Tag: portrait

  • Sophie & Ben: An urban rooftop engagement shoot ‘neath stormy skies

    Bristol Urban Engagement Photography by Marie Man

    When I met Sophie and Ben over a year ago – their wedding at Coombe Lodge (which will be my first of 2014), seemed so very far away. But 2014 has come around super fast! Sophie studied photography herself so it was really important to her to find the right photographer and I was honoured when they chose me 🙂 When they admitted to me that they didn’t have any ‘proper’ photos of them together, the challenge had been set!

    Sophie and Ben chose to be photographed close to where they lived, which is an urban area that has a great mix of industrial and residential buildings with more than a dash of street art – the Urban Paint Fest (UPFest) is hosted nearby. As they are both somewhat camera shy, they chose somewhere away from the crowds and we went up…high above the people! Airpoint gave us permission to shoot on their rooftop which has a gym and running track, then we popped downstairs to make use of some fab textures (I’m sure every photographer likes a good brick wall and a bit of brushed metal!) I had hoped for golden winter sunlight, but of course we had wind and rain instead. No problem though as stormy skies make great backdrops though as you can see in the pictures.

    I’m really looking forward to their wedding – I think it will be a lot of fun and a welcome rescue from the January doldrums for their guests. Enjoy the pics. Happy Christmas folks!

     














  • Emily & Paul: Gotherington: A Walk Through Fields of Gold

    Cheltenham Countryside Engagement Shoot by Marie Man

    Emily and Paul grew up, met and fell in love in their home village of Gotherington, near Cheltenham. So it was a delight to be asked to photograph them there.

    They led me around the networkd of built-up cul-de-sacs and shaded alleyways and was surprised when the path opened out into a stunning field of grass with a lone tree. We’d been having pretty gloomy weather, but the sun shone gloriously, bringing the field to life with golden light. From the field, you could see both their childhood homes…I loved the tour of their lives that they gave me over the course of the shoot, from the village hall where Emily went to Brownies to the duckpond that Paul used to navigate on a car bonnet.

    The love between Emily and Paul was super-cute as you can tell from the images. At the end of the shoot, we went back to the spot where they first kissed, round the corner from Emily’s parents home (hiding from her parents!)…in the shade of a rowan tree, her family name 🙂

    Here’s to Paul and Emily and their wedding next month!

    Emily & Paul walking through a golden field of grass - Cotswold Engagement Photography

    Emily & Paul - Gotherington portrait shoot

    Emily & Paul - couple sitting in a field of grass - Cheltenham Engagement Photography

    Emily & Paul - couple walking through a field of grass

    Emily & Paul - couple silhouetted in the countryside - engagement photography

    Emily & Paul - couples portrait photography

    Emily & Paul - kissing by the Rowan tree

    Emily & Paul - Cheltenham Countryside Engagement Photography

    If you are interested in an engagement photography session, drop Marie a line.

  • Meet Mia Rose: Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose
    Meet Mia Rose, proud parents Andrea and Mark and Sam!

    I did this newborn shoot in Bristol early in the year. Mia was a new year baby and just ten days old (newborns ideally need to be photographed in the first ten days) and supercute. We decided to have a play with a few props to honour her middle name, Rose. She was super well-behaved, sleeping plenty enough for her and her older brother Sam had boundless amounts of energy…you can see make an appearance in the last phoot. I couldn’t resist including it.

    I don’t really want to distract from how adorable she is so here’s a quick selection from our shoot.

    Mia Rose - Purity, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Casablanca, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Rosebud, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Enthroned, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - The Land of Nod, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Blooming, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Pinky, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - Proud parents, Bristol newborn photography

    Andrea - Mummy, Bristol newborn photography

    Mark - Daddy, Bristol newborn photography

    Mia Rose - We Are Family, Bristol newborn photography

    Expecting a new arrival? If you’d like Marie to photograph your newborn, just drop her a line to have a chat.