An engagement afternoon on Cley Hill
An engagement portrait session is not only there to give the couple a taste of being in front of the camera, but it can also serve the purpose of celebrating a place that is meaningful to the couple.
And this is what I did with Orianne and Chris, celebrating a place that they have been to many times and that plays a great part in their lives: Cley Hill in Wiltshire. Being outdoor lovers and owners of lovely labrador Dexter means that Cley Hill, which is on their doorstep, is a place they visit a lot.
Cley Hill offers the perfect opportunity for silhouette shots against the sky.
We met at the carpark and walked all the way up the hill first where we began our portrait session. That way I got a good impression of the place. I love being on top of a hill as you can get amazing perspectives with a lot of sky and nothing else in the background.
Cley Hill is a prominent hill to the west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. The land is in Corsley parish and is owned by the National Trust.
There is a legend that the hill was formed by the devil, when he dropped a sack of earth with which he had planned to bury the town of Devizes. He had retrieved the earth from Somerset and was travelling to Devizes when he stopped to ask an old man the distance to the town. The man replied that he had been walking for years to reach Devizes, so the devil abandoned his plan.
I have to say, the view down wasn’t too bad either. What fabulous landscapes to include in the photographs! The fields as well as hills were covered in lines which gave the environment a special texture. That of course is something us wedding and portrait photographers are always happy about.
On the way down Cley Hill we stopped at many different locations, using the landscape, the nature around us as well as the perspectives. We finished with portraits in the very smooth looking cornfield. It was great to spend a little more time with Orianne and Chris! There is no doubt that the more comfortable everyone is with each other, the better the wedding photography turns out!
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