:00.002Z

SARAH IN THE CITY

2011-01-29T15:11:00.004Z

When I took the pictures of Rob a couple of weeks ago, Sarah his wife asked if I would do some head shots for her new business that she's set up. So here's a sneaky peep at some. And naturally I did a couple of them together as well.

ROBERT PURDHAM

2011-01-19T22:40:00.007Z

Had the pleasure of photographing Rob last weekend. He is the Harlequins Rugby League Captain and this year is his testimonial.

We hit London City on probably the nicest day we've had in a long time, needless to say we had a ball and got some great stuff. Here are a couple of pics from the session.

{SNEAKY PEEK} ROBERT PURDHAM TESTIMONIAL PICTURES

2011-01-15T16:04:00.002Z

I had the pleasure of photographing Robert Purdham last weekend. He is the Harlequins Rugby League Captain and this year is his 10 year Testimonial. I will post the rest soon.

HAPPY 2011 ONE AND ALL

2011-01-06T20:22:00.002Z

Hello and a Happy New Year to you. I have some wonderful entries to come and a retrospective look back on 2010. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped make last year such a memorable one. I had the opportunity to photograph some amazing events. And looking ahead I have got some amazing weddings already booked in which I can't wait for.

So keep an eye on my blog, and please leave me some comments, I love getting feed back, good or bad :-)

AUTUMN {personal}

2010-11-16T10:13:00.011Z

I was lucky enough to get back home to Wales on the weekend, and the
weather was glorious....it doesn't always rain in Wales ;-)

A MUST READ FOR ANY BRIDE TO BE

2010-11-11T17:25:00.005Z

Hello there, just a little blog about blogs really, they seem to have grown from strength to strength in last couple of years, if you are planning your wedding I would really recommend having a little looks at some of these blogs.

Rock n roll bride is one of my favorites and Kat recently posted this article regarding wedding photography, check it out:

The Price of Wedding Photography & How Much Should I Expect to Spend?

Other awesome blogs (some of which have recently featured weddings that Ive photographed)

Whimsical Wonderland Wedding
Style me Pretty
Before the Big Day
Rock n Roll Bride
Green Wedding Shoes

So get blog tastic and enjoy the planning :-)

AUTUMN WEDDING RINGS

2010-11-09T11:33:00.007Z

Autumn is certainly upon us, and its one of my favorite times of the year, as a photographer there is so much inspiration around.
Rather than shoot the usual autumn leaves I though I'd experiment with something a little different.

Blog love

2010-11-02T15:39:00.004Z

Hey all,

I know its been super quiet on the blog of late, but its been a busy time and I managed to sneak a week away with my lovely husband to the Algarve, it was pure bliss and just what I needed to feel re-charged and ready for the winter and a busy 2011 to come. I'm just going to share some recent blog love I've received and spread some love back.

ABI & NATHAN - THE FFOREST

2010-10-05T15:47:00.011+01:00

Wow…..what an amazing wedding! So unique and reflected them both so well. It was held at FForest (www.coldatnight.com) This venue is a really special place and when Abi and I met to discuss the photographs a month before the big day she said the Fforest had a special karma to her and Nathan, and it does. Abi got ready in one of the cottages on site, it is one of six which sit in a row, the rest of her family had hired the others and the morning was a scene of children playing and family members getting ready in a relaxed way. It was all very calm and lovely. Abi’s dress was hand made by Steph Campos and was simply stunning and her flowers were by Linda Hart.

KATHRYN & ASA'S WEDDING IS FEATURED

2010-10-01T13:09:00.003+01:00

I am thrilled to see Kathryn & Asa's wedding on www.beforethebigday.com it's an awesome site and any brides and grooms to be should check it out for inspiration.

ERIC WHITACRE - HAS IT ALL

2010-09-24T17:20:00.005+01:00

Thank you for booking me on this one Universal Records, Eric Whitacre is such a talented man. His showcase was held at One Marylebone, its an old converted Church and is simply breathtaking, the acoustics were perfect. Ive only got time to pop on a couple of the photographs that I took.
More will follow.....I promise :-)

A SNEAKY PEEK AT 4 WEEK OLD GEORGE

2010-09-21T18:44:00.003+01:00

John and Jenny and lovely George photographed at their home in Poole. Although George is only 4 weeks old, he was amazing to photograph, looking right into the lens for a couple of the shots.

NICCI MILES LAUNCHES HER WEBSITE

2010-09-13T14:39:00.007+01:00

Extremely talented singer/songwriter Nicci Miles has launched her website : www.niccimiles.com

Here is one of the pics from a shoot we did a while ago check out her website for more pictures, samples of her work, music video's and lots more.

EVENING WALK

2010-09-11T20:56:00.007+01:00

Was passing through my local park this evening and snapped a lovely lady with her two beautiful rescue dogs.

NIKKI AT THE LANGHAM HOTEL, LONDON

2010-09-10T12:33:00.005+01:00

I had the pleasure of being asked by Decca Records to shoot Nikki during her showcase at the Langham Hotel in London. It was the perfect setting for such a grand occasion. Nikki Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer and has performed internationally at major concert venues both solo and alongside such artists as Wyclef Jean, Celine Dion, Marvin Hamlisch and The Count Basie Orchestra.

LAUNDRY LINE

2010-09-08T11:43:00.005+01:00

I was passing through Port Talbot on my way way back to London and captured this scene, the sun was hitting the
laundry line at just the right angle.

IMELDA MAY - SHOWCASE PICTURE FOR UNIVERSAL RECORDS

2010-09-07T09:47:00.004+01:00

Imelda May's Showcase at Gibson Guitar Studio's, London W1. A spectacular night held by Universal Records in a great historic venue.

THEO & EWAN

2010-09-06T11:17:00.002+01:00

I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SHARE THESE WITH YOU FOR AGES...

2010-08-27T15:47:00.006+01:00

I was asked to post these pictures a while ago....well since January. I have been really busy but have found some time to pop them on. It was a really cool assignment that resulted in the pictures being used by the Times and Telegraph Newspapers.

The women at the Hampstead open air swimming ponds in London have nerves of steel as they jumped into the freezing cold ponds during our snowy winter this year. A tradition which many of them have passed onto their daughters and likewise they follow in the steps of their brave mothers.

Please look under the Photo Essay section of my gallery to see more.

PAUL & MARCIA

2010-08-22T21:21:00.008+01:00

I had the pleasure of being invited to capture Paul & Marcia's intimate occasion yesterday. Held at a family members garden, its was the perfect setting for such a special day.

CONGRATULATIONS KATHRYN & ASA

2010-08-22T14:22:00.009+01:00

Firstly a big congratulations to Kathryn & Asa who got married on Friday in Brighton, the wedding was so beautiful as was Kathryn and I had the honour of being asked to capture their day, so thank you both.

RICHMOND PARK AT DAWN

2010-08-17T12:58:00.005+01:00

Hey, here are a few pictures of Richmond Park at Dawn.

A BUSY MONTH OF APRIL

2010-05-02T15:02:00.005+01:00

Hello everyone, just a little update to let you all know what I’ve been up to over the past month, between the election and Kirsty Almeida's Showcase and music video shoot I’ve had a chance to shoot some really interesting stuff, mind you I'm pretty fed-up with the election now as I’m sure you all are too.

Above are a selection of pictures from Kirsty’s music video shoot and her showcase which was held at an amazing venue in London’s Mayfair private members club ‘Home House’. If you have five minutes check her out on myspace, she’s an awesome singer songwriter.

PORTRAIT PROMO

2010-03-23T14:09:00.006Z

Ok winter is finally behind us...I hope! So why not treat yourself and have some beautiful portraits taken. Or treat a family member! Prices start from as little as £60. I can accommodate groups and families and can work around any location. The price includes all of the images on disk. There are no hidden costs.

You can call me on 07814625923 or email me on info@kinvermilesphotography.com

A picture lasts a lifetime!

JUST HAD TO BLOG ABOUT IT!

2010-03-23T13:57:00.006Z

Hello everyone! Just wanted to share my design with you, after shooting Jason for Universal Records, they then asked me to design his album cover! So here is the design they chose. It's released next week, so go and check him out!

UNIVERSAL RECORD SHOOT

2010-03-15T15:40:00.006Z

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been in touch in a while, been super busy. Here's a little update with what Ive been doing. Shot Jason Isaacs last Friday for his album artwork, had an amazing time. So go out and buy his single and lets get it to number 1! ;-)

A WEEK IN PICTURES!

2010-02-21T13:59:00.008Z

Just to update everyone with what I've been up to this week:

Firstly I had a great job on Valentines Day, it was for a PR company called Indigo Pearl and I had to document the creation of a new Guinness World Record for the most Star Trek Fans in costume and they held it on the Millennium Bridge in Central London, there was a great turn out and they set a new record!! Well done everyone!

In between Court Snatches and covering murder cases I also photographed the Home Secretary David Miliband, so it's been an interesting week, from Politics and hard news to world records.

2010-02-21T13:44:00.004Z

Hello! As you can see my website is finally up and running! I’m very excited! And to start off my blog I thought I’d update you all with what I’ve been up to over the last couple of months.

Firstly I got married in October 2009, we had the most amazing day, it was simply perfect, we got married in Newport Church and then had our reception in a marquee amongst an old ruined mansion house, it was magical and the whole day ran smoothly.

I have to recommend Pembrokeshire Wedding Cars, the driver was fab, and he kept pulling over every mile or so to top up our champagne glasses. We were also very lucky to have a swing band from Swansea and Sound Awake to help us dance the night away.

Here is the link if you want to check them out: thebestband.co.uk

After a beautiful honeymoon, we had the task of moving up to London, I had been shortlisted for the Times Young Photographer 2009 and won Photographer of the Year so the time seemed right to leave Wales and start freelancing in London.

The move went well, and just before Christmas we were invited to a wonderful wedding in the Druidstone Hotel in Pembrokeshire. Our friends Ollie and Fiona tied the Knot. It was a really intimate ceremony in a beautiful hotel overlooking the sea. Simply amazing!!

After a lovely Christmas it was back to work and I’ve been really busy working for various people, mainly newspapers but I’ve also been doing some work for Universal Record Label. We had an amazing shoot with Kirsty Almeida at Favella chic in Shorditch, London. Check her out on MySpace, her music is mesmerizing, a future star!