Sara Moseley Photography

Welcome to my blog

I am a wedding and portrait photographer based in Lichfield, South Staffordshire. Wife to Craig and mum of Lauren (6) and Jack (4). I love what I do, my hair changes on a regular basis, diets are constantly being broken and I love to make people feel and look fabulous! My dream to have my own photography business, The Great Little Picture Company Ltd and Sara Moseley Photography was realised in 2008 and our lives have changed in so many ways! Combining it with a young family has it's challenges but I wouldn't have it any other way!   For more details on my photography,  please take a peek at http://www.saramoseleyphotography.co.uk

Thanks for looking and hope to see you again soon!

Many thanks to Steve Gerrard for taking this photograph!!

  

Mark and Lisa - Lichfield Cathedral and a little light painting

I am so lucky with my clients! I photographed Mark and Lisa's wedding back in September and when they came into the studio to view their images (soon to be blogged) on Wednesday last week I asked them if they fancied helping me with my new found love for light painting....lucky for me they were up for it and agreed to come back tonight for a few shots.

Lichfield Cathedral was not lit tonight (shame!) when we got there so I would like to thank my sister Claire very much for popping along to help with some extra flash painting so we could see some of the Cathedral. I hope you agree that we created some fabulous atmospheric images (better than I had planned with it being lit up!)...I just love these!

I wanted to produce images that combine my love of romantic yet sexy posing with a little funkiness thrown in...and I wasn't disappointed. Mark and Lisa are hot hot hot and I hardly had to direct them at all....fabulous!!

So thanks again to Claire and of course to my amazing couple, Mark and Lisa....hope you guys love these as much as I do.

Love to know what you think of them, please feel free to comment!

 

Matt and Lisa - an evening of indulgence!

Some people like to relax in a spa (so do I!), others like to go away on a short break (so do I!) and some like to spend the day at Alton Towers (and yes again so do I). However last week I decided I was going to treat myself to a day of indulgence.... on my business and take time out to take my photography to the next level....so I called the lovely Steve Gerrard and booked a One2One workshop!

It felt very indulgent as the day was geared to my needs and requests I really wanted to understand the detail in using artificial light in a variety of ways, off camera, video light and of course the fabulous techniques of light painting.....I was not disappointed!

After Steve and I had spent hours discussing shots, techniques and how he runs his business, Matt and Lisa joined us so I could go out, try everything out and play with Steve very much there to discuss and hold my hand a little (metaphorically speaking!)...We had a blast and Matt and Lisa were just the perfect couple for this shoot, plenty of patience and willingness to try it all! Whilst a fair bit of the start of the shoot involved me holding lights and talking through it all...so much got cemented in my head. I got to then try it all myself and I am now going to be doing a great deal more of this kind of work! The light painting was soooooo much fun with Steve and I moving like Jedi around Lisa and Matt with torches and lights, I shall be doing this a great deal more! 

The last shot is my favourite as we finally managed to time the traffic lights and catch a bus going by! Fabulous effect...but shhhhh don't tell anyone!

Huge thanks to Steve and of course the gorgeously scrumptious Matt and Lisa x

So please take a peek and I  hope you love them as much as I do, just hope my winter wedding clients are ready for this!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sneak Peek - Mark and Lisa - Married!

Karl Grace, Karl Grace Design Ltd - Business Portrait

Karl is a lovely man....not only a talented, knowledgable and experienced Architect but also a man into his martial arts, an interesting mixture don't you think!

I really enjoyed photographing Karl, he is such good company and relaxed into the shoot very well.  He also let me use a bit of purple in the background, which i think worked really well, but I will let you be the judge of that.

For more information on Karl's work, why not get in touch with him via linked in...where he has a lovely new profile image! http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karl-grace/18/696/563

Here are some of my faves from his business portrait session.

Nell and Ben - Pre- Wedding Shoot in Lichfield

These two are so very different and you can see how they work together so well within seconds of meeting them. Nell is a nurse and Ben is a fireman (hoping for uniforms!!)  and I am so very much looking for to their wedding in November at Patshull Hall. For their pre-wedding shoot they decided to come to Lichfield for a few hours and we took a wander and got some fabulous images. I love the light around the Cathedral and Beacon Park is fabulous now, so off we went.

These two relaxed very quickly as you will see and look so very much in love (awwww!). Here are some of my faves from the shoot. Roll on November as Nell,  I am sure you will agree is going to be such a stunning bride!

Yet again I hit the jackpot with another fabulous couple...

 

 

 

 

 

Alison and Richard's beautiful 'typically english' wedding

Richard is a farmer! Alison is now a farmer's wife!

This wedding was fantastic! 

It was arranged in just over 5 months and every detail was carefully planned by them both...well Alison mainly! Having a beautiful farm to host your wedding reception is a fabulous advantage and being able to select the date around harvest time is just heaven for these two, and so it all came together. Even the tractor had a good polish before the big day and it felt as if everyone in Grimscote had been involved in some way. Wonderful.

Alison had a true desire for a typically English wedding with a real vintage feel. This was beautifully achieved. Her Sophia Tolli dress with the lace detailing and a semi-cathedral train was stunning and her brand new red wellington boots really set it off in the shot with the tractor!

With just shy of 200 guests, their paddock and marquee bustled with guests all having a wonderful time. To get the group shot I had the pleasure of going up on a flat bed sissor lift, when the guests started shouting 'higher higher' as I was going up I knew I get a fab shot!

Wonderful couple, beautiful church, great vicar, vintage details, vintage car, great fun guests, an amazing marquee, amazing flowers and funny yet touching speeches all really made my job very easy on this day. I was with them for almost 12 hours and it just flew by!

Alison and Richard are complete stars, so very much in love and I was honoured to be a part of their day. I left after the sun had gone down and their band Soul Matters were really getting the party going.

Here are some of my favourite shots from the day, I love the last shot, they look so happy and relaxed, with the marquee all lit up and the guests in the background having a great time.  A beautiful finish for their Queensberry Album!

 

 

 

 

   

What happened on the July beginners workshop!

I've run my beginners workshop a few times now and I have to say I love doing them. I really enjoy seeing my newbies get very excited with their 'Ahhha' moments and helping them take better photographs....to have others share my excitement over it all is fabulous fun!

On the last workshop we had rain, didn't matter whilst we were running through the theories in the comfort of my viewing room and we got lucky and were able to dodge the little showers and get out into Lichfield with our fabulous model Karen to start shooting in the afternoon. We were looking for a variety of backgrounds and the best light to play with, and we found some fabulous spots and got some great comments and looks from the good people of Lichfield too!!

There was only 4 of us in the end on this occassion but this made for a good amount of hands on time and lots of variety with our shots, the learning curve was steep and very successful.

Here are a few shots of my clients taking images and some of my shots of Karen I took for her on the day in return for her wonderful time!

Big shout out for Karen - you were wonderful...thank you very much!

If you are interested in attending one of my beginners workshops and you have a DSLR or even an SLR, then please get in touch or take a look at my website for more details on the next course on September 25th.  I am also now doing vouchers for the workshops which make a wonderful gift, bet you know just the person!!

 

 

 

Sneak Peek - Laura and Graham Married - Botanical Gardens, Birmingham

Emma and Nicole - Most amazing civil Partnership at Warwick Castle

Emma and Nicole are such a fabulous couple and certainly know how to organise a wedding day! Unfortunately it rained incredibly hard as soon as their ceremony started and when I left at about 10pm it was still raining. Despite this the girls still had the most amazing day and were surrounded by such fabulous family and friends!

They started their day at The Warwick Hotel and then over to Warwick Castle for the ceremony, wedding breakfast and celebrations.  The castle really does provide the most romantic of settings for a wedding and it did not disappoint in any way, in fact it was also quite a regal affair throughout. Never before have I been to a ceremony where I was about 10ft away from The Queen (yes OK a a waxwork of her!) or had to take a group shot involving Henry VIII and his wives, whilst a little cheesy it was a bit of fun to round the evening off, before they went back to their guests and partied into the night!

Emma and Nicole both looked stunning. Everything about this wedding involved love, fun, family and friend and lots of laughter. It was a wonderful day, I was honoured to be a part of it!

I have to say though I have heard many best man speeches, but nothing like the one fabulous Ben delivered!!! (Clearly had to be there..)

I wish these two every happiness together, they certainly deserve it!

Here are some of my favourite shots from that very rainy but gorgeous day.

 

 

 

  
 
  
               

Business Portrait - Linda Jones from Passionate Media

Linda Jones is a woman of MANY talents!  She and Carol are the force behind Passionate Media and they run a very busy business. Linda is also blogger extraordinaire and has had great successes with Have a lovely time and You've got your hands full.

I did a blogging course with Linda some time ago and her enthusiasm and passion for what she does is immense and I have a great deal of respect for her. She is a published author of several books and is a generally wonderful woman!

Linda was fairly reluctant to have her photograph taken and I was honoured that she chose me to take it for her....one of these below will be used on her new book coming out, which is very exciting all round.

Here are the two that Linda chose. My absolute favourite is the second one - where I feel Linda was most herself!

Thanks Linda and hope to see you again soon!