Emma & Sam's Wedding - Alfreton Hall Derbyshire

 22nd February 2014. Derby County 1 Bournemouth 0. Home win.

Lucy should have been dogsmaid but stayed home to play ball. It was a game of two halves. Sam kept his head down and gave 110% while Emma had a game plan and set out her stall early doors before playing a blinder at St John the Baptist in the first half and bagging herself an early contender for goal of the season.  They didn't need a weatherman to know which way the wind was blowing because it was sunny for a change. Phew! Based on previous weeks it could have been a potential banana skin and sent the keeper the wrong way. At the end of the day no one was as sick as a parrot. They were over the moon and in a league of their own. Such fun. Init though!

My Solo Dare Workshop with Gary Lashmar aka Marshal Gray Photography.

When I attended his SOLO DARE workshop I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew I didn’t want the same as I’d had at other workshops -cheesy poses and Lowel lighting. Ahhhhhhhh! No conceit intended but I’ve had formal training, I’ve been a photographer for over 30 years and pretty much know all the techy stuff there is to know. I answered Gary’s 2 DARE questions with so much detail I didn’t expect for one minute he’d be able to cover the lot but he did. What we covered is relevant to me only so I won’t go in to detail, I didn’t even take that many pictures but it was what Gary said to me and didn’t say throughout the day that hit home and won’t just have an impact on my photography business but my life in general.