Monthly Archives: February 2013
Way, way back on the 18th of August 2012, I had the fantastic opportunity to be involved with photographing the beautiful sunny wedding day of James and Arjia, in the small village of Emberton, just outside Milton Keynes.
James and Arjia had both spent so much time and attention on details, such as flowers and handmade decorations, both It was fantastic to be able to capture the uniqueness and beauty of their big day that they had put so much of themselves into. The beautiful venue, church, details and unique ornaments really set the scene for a wonderful summer wedding.
Even better, the warm sunshine stayed with us throughout the day, and was the perfect setting for ice creams and canapés, served straight from a 1950’s vintage ice cream van.
It was such a warm, vibrant day, both from the weather, and the amazing emotions of the friends and family of James and Arjia.
A huge thanks to Aaron Storry, the principle photographer who gave me the opportunity to second shoot with him.
It was such a wonderful great day!
I just cannot wait to get back out there and shoot some more weddings this summer! I am taking for bookings for 2014, so please contact me to book a date…
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Over the last few months I’ve taken a pretty big step back from what I was doing with my photography. This meant not much blogging, no YouTube videos, no marketing and not enough actual shooting. From January 2011 to September 2012 I have pretty much spent all of my free time concentrating on photography, and I finally just felt as if I had hit a wall.
This wall wasn’t a hard stop, where everything became impossible. No, it was more like working everyday, through thick goopy sludge.
Things were still happening, I was still taking action and making progress, but things were taking longer to-do and just weren’t as fun or interesting as they used to be. I lost my focus and I lost my real passion for photography and setting up my business. I probably could have just pushed through it, in the hope that things should have gotten better, and that’s probably what logic would suggest you do. Don’t people say you should never give up on your dreams?
But sometimes you just need to take need a break. Sometimes giving up and stepping away is the absolute best way to find a new perspective on things and to get even better results going forward.
And my 3 month hiatus has been exactly what I needed. I now feel energised and inspired like I did at the very beginning of my journey.
It feels like this is the beginning of the next chapter of Scuffins Photography. I’m fully confident that 2013 will be the best year ever. I have some big things to look forward to, and I have more energy and drive than I’ve ever had before. My goals and aims for 2013 are pretty darn ambitious, but I feel that this is the year to do it in.…
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This is the blog of Chris Scuffins, a hardworking, creative photographer from Gloucestershire.
With years of experience in landscape and commercial still life photography, his focus now lies on capturing creative, natural and beautiful fashion and lifestyle portraiture, as well as a fun, relaxed approach to photojournalistic wedding photography.
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