Engagement Portrait at Cley Hill in Wiltshire

Engagement Portrait at Cley Hill in Wiltshire

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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wiltshire engagement portrait photos

wiltshire engagement portrait photos

wiltshire engagement portrait photos

wiltshire engagement portrait photos

 

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When I first met Becky and Chris, they were very relaxed with me, but worried about being in front of the camera. This happens a lot! The amount of times I hear “But we really don’t like being photographed!”

This is such a good example for why it can be super useful to do an engagement portrait session! I met with them at their beautiful farm back in June and we concentrated on the field in front of the farm which also houses three ancient stones (a small Stonehenge). I very much guided them through it and they quickly relaxed and even realised that this can be fun. Engagement portraits are a fabulous way to get to know your photographer, see how she works and feel reassured that she is not going tp through you in the deep end, but help you look great on the pictures!

 

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Surprise Engagement at the Palladian Bridge in Bath

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Prior Park engagement portrait session

In the summer I had the pleasure of photographing a surprise engagement on the beautiful Palladian Bridge in Bath. Shehan had contacted me a few weeks in advance to share his plans of proposing to his girlfriend on a day trip to Bath. They were lucky to have a beautiful sunny summer’s day.

I got to Prior Park well before them to set up camp not far from the bridge, with my cameras ready and hidden under my rucksack. Once Shehan and Kumari finished their picnic, they started wandering towards the bridge and it all got very exciting. After a short while (of probably gathering his courage) Shehan fell down on one knee and held up his ring. They were too far away for me to hear them but not too far to catch them with my zoom lens. She said yes and there were hugs, kisses and tears.

Then he turned around and pointed at me, which added to Kumari’s surprise. After a moment of calming down, we went for a walk together through the park and took some portraits of the newly engaged couple. I have to say I have a lot of respect for Shehan to propose in front of my camera as I have no doubt this must have been an immense act of courage. But now they have the moment captured in pictures forever!

If you are planning a surprise engagement for your partner and would like to have the moment captured, please don’t hesitate to contact me – I can help you find the right location, plan the necessary details and help make it a memorable event!

 

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