Brian Harte the photographer

I had great fun a few weeks ago on a portrait shoot and wanted to share some of the photos.

It all started when mum phoned up to book with me after buying a voucher at a school christmas fayre. From the outset I was excited as mum (Jenny) was excited at the possibility of having a fun day out while getting some beautiful memories of their children playing.

When I arrived I thought I might be in for a tough time when I was informed the shoot would be starting a little late as the eldest daughter wasn’t quite ready yet. I thought maybe she was worrying about makeup or her hair but was told that she could well be sitting on the roof outside of her bedroom window contemplating the world and that nothing apart from Doctor Who could cause her to move any faster.

When she came downstairs I knew that colour was going to form a major part of the photographs and I went in to overtime thinking of all the possibilities. We started off near some yellow gauze in a pocket of trees around the corner from where they lived….

I then found some blue garage doors with a great texture nearby…

…where the VERY chatty youngest started drawing for me a pig in her diary. I don’t think she went anywhere without her diary all day! While we were travelling between places she read me a few lines which turned out to be quite profound (it could have been influenced by the lyrics of her older sisters songs).

We then went on to the blue bell woods…

…where more fun was had.

The sun was out and it was starting to get a little warm so they cooled off by having a water fight with dad…

Next it was off to the stables to exercise their horse. They offered to drop me back but I was having too much of a good time and opted to come along instead.

I wanted to take some original photographs of the girls and their horse so I started off with this fun shot of the horse eating grated carrot off the young girls hat!

I took the next photograph as it appealed to me as the alternative photograph of the day. I wasn’t sure if the family would buy the photograph but I wanted it in the slideshow I’d present to them. I am happy to say they loved it and bought it!

I fell over myself to get the following shot as she was actually riding out of the stables when I saw the possibility.

I’d like to thank the family for their warm welcome and their enthusiasm on the day. I felt total at home with them and hope to keep in touch.

One of the most colourful weddings I have photographed is that of Nikki & Tony.

Both as mad as hatters and down to earth I had great fun taking their photos at the very colourful Devonshire Fell, Burnsall in Skipton (Near Bolton Abbey).

I was concentrating on taking photographs of the wedding ceremony when out of the corner of my eye I saw this beautiful moment.

I love to take photographs of all the details and attention to detail that make up a wedding and when I saw the downlighter in the wardrobe when Nikki was getting ready I grabbed her shoes and went for this snazzy shot.

The Devonshire Fell is one of the Luxury Devonshire Hotels owned by the Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement which includes the Bolton Abbey Estate in Yorkshire and the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire. Also in the collection of venues for weddings is the Devonshire Arms and The Cavendish Pavilion.

Nikki & Tony exclusively booked the whole hotel so that their friends and family truly let their hair down and I carried on taking photos well in to the night.