Ask any professional event photographer, and they’ll be able to tell you about the times they’ve heard this: “Please can you shoot our event for free? It’s for a good cause.” For bonus points they add: “it’ll be really good…

[You can find part one here if you missed it] Sometimes you just get lucky.

Another year down, and…well, wasn’t that a weird one? Not just for me?

…from a photography perspective.

What you’re about to read may at first sound a bit harsh. Apologies.

If you’re reading this, you may well have taken one of the cards I give out at events to people who are looking for “extra” photos.

[You can find part one here if you missed it] Into August. One of the grooms is a gymnast and dancer – and if he was going to spend a day being shy and retiring, this wasn’t that day.

It’s the end of another year, and I’m looking back from these dark days of winter to brighter times in every sense.

Believe it or not, this photo was taken in broad daylight – outside on a gorgeous, sunny, autumn afternoon. [Click for a bigger view if on a big screen]

In the quiet, in the shadows at the back of the hall, I do a lot of thinking about what it really takes to do this job well.

If you happen to have a) a garden b) a camera with a shutter drive and c) a collection of small people with summer holiday interests that include waterfights and shooting things…

Glowing with pride, a newly-minted Queen’s Counsel bursts through a passageway in the heart of the Inner Temple, London’s maze of legal chambers and halls.