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30
Jul
2010
Kerri & Andy Canadian Lake Wedding


Kerri & Andy Wedding. July 17th 2010
WARNING ( long post ) But worth it!!

Well, wow. What a couple of weeks we have had in Canada. Cannot wait for our next visit in Sep. Here are some images from our 1st wedding of the trip ( Kerri & Andy ) Thanks very much guys for choosing us to be a part of your special day. We spent an hour or so with Kerri & Andy before the wedding which was a great chance to shoot at some very cool locations that we found around 10 mins away from the lakeside location. Thank you to Chantelle & Sarah Moore & team for planning and executing an amazing day.Thank you to Kristie as always for being my eyes, ears & hands!! To Craig for driving and assisting. To Ellen's Flowers for some beautiful creations. A special thank you to Kerri & Andy for letting us drag you through the thistles and dragon flies!! Much appreciated.

Shooting a wedding out in the open in very bright sunshine is very rewarding but very testing. I was looking for shade, backgrounds of texture as well as using the sky and grass as part of the image. Using strong flash also to help over power the sun as well as using 1.2 lenses to use the strong bright ambience.

If you have 2 mins please leave a comment at the bottom of this post or on the side bar of the blog.
We also have some great courses coming up soon including a great Wedding course. To see more please CLICK HERE.




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Jon Mold
Friday, July 30, 2010
Stunning work Brett. Your usual standard I see. Just teach me everything you know please. Looked like a fantastic wedding.
See you in a few weeks at the wedding course!
Ian
Friday, July 30, 2010
Stunning!! Love the red building shots..really vibrant colours and rich black and whites. Superb lighting as always, well done guys.
Sarah Moore
Friday, July 30, 2010
You never cease to amaze me. I am so glad to have been a part of that day, and to see you and Kristie. Kerri and Andy were an amazing couple, and you can see that brilliantly in your shots. Great job! Can't wait to see you guys again!
Jonathan Tan
Friday, July 30, 2010
Wow!! Cool and awesome pictures Brett. Always love seeing your pictures. Say hi to Kristie for me. Hope I can see you both before i go back in Dec.
Martin Ker
Friday, July 30, 2010
Awesome set of photos. Will look forward to meeting you there Jon.

07
Jul
2010
Beach Course BHP Training

Last Friday saw us hit the beach for our day course "Lifestyle at the Beach."Unlike last year the weather was amazing this time and we all had a great time on the sands.Thank you to everyone that made it down to the studio for the day.We left the studio early and headed for the beach to get shooting! Starting off with Anna and her beauitful kids, Scarlet & Dan. We looked at using reflectors, sun as a reflective light, using shade, on camera high speed flash. We then did a few images using Radio triggers and our Elinchrom kit with soft box. We then headed off into town for a great lunch. After lunch we photographed the very patient and beuatiful Imogen, using off camera flash we photographed her around the dunes & pier finishing off with Esther & her beautiful kids , Holly & Ella - ( a lot of beautiful people on one beach!!)

Here are a few images from the day.

Shots from the behind the scenes & some behind scenes video from our overnight course to come!!

We have also just released our next set of courses for Sep-Nov 2010. Places are limited so if you want some photographic training with a difference then sign up online or call the studio. CLICK HERE to read more about the training we have on offer.

 

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Jon Mold
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Awesome work Brett. Looked like a great course.
Claire Wakelin
Thursday, July 08, 2010
yet more great photos, anymore thoughts on canada??

07
Jul
2010
Need a boost for this weekends wedding?

If you have 5 mins to spend and want to read through some inspiring thoughts, tips & tricks to use on this weekends wedding then please click on the link below to read a piece written on Photo Radar by Brett Harkness , the online service for Digital Camera magazine.

http://tiny.cc/owwii

 

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Helen Shippey
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Great Article.
Chris Hanley
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
now thats a great little article with lots of bite size tips, easy to digest but very filling. Great Job B
Jacqui Wilsher
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
great article ,loved reading it. just need to get myself over to England and attend one of those cool looking courses of yours!

04
Jul
2010
BHP Training "Funky Flash" June 21st

June 21st Funky Flash Course
A few images from our Funky Flash seminar on June 21st. Thanks very much to Emma & Liz for modeling for us. Great job. Hope you all learned a great deal and we look forward to seeing you all at the studio again this year.We had a great day looking at on & off camera flash, where & when to use it, different types of flash for different jobs.
Here are a few images from the day course:
New courses for Sep-Dec released soon!


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Jonathan Addie
Monday, July 05, 2010
Stunning work Brett
Andrew Frost
Monday, July 05, 2010

Brilliant light and I love the expression here!
Mark Revill
Monday, July 05, 2010
Hi Brett, Love the images.
Will Pateman Photography
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Great light..great poses..great model and definately a great photographer
Chris Forshaw
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Brett, is this workshop suitable for someone with very limited essentially no knowledge of using flash or is there an introductory course. Cheers Chris
Brett Harkness Photography
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Hi Chris, this is course is for beginners/intermediate. We teach in such a way that it progresses throughout the day in difficulty. Starting off with on camera flash and then moving into outside flash etc... We have just released a new date for this course on our training section of the website. If you have any more questions do not hesitate to contact me, cheers, Brett
Chris Forshaw
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Thanks Brett, that sounds good to me!

30
Jun
2010
Gem & Howard Wedding

Gem & Howard's Wedding
A few images from Gem & Howard's wedding in the Cotswolds a couple of weeks ago. Just managed to get some shots in in the corn field after dinner before the rain came! Just a little teaser guys! Can't wait for you to see the rest.It was a beautiful day , so relaxed and lots to shoot. Thanks guys for being great sports and putting up with my demands!!

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Ryan Browne
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Very cool, my friend !
Jessica Draper
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Loving all your new wedding images!! Keeping me inspired as I trawl through hundreds of my own!! Keep them comin! Xx
Laurie-Anne Kennedy
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Laurie-Anne Kennedy
Very nice. I love the ones in the field with adding lighting :)
May I ask what lense you use? / camera? As your images are extremely sharp.
Brett Harkness
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
rett Harkness
Hi Laurie, I use a Canon EOS 1ds Mark III, 70-200 2.8 L IS, 24-70mm 2.8L, 50mm 1.2 L, 16-35mm 2.8L, 50mm Macro & 15mm fisheye!!
Jane Breakwell
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Is that the lovely Gem Morton? Congratulations Gem, you look gorgeous! Great pix Brett. xx
Bjørn H Stuedal
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Great shots
Julia Thomas
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Beautiful!
Neil
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Great pics Brett Love the cornfield shots is that the ranger? did you use a softbox & reflector
Greg
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Lovely shots brett. lovely DOF and lovely OCF - you really use the whole toolbox and give your clients some awesome images they will treasure for their and their childrens lifetime!
Brett Harkness
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Hi Neil, cheers for the comments. The corn shot was taken with a Elinchrom Quadra with a 7Ocm softbox. Enough power for that kind of light!!

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