About Me

HI, I'M CHRIS

Above you'll see the rarest of things...a photograph of me! So if you're one of those people who runs a mile when someone tries to take your photo, I'm right there with you! This is one of the reasons why I've created an approach to photographing weddings which takes the pressure off and lets you enjoy sharing the moments with your nearest and dearest.

When I’m not taking photos, I’m usually watching Time Team, eating chocolate, reading a stack of books, sat in the cinema, or a combination of the above! I play guitar, hang out at gigs, and love hiking around the countryside. I get to do lots of this around Melbourne, South Derbyshire, where I live with my wife, Beck, and fluffy old cat, Molly.

If you're on GoodReads or Letterboxd, we'll definitely get along, as I'm forever updating them with the books I'm reading and the movies I've watched. I'm still trying to beat 2009's '54 books in a year'!

This is Molly who's usually a bit of a scaredy cat, but here she is, sat in the good light, posing her little heart out. Bless her.

Finally, here's a quick-fire list of other bits and bobs I enjoy...

My Amazing Family • New Balance trainers • Doing the big shop • Chocolate • Exploring new places • Driving • The feeling of starting a new book • Doing the laundry • Time Team • Summer • Chocolate • Settling down for a carpet picnic and movie marathon on a rainy day • Chocolate • The build-up to Christmas • History • The intros to Columbia & Universal studios movies • Making up impromptu songs about our cat • Chocolate.

Big thanks to Ash Davenport for the main photo.

Like you probably do, I enjoy travelling and exploring new places whenever I can. Back in 2009 I had the chance to travel around the world for 6 months. One of the best things I’ve ever done. If you ever get the chance…jump at it!

I also have a slight obsession with Time Team. Seriously, I can't understand why everyone doesn't love this show! And I still keep the hope alive that one day it'll return! Any archaeologists out there??

Besides being a wedding photographer, I also point my cameras at other stuff too. If you’d like to have a look at some of my commercial & travel photography, visit this link >> Derbyshire Commercial Photographer

What I love about weddings is that, thanks to the complexity of us humans, each one is totally different, with different characters and different stories to be told. It’s these stories that I aim to tell with my photographs. All of those genuine moments; the stolen glances, the belly laughs and the happy tears.

I’m a huge fan of movies and books. I’ve always got a couple of books on the go, and I watch as many films as I possibly can! So I find it influencing how I shoot weddings. I use some of the techniques from movies and literature to tell stories. I like to set the scene, establish the main characters, and to have a strong narrative so that whoever is looking through your photos has a clear sense of the story of your wedding day. I want them to feel like they were actually there!

When it comes to photographing this amazing day you’ve planned, I think that the pair of you should be free to experience the day with your guests for as much time as you can. So I won’t be taking you off for a lengthy posed photo shoot away from your friends and family. If you’d like a few relaxed portraits, then we can work out the perfect time to do them and have you back mingling with the guests before you know it.

I love working with couples who are kids at heart, who have a bit of a geeky side, who want their wedding to be about love and friends and family, who like chocolate, who want natural and timeless photographs, who love to travel, who love movie nights on the sofa and who think the most important thing about their wedding, is the people.

ABOUT ME

HI, I'M CHRIS

Weddings & Me

"I love working with couples who are kids at heart..."

Meet the Team

This is Beck

This is Molly

This is Phyllis

My Non-Wedding Instagram Feed